The Commercialisation of Space: Politics, Economics and Ethics [Paperback]

Introduction  Section I: Politics of Space Commercialisation  1. Commercial and Private Actors in Space: What Does This Mean for the International Political Economy?  2. American and European Space Commercialisation: Providing Economic and Humanitarian Benefits while Complementing State Objectives  3. The Nigerian Space Sector: Structure of Power Analysis  4. The Early Days of South Korean Rocket Technology  Section II: Economics of Space Commercialisation  5. Public Private Partnerships and Foreign Direct Investment for Space  6. Strategic Autonomy, Technological Non-Dependence and Intellectual Property Rights in European Space Policy: The Right to Choose and The Right to Say No   7. Towards a Common European Innovation Policy: The Case Study of the European Space Industry  8. Does Britain Have Any Choice But to Compete in Space?  Section III: Ethics of Space Commercialisation  9. Environmental Protection in the Solar System: The Ethics of the Commercialisation of Space  10. Legal Considerations on Space Commercialization  Conclusion

This interdisciplinary book examines the impact of the commercialisation of space and the changing outlook of the space sector.

This interdisciplinary book examines the impact of the commercialisation of space and the changing outlook of the space sector.

Using a framework based around theories of international political economy (IPE), the chapters take on issues relating to the politics, the economics and the ethics of commercialising space. The book aims to build a bridge between the research carried out on European Space Policy and the issues that are currently pertinent in the global discussion of future spl3'