National Security
Subhead
Space has become a contested domain and remains critical to ensuring US national security and security of our allies. CSPS research aims to evolve understanding of the threat, potential responses, and the agile strategies and defense partnerships needed to enable success.
Featured Papers
Issue Brief: New Priorities and Long-Term Developments Toward a New Architecture
Does the near doubling of the Space Force budget in just five years reinforce the growing consensus on the importance of national security space?
By Sam Wilson
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/issue-brief-new-priorities-and-long-term-developments-toward-new-architecture
Enabling a New Space Paradigm: Harnessing Space Mobility and Logistics
Can the U.S. Space Force mature its Space Mobility and Logistics (SM&L) capabilities using four approaches—Participant, Customized, Anchor Tenant, and Owner—that do not readily exist in space today?
By Rebecca Reesman
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/enabling-new-space-paradigm-harnessing-space-mobility-and-logistics
Issue Brief: Fiscal Year 2023 Space Force Budget Analysis: Missile Warning and Tracking Looms Large
This year’s budget request includes an increase for the USSF from last year’s appropriations. How does the FY 2023 budget affect U.S. space systems and missions?
By Sam Wilson
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/issue-brief-fiscal-year-2023-space-force-budget-analysis-missile-warning-and-tracking-looms
Latest Papers, Events & News
Reversal of nuclear-conventional entanglement in outer space
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2023-09-15-reversal-nuclear-conventional-entanglement-outer-space
21st Century Space Policies – Protect, Promote & Partner
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode124-21st-century-space-policies-protect-promote-partner
Workforce, Workforce, Workforce
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode123-workforce-workforce-workforce
The DownLink: That Touted DoD Budget Plus-Up Cuts Into Space Force and Seeding Future Military Space Innovation
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2023-08-27-downlink-touted-dod-budget-plus-cuts-space-force-and-seeding-future-military-space
How Stuff Works: Defending in Space
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode122-how-stuff-works-defending-space
Space Development Agency shaking up how the military buys satellites
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2023-08-11-space-development-agency-shaking-how-military-buys-satellites
Cyber Defense for Space
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode121-cyber-defense-space
Contested Space Strategy - Continuity & Change
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode120-contested-space-strategy-continuity-change
Operating as a Team w/ Lt Gen Burt
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode119-operating-team-w-lt-gen-burt
U.S. sharpens plan for military space race
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2023-07-11-us-sharpens-plan-military-space-race
National Security Podcasts
Featured Experts
Sam Wilson
Role
Systems Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/sam-wilson
Robin Dickey
Role
Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/robin-dickey
Michael Gleason
Role
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/michael-gleason
Lina Cashin
Role
Senior Project Engineer, National Security Space Programs Policy & Oversight
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/lina-cashin
Rebecca Reesman
Role
Senior Project Engineer, Space Enterprise
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/rebecca-reesman
Lori Gordon
Role
Systems Director, Corporate Chief Engineer’s Office
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/lori-gordon
Marlon Sorge
Role
Technical Fellow, Space Innovation Directorate
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/marlon-sorge
Carrie O’Quinn
Role
Senior Project Engineer, Research and Development Department
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/carrie-oquinn