SPI Research Professor Dr. Henry Hertzfeld Presented at UNCOPUOS
SPI Research Professor Dr. Henry Hertzfeld was part of the US delegation to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Dr. Hertzfeld presented key issues of liability in outer space during the meeting of the UNCOPUOS Legal Subcommittee in...
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace Participated in Geospatial World Panel Discussion
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace was invited to be part of a panel discussion on the topic of space sovereignty and security. The panel was moderated by Mr. Sanjay Kumar, CEO of Geospatial World, and also featured Amb. Syed Akbaruddin, now Dean of the Kautilya School of...
SPI’s Professor Aaron Bateman presented his book, Weapons in Space at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
SPI’s Professor Aaron Bateman presented his book, Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. SPI’s Professor Aaron Bateman also spoke with members of the...
SPI Faculty Associate Michael Keidar Featured in GW’s Research Magazine
The groundbreaking work of Dr. Michael Keidar, A. James Clark Professor of Engineering and SPI Faculty Associate was the focus of the latest feature of GW’s Research Magazine. The article zeroes in on Professor Keidar’s laboratory work on plasma and its...
GW Team Advanced in the Manfred Lachs Space Law North American Regional Moot Court Competition
The team of Abigail Thomas & Yuqian Wang advanced to the Quarter-finals of the Manfred Lachs Space Law North American Regional Moot Court held at Georgetown Law. The team was coached by SPI Professor Henry Hertzfeld, who noted, “[A]ll of the judges comments...
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...
