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?
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?
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?
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