Space

While European institutions continue to discuss the use of space for security as well as the need for a stable space environment, the United States organized a series of space reviews this past year. To explore these issues and foster an original debate, the Secure World Foundation, with a...

The article provides a comprehensive overview of global space activities in 2008/2009 with a special focus on Europe. It first acknowledges the transversal nature of space activities by linking them to the broader economic and political trends. It then analyses worldwide space policies and...

2008 and 2009 saw particularly important developments in the specific areas of space transportation, space sciences and exploration, satellite applications and technology developments. The article conducts a thorough review of these trends, adopting both a geographical approach and a thematic...

The Yearbook on Space Policy aims to be the reference publication analysing space policy developments. Each year it presents issues and trends in space policy and the space sector as a whole. Its scope is global and its perspective is European. The Yearbook also links space policy with other...

European countries, lead by France, are expected to take a decision soon on the development and acquisition of MALE drones.

Congress and the Administration have launched a series of space policy reviews in 2009, regarding in particular Nasa's exploration policy, the loosening of ITAR regulations and space security. On each of these issues, the U.S. government may adopt more international-leaning policies in 2010.<...>

Space security has become an increasingly important issue over recent years, with the international community witnessing a substantial increase in orbital debris from both deliberate and accidental satellite destructions.

To address this important issue, Ifri...

The Berlin-based Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), the VIenna-based European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) and the Paris-based Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS), joined with Ifri in the drafting of a policy-memorandum on Franco-German space cooperation. This initiative by...

Chapter published in the Yearbook on Space Policy 2007-2008 ; from Policies to Programmes, under the direction of Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Charlotte Mathieu and Nicolas Peter, European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Springer, 2009, pages 125-137.