At the Elliott School of International Affairs
On April 11, 2025 Dr. Pace joined a Opening Fireside Chat with Jun Kazeki, Director-General, National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, discussing U.S.-Japan Space Security Relationship.
See the CSIS event page and recordings here
The comments were also picked up by the South China Morning Post, related to space security cooperation between the US and Japan.
SPI welcomes Dr. Vivek Lall of General Atomics Global Corporation as non-resident scholar!
Please see his bio here!
At SPI, Dr. Lall will offer unique perspectives on the intersection of advanced space technologies and global security policies. His experience in fostering international defense collaborations, such as his pivotal role in strengthening U.S.-India defense relations and advancing unmanned aircraft systems, positions him to contribute valuable insights into the evolving dynamics of space governance and military applications. We look forward to his contributions in shaping forward-looking strategies that address critical challenges in space policy and security.
Please to announce his new article, discussing NASA launch cost increases and related trends.
Click here or the article image to read Elif’s Op-ed.
Elif Yüksel is a Turkish pioneer in space diplomacy and policy, specializing at the Space Policy Institute of George Washington University. She is a Fulbright Scholar, Space Policy Institute Fellow, and an alumna of the International Space University. Currently, she serves as an Ambassador for the AstroAid Foundation.
Prof. Scott Pace witnesses at the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee about the Artemis Program and NASA’s path to human exploration of the Moon, Mars, and Beyond.
Link to the committee’s page is here
After the testimony.
With his students on duty all over the government 🙂
“The 25th International Symposium on Security Affairs” was held on December 11, 2024 hosted by the National Institute for Defense Studies(NIDS) in Japan. NIDS is a research institution under the Ministry of Defense (MOD) of Japan and serves as a think tank and academic research body focused on security, defense policy, and military strategy.
Prof. Scott Pace kicked off the event with a Keynote Speech, and Prof. John J. Klein attended a panel discussion on “Changes in the Strategic Environment in the Space Domain “
Please find the recordings here
Prof. Pace’s Keynote speech here
Prof. Pace’s panel discussion starts here from 23:56.
Prof. Klein’s panel discussion starts here from 21:50.
SPI student Adam Stegall was published in the peer-reviewed journal, Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, and received an honorable mention for the Sacknoff Prize for Space History.
His paper, “Kennedy’s Hidden Stimulus: The Experimental Economics of the Decision to Go to the Moon”, presents original research that reveals a previously unknown economic dimension of President Kennedy’s deliberations, and a quiet experimental $10 billion federal stimulus program that has gone unnoticed for nearly 65 years. The paper shines new light on the role of the administration’s Council of Economic Advisors, and adds depth to our understanding of one of the most consequential decisions in space history. The paper may be read in full here, and SPI sends thanks to Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly for providing it to our readers.
Congratulations Adam!
The author, Major Benjamin Staats is an Army Space Operations Officer who currently serves at US Space Command. He is a graduate of the George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute at the Elliot School of International Affairs and is a Schriever Space Scholar graduate.
