Luxembourg Space Agency
LSA
Agency overview
Formed12 September 2018 (2018-09-12)
JurisdictionGovernment of Luxembourg
HeadquartersLuxembourg City
Luxembourg Luxembourg
49°36′48.6″N 06°07′37″E / 49.613500°N 6.12694°E / 49.613500; 6.12694
Agency executive
  • Marc Serres, Chief executive officer
Parent departmentLuxembourg Ministry of Economy
Websitespace-agency.public.lu

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

  1. ↑ Jeff Foust (2018-09-13). "Luxembourg establishes space agency and new fund". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Luxembourg Launches Business-Focused National Space Agency". businesswire.com. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Cecilia Jamasmie (18 November 2020). "Luxembourg to set up Europe space mining centre". mining.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Peter B. de Selding (3 February 2016). "Luxembourg to invest in space-based asteroid mining". SpaceNews. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Michael Hardy (29 August 2019). "Luxembourg's Bold Plan to Mine Asteroids for Rare Minerals". wired.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Clive Cookson (7 May 2016). "Luxembourg Boldly Goes Into Asteroid Mining". National Geographic. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ↑ David Z. Morris (5 June 2016). "Luxembourg to Invest $227 Million in Asteroid Mining". Fortune.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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