Publications

Papers, articles, and commentary

Journal and conference papers, technical papers, magazine articles, and essays on space policy, security, sustainability, traffic management, and architecture. Links go to the published version where one is online.

77Listed publications
23Conference papers
16Technical papers
18Essays and commentary

2026

  1. ConferenceEnabling the Emerging Downmass Industry Through Effective Airspace Modeling

    Blount, E., McClain, T., Stilwell, R., Dailey, N., Mielke, D., Sturdy, J., Ananda, A., and Havlin, M. 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026), Antalya, Türkiye, 5 to 9 October 2026. IAC-26,E6,2,5,x113248.

  2. ConferenceAirspace Modeling for Reentry Authorization

    Blount, E., Stilwell, R., Dailey, N., and Sturdy, J. 12th Annual Space Traffic Management Conference, University of Texas at Austin, 2026.

  3. Technical paperCislunar Crossroads: Why a Domain That Transports Its Own Disturbances Needs Polycentric Information Sharing

    Dailey, N. The MITRE Corporation, 2026. PR-26-00254-3.

  4. Technical paperCommercial Space Operations Impact Environment

    Dailey, N., and Cook, M. The MITRE Corporation, 2026. PR-26-00254-4.

  5. EssayNASA Doesn't Have a Rocket Problem. It Has a Reps Problem.

    Dailey, N. Medium, 2026. Part II of Faster Than Thrust: Four Views.

  6. EssayThe New Space Race Is Not About Landing. It's About Staying.

    Dailey, N. Medium, 9 April 2026. Part I of Faster Than Thrust: Four Views.

  7. EssayAI Didn't Write This. Architecture Did.

    Dailey, N. Medium, 8 April 2026.

  8. EssayNobody Owns the Moon's GPS, and That's About to Become Everyone's Problem

    Dailey, N. Medium, 12 February 2026.

  9. EssayThe $800 Million Question Nobody in COPUOS Wants to Answer

    Dailey, N. Medium, 12 February 2026.

  10. EssayAgentic AI Doesn't Pull the Trigger, We Do

    Dailey, N. Medium, 9 February 2026.

  11. EssayThe Scarce Resource Isn't Thrust. It's Time.

    Dailey, N. Medium, 7 February 2026.

  12. EssayThe Trillion-Dollar Space Latency Problem No One's Talking About

    Dailey, N. Medium, 5 February 2026.

  13. EssayGetting Commercial Space Reform Right: A Roadmap for Lasting Success

    Dailey, N. Medium, 3 February 2026.

  14. Book manuscriptAssessing the American Space Enterprise: From Reported Activity to National Capability

    Dailey, N. Author's edition, 2026. Book manuscript.

  15. Book manuscriptThe Laboratory at the Edge: The Past, Present, and Future of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Dailey, N. Author's edition, August 2026. Book manuscript.

2025

  1. JournalMoon to Mars: Challenges and Strategic Frameworks for Space Traffic Management in Cislunar and Cismartian Environments

    Anilkumar, K., Mukherjee, B., Berend, N., Biswas, S. K., Buinhas, L., Dailey, N., Foing, B., Rodriguez, N. F., Hedrick, G., Kebe, F., Li, Y., Ott, A., Pastor, A., Rana, Z., Rodriguez, J., Sorge, M. E., Unfried, C., and Urdampilleta, I. Acta Astronautica 229 (2025): 211–217. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.12.056.

  2. Technical paperProtecting Cislunar Space: Securing Strategic Stability Through 2030

    Hedrick, G., Dailey, N., and Bender, T. E. The MITRE Corporation, 2025.

  3. Technical paperHuman Factors for Space Operators: Leveraging Aviation Safety Frameworks for Enhanced Orbital Domain Resilience

    Stilwell, R., Quakenbush, K., Giles, J., and Dailey, N. The MITRE Corporation, 2025.

  4. Technical paperBreakthroughs in Trusted Space Data

    Dailey, N. The MITRE Corporation, 2025. PR-25-2605.

  5. Technical paperStrengthening Space Economic Resilience

    Dailey, N. The MITRE Corporation, 2025. PR-25-2599.

  6. Technical paperSpace Salvage Can Unlock an On-Orbit Economy

    Dailey, N. The MITRE Corporation, 2025. PR-25-2603.

  7. ConferenceLeveraging Digital Traceability to Enhance Knowledge Management in Space Cyber Operations: A Step Toward Improved Safety and Quality

    Dailey, N. 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2025), Sydney, 2025.

  8. ConferenceDeveloping an Orbital Classification Framework for Low Earth Orbit: Modeling Insights and Community Engagement

    Dailey, N. 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2025), Sydney, 2025.

  9. MagazineThe New Space Race Is About More Than Being First

    Dailey, N. Spacepower, Space Force Association, Spring 2025.

  10. EssayAmerica at the Crossroads: Why a Free-Market Space Economy Triumphs Over the Injustice League

    Dailey, N. Medium, 2025.

