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GPS
Global Positioning Satellite/System
IADC
Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee
ICBM
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
ICRAC
International Committee for Robot Arms Control
INES
International Network of Engineers and Scientists
INESAP
International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against
Proliferation
ISS
International Space Station
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
KSAT
Kongsberg Satellite Service
LEO
Low Earth orbit
MDG
Millennium Development Goals
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NGO
Non-governmental organisation
ODA
Offi cial Development Assistance
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OST
Outer Space Treaty
PAROS
Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space
PNAC
Project for the New American Century
PSG
Perchlorate Study Group
SGR
Scientists for Global Responsibility
SSN
Space Surveillance Network
TCBM
Transparency and Confi dence-Building Measures
UCS
Union of Concerned Scientists
UAV
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UNCOPUOS
UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
UNGA
United Nations General Assembly
UNOOSA
UN Offi ce for Outer Space Affairs
UN-SPIDER
UN Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster
Management and Emergency Response
USAF
United States Air Force
USAFWC
United States Air Force Warfare Center
USSPACECOM
United States Space Command
USSTRATCOM
United States Strategic Command
WILPF
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Overview
There is an ever-increasing use of space for all manner of activities, and we have
already become quite dependent on the use of space technology in our everyday
lives. For example, we are increasingly using satellite navigation for vehicle and
pedestrian journeys, to track goods and estimate bus arrival times. We are also
employing satellite systems for communication and entertainment (TV, interactive
games), international fi nancial transactions and air-traffi c management.
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