Across the Universe
Commercial Space Companies and International Cooperation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33011/cuhj20264459Keywords:
space industry, commercial space business, international cooperationAbstract
The space industry has grown exponentially since the end of the Cold War, and with it, the quantity and quality of commercial space companies. While past space enterprises were undertaken by national governments through joint and individual efforts, commercial space have permeated the industry. In this study, I research whether these commercial companies influence international cooperation in space, hypothesizing that increases in commercial space revenue will lead to fewer positive negotiations over space law. To research this, I analyzed changes in international legislation sentiment (hand coded to reflect sentiment towards international cooperation), dependent upon several variables to measure commercial revenue, including national space budgets, commercial infrastructure and support, commercial space products and services, launch attempts, and military expenditure. I included controls for international cooperation changes due to other causes via proxy variables, aggregate trade per capita and intergovernmental organization membership. The results found that commercial infrastructure and support industries often had a positive relationship with international cooperation, providing evidence against my hypothesis. This provides a foundational insight into the role of commercial space companies in international cooperation and the positive role that they may play.
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