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Space Agenda 2025
Space security, development, and exploration are critical elements of national policy and strategy. Inevitably, the presidential term starting in 2025 will include the need for many high-level decisions on space-related issues. Aerospace has created a series of policy papers—Space Agenda 2025—on issues already at the forefront, or likely to emerge in the next few years.
Featured Papers
Strengthening the Industrial Base to Deliver the Future Defense Space Architecture
The DOD faces many issues in transitioning to proliferated space systems. How can they respond to these challenges?
By Andrew Berglund
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/strengthening-industrial-base-deliver-future-defense-space-architecture
The Next Space Security Norm
The U.S. government has led in the development of new space security norms. What criteria can be applied to the next major space security norm effort?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/next-space-security-norm
Leverage and Preserve: Need for DOD to Strengthen Support for U.S. Commercial Space
As the United States increases its use of commercial space assets and services, venture capital investment presents both opportunity and challenge. Could anchor tenancy be the answer?
By Sam Wilson
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/leverage-and-preserve-need-dod-strengthen-support-us-commercial-space
Latest Events & News
Real Talk on Sustained Space from IAC
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode145-real-talk-sustained-space-iac
Space Agenda 2025: Introduction
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/SA2025-introduction
Space Agenda 2025: CEO Letter
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/sa2025-ceo-letter
National Security
Space Sustainability in the Context of Contested Space
The changes in space operations are straining the effects of traditional practices for a sustainable space environment. What should policymakers consider to help ensure a sustainable environment over the long term?
By Marlon Sorge
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-sustainability-context-contested-space
Space Traffic Operations & Debris
Space Traffic Management Terminology
Space traffic management (STM) is a topic of much international discussion in the aerospace community. But what is STM?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-traffic-management-terminology
National Policies & International Relations
Competition In The Pacific
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/2021-12-02-competition-pacific
The Business of Space
Real Talk on Sustained Space from IAC
In this episode we discuss what space sustainability means from different perspectives, how experts are working to predict orbital viability with metrics, and about operational and economic challenges to the future of servicing and moving satellites in orbit.
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode145-real-talk-sustained-space-iac
Science & Technology
How Stuff Works: Space Weather, Satellites & Human Safety
What’s the science behind how space weather affects our satellites and the services they provide?
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode133-how-stuff-works-space-weather-satellites-human-safety
Exploration, Society, & the Future
Moonstruck! International Aspirations in Cislunar Space
Nations worldwide are seeking to explore cislunar space. How should the United States lead the way back to the Moon?
By Angie Bukley & Colleen Stover
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/moonstruck-international-aspirations-cislunar-space