The Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) is the national
space agency
This is a list of government agencies engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration.
As of 2022, 77 different government space agencies are in existence, 16 of which have launch capabilities. Six government space agencie ...
of the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
. It was founded on September 12, 2018, by Luxembourg's Economy Minister
Étienne Schneider.
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
Asteroid mining is the hypothetical exploitation of materials from asteroids and other minor planets, including near-Earth objects.
Notable asteroid mining challenges include the high cost of spaceflight, unreliable identification of asteroids ...
.
See also
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Space colonization
Space colonization (also called space settlement or extraterrestrial colonization) is the use of outer space or celestial bodies other than Earth for permanent habitation or as extraterrestrial territory.
The inhabitation and territor ...
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Space law
Space law is the body of law governing space-related activities, encompassing both international and domestic agreements, rules, and principles. Parameters of space law include space exploration, liability for damage, weapons use, rescue effort ...
References
External links
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2018 establishments
Science and technology in Luxembourg
Space program of Luxembourg
Government agencies of Luxembourg
Space agencies
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