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The Green Circularity: Life Cycle Assessments for the Space Industry
By Karen Jones
Can environmental life cycle assessments (E-LCAs) be used to understand the space sector’s cradle-to-grave impacts across space and terrestrial environments?
Featured Papers
The Green Circularity: Life Cycle Assessments for the Space Industry
Can environmental life cycle assessments (E-LCAs) be used to understand the space sector’s cradle-to-grave impacts across space and terrestrial environments?
By Karen Jones
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/green-circularity-life-cycle-assessments-space-industry
Singapore: Country Brief
As space operations become increasingly global, is Singapore well positioned to both support its existing role as an aviation and maritime hub as well as further its development of space capabilities?
By Sam Wilson & Robin Dickey
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/singapore-country-brief
Enabling a New Space Paradigm: Harnessing Space Mobility and Logistics
Can the U.S. Space Force mature its Space Mobility and Logistics (SM&L) capabilities using four approaches—Participant, Customized, Anchor Tenant, and Owner—that do not readily exist in space today?
By Rebecca Reesman
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/enabling-new-space-paradigm-harnessing-space-mobility-and-logistics
Latest Events & News
A Safety Framework for Commercial Human Spaceflight
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2023-06-01-safety-framework-commercial-human-spaceflight
Competing Globally: Technology Promotion & Export Control
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode117-competing-globally-technology-promotion-export-control
ASATs, Diplomats, and More Than That
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode116-asats-diplomats-and-more-0
National Security
Issue Brief: Fiscal Year 2023 Space Force Budget Analysis: Missile Warning and Tracking Looms Large
This year’s budget request includes an increase for the USSF from last year’s appropriations. How does the FY 2023 budget affect U.S. space systems and missions?
By Sam Wilson
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/issue-brief-fiscal-year-2023-space-force-budget-analysis-missile-warning-and-tracking-looms
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
Competition In The Pacific
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/2021-12-02-competition-pacific
The Business of Space
Public-Private Synergy in the Space Sector: Risks and Rewards
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/2023-06-29-public-private-synergy-space-sector-risks-and-rewards
Science & Technology
Space-based solar power is getting serious—can it solve Earth’s energy woes?
Better technology and falling launch costs revive interest in a science-fiction technology
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2022-10-19-space-based-solar-power-getting-serious-can-it-solve-earths-energy-woes-0
Exploration, Society, & the Future
A Safety Framework for Commercial Human Spaceflight
As the moratorium expires, a focus on safety culture, collaboration, and transparency can promote safety while allowing the industry to innovate and grow. A Safety Framework for Commercial human Spaceflight is needed.
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2023-06-01-safety-framework-commercial-human-spaceflight
Climate Change & the Environment
The Green Circularity: Life Cycle Assessments for the Space Industry
Can environmental life cycle assessments (E-LCAs) be used to understand the space sector’s cradle-to-grave impacts across space and terrestrial environments?
By Karen Jones
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/green-circularity-life-cycle-assessments-space-industry