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Apr 3, 2014

Evaluation of National Institute of Justice–Funded Geospatial Software Tools: Technical and Utility Assessments to Improve Tool Development, Dissemination, and Usage

A geospatial software tool-evaluation study assessed 14 recent tool developments funded by the National Institute of Justice. The study integrates input from tool developers and tool users with RAND's independent tool assessments.
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Feb 12, 2014

Achieving Higher-Fidelity Conjunction Analyses Using Cryptography to Improve Information Sharing

Examines the applicability of secure multiparty computation (MPC) protocols as a means to compute the collision probability of two satellites (conjunction analyses) while maintaining the privacy of each operator's orbital information.
Commentary

Nov 8, 2013

Satellites for Rent

Reports earlier this year that the U.S. Department of Defense leased a Chinese satellite to support military operations in Africa sparked concern that the arrangement could compromise control over U.S. military communications, or, worse, allow Chinese intelligence gatherers access to privileged military data.
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Aug 14, 2013

Increasing Flexibility and Agility at the National Reconnaissance Office: Lessons from Modular Design, Occupational Surprise, and Commercial Research and Development Processes

To help the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) become more flexible and agile in an increasingly uncertain world, RAND researched whether the NRO might benefit from building modular satellites and examined how professionals respond to surprise.
Research

May 2, 2013

Facilitating Information Sharing Across the International Space Community: Lessons from Behavioral Science

Based on a review of relevant research literature, this report examines ways to encourage the space community to share information that will help its members navigate increasing numbers of satellites and space debris.
Research

May 2, 2013

促进国际太空俱乐部的信息共享

空间碎片是影响未来太空作业的一项日益严重的威胁。虽然太空俱乐部成员分享信息会得到不少裨益, 但他们往往对信息共享持怀疑态度。本文通过研究可能会妨碍信息共享的一些主要行为和心理障碍，制定了几条建议协助美国空军促进太空俱乐部的信息共享。
Commentary

Mar 15, 2013

Satellite Collision Is a Reminder of Challenges Posed by Space Debris

This isn't going to be an easy problem to solve because, like spilled petroleum products, debris can spend years lurking in an environment that is foreign to most people's daily lives, write Dave Baiocchi and William Welser.
Commentary

Feb 12, 2013

Intelsat Crash a Setback for Space Lift Competition

Sea Launch's recent failure means more than just a lost payload and revenue for Intelsat: It means the status quo for launch services will continue for a while longer, write Dave Baiocchi and William Welser.
Research

Dec 1, 2012

Detecting Ionospheric TEC Perturbations Caused by Natural Hazards Using a Global Network of GPS Receivers: The Tohoku Case Study

Recent advances in GPS data processing have demonstrated that ground-based GPS receivers are capable of detecting ionospheric TEC perturbations caused by surface-generated Rayleigh, acoustic and gravity waves.
Research

Nov 15, 2011

Actualizing Flexible National Security Space Systems

Three essays that address some of the challenges associated with improving the flexibility of National Security Space capabilities.
Apr 29, 2011

RAND Review: Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 2011

Stories discuss gays in the military, police recruitment, home health care, breast cancer, health insurance exchanges, alternative fuels, refinery taxes, alcohol prices, outer space debris, mental illness, diplomatic trends, and health care costs.
Research

Nov 2, 2010

Confronting Space Debris: Strategies and Warnings from Comparable Examples Including Deepwater Horizon

To guide future responses to the space debris problem, examines strategies for nine comparable problems: acid rain, U.S. commercial airline security, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons, hazardous waste, oil spills, radon, spam, and U.S. border control.

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The Effects of High-Altitude Nuclear Explosions on Non-Military Satellites

Assessing the Value of Publicly Funded Earth Observation Programmes in the United Kingdom

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Evaluation of National Institute of Justice–Funded Geospatial Software Tools: Technical and Utility Assessments to Improve Tool Development, Dissemination, and Usage

Achieving Higher-Fidelity Conjunction Analyses Using Cryptography to Improve Information Sharing

Satellites for Rent

Increasing Flexibility and Agility at the National Reconnaissance Office: Lessons from Modular Design, Occupational Surprise, and Commercial Research and Development Processes

Facilitating Information Sharing Across the International Space Community: Lessons from Behavioral Science

促进国际太空俱乐部的信息共享

Satellite Collision Is a Reminder of Challenges Posed by Space Debris

Intelsat Crash a Setback for Space Lift Competition

Detecting Ionospheric TEC Perturbations Caused by Natural Hazards Using a Global Network of GPS Receivers: The Tohoku Case Study

Actualizing Flexible National Security Space Systems

RAND Review: Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 2011

Confronting Space Debris: Strategies and Warnings from Comparable Examples Including Deepwater Horizon

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The Effects of High-Altitude Nuclear Explosions on Non-Military Satellites

Assessing the Value of Publicly Funded Earth Observation Programmes in the United Kingdom

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

Error

Evaluation of National Institute of Justice–Funded Geospatial Software Tools: Technical and Utility Assessments to Improve Tool Development, Dissemination, and Usage

Achieving Higher-Fidelity Conjunction Analyses Using Cryptography to Improve Information Sharing

Satellites for Rent

Increasing Flexibility and Agility at the National Reconnaissance Office: Lessons from Modular Design, Occupational Surprise, and Commercial Research and Development Processes

Facilitating Information Sharing Across the International Space Community: Lessons from Behavioral Science

促进国际太空俱乐部的信息共享

Satellite Collision Is a Reminder of Challenges Posed by Space Debris

Intelsat Crash a Setback for Space Lift Competition

Detecting Ionospheric TEC Perturbations Caused by Natural Hazards Using a Global Network of GPS Receivers: The Tohoku Case Study

Actualizing Flexible National Security Space Systems

RAND Review: Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 2011

Confronting Space Debris: Strategies and Warnings from Comparable Examples Including Deepwater Horizon

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