Implementing International Cooperation in Space Exploration

Paper number

IAC-05-E3.2.03

Author

Mr. Ian Pryke, George Mason University, United States

Coauthor

Mrs. Margaret G. Finarelli, International Space University (ISU), United States

Year

2005

Abstract

E3.2.
IMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN
SPACE EXPLORATION
Peggy Finarelli
Vice President, North American Operations
International Space University
U.S.A.
Finarelli@isu.isunet.edu
Ian Pryke
Center for Aerospace Policy Research
George Mason University
Virginia
U.S.A.
Ianpryke@erols.com
Abstract
At the 55th International Astronautical Congress in 2004, the authors presented a
paper1 outlining a new approach to international cooperation in space exploration
involving national, bilateral and multilateral programs within an overarching
international coordination mechanism. That paper was an outgrowth of
deliberations of a Space Exploration Working Group at the 7th American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Workshop on International Space
Cooperation (Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 2-6, 2004).
In April of this year, the International Space University in Strasbourg, France
hosted a follow-on workshop, organized in cooperation with George Mason
University. Co-sponsored by the IAF, IAA, AIAA and AAS, the workshop further
developed the steps necessary to bring international cooperation in space
exploration closer to reality, addressing issues such as international coordination
mechanisms to minimize gaps and overlaps among programs and effective
management mechanisms for individual programs. The role of industry-toindustry
cooperation was an important element in the discussions.
The current paper summarises the output from both workshops. It lays out an
implementation strategy aimed at establishing an international forum in which
space agencies can exchange information on, and coordinate among, their
respective space exploration activities. The goal of such coordination is to
optimize the global effort on space exploration.
1 IAC-04-IAA.5.13.3.05 : A NEW PARADIGM FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN SPACE EXPLORATION

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