U.S.-European Cooperation in Space Science: A 25-Year Perspective
John M. Logsdon 1
1 Director of the Graduate Program in Science, Technology, and Public Policy, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052.
In the past 25 years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has engaged in a range of cooperative activities in space with other countries and international organizations, most of the scientific interactions being with Europe. The character of U.S.-European cooperation in space science is changing as a result of the increased maturity and level of space capability which Europe is bringing to the partnership; the consequent addition of a competitive dimension to the relationship; the increasing cost of space science missions; and the relative scarcity of funds available for space science. A number of issues flow from the current situation, but in general the outlook is for continued productive cooperation between the United States and Europe in space science.,
