Elements of ESA's Policy on Space and Security
- Paper number
IAC-17,E3,4,5,x41447
- Author
Dr. Christina Giannopapa, European Space Agency (ESA), France
- Coauthor
Mr. Maarten Adriaensen, European Space Agency (ESA), France
- Coauthor
Ms. Ntorina Antoni, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Coauthor
Prof. Kai-Uwe Schrogl, European Space Agency (ESA), France
- Year
2017
- Abstract
In the past decade Europe has been facing rising security threats, ranging from climate change, migrations, nearby conflicts and crises, to terrorism. The demand to tackle these critical challenges is increasing in Member States. Space is already contributing, and could further contribute with already existing systems and future ones. The increasing need for security in Europe and for safety and security of Europe’s space activities has led to a growing number of activities in ESA in various domains. It has also driven new and strengthened partnerships with security stakeholders in Europe. At the European level, ESA is collaborating closely with the main European institutions dealing with space security. In addition, as an organisation ESA has evolved to conduct security-related projects and programmes and to address the threats to its own activities, thereby securing the investments of the Member States. Over the past years the Agency has set up a comprehensive regulatory framework in order to be able to cope with security-related requirements. Over the past years, ESA has engaged in exchanges with its Member States. The paper presents main elements of the ESA’s policy on space and security. It introduces the current European context for space and security, the European goals in this domain and the specific objectives to which the Agency intends to contribute. Space security has at least two components: a) security from space and b) security in space, including the security of ESA’s own activities (corporate security and the security of ESA’s space missions). ESA’s activities are structured around these two pillars, composed of different activities conducted in the most appropriate frameworks and in coordination with the relevant stakeholders and shareholders.
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