The Society develops research, policy proposals, and government correspondence on the institutions of a spacefaring nation: professional formation, space governance, launch and reentry, commercial exploration, and planetary defense.
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Complete
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Memorandum to Governor Henry McMaster · NASA-USSA-RFI
Sent to Governor Henry McMaster · September 11, 2026
The Society’s memorandum to Governor Henry McMaster on South Carolina’s response to NASA’s Space Academy request and its proposed Space Year capstone.
NASA RFI No. NNH26ZDA010L · NSPIRES NOI/RFI No. N6-PSPRFI25-0068
NASA RFI response submitted through NSPIRES · August 10, 2026 · 5:43 p.m. EDT
Read the Society's submitted response to NASA RFI NNH26ZDA010L on planetary protection for privately led commercial exploration.
Docket No. BOEM-2026-0232 · 91 Fed. Reg. 42246
Submitted August 7, 2026 · Posted August 10, 2026
Read the Society's submitted BOEM-2026-0232 public comment on offshore space launch and re-entry activities on the Outer Continental Shelf.
In progress
These projects are still being researched, written, or prepared. They have not yet been submitted or published.
Education, professional formation, and institutional design
Research on a Space Academy, professional formation, and the institutional needs of a spacefaring nation.
New spaceports and priority airspace · Docket FAA-2026-9736
The Society’s response in preparation on new spaceports and priority airspace, Docket FAA-2026-9736.
A Realist Reading of the Outer Space Treaty and the Limits of Multilateral Space Governance
A forthcoming working paper on the Outer Space Treaty, Moon Agreement, and the limits of multilateral space governance.
Docket No. FAA-2026-8614 · Notice No. 26-11 · RIN 2120-AM51
A public comment in preparation on FAA-2026-8614 and Article VI authorization and continuing-supervision obligations.
Planetary Defense
A policy report in development on planetary defense, decision authority, cost, sensing, and Outer Space Treaty constraints.
