View How Much Will the Space Force Cost? By Todd HarrisonPublishedNovember 19, 2018 This report provides rough estimates for the number of personnel, annual budget, and additional funding that would be needed for a U.S. Space Force.
View Counterspace Weapons 101 Last UpdatedMay 7, 2019 Threats to space systems come in many different forms and types of counterspace weapons. Learn more about the four main categories of space threats in this 101.
View Is Congress Creating a Military Space Corps? By Todd HarrisonPublishedNovember 8, 2017 The House and Senate’s NDAA compromise has not expressly allowed for a Space Corps to be created, but it has made significant change in the organization of Air Force space assets and crew.
View Video: China in Space—A Strategic Competition? By Todd HarrisonPublishedApril 26, 2019 Todd Harrison discusses his testimony on China’s civil and national security space programs before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on April 25, 2019.
View Congressional Testimony: China in Space By Todd HarrisonPublishedApril 25, 2019 Read Todd Harrison’s full testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on “China in Space: A Strategic Competition.”
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 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 How It Works: Detecting a North Korean Missile Strike on Guam By Todd Harrison, Tom Karako, Thomas G. RobertsPublishedAugust 28, 2017 In August 2017, North Korea threatened to launch four ballistic missiles towards Guam, targeting waters less than 30 kilometers off the island’s coast. How and when would U.S. missile defense forces respond if an attack like this were to take place?
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.
