Enhancing Assessments of Space Mission Assurance

by Brien Alkire, Sherrill Lingel, Nicholas Martin, et al.

To address concerns that warfare could extend to space, the national security space community has taken steps to enhance space mission assurance (SMA), leading to an increasing demand for assessments of SMA. The authors describe decisionmaker needs for assessments of SMA, challenges for conducting assessments, the shortfalls that may result from the challenges, and options for addressing the shortfalls.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977404898
• ISBN13: 9781977404893
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"