• Current US, Japanese and CIS activities are far more advanced than those in Europe. However, there is strong overlap between the proposed experiments in these countries with those discussed in this Report. Because future Powersat and SPS system will inevitably require international users beyond Europe, it would be prudent to explore cooperation and participatory programmes at an early stage. While Europe could undertake all of the proposed activities, it might be more advantageous to conduct them within an internationally coordinated framework. • The activities of the Commonwealth of Independent States are considered extensive. Therefore, any immediate future Powersat activities must include an assessment of the former Soviets capabilities to avoid the possibility of information being lost altogether. The cost of liberating this information, through a joint study effort, might be small to Europe and produce disproportional benefits. Acknowledgement of Support Eurospace would like to acknowledge a number of European and US organisations for their support during the course of this Powersat study. In Europe • Thomson Tubes Electroniques, • Thomson CSF-SDC, • AEA Technology, Culhain Laboratory, • ETCA, • SAFT, • Oerlikon-Contraves, • Technology Detail, • DASA/MBB-ERNO,
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