View What Does the Trump Administration’s New Memorandum Mean for Nuclear-Powered Space Missions? By Kaitlyn Johnson, Court ManskePublishedAugust 28, 2019 In late August 2019, the Trump administration released a new presidential memorandum updating safety procedures for spacecraft launched with nuclear components. In this piece, the Aerospace Security Project answers questions about nuclear spacecraft and this legal change.
View Space Force or Space Corps? Competing Visions for a New Military Service By Kaitlyn JohnsonPublishedJune 27, 2019 Is there going to be a new military service for space? This CSIS Brief provides a side-by-side comparison of legislative proposals for the Space Force from the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and the Department of Defense.
View U.S. Air Force Budget Last UpdatedMarch 13, 2019 FY18 and FY19 budget requests for major programs within the United States Air Force.
View Unmanned Aerial Systems Military Incidents Last UpdatedFebruary 28, 2019 Use this interactive map to explore incidents involving UAS in conflict areas.
View How Does Space Policy Directive-4 Reorganize U.S. Military Space Operations? By Kaitlyn JohnsonPublishedFebruary 20, 2019 CSIS defense expert Kaitlyn Johnson breaks down the long-anticipated Space Policy Directive-4, which announced the formal creation of the U.S. Space Force on February 19, 2019.
View Back to the Moon? Understanding Trump’s Space Policy Directive 1 By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn JohnsonPublishedDecember 14, 2017 On December 11, 2017, President Trump amended the 2010 National Space Policy to redirect NASA’s focus to sending Americans back to the Moon.
View How Might Space Policy Directive 2 Affect Commercial Space? By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn JohnsonPublishedMay 30, 2018 On Thursday, May 24, 2018, President Trump signed a second space policy directive, which intends to streamline regulations in the commercial use of space. This article explores the nuances of the directive and what U.S. government agencies will be affected.
View How Does Space Policy Directive 3 Affect Space Traffic Management? By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn JohnsonPublishedJune 19, 2018 What did the Trump Administration’s third space policy directive change? How does it affect space debris? Will there be a Space Force? Read this assessment to find out all these answers and more!
View Why a Space Force Can Wait By Kaitlyn JohnsonPublishedOctober 3, 2018 Establishing a Department of the Space Force by 2020 is rushing into an end solution without proper consideration. Although there have been several space reorganization studies in the past two decades, a comprehensive public debate of our current space capabilities and their organization is just beginning.
View Unmanned Aerial Systems’ Influences on Conflict Escalation Dynamics By John Schaus, Kaitlyn JohnsonPublishedAugust 7, 2018 This CSIS analysis details how escalation and deterrence dynamics change with the increasing use of UAS in conflict areas and examines several cases of how these dynamics might realistically occur.
