AIM ESA Cubesats Asteroids
Luxembourg deputy prime minister and minister of the economy Etienne Schneider said Feb. 14 that Luxembourg is displeased that ESA's Asteroid Impact Mission didn't garner enough funding, and that his country will seek to revive talks regarding the mission. Credit: ESA and ScienceOffice.org

WASHINGTON — A Luxembourgian politician wants to breathe new life into the European Space Agency’s cancelled Asteroid Impact Mission (AIM) despite the program not garnering enough financial support to move forward.

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Caleb Henry is a former SpaceNews staff writer covering satellites, telecom and launch. He previously worked for Via Satellite and NewSpace Global.He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science along with a minor in astronomy from Grove City College.