Research Areas

Our independent, objective analyses provide the technical underpinnings and detailed analytics to support the development, deployment, and implementation of space policy and strategy.
Research Areas

National Security

Space has become a contested domain and remains critical to ensuring US national security and security of our allies.  CSPS research aims to evolve understanding of the threat, potential responses, and the agile strategies and defense partnerships needed to enable success.
See All

Space Traffic Operations & Debris

The increase of orbital debris and spectrum competition are just a couple of the ways that space is growing more crowded. To address the growing risks to operating in space safely and to our ability to sustain current and future space activities, CSPS research raises awareness of these issues and explores solutions for safe and sustainable space operations.
See All

National Policies & International Relations

U.S. national space policy must continue to benefit from our current international partnerships as well as leverage those of emerging space nations. CSPS looks at how space activities are addressed through governance and policy at national and international levels.
See All

The Business of Space

From cislunar development to public-private-partnerships, building up the space enterprise to meet future demands will require flexible workforce and business models, and acceptance of new economic drivers and players.  CSPS explores the business of space from a strategic perspective.   
See All

Science & Technology

The space enterprise encompasses a broad range of scientific research and new space technology development and application.  CSPS research emphasizes the policy and regulatory implications of how new science and technology influences this fast changing environment.
See All

Exploration, Society, & the Future

As we look to expand our presence beyond Earth, cross-cutting technological, policy, and societal considerations need to be addressed. CSPS research examines the methodologies and implications of potential futures, the changing nature of civil space exploration, and the role society plays in both.
See All

Climate Change & the Environment

Environmental and weather monitoring has been a long-standing cornerstone of the space sector, however the earth faces increasingly drastic consequences to climate change. CSPS research investigates how the space sector can address those challenges and align with global and national environmental priorities.
See All