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Combatant Commands

Unified Geographic and Functional Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense

Introduction

US Space Command (USSPACECOM or SPACECOM) is temporarily headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado and one of seven geographical combatant commands of the United States.

Space Command: Mission and Commander's Strategic Vision

Space Command: Publications and Organizational Fact Sheet

Use this page to find selected resources on the study of the US Space Command and support operations in the space domain, including references, books, research reports, articles, journals and websites.

Background Research

Imagery

Books

To look for an ebook, enter your search terms and click Search:

Print Collection:  Use Online Catalog to find printed book titles at the library, some also available in digital form.

Research Reports

Security Studies on JSTOR is an excellent resource to find research reports from different policy institutes in the field of security studies.  Keyword is the default search in JSTOR with the option to refine results by publication year, content type and subject.  Advanced Search allows more precise searching. 

Below are some reports from this collection:

A variety of quality, open access reports are also available from government and private research organizations.  Important sources include:

Below is a selected list of reports from different research and government institutions:

Journals

Enter Journal Title to check for full-text availability and coverage periods in all library collections:

Search Terms

There are many research topics for the study of military and security studies. Below is a selected list of search terms that may be helpful to find information on security issues or threats facing the United States in the space domain:

  • Anti-satellite attacks
  • Armed conflict
  • Ballistic missiles
  • Battle management systems
  • Cislunar space
  • Climate change
  • Combined operations
  • Communication satellites
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Counterspace threats
  • Counterterrorism
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace threats
  • Data sharing
  • Debris
  • Denial and deception
  • Deterrence
  • Directed energy weapons
  • Electronic warfare
  • Energy security
  • Environmental security
  • Geolocation
  • Globalization
  • GPS signals
  • Great power competition
  • Ground site attacks
  • Homeland security
  • Human security
  • Human spaceflight
  • Imagery intelligence
  • Infrastructure security
  • Intercontinental threats
  • International agreements
  • International disputes
  • International security
  • ISR
  • Jamming communications
  • Kinetic energy threats
  • Land development
  • Laser technology
  • Maritime security
  • Military bases
  • Military spending
  • Missile warning
  • National security
  • Navigation
  • Nuclear detonation
  • Nuclear weapons
  • Orbital threats
  • Power projection
  • Regional competition
  • Rocket transportation
  • Remote sensing
  • Resource security
  • Satellite imagery
  • Satellite navigation
  • Satellites
  • Security alliances
  • Space commerce
  • Space domain awareness
  • Space exploration
  • Space launch
  • Space launch vehicles
  • Space security
  • Space situational awareness
  • Space surveillance
  • Space traffic
  • Stabilization
  • Strategic support
  • Tactical space
  • Transportation security
  • WMD