The Year in Space 2008/2009 -- European space activities in the global context -- Developments in space policies, programmes and technologies throughout the world and in Europe -- Views and Insights -- The new geostrategic context for space and the positioning of Europe -- Forecasting the consequences of the “Crash of 2008” on space activities -- Space as a strategic policy area for Europe and the European Union -- GMES — Status review and policy developments -- Integrated applications: a new way forward for Europe — Some legal thoughts -- The past and future of security-related satellite missions in Europe -- Latest trends in the national authorisation and regulation of space activities in Europe -- Iridium-Cosmos collision and its implications for space operations -- The Space Policy of the New U.S. Administration -- China’s space programme and Asia -- Facts and Figures -- Chronology: July 2008–June 2009 -- Country profiles -- Bibliography of space policy publications. July 2008–June 2009.

The Yearbook on Space Policy aims to be the reference publication analysing space policy developments. Each year it presents issues and trends in space policy and the space sector as a whole. Its scope is global and its perspective is European. The Yearbook also links space policy with other policy areas. It highlights specific events and issues, and provides useful insights, data and information on space activities. The Yearbook on Space Policy is edited by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) based in Vienna, Austria. It combines in-house research and contributions of members of the European Space Policy Research and Academic Network (ESPRAN), coordinated by ESPI. The Yearbook is designed for government decision-makers and agencies, industry professionals, as well as the service sectors, researchers and scientists and the interested public.