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The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is pleased to announce an international press conference to highlight the latest developments of the recently announced spaceresources.lu initiative. The initiative defines a framework for the exploration and commercial utilization of resources from Near Earth Objects (NEOs), such as asteroids.

The press conference will be hosted by:

  • Mr. Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister, Minister of State, Minister for Communications and Media
  • Mr. Étienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Economy

This media event will be held in the presence of:

  • Mr. Jean-Jacques Dordain, long-standing Director General of the European Space Agency ESA
  • Dr. Simon Pete Worden, long-standing Director of NASA’s Ames Research Center

The press conference is scheduled for 5:00 PM Friday, June 3, 2016 for a duration of 1 hour (Note : Times are in Luxembourg Time GMT+2).

A conference call will be available to media representatives by dialing one of the following numbers:

Participant Access - Dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the start time using the number / Confirmation Code: 5573344

A question period intended for registered media representatives will take place at the end of this same conference call.

The press conference will be held in English and will be broadcast live on the Internet at the following address: www.gouvernement.lu . A replay will be available on the same website shortly after the event.

 

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