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
Challenges for the US Space Industrial Base

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode060-challenges-us-space-industrial-base
Digital Engineering for Air Force
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode059-digital-engineering-air-force
Developing Future Space Workers: Leadership Needed Today

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/developing-future-space-workers-leadership-needed-today
Rethinking Capability Development for Space Enterprise

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode050-rethinking-capability-development-space-enterprise
Game Changer: Triggers and Effects of an Active Debris Removal Market

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/game-changer-triggers-and-effects-active-debris-removal-market
David Livingston's The Space Show: Broadcast 3624

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2021-01-03-space-showbroadcast-3624-robert-sam-wilson
Leveraging Commercial Space For National Security

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/leveraging-commercial-space-national-security
Space Agenda 2021 Showcase

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode040-space-agenda-2021-showcase
Space Game Changers Driving Forces and Implications for Innovation Investments

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-game-changers-driving-forces-and-implications-innovation-investments
Principled Design vs. Designing for Principles: Rethinking Capability Development for the Space Enterprise

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/principled-design-vs-designing-principles-rethinking-capability-development-space-enterprise
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