Space and Geopolitical Perspectives on India’s Moon Landing
On August 23, 2023, India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission landed on the moon. The success of this landing has been years in the making by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). This hard work resulted in a successful landing on the moon’s south pole, a first. India is only the fourth country to complete a successful, intact landing on the moon after the United States, the Soviet Union, and China.
SPI Students & Alumni Stephanie Delpozzo, Josh Ingersoll, & Shiv Patel Selected for Payload Pioneers 30 Under 30 List
Three SPI students & alumni were selected for Payload‘s inaugural Payload Pioneers list, which recognizes 30 rising stars in the space community under 30 years old. Stephanie DelPozzo, an associate at Nextfed specializing in aerospace and defense, has merged...
SPI Director, Dr. Scott Pace, Speaks at Harvard Kennedy School at Reception Honoring 50th Anniversary of GPS
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace spoke at a reception honoring the 50th anniversary of the Global Positioning System with Dr. Brad Parkinson, Chief Architect for GPS and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. The reception took place at the Belfer Center of Harvard...
SPI Faculty Dr. John Klein Interviewed by The Atlantic Council
SPI faculty Dr. John Klein was interviewed by The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security about his newest book “The Fight for the Final Frontier: Irregular Warfare in Space.” The interview is available here on their website or in the...
SPI Assistant Professor Aaron Bateman Published in the Journal of Strategic Studies
SPI Assistant Professor Dr. Aaron Bateman was published in the Journal of Strategic Studies, a peer-reviewed academic journal covering military and diplomatic strategic studies. His article, “Information security in the space age: Britain’s Skynet satellite...
SPI Attends International Astronautical Congress 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan
SPI was well represented at the 74th International Astronautical Congress, which was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The IAC is the premier annual event where global space actors gather, and attracts more than 6,000 participants each year, representing a myriad of space...
SPI Assistant Professor Aaron Bateman Wins AIAA Aerospace History Manuscript Award
SPI Professor Dr. Aaron Bateman was selected by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) for the prestigious History Manuscript Award for the best historical manuscript dealing with the science, technology, and/or impact of aeronautics and...
SPI Faculty Dr. John Klein Interviewed by T-Minus Space Daily Podcast
SPI faculty Dr. John Klein was interviewed by the T-Minus Space Daily podcast about his newest book “The Fight for the Final Frontier: Irregular Warfare in Space.”The episode is available here on the T-Minus Space Daily website, or in the adjacent Spotify...
SPI Director, Dr. Scott Pace, Co-Authors Report on Solar System Internet Architecture and Governance
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace co-authored a report for the Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG) of the Internet Society (ISOC), with an esteemed group of scholars and leaders, including Dr. Vinton Cerf of Google and Dr. Jim Green of NASA....
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace’s Letter Featured by Issues in Science and Technology
A letter written by SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace was featured by Issues in Science and Technology. Dr. Pace’s letter responded to the recently published “Why Space Debris Flies Through Regulatory Gaps“, which discusses the challenges and complexities...
