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Crowded Orbits: Conflict and Cooperation in Space
Contributor(s): Moltz, James Clay (Author)

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 ISBN: 0231159129     ISBN-13: 9780231159128
Publisher: Columbia University Press
OUR PRICE: $44.10  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | International Relations - Treaties
- Law | Air & Space
- Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics
Dewey: 629.41
LCCN: 2013028213
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.8" W x 8.6" L (1.00 lbs) 240 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/03/2014
Choice 02/01/2015 pg. 1055
 
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Publisher Description:
Space has become increasingly crowded since the end of the Cold War, with new countries, companies, and even private citizens operating satellites and becoming spacefarers. This book offers general readers a valuable primer on space policy from an international perspective. It examines the competing themes of space competition and cooperation while providing readers with an understanding of the basics of space technology, diplomacy, commerce, science, and military applications.

The recent expansion of human space activity poses new challenges to existing treaties and other governance tools for space, increasing the likelihood of conflict over a diminishing pool of beneficial locations and resources close to Earth. Drawing on more than twenty years of experience in international space policy debates, James Clay Moltz examines possible avenues for cooperation among the growing pool of space actors, considering their shared interests in space traffic management, orbital debris control, division of the radio frequency spectrum, and the prevention of military conflict. Moltz concludes with policy recommendations for enhanced international collaboration in space situational awareness, scientific exploration, and restraining harmful military activities.
 
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