Dr. John Longsdon and Dr. Scott Pace each have commented in several publications covering Elon Musk’s statement regarding a SpaceX Mars mission. Dr. Pace is quoted HERE in a Quartz article.
Month: September 2016
SPI Hosts Korean Delegates for Discussion of Global Space Policy
Dr. Pace and Dr. Logsdon met with several representatives from South Korea to discuss international space policy with regard to Korea’s intended emergence as a major space power.
Dr. Scott Pace Appointed as Vice-Chair for NOAA Advisory Committee
Effective September 16th, 2016, Scott Pace has been appointed Vice-Chair for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing. The committee was established in 2002 to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on matters relating to the U.S. satellite commercial remote sensing industry and NOAA’s activities to carry out the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Dr. Pace Comments on China’s Tiangong Program
Dr. Scott Pace was cited in a New Scientist article discussing the future of the Chinese Tiangong Space Station Program.
Space Policy Institute Co-Hosts U.S.-Japan Space Forum
Last week, Karen Makishima, a member of Japan’s House of Representatives, joined members of the Mansfield Foundation and Space Policy Institute U.S.-Japan Space Forum for a discussion on bilateral space collaboration.
The event, a public seminar co-hosted by the Mansfield Foundation and the George Washington University Space Policy Institute, highlighted the rollout of policy recommendations that reflect the results of the U.S.-Japan Space Forum’s two-year study on critical developments and opportunities for bilateral space activities. Dr. Makishima, a former Cabinet Office Vice Minister, and a leading voice on norms-setting in space activities, discussed the significance of space within Japan’s broader priorities, and the important role of U.S.-Japan space collaboration. The September 9 seminar also invited comments from members of the broader defense and space policy communities in Washington, D.C. and Tokyo, who shared perspectives on space in American defense strategy, opportunities for advancing multilateral collaboration on space, and the intersection of the space private and public sectors. Last week’s public event follows several days of U.S.-Japan Space Forum meetings in Tokyo and Washington with U.S. congressional offices and members of Japan’s Diet and government space community.
2016 U.S.-Japan Space Forum
When
Friday, September 9, 2016
9:00am – 1:00pm
Where
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E St NW
Washington DC 20052
On September 9th, 2016, the George Washington University Space Policy Institute will partner with the Mansfield Foundation on a public seminar discussing the path forward for U.S.-Japan collaboration in space. Members of the U.S.-Japan Space Forum will share their recently published recommendations. The seminar will also invite commentary from a broader subset of stakeholders in regional security and space activities, including members of the 2016 Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) Trilateral Europe-U.S.-Japan Space Security Partnership Conference.
This event is by invitation only.
Dr. Pace Cited in New York Times Regarding SpaceX Launch
Dr. Scott Pace provided comment to The New York Times on the failed SpaceX launch and the industry repercussions that may result.
Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund Published in Nature
Faculty member Pascale Ehrenfreund, as part of the science team of the Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System (MIDAS) instrument on board the Rosetta comet rendezvous mission, published the first detailed 3D images of original cometary dust grains from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on September 1, 2016 in the journal Nature.
Aggregate dust particles at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund’s co-authored work, “Aggregate dust particles at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko” was published in Nature and examines measurements of interplanetary dust particles.
China and NASA: The Challenges to Collaboration with a Rising Space Power
SPI alum Zack Hester authored “China and NASA: The Challenges to Collaboration with a Rising Space Power”, which was published in Volume 9 Issue 1 of Space Policy and Governance.
