Belgium to set up its own space agency in 2017
Belgium's Science Minister announced that the country will establish its own space agency in 2017. The Interfederal Space Agency of Belgium will help local industry retain the current 5% share in European Union's €7 billion-a-year space industry, she added. Belgium's local sector has about 60 firms, including the 96-year-old SABCA, which helped in Europe's Ariane rocket launch vehicle program.