Space - Year in Review: A 2025 Recap and 2026 Outlook

Let’s recap the year’s action in space. The CSIS Aerospace Security Project is rolling out its “Year in Review” – delving into the developments reshaping the space landscape. Over the past year, global space activity continued to expand. Launch numbers climbed, satellite constellations surged, and a widening roster of nations asserted their presence in space. With that expansion came a sharper edge to the operational, safety, and security challenges in the domain, and heightened concerns about the increasingly complex behaviors from foreign satellites that demanded closer scrutiny.

What were the top developments in 2025? How will the shifting landscape shape new risks, new opportunities, and new demands on space heading into 2026? And how should policymakers and industry leaders prepare for what’s next? Please join Kari Bingen, director of the CSIS Aerospace Security Project, Clayton Swope, deputy director of the Aerospace Security Project, and “guest pickers” Tony Frazier, CEO of LeoLabs, and Dr. John Huth, former Chief of the Office of Space and Counterspace at the Defense Intelligence Agency, for a fast-paced, expert-driven discussion on their top picks for 2025 and outlook for 2026.

This event is made possible by general support to CSIS.

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