SPI Director, Dr. Pace, was cited by Shaun Waterman on README in the news article titled “Space hacking risks pose cyber policy test for Biden admin”
Author: Space Policy Institute
GW's Space Policy Institute conducts research, offers graduate courses and organizes seminars, symposia, and conferences on topics related to domestic and international space policy. SPI is associated with the International Science & Technology Policy academic program, which leads to a Master of Arts degree at GW's Elliott School of International Affairs.
Sacknoff Call for Papers
Call for Student Papers
2021 Sacknoff Prize for Space History
$500 Cash Prize
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A Publishing & Presentation Opportunity
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A Publishing & Presentation Opportunity
Please encourage your students, interns, and/or volunteers to submit a paper for the 2021 Sacknoff Prize for Space History and share our flyer with them. The deadline is 29 November 2021. This is a great opportunity to brush up a class paper or repurpose a thesis chapter!
About the Prize
Awarded since 2011, the Sacknoff Prize for Space History is designed to encourage original research by university students—undergraduate or graduate—in the field of space history.
The prize is open to all students and is not limited to those at United States institutions. (Papers written by a team of students are also accepted.) Students must be enrolled at an educational institution at the time of submission and working toward a degree: undergraduate, graduate, or military. Papers already published or scheduled for publication in another journal will NOT be accepted.
In addition to the $500 cash prize, the winning paper will be published in the peer-reviewed history journal, Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly and will be given the opportunity to present their paper at the Society for the History of Technology annual meeting to the Albatross Special Interest Group on aerospace.
Possible Topics
Although works must be historical in character, they can draw on other disciplines—such as culture studies, literature, communications, economics, engineering, and science. Possible historical subjects include, but are not limited to:
- Historical aspects of space institutions and their leaders
- International efforts and programs
- Space technology development
- Human flight and robotic exploration programs
- Regulation of space businesses
- Politics and policies impacting space activities from a historical perspective
- Financial and economic aspects of the space industry
- The social effects of spaceflight
- The space environment
- Space system design, engineering, and safety
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Moon J. Kim Article
SPI Alumni, Moon J. Kim, was published in the New Space Journal. The article is titled “The Potential Speculative Bubble in the
U.S. Commercial Space Launch Industry and the Implications to the United States” and can be accessed at https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/space.2017.0029
Dr. Scott Pace: America’s Space Agenda – Seeking to Expand our Civilization and Ensure Space will be a Home of Free People
SPI Director Scott Pace is featured in a new podcast interview: “Dr. Scott Pace: America’s Space Agenda – Seeking to Expand our Civilization and Ensure Space will be a Home of Free People.” In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Dr. Scott Pace, Director of the Space Policy Institute at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and former Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council from 2017-2020. They discuss the criticality of broad and bipartisan consensus to sustainable space exploration and development. Next, follows a discussion on exploration policy, space as a warfighting domain, China, spacepower theory (Dolman’s Astropolitics vs Bowen’s Continental Seapower), arms control, the record of the National Space Council’s space policy directives, their rational and significance. The speakers cover the possible futures in space depending on whether we can live off the land and pay our own way leading to different analogies: settlements, ‘Everest’, ‘McMurdo’, and deep sea drilling platforms. They provide details about space property rights, development and industrialization, asteroid defense and how it is getting worked into the missions of the agencies such as NASA and DoD. Finally, they discuss opportunities available to the new administration and space council and define a space agenda worthy of our nation and its values. Listen here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/space-strategy/id1559865448?i=1000539066865
Celine Der Boghosian and Abigail Johnson, first-year graduate students in the GW Space Policy Institute, have received the Axiom Space Fellowship Award
Celine Der Boghosian and Abigail Johnson, first-year graduate students in the GW Space Policy Institute, have received the Axiom Space Fellowship Award. Check out the Elliott School announcement here.
Joshua Ingersoll, Katherine Neal, Matej Siget and Frank Spellman are named Amazon Web Services Space Fellows
SPI graduate students Joshua Ingersoll, Katherine Neal, Matej Siget and Frank Spellman are named Amazon Web Services Space Fellows. Check out the Elliott School announcement here.
Andrew Basham and Ryan Fielder are named GPS Innovation Alliance Space Fellows
Andrew Basham and Ryan Fielder, second-year graduate students in the GW Space Policy Institute, are named GPS Innovation Alliance Space Fellows. Check out the Elliott School announcement here.
MATTHEW ISAKOWITZ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
MATTHEW ISAKOWITZ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Inspiring the Next Generation of Commercial Spaceflight Leaders
Passionate about the exciting world of commercial spaceflight? We have some important news for you…
Click Here for the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program’s Summer 2022 Application!
The Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for Summer 2022! The Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship is an extraordinary opportunity for students interested in pursuing careers in the commercial spaceflight industry. The application is open to current college juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Fellows will receive a Summer 2022 paid internship at one of our host companies (examples below from this past year), get paired with a notable aerospace leader for mentorship (we’re talking astronauts, entrepreneurs, investors, CEOs, and more), and attend an unforgettable networking summit (check out our 2021 Summit recap here!). Upon completing the internship, the Fellows will remain among a special group of alumni who can continue benefiting from the MIFP network on their journey to becoming future space industry icons.
Learn more about the program at a Virtual Information Session hosted by MIFP Alumni Fellows on Thursday, September 30 at 8pm ET (5pm PT). Click here to RSVP.
APPLY by October 29, 2021 at matthewisakowitzfellowship.org, or help spread the word to students who might be interested!
Space Policy Perspectives: Geopolitics, Business Drivers, and Cloud Strategies
Miss the event? Watch the recording here.
The George Washington University (GWU), Elliott School of International Affairs Space Policy Institute and the Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy are pleased to host:
Space Policy Perspectives:
Geopolitics, Business Drivers, and Cloud Strategies
Date: September 22, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
Location: On-line
Event Type: Hybrid
This half-day event will provide attendees with key insights into the changing geopolitical climate, business environment, and technology trends.
SCHEDULE
9:00am – 9:10am
Welcome remarks
9:10am – 11:00am
Panel 1 New Perspectives on Space Competition and Cooperation
Moderator: Jamie Morin
Panelist 1: Dr. Derek Tournear, Director of the Space Development Agency, US Department of Defense (Confirmed)
Panelist 2: Pam Melroy, Deputy Administrator – NASA) (Confirmed)
11:00am – 11:15am
Break
11:15am to 12:45 pm
Panel 2 The Intersection of Cloud, AI/ML, and Space Policy
Moderator: Scott Pace
Introduction: Stephen Marley and Sheryl Olguin, Aerospace Corporation, preliminary findings from research “Re-engineering Space for the Cloud” (Confirmed)
Panelist 1: Sarah Mineiro – Senior Director for Space, Anduril Industries, Inc. (Confirmed)
Panelist 2: Hank Tseu – Director of SW Architecture, OneWeb (Confirmed)
Panelist 3: Daniel Brennan – Sr. Director, Space and ISR Solutions, Oracle National Security
(Confirmed)
Panelist 4: Lindsay Millard – Principal Director for Space, Office of Under Secretary of Defense (R&E) (Confirmed)
12:45pm
Wrap-up/Closing remarks
Dr. Furchtgott-Roth Authored an Article for Forbes
Dr. Diana Furchtgott-Roth, SPI non-resident scholar and Professor of Transportation Economics at George Washington University, published an article titled “Infrastructure Bill Neglects GPS Threats.” The article was published by Forbes and can be found here.
