View Commanding Space: The Story Behind the Space Force PublishedApril 11, 2019 This featured documentary from the CSIS Aerospace Security Project and iDeas Lab highlights the history of space reorganization and showcases several perspectives of the Trump administration’s Space Force proposal.
View Congressional Testimony: China in Space By Todd Harrison PublishedApril 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 Video: China in Space—A Strategic Competition? By Todd Harrison PublishedApril 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 Space Force or Space Corps? Competing Visions for a New Military Service By Kaitlyn Johnson PublishedJune 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 The Risks a War in Space Poses for Nuclear Stability on Earth By Todd Harrison PublishedJuly 30, 2019 A fresh perspective on the vulnerability of U.S. space assets and their role in nuclear deterrence in an increasingly crowded and contested domain.
View What Does the Trump Administration’s New Memorandum Mean for Nuclear-Powered Space Missions? By Kaitlyn Johnson, Court Manske PublishedAugust 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 Congress approved the Space Force. Now What? By Kaitlyn Johnson PublishedDecember 19, 2019 The U.S. will officially create a new military service for space, the U.S. Space Force. Learn more about the new service with this piece about the law that establishes the new service.
View A Foreword to Space Threat Assessment 2020 By Marty Faga PublishedMarch 29, 2020 An exclusive foreword by Marty Faga, former director of the National Reconnaissance Office and longtime advocate for space security.
View Space Threat Assessment 2020 By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson, Thomas G. Roberts, Tyler Way, Makena Young PublishedMarch 30, 2020 An interactive summary of Space Threat Assessment 2020, a featured report from the CSIS Aerospace Security Project.
View Report: Space Threat Assessment 2020 By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson, Thomas G. Roberts, Tyler Way, Makena Young PublishedMarch 30, 2020 Space Threat Assessment 2020 aggregates and analyzes publicly available information on the counterspace capabilities of other nations.
