Contracting for Space

1: Introduction; I: Introduction; 2: The Impact of the European Space Policy on Space Commerce; 3: The Relationship between the EU and ESA within the Framework of European Space Policy and its Consequences for Space Industry Contracts *; 4: Toward a European Space-Specific Procurement Policy?; II: The Legal Framework for Space Projects in Europe; 5: The Principles of International Space Law and their Relevance to Space Industry Contracts; 6: The Impact of National Space Legislation on Space Industry Contracts *; 7: The Legal Framework for EU Activities in the Space Sector, with a Particular Focus on GMES *; 8: The Geographical Return Principle and its Future within the European Space Policy *; 9: Regulatory Framework for Authorising Satellite Applications: The Case of Telecommunications; 10: Reforming National Licensing and Agency Structures: A Current Overview of the UK Space Agenda; 11: Consequences of the French Space Law on Space Operations (FSOA) on CNES's Mission as a Contracting Space Agency *; 12: The Complexities of International Space Industry Contracts; 13: Developing Space Markets in Small Jurisdictions: The Case of the Isle of Man; III: General Aspects of Space Industry Contracts; 14: Typology of Contracts in the Space Sector; 15: Space Contracting within the Framework of the European Space Agency *; 16: Procurement in the Space Sector; 17: Economics of the Procurement Process 1; 18: Security Rights over Satellites: An Overview of the Proposed Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Space Assets; 19: Research and Development Contracts; 20: Contract Management; IV: Specific Aspects of Space Industry Contracts; 21: Performance and Warranty Articles in Space Industry Contracts; 22: Cost Overruns in Space Contracts: Mitigation Methods and Strategies; 23: Space Insurance; 24: Export Control Issues in Space Contracts *; 25: The Use of Service Level Agreements in Space Projects; 26: Space Contracts: The Legal and Financial Liability Regime under the New French Space Legislation; 27: Intellectual Property Issues in the Use and Distribution of Remote Sensing Data; 28: Negotiating the Security Aspects of Satellite Communications Services Contracts; 29: The Legal Framework for Space Projects in Europe: Aspects of Applicable Law and Dispute Resolution; 30: The ITU Filing of Satellite Systems; V: Specific Aspects of Satellite Services Contracts; 31: Specific Clauses of Launch Services Agreements; 32: Specific Aspects and Characteristics of Satellite Capacity Agreements in the Satellite Communications Business; 33: ESA Earth Observation Data Policies: Principles, Current Status and Reforms; VI: Conclusions and Outlook; 34: Conclusions and Outlook