View Around the World in 60 Minutes (Or Less!) By Kaitlyn Johnson PublishedJanuary 17, 2018 Space travel could be the next revolution in human transportation. Are commercial companies, like SpaceX, developing viable options? Furthermore, what other applications may this technology have?
View What to look for in the Air Force’s FY 2019 Budget Request By Kaitlyn Johnson PublishedFebruary 9, 2018 What are the U.S. Air Force’s true programmatic priorities in 2018 and 2019? The Aerospace Security Project took a look at the budget to find out what the Air Force is really investing in.
View President Trump Wants His Moonshot Without Paying for It By Thomas G. Roberts PublishedFebruary 15, 2018 Like past presidents, Trump is setting an ambitious space agenda that is not backed up with resources
View Video: Securing Civil Space for America’s Return to the Moon By Todd Harrison, Thomas G. Roberts PublishedFebruary 22, 2018 On January 18, 2018, the CSIS Aerospace Security Project hosted “En Route to the Moon: Creating a Civil Space Architecture” a public forum on securing civil space systems in the new era of NASA.
View Congressional Testimony: Space Warfighting Readiness By Todd Harrison PublishedMarch 14, 2018 Read Todd Harrison’s full testimony before the House Armed Services Committee on “Space Warfighting Readiness: Policies, Authorities, and Capabilities.”
View Moonstruck: A Podcast About Humans in Space By Thomas G. Roberts PublishedMarch 21, 2018 Moonstruck is a new podcast mini-series about humans in space. Listen to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts.
View Improving Disaster Response through Aerospace Technology By Kyle Libby PublishedMarch 22, 2018 In these circumstances, the aerospace field offers tremendous capabilities for effective disaster response. By analyzing the capabilities offered by these aerospace technologies, it becomes clear that increased funding and development would prove a boon to effective disaster response and recovery.
View Space Threat Assessment 2018 PublishedApril 11, 2018 Space Threat Assessment 2018 analyzes the open-source information available on the counterspace capabilities of other countries that can threaten U.S. space systems.
View Improving our Deterrence Posture in Space By Todd Harrison PublishedApril 11, 2018 While there’s no guarantee that all adversaries can or will be deterred from attacking space systems, every effort should be made to raise the costs and reduce the benefits of doing so.
View Space Threat Assessment 2018 By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson, Thomas G. Roberts PublishedApril 11, 2018 Several countries and non-state actors are developing, or have already developed, counterspace weapons that could be used against vulnerable U.S. space assets. This report assesses open-source information and provides a succinct view into what space and counterspace assets China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and other actors are developing.