This book is based on the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Global Space Governance study commissioned by the 2014 Montreal Declaration that called upon civil society, academics, governments, the private sector, and other stakeholders to undertake an international interdisciplinary study. The study took three years to complete. It examines the drivers of space regulations and standards, key regulatory problems, and especially addresses possible improvements in global space governance. The world's leading experts led the drafting of chapters, with input from academics and knowledgeable professionals in the public and private sectors, intergovernmental organizations, and nongovernmental organizations from all the regions of the world with over 80 total participants. This book and areas identified for priority action are to be presented to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and it is hoped will be considered directly or indirectly at the UNISPACE+50 event in Vienna, Austria, in 2018.

The report, a collective work of all the contributors, includes objective analysis and frank statements expressed without pressure of political, national, and occupational concerns or interest. It is peer-reviewed and carefully edited to ensure its accuracy, preciseness, and readability. It is expected that the study and derivative recommendations will form the basis for deliberations and decisions at international conferences and meetings around the world on the theme of global space governance. This will hopefully include future discussion at the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

1. Introduction to the study on Global Space Governance.- 2.  Overview of the Existing Mechanisms of Global Space Governance.- 3. Global Space Governance from Regional Perspectives.- 4. National Space Policies and Laws and Global Space Governance.- 5. Private Commercial Space Enterprises and Global Space Governance.- 6. Satellite Telecommunications and Broadcasting.- 7. Remote Sensing, Earth Observation, and Meteorological Satellites.- 8. Global Navigation Satellite Systems and Services.- 9.  Space-Based Solar Power.- 10. Space Launch Services.- 11. Human Spaceflight.- 12. Global Governance of Space Security.- 13.  Space Traffic Management and Coordinated Controls for Near-Space.- 14. On-Orbit Services, Robotics, Active Debris Removal and Related Activities.- 15.&