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
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
Our Most Vital Asset: Space Ground Infrastructure and U.S. Foreign Relations

Location, location, location: Operations in space are deeply rooted in Earthbound politics. Can the United States continue to secure access to real estate in foreign lands to maintain its advantages in space?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/our-most-vital-asset-space-ground-infrastructure-and-us-foreign-relations
Leverage and Preserve: Need for DOD to Strengthen Support for U.S. Commercial Space

As the United States increases its use of commercial space assets and services, venture capital investment presents both opportunity and challenge. Could anchor tenancy be the answer?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/leverage-and-preserve-need-dod-strengthen-support-us-commercial-space
Latest Papers, Events & News
USSF Space Operations Command w/ LtGen Whiting

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode098-ussf-space-operations-command-w-ltgen-whiting
Legality of Commercial-Military Integration

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode097-legality-commercial-military-integration
Space Matters in the Arctic

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode096-space-matters-arctic
Educating the Space Forces at NSSI

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode086-educating-space-forces-nssi
USPS could face some difficulty in buying the gas-powered fleet it wants

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2022-03-14-usps-could-face-some-difficulty-buying-gas-powered-fleet-it-wants
Biden taps senior DOD nominees

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2022-03-11-biden-taps-senior-dod-nominees
The Space Force Isn’t a Military Service

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2022-02-18-space-force-isnt-military-service
North Korea: ‘Kim doesn’t just want more missiles, he wants better ones’

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2022-02-05-north-korea-kim-doesnt-just-want-more-missiles-he-wants-better-ones
‘Space Force’ legislation moves forward

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2022-02-02-space-force-legislation-moves-forward
Pentagon Office Expands to Meet Demand for International Space Agreements

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2022-01-31-pentagon-office-expands-meet-demand-international-space-agreements
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