After the election, Germany's space policy must take shape

摘要

Germany's recently parliamentary elections and last November's U.S. presidential contest arguably did not have much in common. One similarity, however, is that space policy did not play much of a role in either of the campaigns. Out of the six parties that made it into the Bundestag, the German parliament, following September's election, only the Social Democrats cared to mention space even once in their election program, stating in general terms the aerospace industry's "important role as a location for business and innovation as well as for increased European cooperation."