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Charting a Path Through the Space Arms Control Verification Challenge
By Michael Gleason
Although many U.S. policymakers are skeptical that a space arms control agreement can be effectively verified, is it possible that verification is a surmountable obstacle given the existence of new technologies and several other factors?
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Charting a Path Through the Space Arms Control Verification Challenge
Although many U.S. policymakers are skeptical that a space arms control agreement can be effectively verified, is it possible that verification is a surmountable obstacle given the existence of new technologies and several other factors?
By Michael Gleason
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/charting-path-through-space-arms-control-verification-challenge
The Space Development Agency and the Future of Defense Space Acquisitions
The Space Development Agency plans to acquire and field hundreds of satellites over the next few years. How will these plans affect national security space operations and acquisitions?
By Andrew Berglund
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-development-agency-and-future-defense-space-acquisitions
FY 2025 Defense Space Budget: Continued Emphasis on Proliferation Under a More Constrained Top-Line
Despite the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Space Force budget request being less than it was for the previous year, does the budget submission reflect DOD’s continued emphasis on transition to a new model for defense space operations?
By Sam Wilson
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/fy-2025-defense-space-budget-continued-emphasis-proliferation-under-more-constrained-top
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Legacy of the Strategic Defense Initiative for Space Security
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Legacy of the Strategic Defense Initiative for Space Security
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Space Traffic Management Terminology
Space traffic management (STM) is a topic of much international discussion in the aerospace community. But what is STM?
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Competition In The Pacific
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Commercial Developments in Low Earth Orbit: Challenges and Opportunities
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What’s the science behind how space weather affects our satellites and the services they provide?
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Exploration, Society, & the Future
Debating National Security Space
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/2024-08-29-debating-national-security-space