France
France joins ASAT testing moratorium
The French government said Nov. 29 it will join the United States and several other countries in a pledge not to conduct anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons tests that can leave hazardous debris in orbit.
France, Germany and Italy sign agreement on launch vehicle development
An agreement among three European countries could help secure near-term funding for launch vehicle development but have a bigger effect in the long term on how future projects are financed.
France to increase space spending by 25%
France will increase spending on national and European space programs as the European Space Agency works to secure commitments for its own significant budget increase.
France joins Artemis Accords
France joined the U.S.-led Artemis Accords June 7, a long-anticipated but significant milestone for the effort to establish best practices for sustainable space exploration.
India, France agree to cooperate on secure access to outer space, space-based challenges
India and France have agreed to cooperate to tackle “contemporary challenges that have arisen in space,” including secure access to outer space.
Consequences for nefarious activity in space
What if countries don't follow norms of behavior for space operations?
U.S. and France agree to expand cooperation on space issues
Vice President Kamala Harris announced the U.S. and France have agreed to expand cooperation on space and cybersecurity issues.
Hemeria seeks niche in microsat manufacturing
French space and defense company Hemeria is taking steps to quickly scale beyond cubesats and find a niche building slightly larger classes of small satellites.
French startup Exotrail raises $13 million for propulsion, space software and on-orbit transport systems
Exotrail, a French startup that builds electric propulsion systems and designs flight software for smallsats, has raised 11 million euros ($13 million) from investors, the company announced July 16.
Kinéis raises 100 million euros to build and launch 25 IoT cubesats
French Internet of Things startup Kinéis has raised 100 million euros ($110.5 million) from private and public investors to fund a constellation of 25 cubesats.
