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
Policy Issues in Evolving Global Space Operations

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/policy-issues-evolving-global-space-operations
Space travel debris clutters Earth’s orbit, putting innovation at risk

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2017-09-21-space-travel-debris-clutters-earths-orbit-putting-innovation-risk
Ensuring U.S. Space Leadership

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/ensuring-us-space-leadership
The Outer Space Treaty at 50

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/outer-space-treaty-50
Considerations For the Next National Space Policy

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/considerations-next-national-space-policy
Near-term Space Support for Arctic Operations

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/near-term-space-support-arctic-operations
Updating U.S. Policy on Commercial Remote Sensing

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/updating-us-policy-commercial-remote-sensing
International Orbital Debris Remediation

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/international-orbital-debris-remediation
International Commercial Spaceflight Regulation

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/international-commercial-spaceflight-regulation
National Space Council: History and Potential

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/national-space-council-history-and-potential
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