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Artificial Intelligence and the Space Enterprise: Taxonomy and Emerging Opportunities

Artificial Intelligence and the Space Enterprise:...

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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Revisiting National Space Transportation Policy: It’s Not Just Rockets Anymore

Revisiting National Space Transportation Policy:...

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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Explore the Universe with the First E-Book from NASA’s Fermi

Explore the Universe with the First E-Book from...

Fermi provides a unique view of the universe and allows us to study some of its most curious phenomena. Fermi’s position in low-Earth orbit enables it to detect thousands of…

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Systemic Sanitation and Environmental Failures at U.S. Airports

Systemic Sanitation and Environmental Failures at...

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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Measuring Space Manufacturing Plant Utilization and Own-Account Production

Measuring Space Manufacturing Plant Utilization...

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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Executive Order 14304: Leading the World in Supersonic Flight

Executive Order 14304: Leading the World in...

The United States is moving to reclaim leadership in high-speed aviation with a bold push to lift outdated restrictions on supersonic flight.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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Executive Order 14335: Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry

Executive Order 14335: Enabling Competition in the...

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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The Space Economy Workforce and STEM Occupations

The Space Economy Workforce and STEM Occupations

The U.S. space economy now reaches nearly every major industry, and over half of its workforce is in STEM roles—more than double the national average. Software developers, engineers, and advanced…

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Human-Teaming in UAS Operations

Human-Teaming in UAS Operations

This white paper introduces a modular Autonomous Safety Agent (ASA) framework for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), designed to detect and respond to operational and cybersecurity threats in real time. It…

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Modernizing Critical Embedded Software

Modernizing Critical Embedded Software

Automation and AI can complicate testing practices for embedded systems. But they’re also the solution. To stay ahead of the competition, embedded teams must modernize now. Download this whitepaper to…

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NASA’s Space Sustainability Strategy

NASA’s Space Sustainability Strategy

NASA defines space sustainability as the ability to maintain the conduct of space activities indefinitely into the future in a manner that is safe, peaceful, and responsible to meet the…

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The U.S. Army’s Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

The U.S. Army’s Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

The U.S. Army is acquiring a family of small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) for ground maneuver elements at the battalion level and below to provide real-time reconnaissance, surveillance, and target…

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NASA’s Climate Adaptation Plan

NASA’s Climate Adaptation Plan

NASA’s policy requires the integration of climate considerations into its policies, strategies, and partner engagements. The agency commits to identifying and implementing adaptation strategies to prevent mission impacts from climate…

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The S1000D IETP Data Analytics and Product Feedback

The S1000D IETP Data Analytics and Product Feedback

As artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics evolve, their role in product support and maintenance will only strengthen. This white paper emphasizes the importance of investing in these technologies, showing…

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Eyes Wide Open: Harnessing the Remote Sensing and Data Analysis Industries

Eyes Wide Open: Harnessing the Remote Sensing and...

Remote sensing has a long history in the United States, but a relatively short commercial one. The 2020 National Space Policy explicitly states “that long-term United States national security and…

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