Minister of Defence François Bausch declared: “Luxembourg Defence is constantly searching for new ways to strengthen its role as a reference partner in the space domain. As highlighted in our Space Strategy, we aim at contributing to the joint effort in defence by developing high-end space capabilities and ensuring access to space through resilient satellite launch capabilities. Our future cooperation with Virgin Orbit is an excellent example of this ambition and we are looking forward to further investigate how we can contribute to the development of the responsive space capability with Allies and partners.” Building upon the Defence Space Strategy released earlier this year, the collaboration represents one of many activities by the Luxembourg Directorate of Defence to provide resilient SATCOM, Earth Observation, and Space Situational Awareness capabilities, and to foster international cooperation to enable and support the freedom of action in the space domain. François Bausch and Dan Hart during the press conference François Bausch and Dan Hart signing the Letter of Intent Released by the Directorate of Defence Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, François Bausch and Virgin Orbit Chief Executive Officer Dan Hart signed the Letter of Intent for the collaboration at a ceremony in in Luxembourg earlier today. (from left to right) Dan Hart, Virgin Orbit Chief Executive Officer; François Bausch, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence
François Bausch and Virgin Orbit sign agreement to advance Allied responsive space capabilities across Europe
“We look forward to working with the Luxembourg Directorate of Defence to explore how Virgin Orbit’s flexible and mobile LauncherOne system can provide end-to-end responsive space missions to strengthen the resiliency of NATO and other Allies,” Dan Hart, Virgin Orbit CEO said. “As we approach the first historic launch in the United Kingdom and recent announcements to bring air-launch capability to other parts of the world, this initiative in Luxembourg resonates as another significant milestone in our journey to enable resilient space access by providing a game-changing global launch infrastructure.
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