Paper Continuous Production Agility: Adapting at the Speed of Relevance The Department of Defense is transforming the way it does business to outpace rapidly evolving threats. How can the continuous production agility (CPA) approach aid in this effort? March 2020
Paper The Future of the Night Sky: Light Pollution from Satellites The increase in proliferated low Earth orbit constellations has fueled concern over light pollution. How might such interference affect astronomy and the astronomical infrastructure? March 2020
Paper Game Changer: Blockchain in the Space Sector Blockchain, or distributed ledger technology, is gaining traction across various industries. How can blockchain work for the space enterprise? March 2020
Paper Commercial Radio Frequency Collections from Space Commercial RF collection services are entering the space sector with the capability to detect and geolocate a range of RF signals from emitters of interest. How does this capability fit into the… March 2020
Paper Large Constellation Disposal Hazards Yearly reentry of large numbers of satellites can pose a significant hazard to people, both on the ground and in aircraft. How great are the risks we face? January 2020
Paper Noninterference with National Technical Means: The Status Quo Will Not Survive With the imminent expiration of New START, formal prohibitions on interference with national technical means of verification will also expire, along with limits on U.S. and Russian nuclear arms. What… January 2020
Paper Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Approach for 5G Services & Critical Weather Forecasts Implementation of 5G wireless networks will require the use of additional swaths of the radio spectrum. How will this impact weather monitoring and communications? January 2020
Getting It Right Getting It Right: December 2019 Majority of Satellites Exceed Design Life, Constraint-Based Mission Assurance, How to Adopt Additively Manufactured (AM) Structures, Mission Assurance Summit, First AeroCubes Defined Using MBSE Now… January 2020
Paper Space Leadership in Transition Space leadership has enduring importance, yet it seems to mean different things to different people. It also changes over time. How should we characterize space leadership in the twenty-first century? November 2019
Paper Satellite Insurance Faces a Changing Landscape The space insurance industry may be on the threshold of major changes. What are the key drivers and issues facing the satellite insurance market? November 2019
Paper Defending Spacecraft in the Cyber Domain The vulnerability of satellites and other space assets to cyberattack is often overlooked in wider discussions of cyber threats to critical national infrastructure. What should be considered when… November 2019
Paper Closing the Arctic Infrastructure Gap While the Arctic is one of the most sparsely populated places on the planet and a remote area known for cold and harsh conditions, changes to the region are driving a growing demand for… October 2019
Paper Outpacing the Threat With An Agile Defense Space Enterprise This is a critical moment for the United States in space. Potential adversaries are developing and fielding anti-satellite weapons and more effective military satellites, threatening U.S. security… September 2019
Getting It Right Getting It Right: September 2019 Human spaceflight programs, failure analysis, semiconductors, model-based systems engineering, SmallSat Conference. September 2019
Paper Establishing Space Traffic Management Standards, Guidelines, and Best Practices U.S. Space Policy Directive - 3 identifies the need for space traffic management (STM)-related standards, guidelines, and best practices to be developed to address a wide range of STM issues. The new… September 2019
