International Politics of Space
International Politics of Space The year 2007 saw the fiftieth anniversary of the Space Age, which began with the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in October 1957. It has seen competition and…
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International Politics of Space
The year 2007 saw the fiftieth anniversary of the Space Age, which began with the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in October 1957. It has seen competition and cooperation in the past fifty years, and is in danger of becoming a battlefield in the next fifty. Space is crucial to the politics of the postmodern world.
It highlights the The International Politics of Space is the first book to bring these crucial themes together and provide a clear and vital picture of how politically important space has become, and what its exploitation might mean for all our futures.Michael Sheehan analyzes the space programmes of the United States, Russia, China, India and the European Space Agency, and explains how central space has become to issues of war and peace, international law, justice and international development, and cooperation between the worlds leading states.
International Politics of Space