Aerospace Content

Artificial intelligence is increasingly integrated across the space mission lifecycle, from design and launch to operations and data analysis. This paper presents a taxonomy of AI applications across the space…

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National space transportation policy must evolve beyond traditional rocket-centric frameworks to ensure sustained U.S. leadership in space. As space activity rapidly expands—with increased launch cadence, commercial participation, and strategic competition—persistent…

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The United States is moving to reclaim leadership in high-speed aviation with a bold push to lift outdated restrictions on supersonic flight. A new executive order directs federal agencies to…

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The Best Weapon and the Authority to Fire examines a critical challenge created by increasingly integrated air and missile defense systems: the weapon best suited technically to defeat a threat…

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This White Paper examines how Golden Dome’s distributed, multi-vendor architecture creates challenges for preserving execution authority across system-to-system handoffs. As government organizations, defense contractors, commercial technology companies, laboratories, and other…

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This white paper examines the U.S. Army’s Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) and the growing need for action-specific execution authority in autonomous weapons systems. As CAML evolves into a modular…

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This white paper examines the growing importance of mission integration within the Department of Defense’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative. Using KBR’s public Golden Dome strategy as a case study,…

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As NATO modernizes coalition air command and control through the Enhanced Air Command and Control (eAirC2) initiative, interoperability alone is no longer sufficient. This white paper argues that while shared…

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This investigative white paper, published by New York Airport News, examines nationwide lapses in airport sanitation, environmental compliance, and contractor oversight. Using the November 2025 UPS cargo plane crash in…

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Executive Order 14423 establishes a Presidential Commission to develop recommendations for creating the United States Space Academy, a proposed NASA-led Federal academy focused on technical education, leadership development, public service,…

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The Fifth Gate: Authority to Intercept examines a critical distinction in Golden Dome’s emerging space-based interceptor architecture: proving that an interceptor can operate within the system does not establish its…

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As autonomous combat aircraft become operational, ensuring that human authority remains intact throughout weapons employment is becoming a critical systems challenge. This white paper examines the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative…

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This white paper examines the architectural challenges of the U.S. Golden Dome missile defense initiative, arguing that integrating sensors, interceptors, communications, and command systems alone is insufficient to ensure lawful…

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Space manufacturing plays a central role in the U.S. space economy, accounting for over a quarter of its GDP. This paper from the Bureau of Economic Analysis introduces two important…

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The United States is pushing to strengthen its leadership in the commercial space industry by streamlining regulations and fostering innovation. This executive order directs federal agencies to remove barriers for…

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