I thank the European commission for organising EU space days and giving me a chance to participate in the conference online. It was a great pleasure to listen to the esteemed speakers sharing their vision on how to strengthen the EU space industry. This was my second engagement with the European Space Agency following the virtual event in January. [1-2] This year's event took place at Cyprus which is currently presiding over the EU. Since space and defense industries are intimately connected a few statements were made regarding the political status of Cyprus which remains divided between the Republic of Cyprus in the south and Turkey controlled region in the North. A question was asked: how could the space industry be used to defend the sovereignty of the nation? Although the question was rhetorical, it clearly emphasized that the EU is no longer going to view the space industry purely from a scientific & engineering POV. This seemed to me a natural continuation of the s...
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