Josef Aschbacher on geopolitics and Europe’s changing space debate

Published on September 16, 2025
Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency, speaks with SpaceNews Chief Content and Strategy Officer Mike Gruss during a taping of the Space Minds podcast at World Space Business Week Sept. 15. Credit: SpaceNews

PARIS – Josef Aschbacher, the head of the European Space Agency, said member states are quickly changing how they view space, from its role in geopolitics, to the need for sovereign capabilities to working more closely with their national security counterparts. During a Sept. 15 interview here at World Space Business Week, Aschbacher, the agency’s […]

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