This paper offers guidance about how strengthening space resilience and security can drive economic expansion, strategic stability, and maintain U.S. leadership in the global space economy, ensuring robust and sustainable space operations.
Making Space Vibrant and Resilient: The Critical Link Between Economic and National Security
What’s the issue? The U.S. space sector is crucial for economic growth and national security but faces challenges from increased global competition, technological advancements, and potential threats to space assets.
What did we do? MITRE analyzed these challenges and proposed strategic recommendations to enhance U.S. space capabilities through public-private collaboration and international cooperation.
What did we find? Strengthening space resilience and security can drive economic expansion, strategic stability, and maintain U.S. leadership in the global space economy, ensuring robust and sustainable space operations.
The U.S. space sector is pivotal for driving economic growth and ensuring national security, yet it confronts significant challenges from increasing global competition and sophisticated threats. This paper examines the complexities of maintaining U.S. leadership in the space economy, highlighting the necessity of catalytic mechanisms like public-private partnerships and international cooperation. Offering strategic recommendations, it presents a comprehensive approach for the next presidential administration to enhance space resilience, vibrancy, and security.
Read more about how these initiatives can foster innovation, protect critical assets, and sustain America's competitive edge in the complex and dynamic space landscape. And uncover the strategies poised to transform the future of space exploration.