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?
By Katherine Melbourne
Published Date
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
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Key Observations About Space
The war in Ukraine offers lessons for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Space Force. What are some of those lessons?
By Michael Gleason
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/russias-war-ukraine-key-observations-about-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