Fact Sheets

Below is a list of fact sheets authored by the Secure World Foundation covering issues related to space governance and security. Feel free to download the pdf files and use. These Fact sheets are being added and modified on a regular basis, so please check back often.

Space Incidents

• Iridium 33-Cosmos 2251 Collision

The Space Environment

• Orbital Debris
• Near Earth Objects (NEOs)
• Protecting Earth from Near Earth Objects

Space Law and Policy 

• Space Code of Conduct (Henry L. Stimson Center proposal)  

Space and the Military

• 2007 China Anti-Satellite Test
• Global Strike and the Falcon Program
• Intelligence Gathering
• International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) 
• Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE)
• Rapid Attack Identification Detection Reporting System (RAIDRS)
• Space Weapons
• XSS-10
• XSS-11

Space and the Public

• Opinions on Space Weapons from American and Russian Citizens

Space and Technology

• Space Fence
• Space Situational Awareness

Space and the International Community

• Conference on Disarmament (CD)
• United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)
• United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)