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
FY 2025 Defense Space Budget: Continued Emphasis on Proliferation Under a More Constrained Top-Line
Despite the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Space Force budget request being less than it was for the previous year, does the budget submission reflect DOD’s continued emphasis on transition to a new model for defense space operations?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/fy-2025-defense-space-budget-continued-emphasis-proliferation-under-more-constrained-top
Should the Space Force Have a Warfighting-Centric Culture?
The Space Force plays a significant and unique role in securing U.S. national interests. How should warfighting fit into the Space Force culture?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/should-space-force-have-warfighting-centric-culture
High Ground or High Fantasy: Defense Utility of Cislunar Space
With the Moon’s reemergence as a central topic in U.S. space policy, how will a debate on the importance of cislunar space help policymakers and non-specialists understand the potential military dimensions of the issue?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/high-ground-or-high-fantasy-defense-utility-cislunar-space
Latest Papers, Events & News
The DownLink: Space Force Budget, Plus Science Chief Mozer: “We are in a hinge of history moment”
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2023-03-19-downlink-space-force-budget-plus-science-chief-mozer-we-are-hinge-history-moment
Reinventing the Western Range
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode115-reinventing-western-range
Reinventing Assured Access to Space
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode113-reinventing-assured-access-space
Lawmakers chart ‘middle course’ on space-based missile warning funding
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2023-01-13-lawmakers-chart-middle-course-space-based-missile-warning-funding
Enabling a New Space Paradigm: Harnessing Space Mobility and Logistics
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/enabling-new-space-paradigm-harnessing-space-mobility-and-logistics
The critical importance of resiliency for US missile warning satellites
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2023-01-03-critical-importance-resiliency-us-missile-warning-satellites
West Coast Aerospace Forum 2022: Lessons Learned from the Russia-Ukraine Conflict for the Pacific Theater
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2022-12-02-west-coast-aerospace-forum-2022-lessons-learned-russia-ukraine-conflict-pacific
What's New, What's Next: Norms in Space
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode105-whats-new-whats-next-norms-space
Injecting Space into Wargaming
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode102-injecting-space-wargaming
New report raises questions on DoD’s multi-orbit plan for space sensors
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/news/2022-09-20-new-report-raises-questions-dods-multi-orbit-plan-space-sensors
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, 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