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 Faculty Dr. John Klein Interviewed by the Irregular Warfare Podcast
SPI faculty Dr. John Klein was interviewed by the Irregular Warfare Podcast about his newest book “The Fight for the Final Frontier: Irregular Warfare in Space.” The episode is available here on the Irregular Warfare Podcast website, or in the adjacent Spotify...
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!
SPI Students Awarded 2023 Fellowships from GPS Innovation Alliance
Rachita Puri and Ryan Puleo received ISTP fellowship awards for the 2023-2024 academic year. SPI congratulates each of the awardees, and thanks GPS Innovation Alliance for their generous support. Rachita Puri is an Aerospace Engineer at the Federal Aviation...
SPI Students Awarded 2023 Fellowships from AXIOM Space
Elif Yüksel and Sydney Wisnosky received ISTP fellowship awards for the 2023-2024 academic year. SPI congratulates each of the awardees, and thanks Axiom Space for their generous support. Elif Yüksel is a Fullbrighter and former research intern at EURISY, European...
SPI Students Awarded 2023 Fellowships from Amazon Web Services
Elizabeth Anderson, Jessica Denham, Adam Stegal, and Eleanor Creasey received ISTP fellowship awards for the 2023-2024 academic year. SPI congratulates each of the awardees, and thanks Amazon Web Services for their generous support. Elizabeth Anderson works as an...
SPI Director, Dr. Scott Pace Discusses the Future of GPS on In-Q-Tel Podcast
SPI Director Dr. Scott Pace was invited to the In-Q-Tel’s IQT Explains series to discuss the future of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) on November 21st 2023, alongside Steve Poizner, CEO of oneNav. The discussion highlights the importance of GPS for...
