The Interfederal Space Agency of Belgium (ISAB) will be set up next year, science minister Elke Sleurs said. The science minister proposed this move as it would help local industry in the EU’s 7 billion-euro a year space industry.
Challenges from the emerging powers like India and China and changing rules for EU-wide tenders meant Belgium should pool resources to help its companies compete.
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