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"A Geopolitical Awakening": The European Union and Space
By Michael Gleason
The European space sector is on the cusp of great change, dramatically increasing space and defense budgets to maintain its strategic autonomy. How can the U.S. space enterprise find pathways to collaborate with this growing global space power?
Featured Papers
"A Geopolitical Awakening": The European Union and Space
The European space sector is on the cusp of great change, dramatically increasing space and defense budgets to maintain its strategic autonomy. How can the U.S. space enterprise find pathways to collaborate with this growing global space power?
By Michael Gleason
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/geopolitical-awakening-european-union-and-space
One Word, Many Approaches: A Transatlantic Look at Commercial Space Procurement
The analysis presented in this paper demonstrates the breadth and complexity of how both the United States and Europe currently use the term “commercial” to apply to space activities.
By Andrew Berglund, Lindsay DeMarchi, Colleen Stover & Brian Weeden
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/one-word-many-approaches-transatlantic-look-commercial-space-procurement
Revisiting National Space Transportation Policy: It's Not Just Rockets Anymore
It’s a critical time for ensuring continued access to space. Could a new U.S. space transportation policy help address challenges, seize opportunities, and maintain global leadership in space?
By Brian Weeden
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/revisiting-national-space-transportation-policy-its-not-just-rockets-anymore
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Humanity on the Moon
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National Security
Securing Space and Protecting Our World: Cyber Security Across Space and Terrestrial Systems
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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
Securing Space and Protecting Our World: Cyber Security Across Space and Terrestrial Systems
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/2026-07-21-securing-space-and-protecting-our-world
The Business of Space
Enabling In-Space Economy
In this show we talk to CEOs of two private space companies about what they want to see from government, and we talk to government about the framework to move us forward.
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode169-enabling-space-economy
Science & Technology
Applications of AI to Space
How is artificial intelligence being integrated into space systems today and into the future? What benefits and risks have yet to come? Human operators and decisionmakers, or humans-on-the-loop, will continue to be a cultural sticking point in the adoption of AI and there are technology questions that must be explored to create more trust
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode162-applications-ai-space
Exploration, Society, & the Future
Humanity on the Moon
Humans living and working on the Moon is within reach, but how are we preparing to thrive?
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode171-humanity-moon
Climate Change & the Environment
Issue Brief: How NEPA Applies to U.S. Space Activities
Although NEPA has rarely been applied directly to space activities, two recent executive orders have prompted U.S. federal agencies to review its application, leading to an examination of the NEPA process and its intersections with historical and current U.S. public and private space efforts.
By Lindsay DeMarchi
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/issue-brief-how-nepa-applies-us-space-activities