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
Spaceportopia: A Primer For Successful Launch Site Planning

Public and private sector actors are considering new spaceport sites. However, are they considering the long-term economic and environmental impacts on the surrounding region?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/spaceportopia-primer-successful-launch-site-planning
U.S. Policy Decisions That Shaped Civil and Commercial Use of GPS

Decisions made in previous presidential administrations have influenced the current state of GPS. Where do we go from here?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/us-policy-decisions-shaped-civil-and-commercial-use-gps
Leverage and Preserve: Need for DOD to Strengthen Support for U.S. Commercial Space

As the United States increases its use of commercial space assets and services, venture capital investment presents both opportunity and challenge. Could anchor tenancy be the answer?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/leverage-and-preserve-need-dod-strengthen-support-us-commercial-space
Latest Papers, Events & News
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
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://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/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
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
Director of Strategy and National Security, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/sam-wilson
Colleen Stover

Role
Staff Member, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/colleen-stover