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REPORTS AND RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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Collecive Security in Space: Asian Perspectives
John M. Logsdon and James Clay Moltz, Editors

The Decision to go to the Moon:   Project Apollo and National Interest
Book by John M. Logsdon

Human Space Flight and National Power by John M. Logsdon and 
The Moon is a Land Without Sovereignty: Will it be a Business-Friendly Environment? by Henry R. Hertzfeld
both appeared in High Frontier, Volume 3, Number 2, March 2007

"A Failure of National Leadership":  Why No Replacement For The Space Shuttle?
John M. Logsdon
This paper appeared in Steven J. Dick and Roger Launius, eds.,
"Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight," NASA SP-2006-4702.

Perspectives on Space Security
John M. Logsdon and Audrey Schaffer, eds.
December 2005

Launch Vehicles: An Economic Perspective
Henry R. Hertzfeld, Ray A. Williamson and Nicolas Peter
September 2005

"Space Weapons: Are They Needed?"
John M. Logsdon and Gordon Adams, eds.
October 2003

"Further Directions in Satellite-Derived Weather and Climate Information for the Electric Energy Industry"
Report of a workshop held March 29 and 30, 2004 at GW
For a detailed introduction to the workshop, click here.

Bringing Space Law into the Commercial World: Property Rights without Sovereignty
Henry R. Hertzfeld and Frans G. von der Dunk
Summer  2005

Socioeconomic Conditions and the Space Sector
Henry R. Hertzfeld and Michel Fouquin
May 2004

Weather Satellites and the Economic Value of Forecasts: Evidence from the Electric Power Industry
Henry R. Hertzfeld, Ray A. Williamson and Avery Sen
September 2003

“A Sustainable Rationale for Human Spaceflight”
John M. Logsdon

“Finding a Path to Space Power”
John M. Logsdon

"Reflections on Space as a Vital National Interest"
John M. Logsdon

"Space Economic Data"
Henry R. Hertzfeld
Prepared for the US Department of Commerce, Office of Space Commercialization

"The Socio-Economic Value of Improved Weather and Climate Information"
Report of a study of the social and economic value to the United States of
improved information about weather and climate.

"Remote Sensing for Transportation Security"
Report of a workshop held on March 13, 14, 2002 at GW; sponsored by the
National Consortium for Safety, Hazards, and Disaster Assessment in Transportation Lifelines.

"High-Resolution Earth Observations from Space: What are Today's Issues?"
Summary of Seminar hosted by The Space Policy Institute, George Washington University and
The National Remote Sensing and Space Law Center, University of Mississippi School of Law

 "Europe's Ambitions in Space"
Speech by Ms. Edelgard Bulmahn, German Federal Minister of Education and Research

 "The Socioeconomic Benefits of Earth Science and Applications Research: Reducing the the Risks and Costs of Natural Disasters in the United States"
Ray A. Williamson, Henry R. Hertzfeld, Jospeh Cordes, John M. Logsdon

 "Commercial Observation Satellites: At the Leading Edge of Global Transparency"
Editors: John C. Baker, Kevin M. O'Connell, Ray A. Williamson

 "Space and Military Power in East Asia: The Challenge and Opportunity of Dual-Purpose Space Technologies"
Rebecca Jimerson and Ray A. Williamson, Editors

 "Just Say Wait to Space Power"
John M. Logsdon

 "U.S. - Russian Cooperation in Human Space Flight: Assessing the Impacts."
John M. Logsdon and James Millar

 Dual Purpose Space Technologies Conference Summary
Becky Jimerson and Ray Williamson

"Viewing the Earth: the Role of Satellite Earth Observations and Global Monitoring in International Affairs."
Becky Jimerson and Ray Williamson

"Measuring the Economic Returns from NASA Life Sciences Research and Development."
Henry Hertzfeld

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