French space officials warn that Europe risks falling further behind in space business applications unless it finds a new model for managing such endeavors. A lack of public funding for commercial space is not the problem; rather, it's how to navigate the transition from public to private, or mixed public-private funding, argues French Sen. Henri Revol. The key hurdle is determining how best to harness research and development spending as responsibility shifts to the European Commission from the European Space Agency and individual governments, Revol told a parliamentary gathering here last month.
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