A CFR Task Force examines challenges to US security in outer space and reflects on the future of US leadership in this critical domain.

Outer space is vitally important to the United States. Yet as space becomes increasingly congested and contested, especially in low Earth orbit, the United States risks losing its leadership role in a critical strategic domain. The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) convened a bipartisan Task Force, cochaired by Lieutenant General Nina Armango and Congresswoman Jane Harman and directed by Dr. Esther Brimmer, to assess these challenges. The Task Force report, Securing Space: A Plan for US Action, urges the United States to address threats to space assets, champion space traffic management to support the growing space economy, and incorporate commercial perspectives into civilian and national security space policy. The Task Force leaders will share the report’s findings and recommendations and reflect on the future of US leadership in outer space.