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Charting a Course Through Cislunar Master Planning
By Ronald Birk
Many U.S. private sector companies and other spacefaring nations have their sights set on cislunar space. Why do we need a coordinated cislunar master planning effort?
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Charting a Course Through Cislunar Master Planning
Many U.S. private sector companies and other spacefaring nations have their sights set on cislunar space. Why do we need a coordinated cislunar master planning effort?
By Ronald Birk
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/charting-course-through-cislunar-master-planning
Implications of a Growing Spaceflight Industry: Climate Change
Given the fact that little scientific attention has been paid to the impacts of rocket launches and space debris reentries on global climate and stratospheric ozone, what information will policymakers need in the future to make effective regulatory decisions regarding industrial emissions and fossil fuel use?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/implications-growing-spaceflight-industry-climate-change
No Haven for Misbehavin': A Framework for Verifying Space Norms
Can an international space situational awareness (SSA) data sharing framework for assessing countries’ norms of behavior compliance build enough support—from enough countries—to influence bad actors’ behavior in space?
By Michael Gleason
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/no-haven-misbehavin-framework-verifying-space-norms
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Space Matters in the Arctic
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode096-space-matters-arctic
Wildfires from Space
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Commercial providers of satellite services face a trust gap with military buyers
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2022-06-05-commercial-providers-satellite-services-face-trust-gap-military-buyers
National Security
Legality of Commercial-Military Integration
The integration of commercial space with national security space promises to save money and propel government innovation. However, in a conflict, such integration could blur the lines on what is a legitimate target. Is this integration a violation of the law of armed conflict for space?
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode097-legality-commercial-military-integration
Space Traffic Operations & Debris
Space Rescue
Listen to experts George Nield (former FAA) and Grant Cates (Aerospace) talk to Kreston Barron of The Center for Space Policy & Strategy about how commercial spaceflight providers and US policymakers could help improve the safety of space travel.
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode068-space-rescue
National Policies & International Relations
Competition In The Pacific
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/2021-12-02-competition-pacific
The Business of Space
Space Workforce Inclusion Summit
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/2022-08-09-space-workforce-inclusion-summit
Science & Technology
Spies’ night eyes: Once-restricted tech is helping spot Russian troops, Chinese missile sites and raging wildfires
Synthetic aperture radar satellites are changing how we see the world.
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2022-05-23-spies-night-eyes-once-restricted-tech-helping-spot-russian-troops-chinese-missile
Exploration, Society, & the Future
Charting a Course Through Cislunar Master Planning
Many U.S. private sector companies and other spacefaring nations have their sights set on cislunar space. Why do we need a coordinated cislunar master planning effort?
By Ronald Birk
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/charting-course-through-cislunar-master-planning
Climate Change & the Environment
Space Matters in the Arctic
The Arctic region is becoming more congested and contested. Space domain awareness and space-based communications networks are playing an increased role in maintaining regional cooperation. The US, Russia and other arctic states are seeing more shipping and more interest in natural resources, while “near-arctic” states like China may also be seeking advantage.
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode096-space-matters-arctic