View Salmon Swimming Upstream: Charting a Course in Cislunar Space By Clayton Swope, Louis Gleason PublishedOctober 21, 2024 There is a lot of promise—and hype—around the future of humankind in cislunar space, roughly the area between geosynchronous Earth orbit and the Moon. But there are also hard realities. Operating in cislunar space presents new technical and policy challenges that the United States and its allies will want to consider. Over the last several years,…
View Space In Focus By Kari A. Bingen, Audrey M. Schaffer PublishedOctober 31, 2024 We are at a consequential moment in space. Space capabilities underpin our daily lives, our national security, our economy, and our ability to explore deep into the cosmos. Yet challenges to the domain and the international order are acute, and U.S. leadership in space is under strain. Actions and decisions now will determine whether space…
Dec17 Celebrating the U.S. Space Force and Charting its Future December 20, 2024, marks the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Space Force – the first military service created in 72 years. This event is a time to celebrate the Space Force and its Guardians, reflect on how the service came about, and discuss where it goes from here.
