Jan24 Air Force Priorities in an Era of Strategic Competition Please join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project and Defense Budget Analysis program on Wednesday, January 24 at 11:00am EST for a conversation on the Air Force’s budgetary priorities with the Honorable Kristyn E. Jones, performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, and Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore, Jr., the Deputy Chief of Staff for […]
May18 Lt. Gen. Michael A. Guetlein on What’s Next for Space Systems Command A conversation between Lieutenant General Michael A. Guetlein and CSIS’s Cynthia Cook on the future focus of the Space Systems Command.
Jan19 Discussing Two Years of the Space Force with General Raymond CSIS hosts Chief of Space Operations, General John ‘Jay’ Raymond, to reflect on the progress of the first two years of the newest U.S. military branch, the Space Force.
Dec06 West Coast Aerospace Forum: An Air and Space Force Designed for the Future Hosted ByThe RAND Corporation The West Coast Aerospace Forum is an annual conference co-sponsored by the CSIS Aerospace Security Project, the RAND Corporation, the Aerospace Corporation, and the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. This year’s event will be hosted at RAND’s Santa Monica headquarters. The West Coast Aerospace Forum provides a rare chance to engage with some of the […]
Nov30 West Coast Aerospace Forum: Creating the Future Aerospace Force Hosted ByThe RAND Corporation The West Coast Aerospace Forum provides a rare chance to engage with some of the Air Force’s most senior and experienced leaders as well as top civilian national security experts.
Feb28 Strategic National Security Space: FY19 Budget Forum This conference, in collaboration with the CSIS Defense Budget Analysis Project, will address the dynamic national security space landscape including the release of the Trump administration’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget, the evolving threat environment, and changes in the organization of the national security space enterprise.
View Options for the Ground-Based Leg of the Nuclear Triad By Todd Harrison, Evan Linck PublishedSeptember 21, 2017 The purpose of this report is to provide an independent assessment of the options available; including the impetus for the program, a review of the Air Force’s analysis of alternatives for the GBSD, alternatives to modernization, and key questions for policymakers to consider as the MDAP moves forward.
View Ultra-Low-Cost Access to Space: What it Means and When it’s Coming By Todd Harrison, Andrew Hunter PublishedMarch 22, 2017 In this video, CSIS experts Todd Harrison and Andrew Hunter explore the unique trends in low-cost access to space, identify key opportunities for further cost reductions and policies needed to spur innovation, and explore new military missions that would be enabled if these trends lead to significant reductions in the cost of access to space.
View Implications of Ultra-Low-Cost Access to Space By Todd Harrison, Andrew Hunter, Kaitlyn Johnson, Thomas G. Roberts PublishedMarch 21, 2017 To understand a future where the cost of access to space is only a fraction of what it is today, CSIS turned to a curated group of space experts, including launch providers, satellite manufacturers, government analysts, space law practitioners, and military strategists. This report details trends in low-cost access to space, identifies key opportunities for further cost reductions and policies needed to spur innovation, and explores new military missions that would be enabled if these trends lead to significant reductions in the cost of access to space.
View Beyond the RD-180 By Todd Harrison, Andrew Hunter, Kaitlyn Johnson, Thomas G. Roberts, Evan Linck PublishedMarch 21, 2017 This report explores how the United States came to depend on the Russian RD-180 rocket engine as part of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, realistic options for the engine’s replacement in the coming decade, and potential space launch acquisition strategies for the future.
