Exploring the Economic Effects of Conflict in Space: A Virtual Think Tank (ViTTa) Report

Abstract

This report captures the input of 19 responses contributed by experts from the National Security Space community in the US and an array of commercial space actors in the US, Australia, Italy, and Norway. Industry perspectives on this question are surprisingly varied in both their explicit responses (i.e., yes, difficult, impossible, etc.) and their use of methods for assessing the fallout of hostility in space. While the contributors offer a variety of useful insights, there does not appear to be an easily accessible and comprehensive analysis of the financial impact of conflict in the space domain. In fact, due to the cascading nature of warfighting events in space, contributors disagree on whether any analysis would produce a satisfactory answer, but the clear consensus is that further research needs to be done on this topic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2018
Accession Number
AD1094354

Entities

People

  • Allison Astorino-courtois
  • Belinda Bragg
  • George Popp
  • John A. Stevenson
  • Larry Kunzar
  • Nichole Peterson
  • Sabrina Pagano
  • Sarah Canna
  • Weston Aviles

Organizations

  • Joint Chiefs of Staff

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Commerce
  • Corporations
  • Cyber Threats
  • Data Centers
  • Economic Impact
  • Infrastructure
  • Intellectual Property
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Space Debris
  • Space Systems
  • Supply Chain
  • Threats
  • United States

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space