Abstract
In 2012 a working group was established to formulate the African space policy and strategy which would lead to the establishment of an African Space Agency (ASA). Dr Peter Martinez asserts in his article "Is there a need for an African Space Agency?" [1] that the arguments that have been posited in support of an ASA are flawed; namely the arguments of the existing example of the European Space Agency (ESA), and that an ASA would lead to fostering competition, synergy, industrial development and capacity building. While this viewpoint agrees that all the perfect conditions may not exist at present for the creation of an ASA, it addresses some of the issues raised by Martinez, and proposes ideas to foster intra-regional cooperation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 168-174 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Space Policy |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- African Space Agency
- African space policy
- Developing countries
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics and Econometrics
- Space and Planetary Science
- Law