Space Agenda 2025: CEO Letter

Space today is a transformed domain. Cutting-edge technologies and emerging commercial capabilities are creating new opportunities for space operations and exploration. At the same time, our nation faces serious challenges that must be addressed, from rapidly evolving adversary capabilities that threaten our security to complex issues involving things like space sustainability and the industrial base.

Four years ago, The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy released the inaugural Space Agenda 2021 in recognition of the critical time we found ourselves at in space. This series of papers highlighted the pressing trends and issues that would shape U.S. space policy in the years ahead.  

As the pace of change across the space domain continues to accelerate, we are pleased to share Space Agenda 2025, which builds on our previous work and offers forward-looking perspectives on the most important topics affecting how our nation and its allies are approaching leadership and competition in space.  

The in-depth research and informed insights provided in the pages ahead span defense, intelligence, civil, commercial, and international space, highlighting the growing interdependence and opportunities for integration across the space enterprise. We offer them freely as a resource to aid U.S. leaders and policymakers, including the next presidential administration and Congress, as they navigate critical decisions and deepen strategic partnerships over the next four years. 

Steve Isakowitz 
President and CEO 
The Aerospace Corporation