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Key Governance Issues in Space
- Air Dominance and Long-Range Strike
  Focuses on issues relating to air power and power projection.
- Civil and Commercial Space
  Assesses NASA, other civil agencies, and private space companies.
- Space Security
  Addresses domestic and international security concerns in space.
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National Security Space Organizations 101
- Aerospace 101
  Explore fundamental concepts in the air and space domains.
- Data Repository
  Discover Aerospace Security’s interactive data and resources.
- Document Library
  Search for primary source documents from the history of aerospace policy.
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- Professional Development Course
  New course offering: Understanding Space Security.
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Author: Spencer Kaplan

Spencer Kaplan is a research intern with the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS and a rising senior at Duke University studying public policy, political science, and earth science. At Duke, Spencer leads the undergraduate council of the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy. Previous topics of his research include radioisotope thermoelectric generators and the colonization of Mars.

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National Security Space Organizations 101

Last UpdatedJuly 16, 2020

A primer on national security space organizations for the United States government, to include agencies such as the new U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command, and others.

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Eyes on the Prize

By Spencer Kaplan

PublishedJuly 13, 2020

As many nations look towards the Moon and Mars, the CSIS Aerospace Security Project looks towards the strategic implications of government and commercial action in cislunar space and on the Moon.

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International Launch Vehicles 101

Last UpdatedMay 21, 2020

A brief overview and technical details of currently operating international space launch vehicles.

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U.S. Launch Vehicles 101

Last UpdatedMay 21, 2020

This 101 piece gives a brief overview of operational, or soon-to-be operational, launch vehicles developed by American companies, sometimes with government aid.