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SPI is pleased to announce Dr. Vivek Lall as non-resident scholar

April 14, 2025 News
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…

Op-Ed on SPACENEWS by SPI student Elif Yüksel : “Türkiye’s space future: An ambitious path ahead”

April 10, 2025 Authored Articles and Conference Papers News Papers Published by Visiting Scholars and Students
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…

[Recordings posted] Prof. Scott Pace and Adjunct Prof. John J. Klein, speak at “The 25th International Symposium on Security Affairs” hosted by National Institute for Defense Studies(NIDS)

February 17, 2025 News Testimony, Presentations and Panel Appearances
“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…

SPI Student Adam Stegall Published in Quest, Receives Honorable Mention for Sacknoff Prize for Space History

February 13, 2025 Books, Book Chapters and Reports News Papers Published by Visiting Scholars and Students
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…

Prof. Scott Pace presented at the Cislunar PNT Workshop in Vienna, Austria entitled: The Road Ahead: From Cislunar PNT to the Solar System Internet.

February 13, 2025 News Testimony, Presentations and Panel Appearances
The presentation was part of the UNOOSA/International Committee on GNSS, Workshop on Cislunar Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) held on 11 – 13 February 2025 at the Vienna International Centre, Austria. Please find Dr. Pace’s presentation slides here Please find the Workshop Agenda here