Air University Library Course Support
SPACE POWER
SAASS 665
11 March 2024 - 29 March 2024
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."
Some materials listed below require access to subscription databases. If you cannot gain access, contact your local library for availability. AU students and faculty can contact the Library's Database Request Page for a password.
Internet Resources
Listed below is on-line information about books and their authors used in this course. Library resources are best accessed using commercial internet.
11 March 2024: Space History
Walter A. McDougall Biography
The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age Review 1 Review 2
12 March 2024: History of Space Strategy
James Clay Moltz Biography
The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests Review
14 March 2024: The Rise of the USSF
Forrest L. Marion Biography
Standing Up Space Force: The Road to the Nation's Sixth Armed Service Publisher Description
15 March 2024: Current Policy and Strategy
US National Space Policy
US Space Priorities Framework
A Strategic Framework for Space Diplomacy
Defense Space Strategy Summary 2020
USSPACECOM Priorities and Posture Statement
White Paper on Competitive Endurance: A Proposed Theory of Success for the U.S. Space Force
18 March 2024: 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
19 March 2024: Approaches to Space Power Part 2
John J. Klein Biography (Scroll down to 8th item)
Space Warfare: Strategy, Principles, and Policy Review Publisher Description
21 March 2024: Approaches to Space Power Part 3
Bleddyn Bowen Biography
Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space Review 1 Review 2
22 March 2024: Approaches to Space Power Part 4
Michael Byers Biography
Aaron Boley Biography
Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space Publisher Description
25 March 2024: US and China
CASI, China's Space Narrative
Kevin Pollpeter Biography
Michael S. Chase Biography
Eric Heginbotham Biography
The Creation of the PLA Strategic Support Force and Its Implications for Chinese Military Space Operations (RAND Report)
Krista Langeland Biography
Derek Grossman Biography
Tailoring Deterrence for China in Space (RAND Report)
26 March 2024: Commercial Space, Part 1
Johan Eriksson
Lindy M. Newlove-Eriksson
Outsourcing the American Space Dream: SpaceX and the Race to the Stars (Article)
Kathleen Sullivan
Svetla Ben-Itzhak Biography
Securing the Space Domain with Active Orbital Debris Removal: Lessons from Europe and Japan Towards a U.S. Strategy (Article)
Wendy N. Whitman Cobb Biography (Scroll down to the last item)
A Commercial Space Dilemma?: The Dynamics of Commercial Competition in Space (Article) (Scroll down to pg. 67)
USSPACECOM - Commercial Integration Strategy
28 March 2024: Commercial Space, Part 2
Eric Berger Biography
Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days that Launched SpaceX Review Publisher Description
29 March 2024: Rising Space Powers
Deganit Paikowsky Biography
The Power of the Space Club Review
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