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Commercial space capabilities and market overview : the relationship between commercial space developments and the U.S. Department of Defense

Emmi Yonekura, Author | [S.l.] : The RAND Corporation | Research reports | 2022

In this report, the authors conduct a broad review of seven commercial space sectors—satellite communications, space launch, remote sensing, environmental monitoring, space domain awareness, data transmit/receive networks, and space logistics—an[...]

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Future uses of space out to 2050 : emerging threats and opportunities for the UK national space strategy

James Black, Author ; Linda Slapakova, Author ; Kevin Martin, Author | [S.l.] : The RAND Corporation | 2022

To help the UK navigate this landscape of threats and opportunities, RAND conducted a study for the UK Space Agency to explore the variety of possible future uses of space out to 2050, as well as to identify potential 'game-changers' and the imp[...]

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Developing a risk assessment methodology for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Daniel M. Gerstein, Author | [S.l.] : The RAND Corporation | Research reports | 2016

This report provides NASA's Office of Strategy and Plans with a risk assessment methodology that integrates risk factors and risk management approaches tailored to NASA's management, operations, and acquisition structures. While NASA has deep ex[...]

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Enhancing space resilience through non-materiel means

Gary McLeod, Author | [S.l.] : The RAND Corporation | Research reports | 2016

Space is now a congested, contested, and competitive environment. Space systems must become more resilient to potential adversary actions and system failures, but changes to space systems are costly. To provide a complete look at resilience and [...]

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Acquisition of space systems, volume 7 : past problems and future challenges /

Yool Kim, Author | [S.l.] : The RAND Corporation | Monographs | 2015

The authors analyze the performance of selected DoD space programs in terms of cost growth, schedule delays, and on-orbit performance over the course of their program histories spanning from 1996 to 2012; identify key factors that contributed t[...]

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Information security and data protection legal and policy frameworks applicable to European Union institutions and agencies

Neil Robinson, Author ; Jan Gaspers, Author | [S.l.] : The RAND Corporation | Research reports | 2014

This study reviews the legal and policy frameworks that govern the use of information and communications technology by European Union institutions and agencies in terms of the extent to which they account for information security and data privac[...]

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Satellite anomalies : benefits of a centralized anomaly database and methods for securely sharing information among satellite operators

David A. Galvan, Author ; Brett Hemenway, Author ; William Welser, Author ; Dave Baiocchi, Author | [S.l.] : The RAND Corporation | Research reports | 2014

Satellite anomalies are mission-degrading events that negatively affect on-orbit operational spacecraft. All satellites experience anomalies of some kind during their operational lifetime. They range in severity from temporary errors in noncriti[...]

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Planets for Man

S. H. Dole, Author ; Isaac Asimov, Author | [S.l.] : The RAND Corporation | 2007

Planets for Man was written at the height of the space race, a few years before the first moon landing, when it was assumed that in the not-too-distant future human beings “will be able to travel the vast distances to other stars.” The authors p[...]

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Contingency planning for space-flight emergencies

S. H. Dole ; K. B. Bley ; H. G. Campbell | [S.l.] : The RAND Corporation | Memorandum RM-5200-NASA | 1967

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