Jul23 Celebrating NASA’s 60th Anniversary with Administrator Jim Bridenstine Please join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project on Monday, July 23, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of NASA’s founding with Administrator Jim Bridenstine. Hear the Administrator’s vision for the agency’s future while honoring its decades-long history. The Administrator’s address will be followed by a panel discussion featuring two of his predecessors: Sean O’Keefe and Charlie Bolden.
View How Does Space Policy Directive 3 Affect Space Traffic Management? By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson PublishedJune 19, 2018 What did the Trump Administration’s third space policy directive change? How does it affect space debris? Will there be a Space Force? Read this assessment to find out all these answers and more!
Apr16 34th Space Symposium Hosted ByThe Space Foundation The Space Symposium has become widely known as the premier U.S. space policy and program forum and as the “must attend” opportunity for information on and interaction among all sectors of space.
View Moonstruck: A Podcast About Humans in Space By Thomas G. Roberts PublishedMarch 21, 2018 Moonstruck is a new podcast mini-series about humans in space. Listen to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts.
View Video: Securing Civil Space for America’s Return to the Moon By Todd Harrison, Thomas G. Roberts PublishedFebruary 22, 2018 On January 18, 2018, the CSIS Aerospace Security Project hosted “En Route to the Moon: Creating a Civil Space Architecture” a public forum on securing civil space systems in the new era of NASA.
View President Trump Wants His Moonshot Without Paying for It By Thomas G. Roberts PublishedFebruary 15, 2018 Like past presidents, Trump is setting an ambitious space agenda that is not backed up with resources
History of the NASA Budget By Thomas G. Roberts Last UpdatedSeptember 1, 2022 This interactive displays historical NASA budgets.
International Astronaut Database By Thomas G. Roberts Last UpdatedJuly 5, 2022 Search the CSIS Aerospace Security International Astronaut Database for an individual astronaut’s name, country of origin, gender, and flight records.
Jan18 En Route to the Moon: Creating a More Resilient Civil Space Architecture The Trump Administration has emphasized civil and commercial space as one of its top priorities with the reinstatement of the National Space Council, the signing of Space Policy Directive 1, and the recent National Security Strategy, which prioritized the improvement of our U.S. space architecture resiliency. This conference will focus on how NASA and others can promptly adapt civil space architectures in pursuit of the Administration’s mission objectives.
View Back to the Moon? Understanding Trump’s Space Policy Directive 1 By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson PublishedDecember 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.