Space Education and Strategic Applications Journal
Governance would likely have the next most coverage with Life Sustaining and Hazardous having little to no direct overlap to space functions . This hypothesis will also be considered as a qualitative response based on existing CISA coverage definitions for each section . This final sector will be evaluated by comparing scores to other sections and assessing whether those sectors provide similar benefits to space .
The final evaluation step scored the three hypotheses . While using a qualitative standard , scores were produced form the a binary assessment of yes ( 1 ) or no ( 0 ) and then averaged across the board . Each section will be evaluated subjectively for whether significant damage to the sector from a threat or an attack could critically impact one of the four criteria . The four criteria from the critical infrastructure definition are public health , public safety , economic benefit , and national security . Each CI sector was evaluated as either a positive or negative for each category . Although each category was scored , the first three were grouped together based on the hypothesis structure . Positive results were scored as one while negative scores were regarded as zero . Scores were recorded for individual as well as the aggregated sectors . This provides the ability to objectively compare various sectors . A more extended or quantitatively focused study could establish monetary or other impact criteria within those sections for a more quantified comparison . Having established a method , the next step must be to consider what space industry aspects could be considered as critical infrastructure .
4 . What Should be Space Critical Infrastructure ?
When compared to other CI sectors , one must consider what elements are space infrastructure . Any infrastructure evaluation should start through the North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS ). NAICS provides a Federal agency standard to classify businesses with two-digit classifications and adds additional numbers up to six numerical digits for sub-sectors . This classification becomes the basis for collecting , analyzing and publishing statistical data about the economy with a category revision published every 5 years since 1997 ( U . S . Census Office ). A keyword search for “ space ” in the 2017 NAICS catalog finds 24 results from space simulation chambers ( 332313 ) to space research services , [ for ] government ( 927110 ). In selecting a topic from each aggregated sector for comparison , one can find four results for “ Dam ,” 26 for “ nuclear ,” 27 for communications , 87 for “ health ,” and 7,232 for “ manufacturing .”
The broader space categories from the NAICS structure includes nine two-digit elements which make up the 24 six-digit elements to highlight contributed aspects and overlap . The current 24 elements are contained in broader two-digit elements for manufacturing ( 33 ), wholesale trade ( 42 ), transportation ( 48 ), Professional services ( 54 ) and public administration ( 92 ). Two sections are clearly missing from the broader category , information ( 51 ) and construction ( 23 ) with the possible addition of accommodation and
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