”John Glenn was true servant of the American public,” John Logsdon, professor emeritus at George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute, told FoxNews.com.
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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.
Dr. John Logsdon Recalls Glenn-era Spaceflight Risks for Daily Maill
“Back before any human had actually gone into space, the doctors weren’t sure they would survive,” said space policy expert John Logsdon. “It was all new territory.”
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Dr. John Logsdon Interviewed by Wired Regarding Failed Soyuz Launch
“The Russian program is actually suffering the same problem as the US,” Logsdon says. “Their core engineers are retiring, and the young ones are attracted to more lucrative employment, or emigrating.”
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SPI Co-Hosts 2nd EU-US Space Policy Conference
The Space Policy Institute cohosted The 2nd EU-US Space Policy Conference in conjunction with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States and the U.S. Department of State. The event featured several panels of speakers, including representatives from Virgin Galactic, Spire, Planetary Resources, Astrobotic, The US Department of State, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Defense, European External Action Service Special Envoy for Space, European Space Policy Institute and The Secure World Foundation.
Full conference proceedings can be found HERE.
Space Policy Institute Alumna Receives NOAA Honor
Space Policy Institute graduate Kate Becker was presented with the Silver Sherman Award for her contributions to NOAA. The award recognizes individual performance above normal requirements, achievement of a milestone that contributed significantly or critically toward the attainment of a particular program goal, and/or demonstration of leadership toward process improvement of a significant magnitude.
Dr. John Logsdon Comments on Russian Space Sector for Planetary Society
“The Russian space sector is short of funding, and may be having difficulties maintaining its quality control standards,” said John Logsdon, a Planetary Society board member and professor emeritus of political science and international affairs at George Washington University.
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Dr. John Logsdon Interviewed by Scientific American Regarding Trump Administration Space Speculation
“The first 100 days will include a submission of a budget, and that budget will give important clues to the administration’s intentions,” Logsdon says.
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Navigating in Space – Taking GNSS to New Heights
SPI Director Scott Pace co-authored “Navigating in Space – Taking GNSS to New Heights”, a study of Global Navigation Satellite Systems published in Inside GNSS.
Dr. John Logsdon Cited by Mirror Online Science Regarding Trump Space Policy Intentions
“It is very plausible to speculate that the new administration will insert a mission to the lunar surface, probably international in character, as a step on the way to Mars,” said John Logsdon.
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Dr. John Logsdon Awarded 2016 AIAA Gardner-Lasser Aerospace Literature Award
Dr. Logsdon’s 2015 book, After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program, was acknowledged as the year’s “best original contribution to the field of aeronautical or astronautical non-fiction literature.” He previously received the award for his 2010 book, John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon.
