Abstract

February 9 saw one of the first conferences in Europe on the sensitive topic of “space and security," featuring six presentations of high-ranking experts in the areas of strategic planning, international law, technology and economics as well as policy making. The presentations were followed by an intense discussion on what types of challenges and threats are to be taken into account; how the USA and Europe are dealing with them; and what Europe should do in the near future to establish a successful security and military defense doctrine, while utilizing the power-multiplying factor “space.” The detailed program, each speaker’s curriculum vitae and the presentation can be downloaded on the Web site of the Austrian Space Forum at http://www.oewf.org/.