Space Strategy

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Dennis Wingo, CEO of SkyCorp, Inc. and author of Moonrush. They discuss the strategic rationale for space development and industrialization, the strategic importance of the Moon, the grand strategy consequences of failure, and the proper division of labor between government and the private sector. Dennis lays out a vision for Lunar development, and concrete policy steps to mobilize private capital and accelerate Lunar industrial development.

Dennis Wingo:

NDU Towards A Theory of Spacepower (see Chapter 8):

Moonrush:

The Early Path Not Taken:  

The Lunar Industrial Facilty:

Dr. John Lewis' Mining the Sky

Dr. Paul Spudis The Value of the Moon

Skycorp:

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Henry Sokolski, Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, about their recent China-U.S. wargame. They discuss the impetus for the game, who was involved, the force structure, how the game unfolded, the surprises, and the key takeaways. Key takeaways included the need for bodyguard satellites, 'self-executing' norms that allow self-defense, the emerging importance of orbits above GEO and in Cislunar, the space domain awareness required to keep track of dual-use servicing assets, the need to work and share with allies, and to engage South Korea on space cooperation.

Henry:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-sokolski-3b5409ab

https://npolicy.org/leadership-staff/henry-d-sokolski/

NPEC:

https://npolicy.org/mission/

@NuclearPolicy

A China-US war in space: The after-action report

https://thebulletin.org/premium/2022-01/a-china-us-war-in-space-the-after-action-report/

https://npolicy.org/china-waging-war-in-space-an-after-action-report-occasional-paper-2104/

https://npolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2104-China-Space-Wargame-Report.pdf

What a space war might look like Circa 2030:

https://npolicy.org/article_file/What_War_In_Space_Might_Look_Like_In_The_Next_One_To_Two_Decades.pdf

Why Cislunar Is Important and Hard:

https://www.afrl.af.mil/Portals/90/Documents/RV/A%20Primer%20on%20Cislunar%20Space_Dist%20A_PA2021-1271.pdf?ver=vs6e0sE4PuJ51QC-15DEfg%3D%3D

https://spaceforcejournal.org/posturing-space-forces-for-operations-beyond-geo/

Federalist Papers on Public Debate:

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-10-02-0178

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Jean-Jacques Tortora, Director of the European Space Policy Institute in Vienna.  They talk about European space policy, the organization and roles of the European Space Agency (ESA), European Commission (EC), NATO, and member states. They discuss changes in how Europe is thinking about the security dimension of space. They also cover European perspectives on natural and man-made threats (Near Earth Objects, Solar Flares, Debris, Congested Traffic, ASATs), and a vision for global governance in space. They discuss the Russian ASAT test, change in NATO posture, French Defense Space Strategy, China & Russia's International Lunar Research Station, the Artemis program, Artemis Accords, a vision for space commerce, and opportunities for U.S.-European space cooperation.

Jean-Jacques:

ESA:

EU Space Policy Web Page:

European Space Strategy:

NATO: Space as an Operational Domain

NATO’s Overarching Space Policy :"Such attacks could lead to the invocation of Article 5. A decision as to when such attacks would lead to the invocation of Article 5 would be taken by the North Atlantic Council on a case-by-case basis"https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_190862.htm

French Defense Space Strategy:

UK Proposal:

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Wayne White, author of the Space Pioneer Act. They discuss the utility of real property rights in space, consistence with the Outer Space Treaty, and how national legislation can help set norms and enable U.S. leadership. They outline the contents of the Space Pioneer act and the next steps for the draft legislation.

