French entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the space exploration company The Exploration Company Helene Huby (2nd R) delivers a speech flanked by European Space Agency (ESA) Director of Human Exploration and Robotics Daniel Neuenschwander (L), Chief Executive of the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Francois Jacq (2nd L) and Austrian CEO of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher during the first International Space Summit in Paris on September 10, 2026. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)