The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) could develop a civil reserve space program to meet surge needs for space capabilities in crisis or wartime, akin to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet and Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement programs. The authors examine key considerations, including the mix of DoD and commercial space capabilities, incentives and acceptable risks, activation terms, and operations in a threat environment, for such a program.
Authors
- Division
- RAND Project AIR FORCE Force Modernization and Employment Program
- Pages
- 12
- Published in
- United States
- RAND Identifier
- PE-A980-1
- RAND Type
- commentary
- Rights
- RAND Corporation
- Series
- Expert Insights
- Source
- https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA980-1.html
