The 2010 US space policy: A view from Europe |
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Authors: | Grard Brachet Xavier Pasco |
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Institution: | a Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS), 27 rue Damesme, 75013 Paris, France;b Académie de l’Air et de l’Espace, 1, avenue Camille Flammarion, BP 75825, 31505 Toulouse Cedex 5, France |
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Abstract: | The authors examine the principles, goals and guidelines in the new US NSP. While in general favourable to the overall direction of the policy, noting that Europe too has similar goals or, in some cases, should be adopting US ideas, they are sceptical about certain aspects, such as the greater emphasis on commercial partnerships with NASA and the continuing protectionist launch policy. Particular points of concern are the vagueness and lack of clear goals in the human spaceflight programme and the US position on space weaponization at the Conference on Disarmament. Nevertheless, they believe that a similar type of EU-wide policy should be developed by the European Commission. |
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