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How NEPA Applies to U.S. Space Activities
By Lindsay DeMarchi
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.
Featured Papers
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/how-nepa-applies-us-space-activities
Taiwan: Regional Brief
As space operations become increasingly global, what kind of impact is Taiwan having on the global space industry, particularly in the most recent years of development in the island’s space program?
By Katherine Melbourne
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/taiwan-regional-brief
FY 2026 Defense Space Budget: Emergence of Golden Dome
How does the new missile defense-focused Golden Dome project, arguably the most important development affecting the defense space budget since the inception of the Space Force, alter the level of resources allocated for defense space activities within the Fiscal Year 2026 budget?
By Sam Wilson
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/fy-2026-defense-space-budget-emergence-golden-dome
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Rapid Commercial
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The Space Industry Dilemma of Moving from Innovator to Integrator
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2025-07-25-space-industry-dilemma-moving-innovator-integrator
Rapid Acquisition for Defense
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National Security
FY 2026 Defense Space Budget: Emergence of Golden Dome
How does the new missile defense-focused Golden Dome project, arguably the most important development affecting the defense space budget since the inception of the Space Force, alter the level of resources allocated for defense space activities within the Fiscal Year 2026 budget?
By Sam Wilson
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/fy-2026-defense-space-budget-emergence-golden-dome
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
Taiwan: Regional Brief
As space operations become increasingly global, what kind of impact is Taiwan having on the global space industry, particularly in the most recent years of development in the island’s space program?
By Katherine Melbourne
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/taiwan-regional-brief
The Business of Space
Rapid Commercial
Commercial space is a growing industry, and the U.S. government is looking for ways to build capabilities, support private industry, and increase competition.
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode159-rapid-commercial
Science & Technology
Rapid Propulsion & Power
Nuclear power and propulsion for space has a long history yet there continue to be hurdles from lack of mission to perceived safety concerns. That could be changing as humans stretch to travel further in space and live on celestial bodies like the Moon and Mars.
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode157-rapid-propulsion-power
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