The role of space science and technology in fostering sustainable development has always been cited as the raison d’être for a country to embark on a space programme. For ASEAN countries, the situation is no different. This book clearly shows that they are embracing this important concept: all ASEAN countries are using space science and technology, at the very minimum for monitoring resources, and, at the other end of the spectrum as we recently learned, are even aspiring to go to the Moon. This book tells us the extent to which development of space programmes in ASEAN is happening and is a useful compendium to discover the motivations and aspirations of each country. For readers in ASEAN, this book contains information that could indicate the potential for international collaboration that can potentially increase the uptake of space science, technology and applications in each country. I might be so bold as to take the opportunity of writing this foreword to challenge the space agencies of ASEAN countries to consider cooperating in instituting an ASEAN space agency. And more importantly is the question of the need for the establishment of an ASEAN spaceport. The former is not difficult to achieve as ASEAN collectively is already a strong political and economic power. Considering the latter, no single country in ASEAN has the means or ability to demonstrate the economic viability of a national spaceport. An ASEAN spaceport would offer ASEAN countries, and others with a need to launch from the Tropics, a perfect launching site. An analysis of the various contributions in this book provides good answers and recommendations to face this challenge. I would like to warmly congratulate the editors for boldly putting this book together, to benefit the ASEAN community and other countries that seek to do business and collaborate in space with them. Scientists, decision-makers, policymakers and writers of ASEAN politics and history have much to gain from the expositions in this book.
Academician Emeritus Professor Dato’Seri Dr. Mazlan Othman
National University of Malaysia (UKM)
Selangor, Malaysia
Content:
- Chapter 1 – Introduction: Why Space Matters in ASEAN
By Quentin Verspieren and Giulio Coral - Chapter 2 – Indonesian Space Policy, Regulations and Programs: Past Achievements and Future Prospects
By Ida Bagus Rahmadi Supancana - Chapter 3 – Space Sector Development in Malaysia
By Norilmi Amilia Ismail - Chapter 4 – The Philippine Space Program: A Modern Take on Establishing a National Space Program
By Rogel Mari Sese - Chapter 5 – Singapore, a Sustained Ambition Towards a Commercial Space Sector
By David Lit Xian Ho - Chapter 6 – Vietnam: An Ambitious Satellite Development Program
By Pham Anh Tuan and Le Xuan Huy - Chapter 7 – Comparison of Established ASEAN Space Programs and Lessons Learned
By Quentin Verspieren - Chapter 8 – Other ASEAN Countries: Space Achievements So Far
By Maximilien Berthet and Quentin Verspieren - Chapter 9 – Concrete Recommendations for Space Development in Non-spacefaring Countries
By Ryohei Takahashi and Nobuhiro Funabiki - Chapter 10 – Connecting Space with Citizens of ASEAN: A Social and Policy Ecosystem for Sustainable Space Development
By Maximilien Berthet - Chapter 11 – The Role of the United Nations for Space Applications Development and Utilization in ASEAN By Juliet Braslow, Kelly Hayden, and Ingrid Dispert
About the Editors:
Quentin Verspieren is Assistant Professor at the Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance (STIG) programme of The University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Public Policy and Associate Research Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Maximilien Berthet is a Ph.D. researcher in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics of The University of Tokyo. His research focuses on the utilisation of natural perturbations in the space environment for easier space science and navigation.
Giulio Coral received his Ph.D. and M.Eng. degrees from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics of The University of Tokyo and his B.Sc. from the University of Padua.
Shinichi Nakasuka graduated from The University of Tokyo in 1983 and obtained a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1988, a Member of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (JSASS), the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) and the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), Former Chairperson of the Aerospace Technical Committee of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) and Current President of the international NPO University Space Engineering Consortium (UNISEC-Global).
Hideaki Shiroyama is Professor of public administration at the Graduate School of Public Policy and the Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, and also Director of the Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo.
Contributors:Maximilien Berthet Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Juliet Braslow Space Applications Section, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
Giulio Coral Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Ingrid Dispert Space Applications Section, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
Nobuhiro Funabiki Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Kelly Hayden Space Applications Section, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
David Lit Xian Ho Singapore Space and Technology Limited, Singapore, Singapore
Le Xuan Huy Vietnam National Space Center, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Norilmi Amilia Ismail School of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Penang, Malaysia
Rogel Mari Sese Department of Aerospace Engineering, Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City, Philippines
Ida Bagus Rahmadi Supancana Catholic University of Atma Jaya, Jakarta, Indonesia
Ryohei Takahashi Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Pham Anh Tuan Vietnam National Space Center, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Quentin Verspiere Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
