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A Comprehensive Guide to the U.S. Federal Civil Space Budget
By Lindsay DeMarchi
The U.S. federal appropriations budget funds projects that support, enable, or leverage civil space activities. Navigate this comprehensive, foundational dataset for references between FY23 and proposed spending in FY25, spanning more than 100 individual line items spread across 17 federal departments and agencies and funded by 4 different appropriations bills.
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A Comprehensive Guide to the U.S. Federal Civil Space Budget
The U.S. federal appropriations budget funds projects that support, enable, or leverage civil space activities. Navigate this comprehensive, foundational dataset for references between FY23 and proposed spending in FY25, spanning more than 100 individual line items spread across 17 federal departments and agencies and funded by 4 different appropriations bills.
By Lindsay DeMarchi
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/comprehensive-guide-us-federal-civil-space-budget
U.S. Policy Decisions That Shaped Civil and Commercial Use of GPS
Decisions made in previous presidential administrations have influenced the current state of GPS. Where do we go from here?
By Brian Weeden
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/us-policy-decisions-shaped-civil-and-commercial-use-gps
Poland: Country Brief
Poland is seeking to expand its space activities. How can the United States benefit from a more mature Polish space program?
By Sam Wilson
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/poland-country-brief
Latest Events & News
How Stuff Works: Rapid Launch
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode156-how-stuff-works-rapid-launch
Rapid Open-Source Intel
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode155-rapid-open-source-intel
Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for Civil and Commercial Uses of GPS
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/2025-05-27-emerging-challenges-and-opportunities-civil-and-commercial-uses-gps
National Security
How Stuff Works: Rapid Launch
Rocket launches are exciting business, but there’s a LOT that goes on behind the scenes and before the rocket is rolled out to the pad. Learn more from this ‘How Stuff Works’ episode!
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode156-how-stuff-works-rapid-launch
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
Poland: Country Brief
Poland is seeking to expand its space activities. How can the United States benefit from a more mature Polish space program?
By Sam Wilson
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/poland-country-brief
The Business of Space
How Stuff Works: Rapid Launch
Rocket launches are exciting business, but there’s a LOT that goes on behind the scenes and before the rocket is rolled out to the pad. Learn more from this ‘How Stuff Works’ episode!
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode156-how-stuff-works-rapid-launch
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
A Comprehensive Guide to the U.S. Federal Civil Space Budget
The U.S. federal appropriations budget funds projects that support, enable, or leverage civil space activities. Navigate this comprehensive, foundational dataset for references between FY23 and proposed spending in FY25, spanning more than 100 individual line items spread across 17 federal departments and agencies and funded by 4 different appropriations bills.
By Lindsay DeMarchi
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/comprehensive-guide-us-federal-civil-space-budget