Synopsis
1. Introduction
2. Outer space as a Physical Space
2.1. Terminology
2.2. Astromechanics - movement in outer space
2.3. Space environment
2.4. Celestial bodies
2.4.1. Moon
2.4.2. Mars
2.4.3. Smaller celestial bodies
2.5. Effects on living organisms
2.6. Outer Space as a Physical Space
3. Outer Space as a Military-Diplomatic Field
3.1. Space law
3.2. Space and diplomacy
3.3. Space and warfare
3.4. Space security
3.5. Outer Space as a Military-Diplomatic Field
4. Outer Space as a Socio-Economic Field
4.1. The social importance of space assets
4.2. Space and economy
4.3. Private (and) commercial actors
4.4. Resource extraction and energy from space
4.5. The future of space economy
4.6. Outer Space as a Socio-Economic Field
5. The History of the European Space Program
5.1. Geopolitics of the European integration
5.1.1. Post-Second World War global geopolitics
5.1.2. Geopolitics of the European continent
5.1.3. The Process of European integration
5.2. The history of the European space program
5.2.1. Phase 1 - to the Moon!
5.2.2. Phase 2 - Crumbling bipolarity
5.2.3. Phase 3 - to the Moon?
6. European Astropolitics
6.1. European strategic interests
6.2. Official European space strategy
6.3. European space capabilities
6.4. SWOT
6.4.1. Strengths
6.4.2. Weaknesses
6.4.3. Opportunities
6.4.4. Threats
6.5. Towards the European space strategy
6.5.1. Cooperative nature
6.5.2. Strategic independence
6.5.3. Commercialization
6.5.4. Participation on the new frontier missions
6.6. Europe in outer space
7. Conclusion
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