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.
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?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/exotic-space-warfare-military-importance-sustained-maneuver
Strengthening a Solid Foundation: U.S. Advantages from Commercial Space

Although the United States still leads the world in space, other countries are becoming more competitive. What strategic actions can the United States take to maintain its advantage?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/strengthening-solid-foundation-us-advantages-commercial-space
Latest Papers, Events & News
Lessons from the Cloud: Outsourcing and Integrating Commercial Space Services

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/lessons-cloud-outsourcing-and-integrating-commercial-space-services
Space and War in Ukraine: Beyond the Satellites

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2024-04-03-space-and-war-ukraine-beyond-satellites
Space Partnerships and Competition in the Pacific

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/2024-03-18-space-partnerships-and-competition-pacific
Sustained Maneuver for Defending in Space

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode132-sustained-maneuver-defending-space
Mine Games: Securing America’s Critical Mineral Supply

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/mine-games-securing-americas-critical-mineral-supply
Space-Based Missile Warning: An Opportunity to Deepen U.S.-Japan Security Cooperation

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2024-01-29-space-based-missile-warning-opportunity-deepen-us-japan-security-cooperation
Servicing for Endurance

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode131-servicing-endurance
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
Upcoming Events
Rapid Open-Source Intel
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode155-rapid-open-source-intel
National Security Podcasts
Featured Experts
Sam Wilson

Role
Systems Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/sam-wilson
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, Defense Strategic Space
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/lina-cashin
Lori Gordon

Role
Systems Director, Space Enterprise Evolution Directorate
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/lori-gordon
Marlon Sorge

Role
Technical Fellow, Center for Space Policy & Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/marlon-sorge