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 The In-Space Rescue Capability Gap This CSPS paper seeks to raise awareness of the need to revisit space rescue policies and close capability gaps. July 2021
Fact Sheet Physical Sciences 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 Compendium 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
State of Play On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing Shrinking technology and lower costs have made on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (OSAM) is an area of emerging technology and growth in the space domain. This domain includes the use of… April 2021
State of Play Synthetic Aperture Radar In this issue of State of Play, emerging synthetic aperture radar technologies in the start-up domain and commercial marketplace are investigated and two key players compared. February 2021
Annual Report 2020 Annual Report The Aerospace Corporation’s 2020 Annual Report spotlights the accomplishments and breakthroughs that strengthen our value as the nation’s trusted partner for space. December 2020
Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report In a year that saw the unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19 and passionate calls across the world for racial justice and equality, the 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report highlights… December 2020
Paper Human Spaceflight Safety: Regulatory Issues and Mitigating Concepts This CSPS paper explores ways to address the issues associated with the rise of commercial human spaceflight. November 2020
Paper ESTABLISHING SPACE CYBERSECURITY POLICY, STANDARDS, AND RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Our future space systems must be secured and cyber resilient. Using threat-informed risk-based system engineering and applying defense-in-depth throughout space systems, particularly on the… October 2020
Fact Sheet Positioning, Navigation and Timing GPS has more than 4.5 billion users, including most U.S. military systems and several U.S. critical infrastructure sectors. It is a central element of PNT, but alternative and complementary… October 2020
Fact Sheet Aerospace Colorado Springs Aerospace is expanding our capabilities to meet the technical and strategic needs of our growing customer base in the region. September 2020
Paper Continuous Production Agility (CPA): Future Proofing the National Security Space Enterprise Keeping pace with the rapid technological change that’s reshaping space will require new approaches and new ways of thinking to help the U.S. maintain it’s leading position. Finding ways to regularly… September 2020
Getting It Right Getting It Right: September 2020 In this issue: Space Vehicle Interface Specifications, Space System High Volume Production, Design and Test of Moving Mechanical Assemblies, Mission Success From The Ground Up, In Memoriam: William (… September 2020