PARIS — The French government selected 12 micro-launcher projects, an upgrade of an old launch pad to accommodate mini-launchers and a proposed small-satellite orbital transfer vehicle in the first round of its France 2030 Covid recovery fund, whose 54-billion-euro ($54 billion) total includes 1.55 billion euros dedicated to innovative space projects.
The 15 winning projects will divide 64 million euros among them for this funding round.
The space chapter of France 2030 is being managed jointly by the French space agency . . .
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