National Policies & International Relations
Subhead
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.

Featured Papers
Charting a Course Through Cislunar Master Planning

Many U.S. private sector companies and other spacefaring nations have their sights set on cislunar space. Why do we need a coordinated cislunar master planning effort?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/charting-course-through-cislunar-master-planning
No Haven for Misbehavin': A Framework for Verifying Space Norms

Can an international space situational awareness (SSA) data sharing framework for assessing countries’ norms of behavior compliance build enough support—from enough countries—to influence bad actors’ behavior in space?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/no-haven-misbehavin-framework-verifying-space-norms
Leveraging Digital Engineering for Space Guardians and Space Explorers

Digital engineering can enable cooperation and process commonality between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United States Space Force. Can the incorporation of the digital engineering process significantly improve the pace of evolution of space systems in the national interest?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/leveraging-digital-engineering-space-guardians-and-space-explorers
Latest Papers, Events & News
Space Security / SSA - A View From Europe

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode053-space-security-ssa-view-europe
Survey of Space-related Politcal Appointees and Office in the US Government

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/survey-space-related-politcal-appointees-and-office-us-government
What Happens to the Space Force Now?

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2021-01-26-what-happens-space-force-now
Space exploration: Doing it safe is better than doing it fast

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2021-01-25-space-exploration-doing-it-safe-better-doing-it-fast
Space challenges for President Biden: Four issues for the next four years

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2021-01-20-space-challenges-president-biden-four-issues-next-four-years
The Space Policy Primer: Key Concepts, Issues and Actors

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-policy-primer-key-concepts-issues-and-actors
Trump’s enduring space legacy

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2021-01-15-trumps-enduring-space-legacy
Congress & the Near Future of Space with Kendra Horn
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode047-congress-near-future-space-kendra-horn
NASA's Artemis Roadshow
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode045-nasas-artemis-roadshow
Strategic Foresight: Addressing Uncertainty in Long-Term Strategic Planning

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/strategic-foresight-addressing-uncertainty-long-term-strategic-planning
National Policies & International Relations Podcasts
Featured Experts
Michael Gleason

Role
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/michael-gleason
Josef Koller

Role
Systems Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/josef-koller
Sam Wilson

Role
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/sam-wilson
Russell Rumbaugh

Role
Systems Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/russell-rumbaugh
Robin Dickey

Role
Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/robin-dickey
Lori Gordon

Role
Senior Project Engineer, Corporate Chief Engineers Office
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/lori-gordon
Barbara Manganis Braun

Role
Systems Director, Agile Space Acquisition and Implementation
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/barbara-manganis-braun
Sam Sims

Role
Senior Project Engineer, Space Innovation Directorate
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/sam-sims
Marlon Sorge

Role
Technical Fellow, Space Innovation Directorate
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/marlon-sorge