Handbook for Space Capability Development

Overview & Synopsis

The Handbook for Space Capability Development is an inclusive, pragmatic, and open-access resource focused on “foundational space capability” development. Its intended audience is the planner or planning team charged with drafting a national space strategy and building a national space program. Among its goals are to make a case for why all governments should establish a foundational space capability, to discuss what such a program might look like in real terms, and to suggest an approach for how to conduct early program design.