Robert C. Harding is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, at Valdosta University, GA, USA. His principal research interests are space policy, international security, and Latin American politics. He is the author of Military Foundations of Panamanian Politics (2001), The History of Panama (2006), and many scholarly articles in a number of refereed journals, including Air & Space Power Journal.

• Preface. Introduction: Space Power as National Power 1. Space Power and the Modern State 2. The Evolution of National Space Policies 3. First Tier Space Powers (Launching BRICs into Space) 4. Second Tier Space Powers 5. Third Tier Space Powers. Conclusions: Space Policy in Developing Countries

Robert C. Harding is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, at Valdosta University, GA, USA. His principal research interests are space policy, international security, and Latin American politics. He is the author of Military Foundations of Panamanian Politics (2001), The History of Panama (2006), and many scholarly articles in a number of refereed journals, including Air & Space Power Journal.

• Preface. Introduction: Space Power as National Power 1. Space Power and the Modern State 2. The Evolution of National Space Policies 3. First Tier Space Powers (Launching BRICs into Space) 4. Second Tier Space Powers 5. Third Tier Space Powers. Conclusions: Space Policy in Developing Countries

Robert C. Harding is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, at Valdosta University, GA, USA. His principal research interests are space policy, international security, and Latin American politics. He is the author of Military Foundations of Panamanian Politics (2001), The History of Panama (2006), and many scholarly articles in a number of refereed journals, including Air & Space Power Journal.

• Preface. Introduction: Space Power as National Power 1. Space Power and the Modern State 2. The Evolution of National Space Policies 3. First Tier Space Powers (Launching BRICs into Space) 4. Second Tier Space Powers 5. Third Tier Space Powers. Conclusions: Space Policy in Developing Countries