The Cabal Report of the French Parliament on space policy — A blueprint for European space ambitions or another cry in the wilderness?

Abstract

In February 2007, Christian Cabal, member of the Assemblée Nationale, and Senator Henri Revol submitted as rapporteurs of the French parliament’s science and technology (S&T) oversight panel, a report to their respective chambers entitled “Space Policy: Daring or Decline”, subtitled “How to make Europe world leader in the space domain”.²⁵² The report provides an analysis and policy recommendations over the next ten years, geared towards the position France and Europe should hope to achieve by the 2020s. In accordance with constitutional practice, the report is referred to under the short name, “Cabal Report”, based on the name of Assembly rapporteur.

OPECST to the Assembly (Report No. 3676) and Senate (Report No. 223). “Rapport sur les grands domaines programmatiques de la politique spatiale du futur”. Politique Spatiale: L’audace ou le déclin; Comment faire de l’Europe le leader mondial de l’espace 7–8 February 2007. http://www.assembleenationale.fr/12/rap-off/i3676.asp, http://www.assembleenationale.fr/12/rap-info/i3676-english.pdf. OPECST is drawn from both chambers in equal numbers reflecting political composition.