Social Foundations of Human Space Exploration

Abstract

This Springer book is published in collaboration with the International Space University. At its central campus in Strasbourg, France, and at various locations around the world, the ISU provides graduate-level training to the future leaders of the global space community. The university offers a two-month Space Studies Program, a five-week Southern Hemisphere Program, a one-year Executive MBA and a one-year Masters program related to space science, space engineering, systems engineering, space policy and law, business and management, and space and society. These programs give international graduate students and young space professionals the opportunity to learn while solving complex problems in an intercultural environment. Since its founding in 1987, the International Space University has graduated more than 3,000 students from 100 countries, creating an international network of professionals and leaders. ISU faculty and lecturers from around the world have published hundreds of books and articles on space exploration, applications, science and development.