Wayne White:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynenwhite/

https://independent.academia.edu/WhiteWayne

Space Pioneer Act (Full Act):

https://www.academia.edu/45290412/The_Space_Pioneer_Act

Space Pioneer Act (FAQ):

https://www.academia.edu/49138575/The_Space_Pioneer_Act_Frequently_Asked_Questions

Space Pioneer Act (Outline Only):

https://www.academia.edu/49138580/The_Space_Pioneer_Act_Outline

Real Property Rights in Space:

http://www.space-settlement-institute.org/Articles/research_library/WayneWhite98-2.pdf

https://www.academia.edu/9176166/Real_Property_Rights_in_Outer_Space_unpublished_long_version_1985

Salvage Law for Outer Space:

https://www.academia.edu/6983159/Salvage_Law_for_Outer_Space

National Space Society (About):

https://space.nss.org/nss-statement-of-philosophy/

NSS Space Settlement Library:

https://space.nss.org/space-settlement-library/

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Dean Cheng, a Senior Research Fellow with the Heritage Foundation on Chinese political and security affairs. They discuss modern China, whether it is a peer or near-peer, whether it is totalitarian or a dictatorship, what are its national interests, and how the regime thinks about space. They examine China's global and space ambitions, the reasons for its behavior and adversarial stand, its Lunar, Mars, Space station and anti-satellite and orbital hypersonic program and its capabilities, its military reorganization, whether it can innovate and what policymakers and the Space Force must do in response.

Dean Cheng:

https://www.heritage.org/staff/dean-cheng

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-cheng-b340221

Cyber Dragon: Inside China's Information Warfare and Cyber Operations

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1440835640/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_JWEQ8803R313FX73EJ1X

Lawfare

https://www.heritage.org/asia/report/winning-without-fighting-chinese-legal-warfare

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Kevin O'Connell, Founder and CEO of Space Economy Rising, and former Director of the Office of Space Commerce. They discuss the Kevin's time at Commerce, including the three types of entrepreneurs: the disruptors, the inventors, and the infrastructure builders. Kevin details the history and future of the Office of Space Commerce, and the appropriate roles for government within markets. They outline work to improve the methodology for measuring the space economy and the U.S. proportion of the broader $450 billion space economy, which enables >$5 Trillion in economic value to the U.S. They cover the various current and emerging space sectors, the problems and opportunities of proliferating satellite mega constellations, debris, space traffic management and active debris removal. They predict how reusability and On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Maintenance will change the economics of space. They detail the imperative to regulate at the speed of business, and how the U.S. may lose companies overseas if its regulation is too tight. They speak to the potential for the cislunar economy and the need for enabling infrastructure, resource exploration, and new services to better life on Earth. Next, they discuss space resources, asteroid mining, the Starship Singularity, and the challenge of China. Kevin outlines the need to energize the human capital talent base, and in general, that this is "a game of offense not defense" and that the U.S. needs to run faster. Finally, they close with a discussion on the possibility of space settlements, the role of U.S. states, a space agenda worthy of the nation, and what work remains undone and opportunities for the new administration's space council.

Kevin O’Connell:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-o-connell-092a684/

https://spaceeconomyrising.com/about

Space Economy Rising:

https://spaceeconomyrising.com/

Dept of Commerce Office of Space Commerce

https://www.space.commerce.gov/

Efforts to Elevate Office:

https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/house-appropriators-continue-to-reject-elevating-noaas-office-of-space-commerce-to-department-level/

State of the Space Industrial Base 2021

https://www.diu.mil/latest/state-of-the-space-industrial-base-2021

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Todd Harrison, Director of Defense Budget Analysis, Director of the Aerospace Security Project, and Senior Fellow with the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS). They discuss the role of thinking tanks in helping policymakers ask the right questions, and what Todd sees as the most important question at present: How to improve protection of our critical space assets. Their talk focuses on the importance of space to our nation both militarily and economically. They cover the history and emergence of the Space Force and Todd's thoughts on a separate department and consolidation of the NRO. They discuss the changed orientation and priorities of the Biden administration and what major policy initiatives are left undone, including on norms, regulation and licensing. They assess the recent Chinese hypersonic and perhaps fractional orbital bombardment test, the contribution of a sensing layer to missile defense, the technical concerns with space-based missile defense. They close by speaking about Space Force Acquisition reform, and end with a discussion of a space agenda worthy of the nation.

