The aim of this report was to analyse the existing regulatory situation and policies regarding the provision of national and international satellite services in the OECD area and provide policy options.

Society’s dependence on space infrastructure is at a critical juncture. Public and private actors worldwide are planning to launch tens of thousands of satellites into Earth’s orbit in the next five years. This will greatly expand and enrich the use of space resources, but it will also...

This paper describes the GBSI Initiative and analyzes its merit. It compares the GBSI Initiative with two outcome documents -- the "Tunis Commitment" and the "Tunis Agenda for the Information Society" -- that were promulgated at the WSIS2 Summit and subsequently adopted in March 2006 by the UN...

This book introduces the concept of space-based technology commercialization and offers a first-time analysis of plausible opportunities, examining the overall marketability of tourism in outer space, including business case studies on celestial solar power and space debris that demonstrate the...