Author: Sidhartha Banerjee The Canadian Press

LONGUEUIL – Economic and geopolitical turmoil is forcing the Canadian and European space agencies to work together more closely, the organizations’ leaders said Friday as they signed a joint statement reaffirming their long-standing collaboration.At the Canadian Space Agency’s headquarters south of Montreal, Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency, said economic uncertainty and global conflict are pushing Europe’s space sector to establish its autonomy — and reassert links with allies.

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