Dr. John Logsdon discussed the importance of space policy in the 2016 presidential election in an article on Space.com.
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Dr. Pace Symposium Comments Featured in Space Alabama and Ars Technica
According to Dr. Scott Pace during his talk at the Wernher Von Braun Symposium, we should either lead the way there or be left behind in missions beyond Earth orbit.
Dr. Pace Provides Perspective on Failed SpaceX Launch for Wired
“It could be good if it turns out to be an operational problem, because that is easily remedied, rather than a design or manufacturing problem,” said Scott Pace, director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University. “But you have to ask why did that operation failure happen. Was their lack of training or understanding of what was going on?”
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SPI Co-Hosts “Connectivity is the Revolution!”
The Space Policy Institute co-hosted the Geeks Without Frontiers “Connectivity is the Revolution!” thought leadership and impact event. This one-day conference examined how to accelerate village connectivity with the possibility of positively impacting a billion people over the next decade.
Dr. Pace Quoted by Fox News Regarding ESA Mars Mission
“The primary point of the [Schiaparelli] mission is really doing a safe entry, descent, and landing,” Pace said, setting the stage for a European rover to be launched in 2020. “Lasting a couple days on the surface with a battery system sounds perfectly reasonable to me,” he said, considering past failures.
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Dr. Logsdon Cited in Multiple Publications Regarding Obama Mars Statement
Dr. John Logsdon and Dr. Scott Pace were cited in multiple international publications, including The Guardian (UK), Breaking News (Ireland), NBC, CBS and LiveScience regarding President Obama’s recent statement on future Mars exploration goals.
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Dr. Logsdon and Dr. Pace Quoted in Multiple Outlets Regarding SpaceX Mission to Mars
Dr. John Longsdon and Dr. Scott Pace each have commented in several publications covering Elon Musk’s statement regarding a SpaceX Mars mission. Dr. Pace is quoted HERE in a Quartz article.
SPI Hosts Korean Delegates for Discussion of Global Space Policy
Dr. Scott Pace Appointed as Vice-Chair for NOAA Advisory Committee
Effective September 16th, 2016, Scott Pace has been appointed Vice-Chair for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing. The committee was established in 2002 to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on matters relating to the U.S. satellite commercial remote sensing industry and NOAA’s activities to carry out the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Commerce.