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About Space Policies
Space Policies and Strategies Hub (SPS Hub)
SPS Hub integrates strategic methodology and policy analysis for the space domain, across two companion sites: Space Strategies (spacestrategies.org ) — methodological frameworks, tools, analytical rigor; Space Policies (spacepolicies.org ) — articles and data-driven analysis on current policy issues. Each Space Policies analysis links back to the framework that structured it; each framework page includes example applications, chosen for the strategic question at hand rather than applied mechanically.
Space Policies delivers independent analysis of space programs, governance, and industry dynamics. Written for professionals, executives, and policy-makers who need substantive assessments—not news summaries, but strategic interpretation of what developments mean and where they lead.
What You’ll Find Here
Articles — Analysis of current issues in European and international space policy: institutional decisions, program strategies, regulatory developments, commercial dynamics. Each piece applies analytical frameworks from Space Strategies' 57-method toolkit — PESTLE, scenario planning, stakeholder mapping, game theory, and more — chosen for the strategic question at hand, not applied mechanically. Every article carries four-axis tags (Frameworks, Technologies, Stakeholders, Purposes), the same taxonomy behind SpaceQuest@'s research maps, so a reading path can continue as a research path.
Data & Charts — Interactive charts built from GCAT , the General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects compiled by Jonathan McDowell. Every figure traces to one declared source, with the definitional choices behind it written down before the query — and reader controls (series toggles, count/share views, zoomable time ranges) in place of a static image.
The Founder
Cesare Sodi is an independent researcher with four decades of experience in the space sector, including 31 years at the Italian Space Agency (ASI), where his roles included Project Manager for satellite programs, Chief of Strategy and Public Relations, and advisor on Space Security.
His background spans microwave research, electronic systems design, satellite telecommunications, Earth observation, and international cooperation — operational experience across the dynamics that matter in every major space-faring region: industrial policy, launch autonomy, spectrum governance, dual-use tensions, commercial-institutional interfaces.
A Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering (La Sapienza University) grounds his technical work; a classical education shapes his attention to the strategic and philosophical dimensions often overlooked in purely technical assessments.
Since leaving institutional roles, Sodi has focused on developing analytical frameworks that bridge engineering methodology with strategic thinking, including three years of systematic research on Large Language Models as tools for augmenting critical analysis — exploring both their potential and their limits.
He currently holds no affiliations with space agencies, institutions, or commercial entities — independence that keeps the analysis published across SPS Hub free of institutional constraints or commercial considerations.
Contact
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