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
Space Leadership Forum: Key Findings
The Aerospace Corporation held an executive-level forum on February 13 to discuss accelerating America's national advantage through commercial space. Leaders from various sectors debated key issues like rapid acquisition, regulatory challenges, and innovation, with breakout sessions focusing on reinforcing U.S. space dominance in five core areas.
By Kara Cunzeman, Brian Weeden & Sam Wilson
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-leadership-forum-key-findings
Exotic Space Warfare: Military Importance of Sustained Maneuver
Given the increasing competition and emerging threats in space, should sustained space maneuver (SSM) be an essential warfighting principle for the U.S. Space Force?
By Katherine Melbourne
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/exotic-space-warfare-military-importance-sustained-maneuver
Why Transforming the Budget Structure Would Benefit Defense Space
The Department of Defense (DOD) categorizes defense acquisitions in a way that poses challenges for acquiring space capabilities. Given changing threats and pressing needs, should DOD push for fundamental changes in its budget structure?
By Jamie Morin & Sam Wilson
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/why-transforming-budget-structure-would-benefit-defense-space
Latest Papers, Events & News
Defending Spacecraft in the Cyber Domain
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/defending-spacecraft-cyber-domain
Closing the Arctic Infrastructure Gap
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/closing-arctic-infrastructure-gap
Outpacing the Threat With an Agile Defense Space Enterprise
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/outpacing-threat-agile-defense-space-enterprise
What Place for Space: Competing Schools of Operational Thought in Space
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/what-place-space-competing-schools-operational-thought-space
US Missile Warning Sats Fair Game If No New START?
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2019-07-17-us-missile-warning-sats-fair-game-if-no-new-start
A Framework for Resilience
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/framework-resilience
Options for Retired ICBM Booster Systems
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/options-retired-icbm-booster-systems
Clearing the Intellectual Underbrush: Preparing for Conflict that Extends Into Space
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/clearing-intellectual-underbrush-preparing-conflict-extends-space
Space Agenda 2021
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-agenda-2021
National Security Podcasts
Featured Experts
Sam Wilson
Role
Systems Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/experts/sam-wilson
Michael Gleason
Role
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/experts/michael-gleason
Lina Cashin
Role
Senior Project Engineer, Defense Strategic Space
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/experts/lina-cashin
Lori Gordon
Role
Systems Director, Space Enterprise Evolution Directorate
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/experts/lori-gordon
Marlon Sorge
Role
Technical Fellow, Center for Space Policy & Strategy
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/experts/marlon-sorge