LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is pleased to announce an international press conference to highlight the latest developments of the recently announced spaceresources.lu initiative. The initiative defines a framework for the exploration and commercial utilization of resources from Near Earth Objects (NEOs), such as asteroids.
The press conference will be hosted by:
- Mr. Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister, Minister of State, Minister for Communications and Media
- Mr. Étienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Economy
This media event will be held in the presence of:
- Mr. Jean-Jacques Dordain, long-standing Director General of the European Space Agency ESA
- Dr. Simon Pete Worden, long-standing Director of NASA’s Ames Research Center
The press conference is scheduled for 5:00 PM Friday, June 3, 2016 for a duration of 1 hour (Note : Times are in Luxembourg Time GMT+2).
A conference call will be available to media representatives by dialing one of the following numbers:
| Brussels, Belgium: | +32(0)2 404 0662 | |
| Paris, France: | +33(0)1 76 77 22 25 | |
| Berlin, Germany: | +49(0)30 3001 90538 | |
| Luxembourg: | +352342 080 8570 | |
| London, United Kingdom: | +44(0)20 3427 1909 | |
| New York, United States of America: | +1646 254 3362 | |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands: | +31(0)20 716 8296 | |
| Athens, Greece: | +30210 969 6486 | |
| Bucharest, Romania: | +40(0)21 529 3968 | |
| Budapest, Hungary: | +361778 9329 | |
| Copenhagen, Denmark: | +4532 71 16 60 | |
| Dublin, Ireland: | +353(0)1 2465603 | |
| Geneva, Switzerland: | +41(0)22 567 5432 | |
| Helsinki, Finland: | +358(0)9 6937 9590 | |
| Lisbon, Portugal: | +3512131 64171 | |
| Madrid, Spain: | +3491 114 6581 | |
| Moscow, Russia: |
+7495 705 9451 |
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| Oslo, Norway: | +472350 0486 | |
| Prague, Czech Republic: | +420225 376 428 | |
| Rome, Italy: | +3906 9974 9000 | |
| Sofia, Bulgaria: | +359(0)2 491 7913 | |
| Stockholm, Sweden: | +46(0)8 5033 6538 | |
| Vienna, Austria: | +43(0)1 25302 1763 | |
| Warsaw, Poland: | +4822 584 4255 |
Participant Access - Dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the start time using the number / Confirmation Code: 5573344
A question period intended for registered media representatives will take place at the end of this same conference call.
The press conference will be held in English and will be broadcast live on the Internet at the following address: www.gouvernement.lu. A replay will be available on the same website shortly after the event.