| Preface | 6 |
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| Table of contents | 8 |
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| List of acronyms | 15 |
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| List of figures and tables | 23 |
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| PART 1 THE YEAR IN SPACE 2006/2007 | 27 |
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| European space activities in the global context | 28 |
| Developments in space policies programmes and technologies throughout the world and in Europe | 106 |
| PART 2 VIEWS AND INSIGHTS | 153 |
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| 1. The Cabal Report of the French Parliament on space policy – A blueprint for European space ambitions or another cry in the wilderness? | 154 |
| 2. The new UK approach | 166 |
| 3. What.s the problem with Europe.s | 179 |
| 4. The new European Space Policy as seen from across the Atlantic | 193 |
| 5. The U.S. missile defence programme | 208 |
| 6. Controlling the freedom of using space: the White House Space Policy dilemma | 223 |
| 7. China.s ASAT test – A warning shot or the beginning of an arms race in space? | 237 |
| 8. Basic law for space activities:Anew space policy for Japan for the 21st century | 251 |
| 9. The IPCC report – In need of Earth observations | 265 |
| 10. Space entrepreneurship – Status | 265 |
| 280 | 265 |
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| PART 3 FACTS AND FIGURES | 300 |
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| 1. Chronology: January 2006–June 2007 | 301 |
| 2. Countries pro.les | 311 |
| 3. Bibliography of space policy publications. January 2006–June 2007 | 332 |
| About the authors | 341 |
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| Index | 349 |