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Space Security

Extending European Defence into Space

by Andrius Kubilius, Josef Aschbacher, Matthias Wachter, Florian Hahn, Rabea Rogge, Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, Andrea Rotter ...

This book is essential reading for anyone concerned with Europe's future in space. Space has become a strategic domain of critical importance - not only for economic growth, but also for security and defence. To meet this urgent challenge, leading voices from politics, business, and science have contributed to this volume and outlined concrete measures - both immediate and strategic - that Europe ... Read more

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A bold exploration and call-to-arms over the widening gap between AI, automation, and big data—and our ability to deal with its effects.2021 Financial Times Best Book of the YearWe are living in the first exponential age.High-tech innovations are created at dazzling speeds; technological forces we barely understand remake our homes and workplaces; centuries-old tenets of politics and economics are ... Read more

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Present Future

Business, Science, and the Deep Tech Revolution

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Learn from the past. Understand the present. Explore the future.“ . . . Present Future is a fascinating, expert look at the history of the key technological advances affecting life today, and preparation for the exponential leaps yet to come. . . . ”—BILL MARIS, Founder and First CEO of Google Ventures, Founder of Calico, Founder of Section 32“With the context of an economic historian and the on ... Read more

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Techno-Nationalism

How It's Reshaping Trade, Geopolitics and Society

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The essential book on technology-related competition between nations and its impact on the worldNations have long sought to use technology as a power-multiplier for their own ambitions. In the twenty-first century, at a time of unprecedented innovation, the United States and China are in a race to achieve technological superiority. But how will this affect long-standing trade ties and the ... Read more

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The Secret of Apollo

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The Orbital Perspective

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For astronaut Ron Garan, living on the International Space Station was a powerful, transformative experience'Äîone that he believes holds the key to solving our problems here on Earth.On space walks and through windows, Garan was struck by the stunning beauty of the Earth from space but sobered by knowing how much needed to be done to help this troubled planet. And yet on the International Space ... Read more

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The space race was a critical determining factor in the Cold War. After its Sputnik miracle, the Soviets' loss of the race to the Moon undermined the international mystique of Communism and crushed the USSR's dreams of world domination. America's wildly successful Apollo program, by sharp contrast, brought America global glory and prestige—along with a plethora of "miracle technologies" that ... Read more

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The space race was a critical determining factor in the Cold War. After its Sputnik miracle, the Soviets' loss of the race to the Moon undermined the international mystique of Communism and crushed the USSR's dreams of world domination. America's wildly successful Apollo program, by sharp contrast, brought America global glory and prestige—along with a plethora of "miracle technologies" that
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Space to Grow

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Your guide—using the compelling stories of changemakers and the tools of economics—to the transformation and future possibilities of the business and economics of space.Space is a place of unparalleled possibility for humanity, and it's undergoing a revolution. A wave of companies led by gutsy entrepreneurs is unlocking opportunities that fire the imagination and open up new business models. No, ... Read more

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The Sky Is Not the Limit

Geopolitics and Economics of the New Space Race

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Space is a contested domain for its very nature and today it is evidently becoming an increasingly important enabler of economic and military power. An increasing number of actors, infrastructures and technologies deployed in space also raises concerns for safety and security, especially in cyberspace. Many countries are striving to achieve space capabilities and autonomous access to space, and ... Read more

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Space is a contested domain for its very nature and today it is evidently becoming an increasingly important enabler of economic and military power. An increasing number of actors, infrastructures and technologies deployed in space also raises concerns for safety and security, especially in cyberspace. Many countries are striving to achieve space capabilities and autonomous access to space, and
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Space Law

Legal Framework for Space Activities

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Outer space is subject to a legal framework; there is a set of rules specifically dedicated to outer space and to the activities carried out there. These rules have developed since 1957, the year the first artificial satellite was launched. Major changes have also affected the technology used and the actors involved, as well as the domains concerned by the exploration and use of outer space.Space ... Read more

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Space Warfare in the 21st Century

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