Federal Sources for Space Warfare and Defense

 

 

 

 

 

Air & Space Power Journal (http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS25494)

 

The Air & Space Power Journal is the professional journal of the US Air Force and the leading forum for worldwide air, space and cyberspace power thought.

 

 

 

Air Force Research Laboratory (www.afrl.af.mil/)

 

The Air Force Research Laboratory conducts scientific and technological research for Air Force aerospace and cyberspace forces.

 

 

 

Air University Center for Space Studies (http://space.au.af.mil/)

 

The Air University Center for Space Studies expands ongoing efforts to assess the value of space contributions with emphasis on the United States dependence on space, innovative ideas contributing to ensuring freedom of action in space, and integration of all space forces.

 

 

 

Global Positioning System (http://www.gps.gov/)

 

The Global Positioning System is the gateway for U.S. GPS activities.

 

 

 

Missile Defense Agency (http://www.mda.mil/)

 

The Missile Defense Agency is responsible for developing and deploying a ballistic missile defense system to defend the U.S., its military forces, and allies against hostile ballistic missile attacks.

 

 

 

NASA History Division (http://history.nasa.gov/program.html)

 

The NASA History Program was first established in 1959, to document and preserve the agency's history, and to disseminate aerospace information as widely as possible.  The NASA History Division also provides Key Documents in the History of Space Policy (http://hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/spdocs.html)

 

 

 

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (http://www.nga.mil/)

 

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency is responsible for providing timely, accurate, and responsive geospatial intelligence to support national security.

 

 

 

National Reconnaissance Office (http://www.nro.mil/)

 

The National Reconnaissance Office is responsible for operating U.S. reconnaissance satellites for the CIA and military.

 

 

 

 Netwarcom: Naval Network Warfare Command (http://www.netwarcom.navy.mil/)

 

The Naval Network Warfare Command serves as the Navy’s key space policy organization.

 

 

 

U.S. Air Force Space Command (http://www.afspc.af.mil/)

 

The U.S. Air Force Space Command serves as the Air Force’s principal space policy organization

 

 

 

U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command

(http://www.smdc.army.mil/)

 

The U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command conducts space and missile defense operations, serves as proponent for space and ground-based midcourse defense and is the Army’s key space policy organization.

 

 

 

United States Strategic Command (http://www.stratcom.mil/)

 

The United States Strategic Command is responsible for defending the U.S. against strategic global strikes including space operations.  Stratcom activities include missile warning, communications, navigation, weather, imagery, and signals intelligence.

 

 

 


 

Northwestern University

University Library

Government and Geographic Information and Data Services Department

Spring 2008