At the Elliott School of International Affairs
The Space Policy Institute, along with the GW Law School is hosting a delegation of several space lawyers from Asia to discuss Asian approaches to Space Law.
Date: Thursday 4 September 2025 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (12:10 PM- Lunch & Keynote)
Venue: 1957 E Street, NW, Washington, D.C., George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs Lindner Commons, 6th Floor, and The GW Law School
Registration is necessary. Please register from HERE
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Thank you for attending the Book Launch event. Please see the recordings HERE
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The Moorman Center for Space Studies, the independent think tank within the National Security Space Association, and Space Policy Institute is pleased to announce a book launch event about the publication of a timely new book entitled, CONTESTED SPACE: ENSURING EFFECTIVE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE CAPABILITIES IN AN INCREASINGLY CONTESTED ENVIRONMENT.
According to Christopher Williams (Vice President and Chair of the NSSA Moorman Center for Space Studies), “Given the serious challenges to the established international order posed by the Axis of Authoritarians, now is the time to rapidly modernize U.S. national security space policy, strategy, organizations, and capabilities. This book is chock full of actionable recommendations for the Trump administration and the U.S. Congress on how to better posture the U.S. national security space enterprise to assure U.S. space dominance in the face of increasingly sophisticated threats to critical U.S. space systems.”
Download the book HERE. Chapter titles include …
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This event will be hybrid. The webinar LINK will be provided in the registration confirmation email.
Thank you for joining the event.
Please enjoy the recordings from this LINK, or the Thumbnail below.
Thank you for joining us on the panel discussion with author Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau, joined with Clay Mowry(AIAA) and Tina Highfill(DoC/BEA).
The event was moderated by Dr. Scott Pace, Director of the Space Policy Institute.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Matt Weinzierl is a professor at Harvard Business School, serving as Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program, and the Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration. He is the founder of the Economics of Space project and the SPACE course at HBS, and he serves as a frequent advisor on space to government agencies, companies, and investors. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and previously he worked at McKinsey & Company and the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Throughout this work, he seeks to use the tools of economics to help humanity responsibly realize the promise of space.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Brendan Rosseau is a Strategy Manager for Orbital Launch at Blue Origin. He previously served as a Teaching Fellow and Research Associate at Harvard Business School, and as a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton supporting Space Systems Command. He has been recognized by several industry groups as a leading young professional in the space industry, and is dedicated to using space technologies to bring about a more prosperous, peaceful, and expansive future.
PANELIST GUEST
Dr. Tina Highfill is a Senior Research Economist at the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce.
In her 20+ years at the BEA, Dr. Highfill has led critical, nonpartisan research informing our understanding of the U.S. economy, including the development of new U.S. economic statistics, including gross domestic product (GDP) and gross output for small businesses, the space economy, the digital economy, and environmental goods and services. Dr. Highfill is particularly known for her expertise in measuring and understanding the space economy, a topic on which she’s published several leading papers. Dr. Highfill received her doctorate from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Master’s from Johns Hopkins, and a Bachelor’s from Virginia Tech.
PANELIST GUEST
Clay Mowry is the CEO of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and a globally recognized space industry executive.
Before joining AIAA, Clay’s career spanned the commercial launch and satellite sectors as a senior executive for leading space companies and trade associations. Clay currently also serves also as president of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), the world’s leading space nonprofit. Clay has held executive leadership roles in the dynamic commercial space ecosystem, spurring innovation and achieving operational successes. Most recently, he served as an advisor to space habitation technology company Vast. Previously, he worked as chief revenue officer at Voyager Space, a satellite, national security, and space station technology company. Earlier, Clay led global sales at Blue Origin, providing commercial and government customers with safe and affordable space transportation services with the reusable New Shepard and New Glenn launch vehicles. He spent 15 years as president and chairman of Arianespace, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of a leading global launch services company.
Thank you for joining us on the discussion with author Dean Cheng, SPI non-resident scholar, on the topic of his latest book, “China and the new Moon Race”
Click HERE to download the pdf version of the Book!
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:
