Dr. Pace and Dr. Logsdon reflected on the Obama Administration’s space contributions in The Verge’s “Obama’s NASA made strides on commercial space, but stumbled on exploration”.
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Dr. Scott Pace Cited in Inside GNSS
Dr. Pace commented on use of Galileo in the U.S. in “FCC Seeks Comments on Allowing Galileo Use in U.S.” published by Inside GNSS.
Dr. Henry Hertzfeld and Dr. Zoe Szajnfarber cited by Wired
Statements by Dr. Hertzfeld and Dr. Szajnfarber were featured in “Luxembourg’s Bid to Become the Silicon Valley of Space Mining”, an article exploring recent developments in Luxembourg’s influence on the commercial space industry.
Dr. John Logsdon Cited in Los Angeles Times
Dr. John Logsdon provided comment on SpaceX’s return to flight in a Los Angeles Times article titled, “SpaceX eyes Jan. 8 return to satellite launches after finishing explosion investigation”.
Dr. John Logsdon Cited in Phys.org Article Examining a Trump Administration Mission to Mars
Going to Mars, said John Logsdon of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, “depends on how quickly the international effort to go back to the Moon can be assembled, how much budget the US spends on that, what the level of the NASA budget is. And all those are unknown right now.”
Read the full article HERE.
Dr. John Logsdon Pays Respects to Col. John Glenn
”John Glenn was true servant of the American public,” John Logsdon, professor emeritus at George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute, told FoxNews.com.
Dr. John Logsdon Recalls Glenn-era Spaceflight Risks for Daily Maill
“Back before any human had actually gone into space, the doctors weren’t sure they would survive,” said space policy expert John Logsdon. “It was all new territory.”
Read the full article HERE.
Dr. John Logsdon Interviewed by Wired Regarding Failed Soyuz Launch
“The Russian program is actually suffering the same problem as the US,” Logsdon says. “Their core engineers are retiring, and the young ones are attracted to more lucrative employment, or emigrating.”
Read the full article HERE.
SPI Co-Hosts 2nd EU-US Space Policy Conference
The Space Policy Institute cohosted The 2nd EU-US Space Policy Conference in conjunction with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States and the U.S. Department of State. The event featured several panels of speakers, including representatives from Virgin Galactic, Spire, Planetary Resources, Astrobotic, The US Department of State, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Defense, European External Action Service Special Envoy for Space, European Space Policy Institute and The Secure World Foundation.
Full conference proceedings can be found HERE.
Space Policy Institute Alumna Receives NOAA Honor
Space Policy Institute graduate Kate Becker was presented with the Silver Sherman Award for her contributions to NOAA. The award recognizes individual performance above normal requirements, achievement of a milestone that contributed significantly or critically toward the attainment of a particular program goal, and/or demonstration of leadership toward process improvement of a significant magnitude.
