Policy Papers

The Promise of Space-Based Solar Power

September 21, 2022 Peter Garretson, Cody Retherford Space Policy Review

Commercial-level Space-based solar power (SSP) satellites will reduce dependence on fossil fuels, dramatically shift global energy markets, build economic and geopolitical influence, and accelerate military and space power projection.

Clarifying the Planetary Defense Mission

June 15, 2021 Peter Garretson Defense Technology Program Brief

Since 2005, Congress has recognized that an asteroid impact represents a serious threat to national security. Though Congress tasked NASA to survey hazardous asteroids larger than 140m by 2020, sixteen years later it remains incomplete.

U.S. Space Budget Report

May 6, 2021 Anthony Imperato , Peter Garretson, Richard M. Harrison Defense Technology Program Brief

Civil and military space investments significantly benefit the U.S. economy and national security. Yet, DoD space, NASA space, and overall federal space funding are insufficient for the U.S. to compete in the new space age.