The Business of Space
Subhead
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.

Featured Papers
The Great Convergence and the Future of Satellite-Enabled Direct-to-Device

Will the Direct-to-Device (D2D) market, now the next big thing for the communications sector, fundamentally change the satcom market by expanding connectivity options for customers while bringing significant value to communication providers?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/great-convergence-and-future-satellite-enabled-direct-device
STAR: Shining Light on Space Supply Chain Risk

Secure and sustainable space supply chains are a matter of national security and economy. How can STAR help mitigate the risks?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/star-shining-light-space-supply-chain-risk
Commercial Normentum: Space Security Challenges, Commercial Actors, and Norms of Behavior

Given the steadily increasing role of commercial actors in international space activities, are there possibilities for commercial stakeholders to participate in the development of space norms beyond safety and sustainability in peacetime, including into situations involving hostile action?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/commercial-normentum-space-security-challenges-commercial-actors-and-norms-behavior
Latest Papers, Events & News
Forging Ahead in Cislunar

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode125-forging-ahead-cislunar
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
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
Reinventing the Western Range

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode115-reinventing-western-range
Mapping Our Way to Sustainable Cislunar

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode114-mapping-our-way-sustainable-cislunar
Reinventing Assured Access to Space

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode113-reinventing-assured-access-space
Buy What We Can – Build What We Must

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode110-buy-what-we-can-build-what-we-must
Preserving the Value of Space
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode107-preserving-value-space
Guiding the Future of Spaceflight Safety

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode106-guiding-future-spaceflight-safety
The Business of Space Podcasts
Featured Experts
Karen Jones

Role
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/karen-jones
Sam Wilson

Role
Systems Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/sam-wilson
Colleen Stover

Role
Project Manager, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/colleen-stover
Samira Patel

Role
Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/samira-patel