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Why do nation states choose to develop national space programs? How can they justify national efforts to acquire capabilities by arguing for membership of the space club? This book provides a unique perspective of the past, current and future of space exploration and technological development in world politics.

A country that sees itself as a power deserving of a seat at the table of world governance is expected to race for space. Based on a rich and detailed analysis of a range of space programs of states which are not usually at the focus of world politics and its research, the author shows that joining the space club is a legitimate and rational decision.

The book provides a different way of looking at international relations, through a relatively under-studied area of policy - the space club.

• Hardcover: 244 pages
  
• Cambridge University Press (July 20, 2017)
  
• ISBN-10: 1107194490
  
• ISBN-13: 978-1107194496