Space Environment: Payloads Launched by Country Last UpdatedSeptember 1, 2022 United States China Russia Total US launch as percent/total 2019 253 49 29 331 76% 2020 959 65 23 1047 92% 2021 1215 78 16 1309 93% As of June 9, 2022. All data pulled from Space-Track.org United States Total Number of Starlink Payloads Starlink as % of all US payloads Starlink as % of […]
Apr27 NASA’s Role in International Affairs A conversation with NASA Administrator Major General Charles F. Bolden, Jr., USMC, Ret. This wide ranging discussion will explore NASA’s past, present, and future role in foreign relations to include NASA’s contributions to U.S. national security and international security more broadly.
View More than just fixing the rules: regulating for innovation By Kaitlyn Johnson PublishedApril 27, 2017 A variety of new space technologies are emerging in the U.S. space industry, and policymakers should look for ways to facilitate this innovation and make these technologies more accessible to civil, commercial, and military space customers.
View NASA in the Second Space Age: Exploration, Partnering, and Security By Todd Harrison, Nahmyo Thomas PublishedNovember 30, 2016 How does the world’s leading federal space agency adapt to changes in the space domain? If NASA is no longer operating in a peaceful sanctuary, how should its goals in exploration and global partnerships change?
View If Russia is Selling, the Pentagon Should Keep Buying — Rocket Engines, That Is By Todd Harrison PublishedMay 18, 2016 What’s the rush? Before hastily cutting off the engines we need, Congress should set the conditions for a better American space launch market.