A new paradigm for international cooperation in space exploration |
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Authors: | Peggy Finarelli Ian Pryke |
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Institution: | aNorth American Operations, International Space University, 409 3rd Street, SW, Suite 206, Washington, DC 20024, USA;bCenter for Aerospace Policy Research, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, MS 3C6, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA |
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Abstract: | In announcing a new Vision for the US space program, President George Bush committed the USA to “a long-term human and robotic program to explore the solar system”, via a return to the Moon, leading to exploration of Mars and other destinations. He also stated that other nations would be invited to join the vision. Many other nations have, or are developing, ‘exploration visions’ of their own. The potential for international cooperation therefore exists, both at the vision and program/project levels. This paper, based on Working Group discussions as part of an AIAA space cooperation workshop,1 presents an approach for maximizing the return on all global investments in space exploration. It proposes an international coordination mechanism through which all these various national activities could be integrated into an inherently global enterprise for space exploration, a ‘virtual program of programs’. Within the context of the coordination, individual activities would utilize the full range of cooperative mechanisms for implementation. A significant benefit of this mode of conducting cooperation is that it would not require the negotiation of complex overarching international agreements as a precondition for initiating international activity. |
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