SPI in the News
Prof. Scott Pace speaks at CSIS event “Deepening the U.S.-Japan Space Security Relationship”which was picked up by the South China Morning Post
On April 11, 2025 Dr. Pace joined a Opening Fireside Chat with Jun Kazeki, Director-General, National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, discussing U.S.-Japan Space Security Relationship. See the CSIS event page and recordings here The...
SPI is pleased to announce Dr. Vivek Lall as non-resident scholar
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...
SPI Alumni Moon J. Kim publishes new paper: “Counting stars and costs: An empirical examination of space launch cost trend at NASA”
Please to announce his new article, discussing NASA launch cost increases and related...
Op-Ed on SPACENEWS by SPI student Elif Yüksel : “Türkiye’s space future: An ambitious path ahead”
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...
Prof. Scott Pace testifies at the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Hearing (February 26, 2025)
Prof. Scott Pace witnesses at the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee about the Artemis Program and NASA’s path to human exploration of the Moon, Mars, and Beyond. Link to the committee’s page is here After the testimony. With his students on duty all over...
USRA and the SPI Present a symposium on Artificial Intelligence for Space and Aeronautics: March 27, 2025
How can Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Contribute to Science, Exploration, and Security? Please find the complete program here. Thank you for joining the event! Recordings can be found...
[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)
On-site speakers from left to right: Dr. Yasuhito Fukushima(NIDS), Dr. John J. Klein(SPI/GWU), Dr. Kevin Pollpeter(DAF), Dr. Bleddyn Bowen(Durham University), Dr. Scott Pace(SPI/GWU), Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan (Australian Strategic Policy Institute), Dr. Kazuto...
SPI Student Adam Stegall Published in Quest, Receives Honorable Mention for Sacknoff Prize for Space History
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...
Op-Ed by SPI Alumni Ben Staats : Want ‘Competitive endurance?’ Focus on maneuver in space
The author, Major Benjamin Staats is an Army Space Operations Officer who currently serves at US Space Command. He is a graduate of the George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute at the Elliot School of International Affairs and is a Schriever Space Scholar...
Prof. Scott Pace presented at the Cislunar PNT Workshop in Vienna, Austria entitled: The Road Ahead: From Cislunar PNT to the Solar System Internet.
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...
