Ensuring America's Space Security 

In August 2004, an FAS panel reviewed eight threats to US space assets and examined alternatives to weaponization and recommended future policies in a highly-praised report.

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Space Panel Report 1: Front Matter Forward and Table of Contents Space Panel Report 2: Executive Summary Executive Summary Space Panel Report 3: Background of the Debate Background of the debate over weaponizing space Space Panel Report 4: Historic Growth of Space Activities Historic Growth of Space Activities Space Panel Report 5: US Space Systems: Vulnerabilities and Threats US Space Systems: Vulnerabilities and Threats Space Panel Report 6: Protecting US Systems Protecting US Systems Space Panel Report 7: Endnotes Endnotes Space Panel Report 8: Glossary Glossary Space Panel Report 9: Appendix 1: Panel Biographies Appendix 1: Panel Biographies Space Panel Report 10: Appendix A: Issues in Space Appendix A: Issues in Space, by Dr. Daniel Hastings Space Panel Report 11: Appendix B: Anti-Satellite Weapons Appendix B: Anti-Satellite Weapons, by Geoffrey Forden Space Panel Report 12: Appendix C: Threats from HANE Appendix C: Threats to US Space Assets from High Altitude Nuclear Explosions, by Dennis Papadopoulos Space Panel Report 13: Appendix D: GPS Loss Appendix D: Sensitivity of GPS Coverage to Loss of One or More Satellites, by Geoffrey Forden Space Panel Report 14: Appendix E: Orbital Debris Appendix E: Orbital Debris Effects from Space-Based Ballistic Missile Interception, by John L. Remo Space Panel Report 15: Appendix F: Adversary Capability: China CAPABILITIES OF POTENTIAL ADVERSARIES China's ASAT capabilities As a potential response to US missile defense and "space control" plans, by Hui Zhang Space Panel Report 16: Appendix F: Adversary Capability: Other Nations Russian Military Space Capabilities and the Capabilities of North Korean Ballistic Missiles by Pavel Podvig and David Wright Space Panel Report 17: Appendix G: Comment on APS Report Commentary on the APS Report on Boost-Phase Missile Defense, by John L. Remo