Tag: SPACE
How AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient
by Marcos Fernandez Tous, Preeti Nair, Sai Susmitha Guddanti, and Sreejith Vidhyadharan Nair
Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets into space,...
Space mining: corporate autocracy or global solidarity?
by Nikola Schmidt and Martin Švec
This text was originally written in the Czech language as a policy paper at the Institute of International Relations...
Space-based solar power: A new frontier in US energy security
by David Steitz and Sowmya Venkatesh
Space-based solar power (SBSP) represents a crucial component for meeting tomorrow’s global energy needs. At a congressional staff briefing...
Space commerce: face the risk, seize the opportunities
by Norm Mitchell
Imagine it’s 1625 and you’re an ambitious young entrepreneur. The world’s most powerful nations have pushed wooden shipbuilding technology to unprecedented heights....
German Aerospace Center and NASA collaborate on space radiation research
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and NASA signed an agreement to continue their long-standing and successful cooperation in...
NATO space enterprise must throttle up — or risk falling short
By Bruce McClintock and Anca Agachi
The importance of space has been increasing for allied defense, deterrence, operations and resilience over the last few decades. This summer’s NATO summit in...
The long road to near-real-time satellite reconnaissance: a chronology
In late 1976, the United States Air Force launched a revolutionary top secret satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Known as the KH-11 KENNEN...
A reinvigorated push for nuclear power in space
By David Ariosto
When reporters revisit President John F. Kennedy’s address to a joint session of Congress in 1961, it is often framed as a...
The new attack surface: from space to smartphone
By Jamie Munro
Imagine having seamless mobile broadband access anywhere on Earth, from the most remote deserts and oceans to disaster zones, all without...
Five priorities for advancing NATO’s space mission
By Anca Agachi, Shaan Shaikh, Bruce McClintock
NATO has intensified its efforts in the space domain. In relatively fast order, the alliance has moved from recognizing the growing role of space —...
A step forward in space export control reform
By Jeff Foust
A decade ago, the commercial space industry in the United States celebrated a hard-fought victory in efforts to reform export controls. After...
Repurposing nuclear reactors used in space propulsion for high-density power on the Moon and Mars
By Ajay Kothari
In the recent NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate Shortfall Ranking Report, “High Power Energy Generation on Moon/Mars” is rated #2 of 187 considered...
