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Weather Research and Missile Defense: Save for a Rainy Day

Missile defense modernization depends on more than hardware, and civilian weather agencies like NOAA and NASA play a quiet but critical role.

Commentary by Masao Dahlgren and Patrycja Bazylczyk — June 23, 2025

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Kari Bingen

Kari A. Bingen

Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Tom Karako

Tom Karako

Director, Missile Defense Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Clayton Swope

Clayton Swope

Deputy Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Benjamin Jensen

Benjamin Jensen

Director, Futures Lab, and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department

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Can NASA Win the Mars Space Race?

NASA's historic mission to bring back samples of Mars is delayed and faces cost overruns. Meanwhile, China is on track to launch its own mission. Can the United States still win this Mars space race?

Critical Questions by Clayton Swope — September 24, 2024

Weapons in Space: A Virtual Book Talk with Dr. Aaron Bateman

Please join CSIS for a livestreamed conversation with Dr. Aaron Bateman moderated by Kari A. Bingen to discuss Dr. Bateman’s recent book, Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative.

Event — August 28, 2024

Why Hasn’t Starliner Returned?

The first crewed Starliner mission to the space station was supposed to last for less than two weeks. To date, the mission has lasted over three months, with no end date yet set by NASA. Why is Starliner still in space?

Critical Questions by Clayton Swope — August 19, 2024

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Why Hasn’t Starliner Returned?

An audio version of “Why Hasn’t Starliner Returned?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Clayton Swope. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Clayton Swope — August 19, 2024

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