| ID | 105510 |
| Title Proper | Change and continuity in US space policy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Logsdon, John M |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | 2010 saw both the unveiling of a new US National Space Policy and the announcement of a fundamentally different strategy for US human spaceflight that would move from the NASA-government-led Apollo-style approach to a greater reliance on the private sector and international cooperation. This viewpoint puts forward arguments on why change in the US approach to human spaceflight is needed, while acknowledging that achieving it in the face of vested interests and threats to jobs and livelihoods is extremely difficult. It suggests that greater US recognition of the need to ensure the sustainability of space activity (by addressing debris, radio-frequency interference and potential deliberate disruption of spacecraft), and an apparent willingness to countenance international norms to govern space activities, could be the new policy's most lasting heritage. |
| `In' analytical Note | Space Policy Vol. 27, No. 1; Feb 2011: p10-11 |
| Journal Source | Space Policy Vol. 27, No. 1; Feb 2011: p10-11 |
| Key Words | United States - Space Policy ; Space Policy ; NASA ; Human Space Flight |