THE WHITE HOUSE HAS DISCOURAGED U.S. SPACE COMPANIES FROM ATTENDING FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON'S SEPT. 9-10 SPACE SUMMIT IN PARIS, ARGUING THAT PARTICIPATION COULD BE SEEN AS ENDORSING EU POLICIES THE ADMINISTRATION VIEWS AS ANTI-COMPETITIVE AND UNFRIENDLY TO AMERICAN INDUSTRY, PUTTING COMPANIES SUCH AS SPACEX, STOKE SPACE, K2 SPACE AND ASTRA IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AS EUROPE REMAINS AN IMPORTANT MARKET. - POLITICO