SPI Professor Aaron Bateman Wins 2024 Amos Perlmutter Prize
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...
Space Policy Institute’s Dr. Aaron Bateman published in Foreign Affairs
Space Policy Institute’s Dr. Aaron Bateman, Ph.D., assistant professor of history and international affairs, published in Foreign Affairs, “Why Russia Might Put a Nuclear Weapon in Space.” Read more here.
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace Discusses International Partnerships in The Symposium on Ensuring the Safe and Sustainable Use of Outer Space
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...
SPI Alumnus Josh Ingersoll Appointed to UN Youth Advisory Board on Technology Policy
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...
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace Discussed Orbital Debris Mitigation Guidelines at the FCC
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...
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace Quoted in New York Times Article
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace was quoted in a recent New York Times article titled “Kam Ghaffarian’s Moonshots”. The article presents the story of the man behind Intuitive Machines, the American private company which recently succeded a lunar landing....
SPI Director, Dr. Scott Pace, Quoted in Phys.Org
SPI Director, Dr. Scott Pace, was quoted in Phys.Org in an article about the US private space sector. The article “Apollo to Artemis: Why America is betting big on private space” examines the Moon-to-Mars program and the contribution of private space companies such as...
SPI’s Professor Aaron Bateman quoted in Vox on Weapons in Space
VOX – FUTURE PERFECT: How the US is preparing to fight — and win — a war in space – By Tim Fernholz | Updated Feb 15, 2024, 10:19am EST Aaron Bateman, who studies space security, notes that until the mid-1970s, the US didn’t have the technology to...
SPI Professor Aaron Bateman Invited to Give Series of Talks in Tokyo
In February 2024, Prof. Aaron Bateman visited Tokyo to give a series of talks at the U.S. embassy and the Japanese Ministry of Defense on the lessons of the Cold War for competition in space today. The photo below showcases his presentation at the U.S. embassy in...
NASA – Successful Launch of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Rocket for Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One
SPI continues to have a positive influence on our space community and businesses. Dan Hendrickson, Vice President of Business Development at Astrobotic Technology, Inc., is a SPI alumnus and former SPI Staff Assistant.
Update: Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One attempts to continue with NASA’s five payloads of scientific investigations abroad despite being unable to land on the Moon.
01-08-2024 2:18 AM: As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program, this morning marked the successful launch of ULA’s Vulcan Rocket for Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One. Congratulations!
Despite the hard work required and the challenges ahead, 2024 will be a great year for space policy and explorations!