G. Haskell, Symposium Programme Committee Chair, Vice President,
Administration and Programme Development, International Space
University e-mail:
[email protected] M. Rycroft, Faculty
Member, International Space University e-mail:
[email protected] The theme of the fourth annual symposium
arranged by the International Space University (ISU) was
"International Space Station: The Next Space Marketplace". The
Symposium covered this topic from the uniqu- interdisciplinary,
international and intercultural - perspectives of ISU. It focussed
on significant issues related to policy, innovative management,
commerce, regulation, education and outreach rather than
concentrating on engineering and scientific issues. Although
admirable progress has already been made in defining the
utilisation of the International Space Station (ISS) in its early
operational phases, what does the future hold? What important new
applications will arise? What commercial opportunities may emerge?
And how will the political, legal and financial hurdles be
overcome, not to mention the technical challenges? The aim of the
Symposium was to discuss such questions and draw out new ways of
using the Space Station in the future. Among the 120 attendees were
members of the fourth Master of Space Studies class, young
professionals and postgraduate students who are developing the
Symposium's theme in their Team Project. Their comprehensive
overview of the subject is presented as an Annex here. Their final
report on the Team Project will be completed at the end of July
1999, and published separately.
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