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SPI Research Professor Dr. Henry Hertzfeld was part of the US delegation to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
Dr. Hertzfeld presented key issues of liability in outer space during the meeting of the UNCOPUOS Legal Subcommittee in Vienna.
You can find the full presentation here: Liability in Outer Space, a Cross-Cutting Problem
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace was invited to be part of a panel discussion on the topic of space sovereignty and security. The panel was moderated by Mr. Sanjay Kumar, CEO of Geospatial World, and also featured Amb. Syed Akbaruddin, now Dean of the Kautilya School of Public Policy.
You can find the entire virtual discussion below:
SPI’s Professor Aaron Bateman presented his book, Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. SPI’s Professor Aaron Bateman also spoke with members of the space security group and the Center for Global Security Research. In the picture, SPI’s Professor Aaron Bateman is standing next to the one remaining Brilliant Pebble space-based interceptor.
The groundbreaking work of Dr. Michael Keidar, A. James Clark Professor of Engineering and SPI Faculty Associate was the focus of the latest feature of GW’s Research Magazine. The article zeroes in on Professor Keidar’s laboratory work on plasma and its applications in aerospace and biomedical engineering.
You can read the full article here: Plasma Promise.
The team of Abigail Thomas & Yuqian Wang advanced to the Quarter-finals of the Manfred Lachs Space Law North American Regional Moot Court held at Georgetown Law. The team was coached by SPI Professor Henry Hertzfeld, who noted, “[A]ll of the judges comments both right after the match and in the informal setting of the awards dinner were very complimentary about our arguments. … Abby and Yuqian did extremely well and improved with each round.”More information on this competition can be found at:
https://www.spacecourtfoundation.org/ lachsmoot/
SPI Professor Aaron Bateman’s article titled “Information Security in the Space Age: Britain’s Skynet Satellite Communications Program and the Evolution of Modern Command and Control Networks” has been selected for the 2024 Amos Perlmutter Prize.
The article was published in the Journal of Strategic Studies. The Amos Perlmutter Prize is awarded once a year to the top paper published in the Journal of Strategic Studies by a junior faculty member.
You can read more about the award here.
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace was invited as a speaker on March 4th to The 9th National Space Policy Secretariat Symposium on Ensuring the Safe and Sustainable Use of Outer Space. Dr. Pace presented his expertise during the last session of the program, to discuss how can we leverage international collaboration and partnerships with industry to create a virtuous cycle.
You can follow the entire event below.
SPI Alumnus Josh Ingersoll has been appointed to the UN’s first Youth Advisory Board on Technology Policy (Through the ITU). Twelve board members globally under 30 years old will serve a 2-year term advising ITU Sec-Gen Doreen Bogdan-Martin on a variety of Tech Policy issues including using Satellite Telecommunication to bridge the digital divide. Josh is one of two members representing the Americas.
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace was invited by the FCC to offer his insights as part of a distinguished pannel of experts on February 29th. The special event was organized by FCC’s Space Bureau and titled ‘20 Years of Orbital Debris Mitigation’ Open House.
Please find the full discussion available below.
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