European Space Policy Institute papers available online

Papers presented at the workshop "The Fair and Responsible Use of Space: an International Perspective", held November 20-21 in Vienna, Austria, co-sponsored by the Secure World Foundation are now available online.

The agenda:

SESSION 1: Current Questions regarding Responsible and Fair Use of Outer Space

Space Benefits from Emerging Countries
by: Peter Martinez (South African Astronomical Observatory, South Africa)

Peaceful Use of Outer Space vs. Militarisation: the Cost Benefit Analysis
by: Theresa Hitchens (Center for Defense Information, SWF Consultant)

The Space Environment and Its Impacts
by: Fernand Alby (Centre National d'Études Spatiales, France)

Space Situational Awareness: An Overview (electronic version not available)
by: Giovanni Gasparini (Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy)


SESSION 2: Fair Rules on Orbit

Data Sharing Issuesby: Wolfgang Rathgeber (ESPI, Austria)

Cooperation within the United Nations
by: Lubos Perek (Czech Academy of Science)

The "Paris Group" and the Way forward
by: Ben Baseley-Walker (Secure World Foundation, USA)

Space Traffic Control: Issues and Options
by: William Ailor (Aerospace Corporation, USA)


SESSION 3: Achieving Global Engagement

Overcoming International Obstacles: Lessons Learnt
by: Xavier Pasco (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, France)

How to Engage Current and Future Space Actorsby: Driss El Hadani (Centre Royale de Télédétection Spatiale, Marocco)

The Role of International Organizationsby: Kazuto Suzuki (University of Hokkaido, Japan)

Involving the World's Youth
by: Agnieszka Lukasczcyk (Space Generation Advisory Council, SWF Consultant)