Luxembourg Space Agency
Topic: Organization
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Short description: Space agency founded in 2018
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| Formed | 12 September 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Luxembourg |
| Headquarters | Luxembourg City Luxembourg[ ⚑ ] 49°36′48.6″N 06°07′37″E / 49.6135°N 6.12694°E |
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| Parent department | Luxembourg Ministry of Economy |
| Website | space-agency |
The Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) is the national space agency of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It was founded on September 12, 2018, by Luxembourg's Economy Minister Étienne Schneider.[1][2]
Goal
The goal of the Luxembourg Space Agency is to use Luxembourg's state funds to provide private companies, start-ups and organizations in the field of space exploration with financial support, especially those working on asteroid mining.[3][4][5][6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Luxembourg establishes space agency and new fund". 2018-09-13. https://spacenews.com/luxembourg-establishes-space-agency-and-new-fund/.
- ↑ "Luxembourg Launches Business-Focused National Space Agency". 12 September 2018. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180912005673/en/Luxembourg-Launches-Business-Focused-National-Space-Agency.
- ↑ "Luxembourg to set up Europe space mining centre". 18 November 2020. https://www.mining.com/luxembourg-to-create-space-resources-centre/.
- ↑ "Luxembourg to invest in space-based asteroid mining". 3 February 2016. https://spacenews.com/luxembourg-to-invest-in-space-based-asteroid-mining/.
- ↑ "Luxembourg's Bold Plan to Mine Asteroids for Rare Minerals". 29 August 2019. https://www.wired.com/story/luxembourg-asteroid-mining/.
- ↑ "Luxembourg Boldly Goes Into Asteroid Mining". 7 May 2016. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/financial-times-luxembourg-asteroid-mining.
- ↑ "Luxembourg to Invest $227 Million in Asteroid Mining". 5 June 2016. https://fortune.com/2016/06/05/luxembourg-asteroid-mining/.
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