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Center for Strategic and International Studies

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academicFounded 1975
United States
www.csis.org/
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies released a report on 2020-09-03 addressing space governance issues including orbital debris mitigation, rendezvous and proximity operations, and insurance requirements.

Mentioned as: Center for Strategic and International StudiesTechnical ProductSep 3, 2020Study raises new concerns about lack of governing norms in space

Jim Bridenstine spoke on 2020-05-05 at a Center for Strategic and International Studies webinar.

Mentioned as: Center for Strategic and International StudiesTechnical ProductMay 6, 2020Bridenstine ties international cooperation on Artemis to norms of behavior in space

Budget analyst Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies did not include the Space Development Agency in his cost estimates for a Space Force due to unclear agency functions.

Mentioned as: Center for Strategic and International StudiesTechnical ProductNov 28, 2018Space Development Agency is priority one for DoD. But what exactly will the SDA do?

Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies supports separating civilian and national security space initiatives.

Mentioned as: Center for Strategic and International StudiesTechnical ProductOct 31, 2018Space Force discussions increasingly blur the line between military and civilian space

Todd Harrison, defense budget analyst and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, concluded that Wilson’s proposal inflated costs by adding thousands of extra personnel and by budgeting $1,000,000,000 for a questionable Space Command facility.

Mentioned as: center for strategic and international studiesNarrative FinancialOct 4, 2018Senate Armed Services Committee still not sold on a separate military service for space

Kaitlyn Johnson, research associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, argued that a rushed 2020 timeframe for creating a Department of the Space Force would make identifying, incentivizing, and building relationships with key space personnel across departments difficult.

Mentioned as: Center for Strategic and International StudiesNarrative GeneralOct 4, 2018Senate Armed Services Committee still not sold on a separate military service for space

Budget analyst Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies questioned Secretary Wilson’s $13,000,000,000 estimate and suggested the figure was intentionally inflated to hinder Congressional approval.

Mentioned as: Center for Strategic and International StudiesTechnical ProductSep 26, 2018Inside the Pentagon, disagreements deepen over how to create a Space Force
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