This book presents a geopolitical analysis of the upcoming human exploration of celestial bodies in the inner solar system by the major space powers.
It utilizes a systemic approach to the analysis of political events in space to develop a comprehensive overview of the factors influencing planned or proposed missions to the selected objects – the Moon, Mars and asteroids. As a result of this analysis, the book establishes forward-looking scenarios of possible developments to highlight the main fault-lines of the upcoming operations beyond the currently most heavily utilized terrestrial...