In the run-up to the Munich Security Conference and immediately ahead of the BDI’s “Space Night” (Federation of German Industries), the Diplomatic Council invites you to the official book launch of “Space Security – Extending European Defence into Space”, to be held at the House of Bavarian Industry (Max-Joseph-Straße 5, 80333 Munich).

REGISTRATION FOR THE OFFICIAL BOOK LAUNCH WITH THE AUTHORS

Outer space has evolved into a sector of strategic importance – both for economic growth and for defence. To address the urgent challenges associated with this development, leading figures from politics, business and academia have jointly authored the book “Space Security”. Across more than 500 pages, they outline concrete measures that Europe must take to safeguard its security and interests in space.

The calibre and breadth of the contributing authors make this volume a unique reference work on space security. On 13 February, the authors will present their joint publication:

Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space.

Dr Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA).

Matthias Wachter, Managing Director of the NewSpace Initiative and Head of International Cooperation, Security, Raw Materials and Space at the BDI (Federation of German Industries).

Professor Dr Heinrich Kreft, Ambassador (ret.), President of the Diplomatic Council, Programme Director at the Diplomatic Academy of the German Federal Foreign Office.

Jochen M. Richter, former Director at the European Parliament, Chairman of the Diplomatic Council Global Security Forum.

State Secretary Florian Hahn, Federal Foreign Office, Member of the German Bundestag.

Hang Nguyen, Publisher, Diplomatic Council Publishing.

Andrea Rotter, Head of Foreign and Security Policy Department, Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSS).

Juliana Suess, Researcher, Security Policy Research Group, project “Strategic Threat Analyses and Nuclear (Dis-)Order”, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP).

Dr habil. Antje Nötzold, Private Lecturer and Research Associate, Chemnitz University of Technology and University of the Bundeswehr Munich.

Juan Carlos Cortés, Director General of the Spanish Space Agency.

Dr Namrata Goswami, Professor of Space Security, Johns Hopkins University.

Andreas Dripke, Author and Executive Chairman, Diplomatic Council.

Dr Ciro Maddaloni, Ital. Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ret.).

Dr Almudena Azcárate Ortega, Senior Researcher on Space Security and the Programme on Weapons of Mass Destruction, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

Dr Balázs Bartók-Gönczy, Vice Dean, University of Public Service, Budapest.

Dr Bohumil Doboš, Charles University, Prague.

Dr Enrico Fels, Managing Director of CASSIS, University of Bonn.

Professor Dr Mahulena Hofmann, SES Chair in Space, Satellite Communications and Media Law, University of Luxembourg.

Dr Xavier Pasco, Director, Foundation for Strategic Research, Paris.

Clémence Poirier, Senior Researcher, ETH Zurich.

Dr Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, Lieutenant General (ret.), first Romanian in space, former President of the Romanian Space Agency, Full Member of the International Academy of Astronautics.