Aerospace Security Project
The Aerospace Security Project at CSIS explores the technological, budgetary, and policy issues related to the air and space domains and innovative operational concepts for air and space forces
Part of the International Security Program at CSIS, the Aerospace Security Project is led by Director and Senior Fellow Kari Bingen.
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- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Paige Montfort
- Media Relations Manager, External Relations
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- pmontfort@csis.org
Featured Analysis

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U.S. Space Force Primer
The U.S. Space Force, the newest branch of the U.S. military, is growing in complexity and mission. This primer presents a short history of the U.S. Space Force, as well as key details and internal organization.
Report by Kari A. Bingen , Kaitlyn Johnson , John Dylan Bustillo , and Marie Villerreal Dean — January 3, 2023

Emerging Security Issues in Space Policy
Transcript — December 15, 2022

Low Orbit, High Stakes
Report by Makena Young and Akhil Thadani — December 14, 2022

Russia Threatens to Target Commercial Satellites
Critical Questions by Kari A. Bingen , Kaitlyn Johnson , and Zhanna Malekos Smith — November 10, 2022

Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting on Posturing U.S. Space Operations for a Warfighting Advantage
Transcript — October 20, 2022
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Lt. Gen. Michael A. Guetlein on What’s Next for Space Systems Command
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Emerging Security Issues in Space Policy

Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting on Posturing U.S. Space Operations for a Warfighting Advantage

Lt. Gen. Michael A. Guetlein on What’s Next for Space Systems Command

Tracking Developments in Counterspace Weapons
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Rethinking the Role of Remotely Crewed Systems in the Future Force
Brief by Todd Harrison — March 3, 2021

Defense Against the Dark Arts in Space: Protecting Space Systems from Counterspace Weapons
Report by Todd Harrison , Kaitlyn Johnson , and Makena Young — February 25, 2021

To Infinity and Beyond: Civil and Commercial Space Policy in the Biden Administration
Critical Questions by Kaitlyn Johnson — February 10, 2021

Rethinking Military Roles and Missions in a New Administration
Critical Questions by Todd Harrison — February 2, 2021

The Need for Innovation and Continuity in National Security Space during the Biden Administration
Critical Questions by Makena Young — January 28, 2021

Online Event: Space Situational Awareness and Space Traffic Management Coordination Among US Agencies
Event by Todd Harrison , Gordan Kordyak , Lauri K. Newman , and Mark B. Daley — November 17, 2020

What the Continuing Resolution Means for Defense and Space Force Funding in FY 2021
Critical Questions by Seamus P. Daniels and Kaitlyn Johnson — October 9, 2020

Online Event: The Eisenhower Legacy in Space
Event by Todd Harrison , Susan Eisenhower , and Jim Bridenstine — September 16, 2020

Key Governance Issues in Space
Report by Kaitlyn Johnson — September 1, 2020

Online Event: State of the Space Industrial Base Report 2020 Unveiling
Event by Todd Harrison and Kaitlyn Johnson — July 28, 2020
