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Several major US space companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, withdrew from French President Emmanuel Macron’s space summit in Paris after the White House reportedly pressured them to skip it. Sources told Ars that an official from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy led a call with US space firms about the meeting.

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AArs Technica★★★☆☆2026-09-04 15:46Original

Trump White House just tossed a grenade into international space relations
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