This book is focused on militarisation as the nucleus of EU space policy and the interrelatedness of European security, industrial competitiveness and military capabilities in the shaping of this policy.

Thomas Hoerber is Professor and Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies, Director of the EU*Asia Institute at ESSCA School of Management, Angers, France. He is the author/editor of fifteen books.

Iraklis Oikonomou is an independent researcher based in Athens, Greece. He holds a PhD in International Politics from the University of Wales Aberystwyth, UK. He is the editor of four books.

Introduction 4. From Fragmented Space to the Space University Institute Part II. Actors, Issues & Interests 5. Outer Space, Debris and the Militarisation of Space 6. The European Space Industry as a Driving Force for Militarisation 7. Italy's Space Policy: Between Domestic Preferences and European Policies 9. From Space Situational Awareness to Space Domain Awareness: Examining Rhetorical and Substantive Transitions in the U.S. Approach to Space Security Conclusion: A European Third Way in Space