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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"space policy"”.
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Japanese space policy in the changing world
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1992.
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Equity and Climate Resilience in Bogotá's Public Space Policy: A Critical Policy Review
… intersect with growing climate risks, public space policy holds the potential to either reinforce exclusion or promote resilience and justice. Decisions about parks, plazas, and green corridors are not neutral; they reflect political priorities, embedded values, and power dynamics. This thesis …
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National technological and military prestige heavily influenced the development of early United States space policy
… is to discuss the relationship between U.S. space policy and: 1) national technological prestige 2) military superiority 3) and ultimately the political competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. The paper will focus primarily on national and military prestige, while briefly …
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A comparative analysis of the efficacy of NASA media relations strategies and the relationship to U.S. space policy
… a causal relationship or correlation with U.S. space policy. NASA employees reflected positive responses to questions related to the efficacy of NASA media relations strategies and the overall communications philosophy of the organization. Journalists who report on NASA through traditional and …
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The Establishment of Blame As A Framework for Sensemaking in the Space Policy Subsystem: A Study of the Apollo 1 and Challenger Accidents
… a framework for sensemaking in a national policy subsystem. Using the only two fatal accidents in NASA's manned space flight history as case studies, this dissertation examines how the space policy subsystem responded to these two accidents and the process by which culpability was …
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Developing United States Space Assets For National Defense
Space is becoming an increasingly important part of national economies as well as central to a state's national security requirements. Commercial industries and governments are utilizing space assets to provide many new technologies and services. Improved communications, weather information, and …
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Black Holes and Bright Stars: the Current and Future State of U.S. Space Power
The use of space in support of national security began with warning and intelligence systems forty years ago. Today, the military relies on space for more than just strategic warning and intelligence. Space systems have become an invaluable force multiplier. But as this evaluation of current …
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Making the case for space: employing political communication to set domestic and international policy
The landscape of space policy, much like the realm with which it concerns itself, is vast and largely unexplored. As political scientists, we have left this policy area mainly to those scholars, agencies, and companies working within the industry. While we occasionally consider it as part of other …
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Planning of Open Space Using Physical Geographical Features in the South Dry Sac Drainage Basin
… establish a methodology for the planning of open space in the South Dry Sac drainage basin, by distinguishing land sensitive to development through analyzing the physical geographical features of present land use, percent of slope, floodplain, karst, water contamination hazard, soils, and unique …
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An Examination of Post-Cold War American and Russian Space Launch Systems
The space programs of the United States and the Soviet Union always operated under a certain amount of Cold War competition. With the Cold War over, that competition no longer drives a push into space. For the Russian Federation, heir to the defunct Soviet Union, this has resulted in fundamental …
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International space law and norms: an approach for assessing compliance
The number and types of space activities and space actors continue to increase, posing new and unique challenges for space governance and policy. Presently, a comprehensive, periodic, and systematic measure of states’ efforts to comply with existing international space law and norms does not exist, …
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Incorporating Industry Needs into the Development of an Undergraduate Degree in Commercial Space Operations
<p>The rapid expansion of the commercial space industry, not unlike the aviation industry in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century, has left the industry facing unique challenges. As companies continue to expand, the need for a well-trained workforce becomes critical. The needed workforce must be …
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A geography of e-commerce in China
… Driven by the growth of the Internet and cyberspace, e-commerce changes both the traditional patterns of economic transactions and the social relations embedded in social activities. E-commerce is a new catalyst for economic growth in China as it reduces restrictions to market access and the …
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Astronaut Extravehicular Activity : safety, injury & countermeasures; &, Orbital collisions & space debris : incidence, impact & international policy
Extravehicular Activity (EVA) spacesuits are a key enabling technology which allow astronauts to survive and work in the harsh environment of space. Of the entire spacesuit, the gloves may perhaps be considered the most difficult engineering design issue. A significant number of astronauts sustain …
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Towards a Circular Lunar Economy: Incentivizing the Design of Multi-Purpose Reusable Lunar Landers and Rovers
… Impact Assessment (LEIA), alongside a policy-informed set of Lunar Surface Sustainability Guidelines (LSSG). Both decision support tools were designed help mission designers and space policy stakeholders to incentivize the design of resilient reusable lunar landers and rovers. In this …
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Navigating the Skies: An Exploration of Stakeholder Perspectives on Rules for Orbital Traffic Coordination using Grounded Theory and Case Study Research Methodologies
… coordination to reduce the risk of collisions in space between active space objects. The research questions explored topics associated with areas for potential implementation of rules include maneuvering capabilities, liability and insurance, zoning, right-of-way, and tracking of objects in …
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Reversing the Tao: A Framework for Credible Space Deterrence
… of the realities of the current DoD space deterrence concept, its shortcomings and the threat that these shortcomings pose to the United States and its Allies if a more realistic, credible space deterrence concept is not created and deployed. To highlight these shortcomings, a review …
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How Geographic Proximity to the Kennedy Space Center Effects Attitudes Relating to NASA
… a potentially dangerous situation for American space exploration and NASA. Given the budget situation, it may be beneficial for NASA to look to its existing geographic footprint for areas of deeper support to provide elected leaders with an electoral justification to support NASA missions. The …
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Westinghouse PWR : the rise and fall of a dominant design in the electric power industry
… the cold war as a driving force in nuclear and space policy; and (d) the obscure alliance between Westinghouse and GE regarding competition on electrical components, notably the large steam-turbines used in nuclear power plants. The emergence and consolidation of a dominant design in any …
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Imagining an Astronaut: Space Flight and the Production of Korea's Future
… and Technology (MOST) and run by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). These two sociotechnical vanguards, MOST and KARI, provided different visions to the Korean public sphere, which already ascribed to its own image of an astronaut. MOST imagined the future Korea as a science-loving …
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