Paper The Future of Civil and Commercial Space Authorization and Oversight After the November 2020 presidential election, members of the U.S. space community began speculating on what the new administration would do regarding space policy formulation and oversight in the… September 2021
Research The Aerospace Corporation’s AeroCube Program The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) has been at the forefront of CubeSat technology and the miniaturization of satellites since before the CubeSat standard existed. Aerospace flew the world's… August 2021
Paper Toward Environmental Accountability: Transforming Satellite Data Into Action The environmental health of the planet continues to deteriorate as scientists study the problem. What does the next successful environmental initiative look like, and where will it come from? August 2021
State of Play State of Play: SmallSats Go Back to the Future Rockets go to space usually to put something there, like a camera or a radio housed in a satellite. This helps people see things or talk to other people around the world. Starting in about 2000, it… August 2021
Paper Partnering Not Bossing: Better Leveraging International Capabilities for Space Domain Awareness The United States has found it difficult to incorporate space domain awareness (SDA) data from allies and partners due to both technical and policy obstacles. What can be done to foster stronger and… August 2021
Paper The FY22 Defense Space Budget Request Analysis The United States Space Force grew more than any other military service in the fiscal year 2022 budget request. The fiscal year 2022 budget reflects the continued importance of space to the U.S.… August 2021
Paper The In-Space Rescue Capability Gap Neither the U.S. government nor commercial spaceflight providers have plans in place to rescue a crew from a distressed spacecraft in low Earth orbit or anywhere else in space. Given the need to… July 2021
Paper Building Normentum: A Framework for Space Norm Development Since it is a U.S. national policy aim to lead the development of international space norms, what would a strategy to achieve that aim look like? July 2021
Paper A Framework for Developing Trust in Artificial Intelligence While artificial intelligence (AI) has enhanced or enabled technologies that were previously not thought possible, its increased presence has also engendered growing concern, particularly in domains… July 2021
Fact Sheet Physical Scicences Laboratories Overview The Aerospace Physical Sciences Laboratories provide the robust physical research backplane to implement the new, science-based technologies and methodologies imperative to making the leap to the… July 2021
Facilities Physical Sciences Laboratories The Aerospace Physical Sciences Laboratories (PSL) provide a robust and innovative physical research backplane. July 2021
Fact Sheet Space Cyber Cyber threats pose a significant and complex challenge due to the absence of warning, the speed of an attack by an adversary, the difficulty of attribution, and the complexities associated with… June 2021
Getting It Right Getting It Right: December 2020 In this issue: Fast Tracking Risk Assessment, Resilience in Space, Space Systems Software Development Standard, Outpacing the Threat Through Integration Across the Space Enterprise, and Automobile… June 2021
Paper Clearing Skies In the Forecast for the Nation's Weather Satellites The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and DOD sit at pivot points with a rare opportunity to plan the next generation of environmental satellites that will comprise the combined… June 2021
State of Play In-Space Novel Propulsion Technologies Change is coming to in-space propulsion. This edition of state of play looks at what’s happening with emerging technologies for nuclear, electric, and solar propulsion. June 2021
Paper Active Debris Removal: Policy and Legal Feasibility The last few decades have seen a growth in both the complexity of space operations and the number of commercial entrants into the space economy. The resulting increase in space debris engenders a… April 2021
