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Human space flight covers a large area of space activities and is very much intertwined with other space sectors such as access to space and space communications as well as space infrastructure operations. Major areas of human space flight that are unique are crewed transportation, cargo transportation, habitation, life support systems, robotics and manned operations.
At the time of the ESPI conference on European Autonomy in Space, Frank De Winne was a member of the European Astronaut Corps and involved with the preparation of the 7th Space Council, which was held in Brussels on 25 November 2010 during the Belgian EU Council Presidency.
Editor’s Note: The following chapter was provided within the framework of the ESPI Conference: “European Autonomy in Space” held on 17–18 January 2011. As many factors may have changed in the meantime, this chapter should be read as an expression of the views of the author as at that year, 2011.
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Winne, F.D. (2015). European Autonomy in Space: Human Space Flight. In: Al-Ekabi, C. (eds) European Autonomy in Space. Studies in Space Policy, vol 10. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11110-0_10
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