View Popular Orbits 101 Last UpdatedJune 14, 2022 Not all satellite orbits are created equal. This 101 describes the most popular orbital regimes and their benefits and drawbacks.
View Report: Space Threat Assessment 2020 By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson, Thomas G. Roberts, Tyler Way, Makena YoungPublishedMarch 30, 2020 Space Threat Assessment 2020 aggregates and analyzes publicly available information on the counterspace capabilities of other nations.
View Space Threat Assessment 2020 By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson, Thomas G. Roberts, Tyler Way, Makena YoungPublishedMarch 30, 2020 An interactive summary of Space Threat Assessment 2020, a featured report from the CSIS Aerospace Security Project.
View Space Threat Assessment 2019 By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson, Thomas G. Roberts, Alexandra Coultrup, Madison BergethonPublishedApril 4, 2019 An interactive summary of Space Threat Assessment 2019, a featured report from the CSIS Aerospace Security Project.
View Report: Space Threat Assessment 2019 By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson, Thomas G. Roberts, Madison Bergethon, Alexandra CoultrupPublishedApril 4, 2019 Download a PDF of Space Threat Assessment 2019 a new featured report from the CSIS Aerospace Security Project. Space Threat Assessment 2019 reviews the open-source information available on the counterspace capabilities that can threaten U.S. space systems.
View Spaceports of the World By Thomas G. RobertsPublishedMarch 13, 2019 With the rate of space launches projected to grow exponentially in the coming years, spaceports will become an increasingly important to the global space industry. Which countries and private companies operate the world’s most active spaceports?
View What Can 24 Satellites Do for U.S. Missile Defense? By Thomas G. RobertsPublishedOctober 18, 2018 Despite some missile defense advocates’ claims that 24 satellites could form the basis of a boost-phase space-based missile interceptor (SBI) system, many physicists do not agree. A better question is how could a satellite constellation of this size best contribute to U.S. missile defense?
View Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Why NASA Must Continue to Launch a Diverse Astronaut Corps By Thomas G. RobertsPublishedJuly 31, 2018 If an American astronaut wants to go to outer space, they have to go through Russia to get there. And so far, an African American has never been launched on a Russian rocket. Last month’s launch was supposed to change that.
View Why a Space-Based Missile Interceptor System Is Not Viable By Thomas G. RobertsPublishedJuly 2, 2018 The deployment of a space-based missile intercept layer would require launching hundreds or thousands of weapons into space – an expensive, inefficient, and provocative proposition.
View Space Threat Assessment 2018 By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson, Thomas G. RobertsPublishedApril 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.