  11. EssayCountering Authoritarian Ambitions: A Reaganesque Doctrine for Space

    Dailey, N. Medium, 2025.

  12. EssaySpace Security and International Cooperation: Strategic Insights of Allied Perspectives from the Royal Aeronautical Society Space Security Event at the Canadian Embassy

    Dailey, N. Medium, 2025.

  13. EssayRoyal Aeronautical Society DC Chapter Space Security Summit at the Canadian Embassy Highlights Critical Need for International Collaboration in Space Domain

    Dailey, N. Medium, 2025.

  14. EssaySPACECRAFT: How Economic Statecraft Can Win America the New Space Race

    Dailey, N. Medium, 2025.

  15. EssayMy Chatham House Comments Summary: Space Governance in the Trump Era. My Behavioral Economics Blueprint for a New Space Economy

    Dailey, N. Medium, 2025.

  16. Working paperIntegrating Cyber Considerations into Space Situational Awareness: Lessons from the Intelsat 33e and Kratos Use Case for Enhanced Space Domain Awareness

    Dailey, N. Working paper, 2025.

  17. Working paperAdvancing Cislunar SSA and SDA: Integrating Cybersecurity, DOE Methodologies, and Real-Time I&W to Secure Strategic Stability Through 2030

    Dailey, N. Working paper, 2025.

  18. Working paperEnabling Responsible On-Orbit Servicing and ISAM through Legal Frameworks by Addressing Salvage Rights, Liability, and Economic Incentives

    Dailey, N. Working paper, 2025.

  19. Working paperLeveraging Behavioral Economics to Deter Threats and Use of Force in Space: Lessons from WMD Governance

    Dailey, N. Working paper, 2025.

  20. Working paperEnhancing Economic Resilience to Integrate Cyber I&W into Space Situational Awareness: A Case Study of Intelsat 33e

    Dailey, N. Working paper, 2025.

  21. Working paperState Responsibility in Orbital Conflicts: Legal Implications of Cyber-Enabled Counterspace Operations Under the Outer Space Treaty

    Dailey, N. Working paper, 2025.

2024

  1. Technical paperIntegrating Orbital Carrying Capacity into International Policy Constructs: Leveraging Best Practices from Aviation's Risk-Based Norms

    Stilwell, R., Dailey, N., Malekos-Smith, Z., and McKnight, D. The MITRE Corporation, 2024.

  2. Technical paperLeveraging a Circular Economy for Space Sustainability: Government Roles and Economic Impacts

    Dailey, N., Groesbeck, T., Toner, K., Engel, R., Malekos-Smith, Z., and Steinke, L. The MITRE Corporation, 2024.

  3. Technical paperBehavioral Economics in Space: Steering the Future of Space Governance for Security and Sustainability

    Dailey, N., Groesbeck, T., Lee, K., Sundby, E., Malekos-Smith, Z., and Stilwell, R. The MITRE Corporation, 2024.

  4. Technical paperLeveraging Space Information-Sharing Ecosystems for Marketplace-Like Climate Action and Sustainable Development

    Dailey, N., Harter, M., and Mulholland, M. The MITRE Corporation, 2024.

  5. Technical paperThe Role of Localized Communities of Interest in Standardizing Coordinated Responses to Space Cybersecurity Threats

    Dailey, N., Tsamis, N., Reed, H., and Stilwell, R. The MITRE Corporation, 2024.

  6. Technical paperAustralia's Space Epoch: Leveraging Geolocational and Technological Advantages to Forge a Commercial Space Frontier

    Dailey, N., Groesbeck, T., and Malekos-Smith, Z. The MITRE Corporation, 2024.

  7. Technical paperAre We Closer to Norms Than We Think?

    Dailey, N., and Stilwell, R. The MITRE Corporation, 2024.

  8. MagazineSpacecraft: The Silent Chessboard Above

    Dailey, N. Spacepower, Space Force Association, 2024.

  9. MagazineSafe Passage: An Axiom for Assured Access and Action

    Simmons, J., and Dailey, N. Spacepower, Space Force Association, Spring 2024.

  10. ConferenceCapacity Building for a Secure Future: Establishing Cyber-Resilient Space Frameworks under the Artemis Accords and Space Diplomacy

    Dailey, N. 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2024), Milan, 2024.

  11. ConferenceDiscover How Polycentric Governance Enables Complex Space Missions!

    Dailey, N. Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, 2024.

  12. ConferenceCivil Military Commercial Space Cyber-Security: Enhancing Global Cybersecurity Capacity Building for Resilience through Partnering to Win and Artemis Coalitions

    Dailey, N. Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, 2024.

  13. ConferenceBehavioral Economics in Space: Shaping Normative Behaviors for Stability and Sustainability and Integrated Deterrence for Strategic Non-Kinetic Effect

    Dailey, N. Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, 2024.

2023

  1. ConferenceGlobal Space Domain Awareness: "Partnering to Win" with AUKUS

    Dailey, N., McGrath, B., Reed, H., and Wotton, J. Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, 2023.

