CSIS Aerospace Security

The Aerospace Security Project at CSIS (@CSIS) explores the technological, budgetary, and policy issues related to the air and space domains.

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Space is central to modern warfare.

Join @CSIS on April 21 for the first Space Strategic Dialogue, featuring Gen. Stephen Whiting (@US_SpaceCom) and a panel of experts on the trends shaping space security.

Register here:
https://t.co/A5P8HGU2eC

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TOMORROW | What would "war-winning" look like in space? How should the United States prepare for a future with space weapons? For the answer to these questions and more, join @CSISDefense for the newest episode of the HTK Series.

Register: https://t.co/asl6OYiKbK

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STARTING NOW | @CSISAerospace and Secure World Foundation discuss the evolving space threat environment and the latest trends in global counterspace capabilities.

Watch: https://t.co/DqHTwRz3LP

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TOMORROW: Join @CSISAerospace and @SWFoundation for a discussion on the evolving space threat environment and the latest trends in global counterspace capabilities.

Register to watch: https://t.co/DqHTwRz3LP

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The nexus of China's economic and national security interests is clear across several domains, but especially in space.

In a recent HTK with @heatherwilly, @tomkarako, and Sen. Deb Fischer, Kari Bingen explained how China is bolstering their civil and military space programs.

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In a new video, @CSISAerospace's @crswope and @BrianTHart explain the 21st century space race between the U.S. and China and the impacts of this race on the future of human activity in space.

Watch: https://t.co/4AyF2bumTZ

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"A nation would not need space superiority to cause meaningful disruptions to low Earth orbit. Any nation that can build and launch ballistic missiles has the basic building blocks for an anti-satellite weapon," writes @CSISAerospace.

More: https://t.co/7gOgzUuJFi

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Today, CSIS's Kari Bingen, Director of @CSISAerospace, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe regarding growing threats to U.S. space security and what it means for foreign policy.

Read and watch the testimony here: https://t.co/A3RkuMayYp

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STARTING NOW | Join @CSISAerospace experts as they examine China’s rapidly expanding space launch activity and its implications for space domain awareness, security, and strategic competition.

Watch: https://t.co/iI175foiPk

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In a new analysis, @CSISAerospace expert @crswope argues that updates to FCC rules limiting transmit power for low Earth orbit satellite networks are a positive step towards optimizing the efficiency of spectrum, but there is a long way to go.

Read more: https://t.co/BBpEyEMXLL

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Why are some Chinese satellites moving? In a new video, Madeleine Chang explains how @CSISAerospace tracked unusual Chinese satellite behavior in geosynchronous orbit from 2016 to 2025 and what they found.

Watch here: https://t.co/HjaT0yO08N

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ICYMI | @SenatorFischer joined @CSISDefense's HTK Series to examine the future of U.S. strategic forces and discuss her legislative priorities as Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Strategic Forces subcommittee.

Watch: https://t.co/qz45yu1laM

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Don't forget to ask live questions here:
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LIVE NOW | @SenatorFischer joins @CSISDefense's HTK Series to examine the future of U.S. strategic forces and her legislative priorities as Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Strategic Forces subcommittee.

Watch: https://t.co/qz45yu1laM

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"Not only does Artemis offer something new to the next generation, it presents a new chapter, one that potentially includes a stream of defining moments, culminating in winning the race to Mars," writes @CSISAerospace.

More: https://t.co/rP0Se8MvPd

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TUESDAY | @CSISAerospace hosts its Space Strategic Dialogue, a new initiative examining the most consequential trends and challenges shaping the space domain, featuring Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command.

Register here: https://t.co/B9nAzl8mVk

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TUESDAY | How is space shaping modern warfare?

Join Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command, at @CSIS on April 21 for a discussion on space effects, emerging threats, and the future of U.S. space operations.

Register: https://t.co/A5P8HGU2eC

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"Understanding unusual operator behavior in GEO is important for setting norms of behavior, as well as for understanding how maneuver behavior might evolve over time," writes @CSISAerospace.

Read more about unusual Chinese satellite behavior in GEO: https://t.co/2LGN82oWqe

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"If the Space Force is truly interested in integrating and using more commercial services, it should act before that happens," writes CSIS's @crswope.

Read more from @CSISAerospace about the importance of commercial space solutions for national security: https://t.co/TWcqMUkxHN

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HAPPENING NOW: Tune in to a virtual discussion on the new "Golden Insights" report to answer some key questions including what products are being created from Earth observation data? Who is using them? And, how do we differentiate and evaluate them?

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TOMORROW: @CSISAerospace hosts a virtual discussion on its new report, "Golden Insights: High-Quality Products Derived from Commercial Earth Observations," which highlighted the best commercial remote sensing systems in operations.

Watch online: https://t.co/SbEQWWXc0m