Space Strategy in the 21st Century: Theory and Policy (Space Power and Politics)

This book offers an overview of space strategy in the 21st century. The purpose of space strategy is to coordinate, integrate, and prioritize space activities across security, commercial, and civil sectors. Without strategy, space activities continue to provide value, but it becomes difficult to identify and execute long-term programs and projects and to optimize the use of space for security, economic, civil, and environmental ends. Strategy is essential for all these ends since dependence on, and use of, space is accelerating globally and space is integrated in the fabric of activities across all sectors and uses. This volume identifies a number of areas of concern pertinent to the development of national space strategy, including: intellectual foundations; political challenges; international cooperation and space governance; space assurance and political, organizational, and management aspects specific to security space strategy. The contributing authors expand their focus beyond that of the United States, and explore and analyse the international developments and implications of national space strategies of Russia, China, Europe, Japan, India, Israel, and Brazil. This book will be of much interest to students of space power and politics, strategic studies, foreign policy and International Relations in general. Front Cover 1 Space Strategy in the 21st Century 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 List of illustrations 8 List of contributors 9 Acknowledgments 11 Introduction: towards space strategy: Eligar Sadeh 12 1. Space and strategy: from theory to policy: James Clay Moltz 26 2. Political challenges of space strategy: Robie I. Samanta Roy 50 3. International cooperation and space governance strategy: Nancy Gallagher 63 4. Strategy for space assurance: James D. Rendleman 88 5. Strategy and the security space enterprise: David Christopher Arnold and Peter L. Hays 131 6. Space strategy and strategic management: Kurt A. Hepard and Steve G. Gren 170 7. Space economics and commerce in a strategic context: Andrew J. Aldrin 190 8. Space launch capabilities and strategic considerations: Jeff Foust 212 9. Earth observations and space strategy: Moly K. Macauley 232 10. Policy and strategic considerations of the Russian space program: Victor Zaborskiy 248 11. China’s space strategy and policy evolution: Roger Handberg 260 12. European experiences with space policies and strategies: Christophe Venet and Kai- Uwe Schrogl 274 13. Japan’s space strategy: diplomatic and security challenges: Hirotaka Watanabe 289 14. Space policy and strategy of India: G.S . Sachdeva 314 15. Israel’s space strategy: Deganit Paikowsky, Ram Levi, and Isaac Ben Israel 333 16. Planning and strategic orientations of the Brazilian space program: Otavio Durão 346 Index 358 Introduction. Towards space strategy / Eligar Sadeh Space and strategy: from theory to policy / James Clay Moltz Political challenges of space strategy / Robie I. Samanta Roy International cooperation and space governance strategy / Nancy Gallagher Strategy for space assurance / James D. Rendleman Strategy and the security space enterprise / David Christopher Arnold and Peter L. Hays Space strategy and strategic management / Kurt A. Heppard and Steven G. Green Space economics and commerce in a strategic context / Andrew J. Aldrin Space launch capabilities and strategic considerations / Jeff Foust Earth observations and space strategy / Molly K. Macauley Policy and strategic considerations of the Russian space program / Victor Zaborskiy China's space strategy and policy evolution / Roger Handberg European experiences with space policies and strategies / Christophe Venet and Kai-Uwe Schrogl Japan's space strategy: diplomatic and security challenges / Hirotaka Watanabe Space policy and strategy of India / G. S. Sachdeva Israel's space strategy / Deganit Paikowsky, Ram Levi, and Isaac ben Israel Planning and strategic orientations of the Brazilian space program / Otavio Durão.