2001, Satellites in Orbit No 43, 2001/1 - pagesPages 4 to 5ForewordBy Pascal GrisetPages 6 to 16Alcatel and Space Telecommunications: The Slow Development of an Industry Center in EuropeBy Yves BouvierPages 17 to 24Technological Exchange between France and the United States: Space Telecommunications (1960–1985)By Anne-Thérèse NguyenPages 25 to 33Satellites in Telecommunications Networks: Failures in Creating a World Satellite SystemBy Laurent GillePages 34 to 41The Space Telecommunications Market: Challenges and PerspectivesBy Pascale Sourisse, Pascal GrisetPages 42 to 57Societal Consequences of Large Technical Systems: A Pluralist ApproachBy Erik Van der Vleuten, Anne BreteauPages 58 to 69Demand Responsive Transport: An Institutional InnovationBy Éric Le BretonPages 70 to 72The California Electricity CrisisBy Géraldine PfliegerPages 73 to 84The Waste Sector in the United States (I)By Dominique LorrainPages 85 to 87One Century Ago: Stock Market Valuation for a Transatlantic Telecommunications CompanyBy Pascal GrisetPages 88 to 94ReviewsPages 95 to 96Selected TitlesPages 97 to 99Journal Reviews