Todd:

https://www.csis.org/people/todd-harrison

https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-harrison-7832461/

CSIS:

https://www.csis.org/

CSIS Aerospace:

https://aerospace.csis.org/

CSIS Space Threat Assessment 2021

https://www.csis.org/analysis/space-threat-assessment-2021

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews General Steve "Bucky" Butow, Director of the Space Portfolio at the Defense Innovation Unit.  They discuss the recently released State of the Space Industrial Base Report 2021 and its findings, with particular emphasis on the commercial sector, its importance and needs.

Gen. Steve Butow:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-butow-32724a27/

https://www.diu.mil/team/Steven-Butow

State of the Space Industrial Base 2021

https://www.diu.mil/latest/state-of-the-space-industrial-base-2021

Formal Release of Report at Atlantic Council

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/state-of-the-space-industrial-base-2021/

State of the Space Industrial Base 2020

https://cdn.afresearchlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/27223753/State-of-the-Space-Industrial-Base-2020-Report_July-2020_FINAL.pdf

DIU Space

https://www.diu.mil/solutions/portfolio#Space

Multi-Orbit Logistics

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2020/02/05/the-pentagon-wants-a-roadside-assistance-service-in-space/

https://blog.executivebiz.com/2020/02/diu-seeks-vehicles-fuel-depots-for-space-logistics/

Outpost

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2020/07/16/defense-innovation-unit-issues-contract-for-unmanned-orbital-outpost/

http://spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=52649

Remote Sensing

https://insidedefense.com/insider/diu-seeks-commercial-remote-sensing-technology

Space Futures Workshop

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1101899.pdf

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews George Pullen, Chief Economist of Milky Way Economy, a Fifth Industrial Revolution think tank and boutique consultancy based in Washington, DC. They discuss alternate markets, the space industry, and the space economy—its size and how it is expected to grow to exceed $4T, and why it is important to US national security. They examine the coming 5th industrial revolution in space, including the expectation of 6-12 commercial space stations engaged in biotech and extreme high purity products, and eventually large-scale manufacturing and the use of space resources, including rare earths. They outline important roles for government to help create supporting infrastructure (including the 'guard rails' on transportation), ensure freedom of movement, establish international norms of behavior, and provide search and rescue functions. They put forward visions for settlement, and the increasing maturity of Space Solar Power. They discuss the Space Force and its need to balance its dual role to support the other terrestrial armed forces as well as to 'extend out. They consider the opportunity that a US-India partnership offers for the brightest future. Finally, they conclude discussing what is a space agenda worthy of the nation, and what it would take to get there.

George Pullen:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgepullen/

Milky Way Economy:

https://www.milkywayeconomy.com/

The Space Economy Podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR63DCdyLNLUYOlzbHoVxRA

Book: Blockchain & The Space Economy

https://www.milkywayeconomy.com/store

https://www.amazon.com/Blockchain-Space-Economy-George-Pullen/dp/B084QMCCP5

Book: The Space Economy

https://www.amazon.com/Space-Economy-Book-Zero/dp/1638778973

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews General John Olson from Headquarters Space Force. They discuss the new 2021 State of the Space Industrial Base Report and its findings and recommendations, including the hybrid space architecture, JADC2, space mobility and logistics, and the space super highway, and the need to build a Cislunar Econosphere and ensure its ecurity. They also cover the strong sense of urgency felt by the participants at this inflection point in history, and the need for a bold 'North Star' vision to unite all elements of national power to become a true spacefaring nation.

Gen Olson:

State of the Space Industrial Base 2021

Formal Release of Report at Atlantic Council

(Last Year's) State of the Space Industrial Base 2020

US Space Force

US Space Force Doctrine

US Space Force CSO Planning Guidance

Space Futures Workshop