AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoSpace & Connectivity: Amazon says hundreds of flight-ready Leo satellites are already built and waiting in Florida, with multiple satellites rolling off production daily, as an Ariane 64 launch from French Guiana is set to send three dozen Leo satellites to orbit Wednesday—highlighting Arianespace’s growing role as Amazon’s other planned rocket options have yet to deliver. Local Politics & Energy: Two Guyanese MPs, Jean-Victor Castor and Davy Rimane, have broken with the French left after their bill to allow oil exploration in overseas territories was rejected in committee, arguing Paris’s climate rules amount to “green colonialism” and pushing to remove overseas territories from mainland France’s hydrocarbon ban. Agriculture & Biosecurity: A new case of New World screwworm has been detected in a Texas calf, with researchers linking the comeback to illegal cattle smuggling that helps the pest spread northward. Space Policy: ESA is exploring whether Ariane 6 could be adapted for human spaceflight, as Europe seeks more autonomy in crew access and cargo-return systems. Diplomacy: Lula met France’s Macron and Switzerland’s Parmelin to discuss defense, supercomputing, energy, health, and trade cooperation.
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