Category: Authored Articles and Conference Papers

“Data Privacy is a Burning Issue”, by Dr. Scott Pace, was published in Geospatial World magazine and discusses data privacy in the space age.

“Launch Dilemma: The Role of the Commercial Sector in America’s Space Program”, written by Space Policy Institute student Mia Brown, was published by The Brookings Institute and discusses the evolving commercial launch market and its importance to NASA and DoD missions.

Dr. Henry Hertzfeld’s “Developing Issues in the Law of Outer Space” was published in The Penn Undergraduate Law Journal Vol. 3 No. 1.

“Astrobiology and the Possibility of Life on Earth and Elsewhere…”, co-authored by Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund, was published in Space Science Reviews. The article provides an in-depth review of the field of astrobiology, as well as the contemporary subjects being studied and recent findings.

Dr. Ehrenfreund’s co-authored work, “Organic compounds on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko revealed by COSAC mass spectrometry” was published in Science and discusses the discovery by Rosetta’s Philae lander.

Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund’s co-authored work, “Astrochemistry: Fullerene solves an interstellar puzzle”, was published in Nature and examines the features of an ion that better explains absorption features of interstellar bands.

“Space Wars; Why Our Space Systems Need an Upgrade” by non-resident scholar Deganit Paikowsky was published by Foreign Affairs Magazine, and discusses the state of space systems in relation to cybersecurity threats.

“Encouraging Private Investment in Space: Does the Current Space Law Regime Need to be Changed? (Part 1)” by Jonathan Babcock, a senior in the International Science and Technology Policy program, was published by The Space Review. The article discusses legal and treatise changes that may be necessary for private business growth.

Dr. Ehrenfreund’s co-authored work, “The Significance of Microbe-Mineral-Biomarker Interactions in the Detection of Life on Mars and Beyond” was published in Astrobiology and examines the role of biomarkers in astrobiology.

“Why did the United States retreat from the moon?” by Dr. John Logsdon was published by The Space Policy Journal and discusses lessons to be learned from the post-Apollo decisions in the United States for today’s attempts to gain political support for a renewed and sustainable program of human exploration of the Moon, Mars, and other solar system destinations.