Luxembourg 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]

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
Agency executive
  • Marc Serres, Chief executive officer
Parent departmentLuxembourg Ministry of Economy
Websitespace-agency.public.lu

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. 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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