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Meeting in Paris for the first International Space Summit, Europeans are seeking to strengthen their autonomy vis-à-vis the United States and China. Emmanuel Macron is advocating a common strategy for developing launch vehicles, satellites, and space defense capabilities, while Europe remains heavily dependent on American technologies, particularly those of SpaceX. However, the disagreements between France and Germany, and the absence of several major American players, illustrate the difficulties Europe faces in speaking with one voice.