  2. ConferenceSpace Sustainability and Traffic Management Requires Trusted Space Stakeholder Coordination

    Reed, H., Tsamis, N., and Dailey, N. Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, 2023.

  3. ConferenceSocio-Technical Enablers for a Circular Space Economy

    Dailey, N. IAA Space Traffic Management Conference, University of Texas at Austin, 2023.

2022

  1. ConferenceSharing Operational Risk Information in the Space Domain to Facilitate Norms Development and Compliance Monitoring

    Reed, H., Stilwell, R., Weeden, B., Dailey, N., and Tsamis, N. Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, 2022.

  2. ConferenceEmploying a Shared Space Information Sharing Ecosystem as a Mechanism for Promoting Constructive U.S.-China Space Relations

    Dailey, N., Toner, K., and Murphy, D. Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, 2022.

  3. ConferenceA Method to Employ a Regime for a Space Critical Infrastructure Assessment Framework

    Dailey, N. 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2022), Paris, 2022.

  4. ConferenceSpace Information Sharing Ecosystems: Digital Knowledge Management in Operational Awareness

    Dailey, N. 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2022), Paris, 2022.

  5. ConferenceA Space Critical Infrastructure Assessment Framework for Commercial Operator Risk Mitigation, Enhanced Global Space-Systems Resilience, and a Sustainably Viable Space Economy

    Dailey, N. Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, 2022.

2021

  1. ConferenceSISE (Space Information Sharing Ecosystems): Decentralized Space Information Sharing as a Key Enabler of Trust and the Preservation of Space

    Reed, H., Dailey, N., Stilwell, R., and Weeden, B. AIAA ASCEND 2021. doi:10.2514/6.2021-4078.

  2. ConferenceA Space Operations Domain Architecture Framework (SODAF) for Multinational Constructive Engagement and Future Conflict Uncertainty Mitigation

    Dailey, N. Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, 2021.

  3. ConferenceDecentralized Space Information Sharing as a Key Enabler of Trust and the Preservation of Space

    Dailey, N. Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, 2021.

  4. ConferenceSNARE (Sensor Network Autonomous Resilient Extensible): Decentralized Sensor Tasking Improves SDA Tactical Relevance

    Dailey, N. Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, 2021.

  5. Technical paperEnabling Local Autonomy for Lunar and Beyond Through Decentralized Information Sharing

    Dailey, N. The MITRE Corporation, 2021.

  6. Technical paperPreserving Space Domain Through Decentralized Information Sharing

    Dailey, N. The MITRE Corporation, 2021.

  7. ReportAn International Space Reference Architecture for Sociotechnological Transformative Change and Influencing Positive Behavioral Norms in Space Use

    Dailey, N. Doctoral thesis, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 2021.

2020

  1. ConferenceBlockchain Enabled Space Traffic Awareness (BESTA): Discovery of Anomalous Behavior Supporting Automated Space Traffic Management

    Reed, H., Dailey, N., Carden, R., and Bryson, D. AIAA ASCEND 2020. doi:10.2514/6.2020-4105.

  2. ConferenceA Global Framework for Cross-Policy/Techno Architecture & Automated Anomalous Space-Behavior Detection

    Dailey, N. AIAA ASCEND 2020.

  3. ReportEnterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge: International Space Reference Architecture (ISRA), Linking Policy to Capacity Building

    Dailey, N. EABOK, MITRE Partnership Network, 2020.

  4. ReportMITRE International Space Strategy

    Dailey, N., principal author. The MITRE Corporation, 2020.

  5. ReportInternational Relations Space Crisis Simulation Framework

    Dailey, N. Johns Hopkins University SAIS, 2020.

  6. ReportHopkins Defense Science Board PNT Study Simulation

    Dailey, N. Johns Hopkins University SAIS, 2020.

2019

  1. ReportInternational Space Reference Architecture (ISRA)

    Dailey, N. The MITRE Corporation, briefed at the UNOOSA World Space Forum, 2019. PRS 19-3072.

  2. ConferenceBlockchain Enabled Space Traffic Awareness (BESTA): Automated Discovery of Anomalous Behavior

    Dailey, N. 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2019), Washington, D.C., 2019.

  3. EssayThe Policy Construct for Space Traffic Management: Summary of Obligations, Authorities, and Enforcement Mechanisms

    Dailey, N. LinkedIn, 2019.

  4. EssayBlockchain Enabled Space Traffic Awareness (BESTA)

    Dailey, N. LinkedIn, 2019.

  5. EssayCan a Thucydides Trap in Space Be Averted?

    Dailey, N. LinkedIn, 2019.

2018

  1. ReportArchitecture Impact Assessment for Acquisition Strategy Decision Making & Continuous Feedback

    Dailey, N. The MITRE Corporation for the National Reconnaissance Office, 2018.

2010

  1. ReportThe Essential DoDAF

    Dailey, N. OSD CIO DoDAF Program, 2010.

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This list covers published and presented work. It does not include the 876 research papers produced in the Collegium research program, which are listed separately. See the research program.