Space Safety Institute | New Space Economy

Infographic explaining a four-step space situational awareness workflow that moves from sensor observations to orbit knowledge, conjunction risk assessment, and operational decisions, alongside six supporting capabilities.

HOW DOES SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS PROTECT OPERATIONS?

Infographic showing spaceflight safety stages from mission design, launch, and orbital transit to reentry, with panels covering trajectory analysis, collision avoidance, debris, environmental effects, hazardous materials, suborbital flight, and hypersonic flight.

HOW DOES SPACEFLIGHT SAFETY COVER LAUNCH AND REENTRY?

Infographic describing an Earth-Moon safety framework with six labeled areas—astrodynamics modeling, ecosystem planning, space traffic environment, debris mitigation, digital engineering, and interoperability—and stating that safe, sustainable activity around the Moon requires shared planning.

HOW CAN CISLUNAR SPACE REMAIN SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE?

Infographic explaining secure space communications through encrypted inter-satellite links, authenticated ground-to-space commands, coordinated frequencies, interference monitoring, redundant ground networks, security controls, and quantum key distribution.

HOW ARE SPACE SYSTEMS PROTECTED FROM CYBER AND SPECTRUM RISKS?

Infographic outlining four space safety priorities—identifying issues, assessing risks, developing recommendations, and supporting sustainability—alongside a roadmap for safer commercial human spaceflight operations.

WHAT DOES THE SPACE SAFETY COMPENDIUM CONTRIBUTE?

Infographic explaining five orbital safety practices—debris mitigation, active debris removal, collision avoidance, traffic coordination, and satellite servicing—and a four-step process from risk detection to outcome verification.

HOW ARE SPACE OPERATIONS MADE SAFER?

Infographic centered on a glowing Earth labeled with space safety, surrounded by a circular sequence of design, launch, operations, servicing, reentry, and lessons learned. Additional panels identify hazard analysis, human factors, disposal planning, trajectory assessment, collision avoidance, and cyber protection. A footer states that safety is addressed across all mission phases.

WHEN DOES SPACE SAFETY BEGIN?

A space-themed infographic states that The Aerospace Corporation established an institute in 2021 to provide independent technical support and assessments for government, commercial, and international customers. It lists technical support, safety research, information sharing, education and training, and coverage of launch, operations, reentry, cybersecurity, and spectrum.

WHAT IS THE SPACE SAFETY INSTITUTE?

Infographic explaining that common safety practices are supported by government, commercial operators, international partners, research, education, information sharing, and standards development.

WHY DO COLLABORATION AND STANDARDS MATTER IN SPACE?

Infographic explaining how crew support, participant readiness, ground operations, human factors, training, procedures, risk analysis, and certification contribute to safer human spaceflight.

HOW DOES THE SPACE SAFETY INSTITUTE SUPPORT HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT?