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Part I: The Year in Space 2006/2007 Nicolas Peter: European space activities in the global context: Geopolitical Trends - Worldwide space policies and strategies - Worldwide space budgets and revenues - The security dimension Nicolas Peter: Developments in space policies programmes and technologies throughout the world and in Europe: Space policies and programmes - Space transportation - Space sciences and exploration - Satellite applications - Technology developments Part II: Views and insights Kevin Madders: The Cabal Report of the French Parliament on space policy-A blueprint for European space ambitions or another cry in the wilderness? Klaus Becher: The new UK approach. Serge Plattard: What's the problem with Europe's flagships Galileo and GMES? John M. Logsdon: The new European Space Policy as seen from across the Atlantic. Tomas Valasek: The U.S. missile defence programme. Xavier Pasco: Controlling the freedom of using space: the White House Space Policy dilemma. Götz Neuneck: China's ASAT test - A warning shot or the beginning of an arms race in space? Kazuto Suzuki: Basic law for space activities: a new space policy for Japan for the 21st century. Jean-Louis Fell: The IPCC report - In need of Earth Observations. Georg Kreisel and Burton H. Lee: Space entrepreneurship - status and prospects. Part III: Charlotte Mathieu and Blandina Baranes: Facts and figures: Chronology: January 2006-June 2007 - Countries profiles - Bibliography of space policy publications January 2006 - June 2007 About the authors Index