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SPACE POWER
SAASS 665
7 March 2022 - 25 March 2022
Examines "the history of the space domain and the use of space in the context of the national interest, national security, and the conduct of warfare. Integral to this process is the development of critical thinking on the utility of the space domain and further overall US strategic goals."
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Internet Resources
Listed below is on-line information about books and their authors used in this course.
7 March: Why Do We Need to Protect Space?
Dean Cheng Biography
Space 201: Thinking About the Space Domain (Report)
John Venable Biography
Rebuilding America's Military: The United States Space Force (Report)
8 March: History of Space Strategy
James Clay Moltz Biography
The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests Review
10 March: Approaches to Space Power Part 1
Everett C. Dolman Biography (Scroll down to "Departments" and click on "Space Power", scroll down to 3nd entry)
Astropolitik: Classical Geopolitics in the Space Age Review
11 March: Approaches to Space Power Part 2
Bleddyn E. Bowen Biography
War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics Publisher Description
14 March: Governing Space
Blair Stephenson Kuplic
The Weaponization of Outer Space: Preventing an Extraterrestrial Arms Race (Article)
Bruce McClintock Biography
Katie Feistel Biography
Douglas C. Ligor Biography
Kathryn O'Connor
Responsible Space Behavior for the New Space Era (RAND Report)
Lindy Newlove-Eriksson
Johan Eriksson
Governance Beyond the Global: Who Controls the Extraterrestrial? (Article)
15 March: Strategy in a Global Context
Joan Johnson-Freese Biography
Space Warfare in the 21st Century: Arming the Heavens Review
17 March: Commercial Space Part 1
Christian Davenport Biography
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos Review 1 Review 2
18 March: Commercial Space Part 2
Brad Townsend Biography (Scroll down past the book description for a brief biography)
Security and Stability in the New Space Age: The Orbital Security Dilemma Publisher Description
21 March: Strategic Competition: Deterrence
Forrest E. Morgan Biography
Deterrence and First Strike Stability in Space (RAND Report)
Krista Langeland Biography
Derek Grossman Biography
Tailoring Deterrence for China in Space (RAND Report)
22 March: Strategic Competition: China
China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)
China's Space Narrative
Matthew Daniels Biography
The History and Future of US-China Competition and Cooperation in Space (Report)
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