At the Elliott School of International Affairs
SPI Research Professor Pascale Ehrenfreund was recently interviewed for the European Science-Media Hub.
Prof. Ehrenfreund discussed her view on a sustainable space economy, as well as international cooperation, the role of Europe in space governance, and space workforce development.
You can read the full interview here.
The IAF Excellence in International Cooperation Award is presented during the IAC 2025 Opening Ceremony on Monday 29 September 2025 to individuals who have demonstrated excellence in their efforts to promote and facilitate global engagement and cooperation in the space sector.
“Pascale Ehrenfreund is the President of the Committee of Space Research (COSPAR) and Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs at the Space Policy Institute/George Washington University in Washington DC. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Space Foundation and as Member of the Global Future Council on Space of the World Economic Forum. For three decades she contributed as Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator and Teamleader to ESA and NASA astronomy and planetary missions as well as experiments in low Earth orbit and on the International Space Station. Pascale Ehrenfreund was the President of the International Space University (2021-2023), the President International Astronautical Federation (2019-2022), the Chair of the Executive Board of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) (2015-2020) and the President of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) (2013-2015). Pascale Ehrenfreund is enlisted in the Stanford World Ranking Top 2% Scientists 2022 and holds a Master degree in Molecular Biology, a PhD in Astrophysics, and a Master degree in Management & Leadership. The asteroid 9826 Ehrenfreund 2114 T-3 bears her name.”
The International Space University recently published the report following the Expert Conference on International Cooperation in Deep Space Exploration, hosted by the Space Policy Institute on 3-5 December 2024.
This Expert Conference was generously funded by The John Templeton Foundation and forms part of Grant #62772 The Future of International Cooperation in Deep Space Exploration.
The purpose of this Expert Conference was to facilitate a multi-stakeholder dialogue about the future of exploration in deep space. The conference satisfied a desire for more conversations around ethics, national and environmental security, and the integration of emerging space countries into the conversation, as well as international cooperation, space diplomacy and policy issues relating to space exploration.
You can find the full report available in the ISU library here.
SPI Professor Aaron Bateman received the 2024 Space History Book Prize from the Air Force Historical Foundation for his book Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative (MIT Press, 2024).
You can see the full announcement here.
The Smith Richardson Foundation has awarded Professor Aaron Bateman a grant in support of his current book project entitled Preparing for World War III: Information Networks and American Power in the Nuclear Age.
Professor Aaron Bateman has a new article, "Hunting the Red Bear: Satellite Reconnaissance and the 'Second Offset Strategy' in the Late Cold War," published in The International History Review. He uses recently declassified documents to uncover the role of reconnaissance technologies in the U.S. shift towards more flexible conventional and nuclear targeting postures in the late Cold War. The article can be accessed here: https://www.tandfonline.com/
Thank you for join us on the panel discussion with author John J. Klein(SPI Professor), Col. William Sanders* and Dr. Peter L. Hays(SPI Professor), on the topic of his latest book release on Space Warfare. (Wednesday, October 9th at 11:00 AM)
Event was moderated by Dr. Scott Pace, Director of the Space Policy Institute.
Posted the video of the recordings.
*The views presented by Col. Sanders are his own views and do not represent those of the Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, or US Space Force.
September 6, 2024
Administration Officials Discuss Commercial Development in Space
The Space Policy Institute and The Aerospace Corporation hosted the first event in a new debate series, focused on national security space issues. The event took place on Thursday, August 29th, 2024 at the Elliott School of International Affairs and consisted of two debates.
The first debate, titled "High Ground or High Fantasy: Defense Utility of Cislunar Space" featured Namrata Goswami and Bleddyn Bowen, and was moderated by Sam Wilson. The second debate, titled "Exotic Space Warfighting: Importance of Sustained Maneuver" featured Benjamin Staats and Thomas G. Roberts, and was moderated by Aaron Bateman.
If you were unable to join us in person or follow the event live, please find below a full recording of the event:
