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
Game Changer: In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing for the New Space Economy

Technological progress in spacecraft life extension, debris removal, space operations autonomy, and robotics will disrupt the traditional paradigm of spacecraft design, acquisition, launch, operations, and maintenance. A new generation of spacecraft designed specifically for In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) is leading this charge towards a new space economy.
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/game-changer-space-servicing-assembly-and-manufacturing-new-space-economy
Assessing Commercial Solutions for Government Space Missions

With government organizations increasingly leveraging commercial offerings to meet space mission needs, is there a framework that provides a structured approach to inform government acquirers when to buy, adapt, adopt, or create a solution in the national interest?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/assessing-commercial-solutions-government-space-missions
Global Communications Infrastructure: Undersea and Beyond

With undersea cable infrastructure serving as the primary means for intercontinental and “long-haul” by communications, can policies be developed that will secure UCI, making it more resilient and less vulnerable?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/global-communications-infrastructure-undersea-and-beyond
Latest Papers, Events & News
Strategic Foresight for the Space Enterprise

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/strategic-foresight-space-enterprise
Value of Space Summit 2021

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/2021-10-18-value-space-summit-2021
2021 EMER-GEN® Inspires Space Careers

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2021-10-12-2021-emer-genr-inspires-space-careers
Designing for Principles: Implementation Steps for the United States Space Force

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/designing-principles-implementation-steps-united-states-space-force
Space Policy Perspectives: Geopolitics, Business Drivers, and Cloud Strategies

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/2021-09-22-space-policy-perspectives-geopolitics-business-drivers-and-cloud-strategies
Toward Environmental Accountability: Transforming Satellite Data Into Action

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/toward-environmental-accountability-transforming-satellite-data-action
Diversity & Inclusion Across the Nation’s FFRDCs

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode070-diversity-inclusion-across-nations-ffrdcs
Moon Society: 2021 Lunar Development Conference

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2021-07-09-moon-society-2021-lunar-development-conference
Is commercial space flight going where no regulation has gone before?

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2021-07-05-commercial-space-flight-going-where-no-regulation-has-gone
Is commercial space flight going where no regulation has gone before?

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2021-07-05-commercial-space-flight-going-where-no-regulation-has-gone-0
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
Senior Policy Analyst, 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