Space Traffic Operations & Debris
Subhead
The increase of orbital debris and spectrum competition are just a couple of the ways that space is growing more crowded. To address the growing risks to operating in space safely and to our ability to sustain current and future space activities, CSPS research raises awareness of these issues and explores solutions for safe and sustainable space operations.
Featured Papers
Space Traffic Management Terminology
Space traffic management (STM) is a topic of much international discussion in the aerospace community. But what is STM?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-traffic-management-terminology
Commercial Normentum: Space Security Challenges, Commercial Actors, and Norms of Behavior
Given the steadily increasing role of commercial actors in international space activities, are there possibilities for commercial stakeholders to participate in the development of space norms beyond safety and sustainability in peacetime, including into situations involving hostile action?
By Robin Dickey
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/commercial-normentum-space-security-challenges-commercial-actors-and-norms-behavior
No Haven for Misbehavin': A Framework for Verifying Space Norms
Can an international space situational awareness (SSA) data sharing framework for assessing countries’ norms of behavior compliance build enough support—from enough countries—to influence bad actors’ behavior in space?
By Michael Gleason
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/no-haven-misbehavin-framework-verifying-space-norms
Latest Papers, Events & News
Game Changer: Triggers and Effects of an Active Debris Removal Market
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/game-changer-triggers-and-effects-active-debris-removal-market
CubeSat Industry Day Outbrief
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode048-cubesat-industry-day-outbrief
CubeSat Confusion: Technical and Regulatory Considerations
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/cubesat-confusion-technical-and-regulatory-considerations
Light Pollution From Satellites
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/light-pollution-satellites
Airspace Integration in an Era of Growing Launch Operations
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/airspace-integration-era-growing-launch-operations
Space Traffic Management: The Challenges of Large Constellations and Orbital Debris
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-traffic-management-challenges-large-constellations-and-orbital-debris
Slash the Trash: Incentivising Deorbit
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode018-slash-trash-incentivising-deorbit
Cislunar Stewardship: Planning for Sustainability and International Cooperation
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/cislunar-stewardship-planning-sustainability-and-international-cooperation
Slash the Trash: Down with Dead Satellites
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/slash-trash-down-dead-satellites
Space Grows Faster When It's Safer: Safety and Sustainability
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode006-space-grows-faster-when-its-safer-safety-and-sustainability
Space Traffic Operations & Debris Podcasts
Featured Experts
Josef Koller
Role
Systems Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/josef-koller
Rebecca Reesman
Role
Senior Project Engineer, Space Enterprise
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/rebecca-reesman
Lina Cashin
Role
Senior Project Engineer, National Security Space Programs Policy & Oversight
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/lina-cashin
William Ailor
Role
Aerospace Fellow
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/william-ailor
Marlon Sorge
Role
Technical Fellow, Space Innovation Directorate
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/marlon-sorge
Barbara Manganis Braun
Role
Systems Director, Agile Space Acquisition and Implementation
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/barbara-manganis-braun