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Should the Space Force Have a Warfighting-Centric Culture?
By Robin Dickey
The Space Force plays a significant and unique role in securing U.S. national interests. How should warfighting fit into the Space Force culture?
Featured Papers
Should the Space Force Have a Warfighting-Centric Culture?
The Space Force plays a significant and unique role in securing U.S. national interests. How should warfighting fit into the Space Force culture?
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/papers/should-space-force-have-warfighting-centric-culture
High Ground or High Fantasy: Defense Utility of Cislunar Space
With the Moon’s reemergence as a central topic in U.S. space policy, how will a debate on the importance of cislunar space help policymakers and non-specialists understand the potential military dimensions of the issue?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/high-ground-or-high-fantasy-defense-utility-cislunar-space
Lessons from the Cloud: Outsourcing and Integrating Commercial Space Services
Commercial companies are outpacing DOD acquisition cycles for some space-based capabilities. How can commercial space services be incorporated into DOD space architectures?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/lessons-cloud-outsourcing-and-integrating-commercial-space-services
Latest Events & News
3-2-1 Launch to Safety
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/events/show/episode138-3-2-1-launch-safety
The In-Space Rescue Gap
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/events/show/episode137-space-rescue-gap
Europe Eyes Sustainable Space
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/events/show/episode136-europe-eyes-sustainable-space
National Security
Should the Space Force Have a Warfighting-Centric Culture?
The Space Force plays a significant and unique role in securing U.S. national interests. How should warfighting fit into the Space Force culture?
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/papers/should-space-force-have-warfighting-centric-culture
Space Traffic Operations & Debris
Space Traffic Management Terminology
Space traffic management (STM) is a topic of much international discussion in the aerospace community. But what is STM?
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/papers/space-traffic-management-terminology
National Policies & International Relations
Competition In The Pacific
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/2021-12-02-competition-pacific
The Business of Space
3-2-1 Launch to Safety
As launches to space become more frequent and private spaceports are planned across the globe, how do launchers and regulators work to ensure both range safety and public safety?
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode138-3-2-1-launch-safety
Science & Technology
How Stuff Works: Space Weather, Satellites & Human Safety
What’s the science behind how space weather affects our satellites and the services they provide?
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode133-how-stuff-works-space-weather-satellites-human-safety
Exploration, Society, & the Future
Forging Ahead in Cislunar
The National Cislunar Science & Technology Strategy was released by the White House in November 2022. How does this visionary strategy lean into the interests of the US, our international partners, and industry?
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode125-forging-ahead-cislunar