Focusing on European collaboration outside of the European Union (EU), this volume deepens the analysis of the current status of space policy in Europe, looking at the roles and functions of the institutions of European space collaboration, and what influences the interests and strategies of experts and policy-makers. Providing a new conceptual framework, the book also develops an innovative perspective for understanding the interactions between international and domestic policy-making, as well as a comprehensive analysis of how European states collaborate in a security-sensitive area such as space. This invaluable work is suitable for courses on and specialists in European studies, international relations and international political economy.

"The objectives for this study are threefold: to assess the current competitiveness of the European space industry; to determine the factors that are key to the future competitiveness of the European space sector; to evaluate the role played by EU policies in this area, notably the EU space programme, the EU framework for research and technological development, as well as ESA policies. As such the study provides a snapshot of where the sector is heading in competitive terms. It identifies obstacles for development that might be taken away by policy action and assesses the role of policy in the sector as such."--Editor.

In the modern world, technical issues define space policy. Missing from discussions of space policy, however, is a consideration of the political consequences of new space endeavors, particularly in the context of the European Union. This book, therefore, approaches space policy instead from the discipline of European studies and analyzes the European integration process through the lenses of political science, history, economics, and international relations. The strengths of each discipline are used to apply theoretical approaches to current issues in European space policy. Theorizing European Space Policy is the latest contribution to the growing debate on space policy and its role in the European integration process.

Recent significant developments in the European space sector have had an impact on business and the growth of national and European commercial space law. This book analyses and assesses the legal issues and key factors influencing the space sector in Europe. It is an up-to-date guide to the regulatory background of space projects and examines the typical legal problems which need to be solved by practitioners in the field. Taking into account public and commercial international law and practice, this book examines substantive issues of law specific to launchers, satellite manufacturers and space service providers with contributions from leading experts and practitioners in the field of European space law and policy.

The objectives of the study is to support the EU for the potential policy development in the field of the access to space by providing a comparative analysis of the international practices and related existing national space policies and legal frameworks of the following major space-faring nations: USA, Russia, China, Japan and India. The analysis should consider the development of national infrastructures, production and exploitation (e.g. organizational set-ups, costs, and governances), R&D activities (e.g. cost reductions, reliability, availability, non-dependence), how nations are supporting their local private sector and how the institutional demands participate in the support of their launch systems. In addition, an analysis of the present situation and how trends could impact the launch sector in the short, mid and long terms. Lessons learnt from international competition and recommendations applicable to the European case should be then derived.

This book looks at the space industry from a business perspective, with a focus on international competition. The space industry traces its origins to the middle of last century as a government/military domain and the author now looks at the ongoing evolution of space exploration and travel, and projects the future of the industry.

With the end of the Cold War, the main question regarding the space race is whether it will become a co-operative venture. This text describing the the European Space Agency shows how such a co-operative enterprise has worked over the past 30 years and how