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The Decision-Making Process of China's Human Spaceflight Program 中国载人航天工程的决策过程

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101492

Chengzhi Li , Bingtao Ma , Xiang Li

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Through the Thorns to Where? The Politics of Alternative Appropriations of Soviet Space Culture in Contemporary Russia 穿过荆棘到哪里?当代俄罗斯苏联空间文化的另类占有政治

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101488

Roman Privalov

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引用次数: 1

Peaceful Use of Lasers in Space? Potential, Risks, and Norms for Using Lasers in Space 在太空和平利用激光?在太空中使用激光的潜力、风险和规范

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101489

Petr Boháček

引用次数: 2

The Worst Case: Planetary Defense against a Doomsday Impactor 最坏的情况:地球防御世界末日的撞击

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101493

Joel Marks

引用次数: 2

SETI From the Perspective of Intercivilizational Politics 文明间政治视角下的SETI

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101490

Jason Royce Lindsey

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引用次数: 1

Intellectual Property Protection in Outer Space: Conflict in Theory and Application in Practice 外空知识产权保护:理论冲突与实践应用

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101484

Zhijie Chen , Yun Zhao

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引用次数: 2

A Review of Country Classification Frameworks in the Space Sector: Priorities, Limitations, and Global Considerations 空间部门国家分类框架审查:优先事项、限制和全球考虑

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101491

Temidayo Isaiah Oniosun, Julie Michelle Klinger

引用次数: 0

The Public Acquisition of Space Science Information in the 21st Century 21世纪空间科学信息的公共获取

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101475

Jon D. Miller , Mark S. Ackerman , Belén Laspra , Carmelo Polino , Jordan Huffaker

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Heavenly Mandate: Public Opinion and China's Space Activities 天命:民意与中国航天活动

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2021.101460

R. Lincoln Hines

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引用次数: 1

Discounting, Buck-Passing, and Existential Risk Mitigation: The Case of Space Colonization 贴现、推卸责任和存在风险缓解:太空殖民的案例

IF 1.1 4区社会学

Space Policy Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101486

Joseph Gottlieb

引用次数: 1