France’s Space Summit Faces U.S. Boycott and Organizational Chaos

French President Emmanuel Macron’s international space summit, set for Wednesday‑Thursday in Paris, has been derailed by a last‑minute U. S. boycott of SpaceX and Blue Origin, ordered by the White House. The Elysée insists the absence of the two leading U. S. companies will have little impact, but insiders say the event is poorly coordinated, with late invitations, an unclear agenda and missing key players. The summit aims to tackle regulation, competitiveness, security and exploration, and to secure European access to orbit and spectrum amid growing U. S. ‑EU tensions over the EU Space Act.