Category: Event

Symposium on Space Nuclear Technology – Research and Development for Evolving Space Missions

March 22, 2024 Event
The Universities Space Research Association and The Space Policy Institute PRESENT A SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR EVOLVING SPACE MISSIONS The Universities Space Research Associations (USRA) and the Space Policy Institute invite you to a symposium before the Annual USRA Council of Institutions meeting The USRA represents 117 space science universities in the United States and overseas. The theme of the symposium is space nuclear technology, and particularly on how space nuclear technology contributes to science, exploration, and the future security environment - all topics of interest to research universities. VIDEO (March 21, 2024 - 1:00-5:30 pm ET) -->> https://events.tvworldwide.com/Events/usra_240321/VideoId/-1/UseHtml5/True The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute (SPI) held a symposium on March 21, 2024 at the Holiday Inn Washington DC National Mall, 550 C St., SW, Washington, DC.
Fireside Chat on India's Moon Landing

Space and Geopolitical Perspectives on India’s Moon Landing

October 20, 2023 Event
INDIA’S MOON LANDING Fireside Chat with Dr. Scott Pace, Director of Space Policy Institute, and Mr. Michael Kugelman, Wilson Center’s South Asia Institute Director, on India’s Moon Landing on August 23, 2023. George Washington University - Elliott School of International Affairs South Asian Board held a fireside chat with Dr. Scott Pace, Director of the Space Policy Institute, and Mr. Michael Kugelman, Director of the Wilson Center’s South Asia Institute, to discuss space and geopolitical perspectives on India's Moon Landing. On August 23, 2023, India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission landed on the moon. The success of this landing has been years in the making and is a result of the hard work of the scientists at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). India is the first country to reach the moon’s south pole and only the fourth country to complete an intact landing on the moon after the United States, the Soviet Union, and China. Friday, October 20th 3:30-4:30 PM Lindner Family Commons, 6th Floor - Room 602 1957 E St NW, Washington, DC 20052 Refer to Space Policy Institute - News: August 31, 2023 https://spi.elliott.gwu.edu/2023/08/31/spi-director-dr-scott-pace-quoted-in-the-washington-post-2/