Yearbook on Space Policy 2014

The Yearbook on Space Policy, edited by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), is 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 policy areas. It highlights specific events and issues, and provides useful insights, data and information on space activities. The first part of the Yearbook sets out a comprehensive overview of the economic, political, technological and institutional trends that have affected space activities. The second part of the Yearbook offers a more analytical perspective on the yearly ESPI theme and consists of external contributions written by professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. The third part of the Yearbook carries forward the character of the Yearbook as an archive of space activities. The Yearbook is designed forgovernment decision-makers and agencies, industry professionals, as well as the service sectors, researchers and scientists and the interested public.

The Yearbook on Space Policy, edited by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), is 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 policy areas. It highlights specific events and issues, and provides useful insights, data and information on space activities. The first part of the Yearbook sets out a comprehensive overview of the economic, political, technological and institutional trends that have affected space activities. The second part of the Yearbook offers a more analytical perspective on the yearly ESPI theme and consists of external contributions written by professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. The third part of the Yearbook carries forward the character of the Yearbook as an archive of space activities. The Yearbook is designed forgovernment decision-makers and agencies, industry professionals, as well as the service sectors, researchers and scientists and the interested public.

The year in space 2014: European space activities in the global context. - Developments in space policies, programs and technologies throughout the world and in Europe. - Views and insights: Governance in space. - Space governance and globalisation. - Space regionalisation and global space governance. - How governance models affect geopolitics: the Asian case study. - The optimum role of governments in space. - What place for the people? The role of the public and NGOs in space innovation and governance. - The international code of conduct and space sustainability. - Creating ESA. - Legitimising the European space policy. - Facts and figures.