Czech press: Prague becomes the space capital of the European Union
The Czech media write that “Prague is becoming the space capital of the European Union”. In the material of the Czech journalist Luboš Palata, it is reported that this is due to the decision of the EU authorities to create a head center for the management of EU space programs in the capital of the Czech Republic.
The annual budget of the created control center "European analogue of NASA" (this term is used by Czech reporters) will be equal to 10 billion euros. This center will employ several hundred employees.
Lubos Chamber:
Earlier it was reported that the EU space agency plans to create at least 2025 thousand additional jobs by 250. According to the executive director of the renewed agency, Rodrigo da Costa, the EU Space Program Agency needs a new headquarters and suitable infrastructure:
Czech MEP Evgen Toshenovski said that the Prague control center will take over the implementation of all space programs of the European Union:
In turn, Brussels notes that the new center will be fully controlled by specialists from the EU.
Deputy Toshenovsky:
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