AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSpace & Launch Industry: CNES has selected Sirius Space Services to fill a vacancy at the Guiana Space Center’s new multi-user commercial launch facility, after MaiaSpace shifted plans—another sign of growing commercial activity in French Guiana. Rocket Watch: Rocket Lab and China are both in the spotlight, with China potentially moving toward booster landing attempts and Rocket Lab pushing rapid response capabilities. Human Heritage & Ethics: France’s National Assembly has given final approval to a bill enabling the return of remains held in public collections; the case involves six individuals from the 1892 “human zoos” exhibit tied to the Jardin d’Acclimatation, with the process aimed at returning them to their community in French Guiana. Marine Science & Risk: Petrobras has begun drilling in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin near the Amazon Reef system, where researchers say biodiversity is poorly studied and warn that an oil spill could spread to mangroves and fisheries across strong currents. Franco-American History: A Paris National Archives exhibition, “Lafayette Between France and America,” highlights the Marquis de Lafayette’s role in both the American Revolution and the French Revolution, with bilingual displays across six rooms.
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