The Yearbook on Space Policy aims to be the reference publication analysingspace policy developments. Each year it presents issues and trends in space policyand the space sector as a whole. Its scope is global and its perspective is European.The Yearbook also links space policy with other policy areas. It highlights specificevents and issues, and provides useful insights, data and information on spaceactivities.The Yearbook on Space Policy is edited by the European Space Policy Institute(ESPI) based in Vienna, Austria. It combines in-house research and contributionsof members of the European Space Policy Research and Academic Network(ESPRAN), coordinated by ESPI.The Yearbook is designed for government decision-makers and agencies, industryprofessionals, as well as the service sectors, researchers and scientists and theinterested public.