Anca Agachi, Bruce McClintock, Ryan J. Bain, Mélusine Lebret, Thomas Van Bibber, AaSHAE Eberle
Since the publication of a 2023 RAND report on space traffic management (STM), there has been little progress in establishing an implementation pathway for an international space traffic management (ISTM) system. Yet the need for progress has never been more pressing. The divergence between rapidly evolving operational realities and slowly adapting governance frameworks creates significant risks for space sustainability. The resulting fragmentation of traffic data and standards presents a significant challenge for achieving an ISTM system.
In this new report, the authors operationalize the initial findings and recommendations from earlier research and provide a roadmap for moving from a decentralized context to a common ISTM system, specifically an international space traffic management organization (ISTMO). They identify regional stakeholders in North America, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific; map regional commonalities and differences among those regions' STM policies, practices, and perspectives; determine the key issues for initial deliberations of an ISTMO; and evaluate perspectives about the funding and staffing structures of a potential ISTMO.
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