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
Lessons from the Cloud: Outsourcing and Integrating Commercial Space Services
Commercial companies are outpacing DOD acquisition cycles for some space-based capabilities. How can commercial space services be incorporated into DOD space architectures?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/lessons-cloud-outsourcing-and-integrating-commercial-space-services
Mine Games: Securing America’s Critical Mineral Supply
The United States is in a vulnerable position and risks losing access to dozens of minerals crucial for national security programs. What can be done to secure the mineral supply?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/mine-games-securing-americas-critical-mineral-supply
Issue Brief: New Priorities and Long-Term Developments Toward a New Architecture
Does the near doubling of the Space Force budget in just five years reinforce the growing consensus on the importance of national security space?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/issue-brief-new-priorities-and-long-term-developments-toward-new-architecture
Latest Papers, Events & News
Space Force.. How did we get here?
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode027-space-force-how-did-we-get-here
Defending the Space Enterprise in the Cyber Domain
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode023-defending-space-enterprise-cyber-domain
A New Era of Commercial Remote Sensing
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode020-new-era-commercial-remote-sensing
Closing the Arctic Infrastructure Gap: National Security and Commercial Considerations
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode007-closing-arctic-infrastructure-gap-national-security-and-commercial
What the Expiration of New START Could Mean for U.S. Space Forces
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode004-what-expiration-new-start-could-mean-us-space-forces
Understanding the National Security Space Budget
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode001-understanding-national-security-space-budget
‘GEOINT Singularity:’ There’ll Be Nowhere For DoD To Hide
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2019-12-16-geoint-singularity-therell-be-nowhere-dod-hide
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
National Security Podcasts
Featured Experts
Sam Wilson
Role
Systems Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/sam-wilson
Robin Dickey
Role
Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/robin-dickey
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, National Security Space Programs Policy & Oversight
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