Crowded Orbits
Conflict and Cooperation in Space
1st Edition
Published on 29. April 2014
240 pages
978-0-231-52817-7 (ISBN)
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A general history of international space relations and an insider perspective on future trends.
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04/2014
Columbia University Press
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James Clay Moltz is a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and holds a joint appointment in the Department of National Security Affairs and the Space Systems Academic Group. He is the author of The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests and Asia's Space Race: National Motivations, Regional Rivalries, and International Risks. He has appeared on National Public Radio's "Science Friday" and has written on space topics for the Boston Globe, Nature, The New York Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Content
Preface
Introduction
1. Getting Into Orbit
2. The Politics of the Space Age
3. Civil Space: Science and Exploration
4. Commercial Space Developments
5. Military Space: Expanded Uses and New Risks
6. Space Diplomacy
7. Trends and Future Options
Notes
Index
Introduction
1. Getting Into Orbit
2. The Politics of the Space Age
3. Civil Space: Science and Exploration
4. Commercial Space Developments
5. Military Space: Expanded Uses and New Risks
6. Space Diplomacy
7. Trends and Future Options
Notes
Index
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