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Teaching space politics and policy: an overview and evaluation of student attitudes

Article Abstract:

Undergraduate courses in space politics and policy are needed because space exploration is essential to the survival of humankind. Courses on space education provide students a knowledge base from which they can depend on to make better choices on how to use the space environment for the benefit of man. Recommended sections of a course on space policy and politics include a history of the US space program, reasons for the US space program, effect of public opinion on space policy, and the relationships between political parties, interest groups and space policy.

Political aspects, Study and teaching, Discovery and exploration, Outer space, Astronautics and state, Space exploration, Space policy, Space sciences, Astronautical research

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Modeling international cooperation for space exploration

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A theoretical framework explains the way the political, technological and economic conditions enable international cooperation for space exploration. Optimum cooperation between nations in space projects is necessary due to technological needs and economic constraints. Scientists are to play a major role in determining the scope and domain of cooperation. Institutional arrangements can enhance coordination and help to consider the economic, national and political factors. Case studies of effective cooperation in space exploration are discussed.

Analysis, Space flight, Astronautics, International cooperation

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International cooperation in remote sensing for global change research: political and economic considerations

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Growing concern over environmental destruction has prompted many countries to develop cooperative efforts to gather information about global change through remote sensing satellite technology. However, the use of such technology has raised concerns over national security, data accessibility and the absence of adequate funding for remote sensing-based projects. Several recommendations to address such concerns are discussed.

Artificial satellites in remote sensing, Satellite remote sensing, Meteorological research

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