Events Archive

Join Director of the Center for Space Policy and Strategy Jamie Morin and Chief Towberman for a conversation about challenges and  opportunities for enlisted Guardians, how the Space Force is looking to bring new approaches to training and developing its Guardians, and what innovative talent management means for military culture in a new service.

How does NASA help prepare for astronauts to remain in isolation and confinement for long-duration space flight to Mars?  Enter SIRIUS-21 – an 8 month analogue mission that will conduct physiological and psychological experiments with an international crew from the US, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. Aerospace’s Paul Frakes talks to Ashley Kowalski about her mission’s 70+ experiments that include cognitive, physical and biological tests – and a bit of her own soul searching as she gets ready to embark on this simulated journey from right here on earth. 

Are space systems considered “critical infrastructure”? How much of our lives are dependent on space, what’s at risk and how should it be protected? Find out from the 2021 Value of Space Summit directors, Erin Miller (Executive Director, Space ISAC) and Lori Gordon (Aerospace) as they talk to Sam Wilson (CSPS) with highlights and next steps from the Summit.

Large and mega constellations of small satellites are being launched and planned for low earth orbit. This proliferated environment has various regulatory bodies depending on who owns the satellite and what the purpose of the mission is – civil, commercial, scientific, educational, or defense. Who has accountability? With more satellites comes higher demand for spectrum to communicate with – who gets priority?

The Aerospace Testing Seminar (ATS) was created for engineers, managers, and leaders to share their experiences, discover new methods and procedures, and learn how others are coping with designing and implementing cost-effective and affordable test programs.

Mark your calendar and join us at the 32nd ATS!

Secure World Foundation’s co-founder had a vision that space should be secure and sustainable, and used for peaceful purposes that benefit all of humanity. Listen to Aerospace’s Dr. Angie Bukley talk to current President, co-founder and philanthropist, Cynda Collins Arsenault, about SWF and her other foundational work empowering women for our future.

The Aerospace Corporation will host the Session Two Program, “Increasing Perils of LEO Operations,” for the 23rd Annual SPRSA Small Payload Ride Share Symposium. Aerospace’s Dr. Mark Skinner hosts the session, which will include a number of Aerospace subject matter experts presenting on space safety-related topics,.

Have you ever imagined a city or suburb with unmanned aerial vehicles ready to take you or your goods where they need to go?  How do air traffic policy and regulations need to change for the most promising use cases to be realized?  Is the technology really there yet?  Join Aerospace experts Emily Cadima and Christopher Lawson as they talk to Dipasis Bhadra from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Aviation Policy and Plans discuss this and more.

How are the nation’s FFRDC’s managing the current upswing across the country to bring greater diversity, equity and inclusion to the forefront?  Why is DEI important to the US space enterprise? What role does leadership play? In this episode join AF Maj Gen (ret) Ed Bolton, as he talks with Tony Magaro, Via Van Liew, and Chevalier “Chevy” Cleaves about these questions and more.

How is the US Air Force Academy making changes to its military training and academic curriculum to better prepare cadets for entering the Space Force? Developing space-ready officers is a joint effort. This episode features Colonel Jeffrey Greenwood (USSF) and Colonel Luke Sauter (AF) and Aerospace expert Mick Gleason and Cadet Courtney Kirkpatrick.

Listen to experts George Nield (former FAA) and Grant Cates (Aerospace) talk to Kreston Barron of The Center for Space Policy & Strategy about how commercial spaceflight providers and US policymakers could help improve the safety of space travel. 

The number of players in space continues to increase – internationally and commercially. For better safety and security there needs to be norms of behavior for operating in space. The US wants to lead the development of norms but what is a good framework for developing that? Join Aerospace’s Robin Dickey and Catrina Melograna discuss Robin’s research in this area.

Over the last year, the US Marine Corps has laid out a new concept to better organize for using and leveraging technology, also calling it force design. What can be learned from the Marine Corps’ experience in exploring, implementing and executing force design as a way to shape the Space Force?  Join Russell Rumbaugh (Aerospace, CSPS) as he talks to Jonathan Wong (RAND), who has been studying how the Marines have undertaken this major initiative. 

What are the National Labs and FFRDCs and how do they partner with universities on advanced research and funding for the US space enterprise? What challenges arise with student citizenship and national security topics? How can graduates be inspired to join the space industry opposed to other competitive industries? Join Aerospace’s David Miller as he talks to Dava Newman (MIT), Ann Karagozian (UCLA) and Robert Braun (JPL) as they explore this and more. 

The workshop objective is to establish a forum to discuss the best approaches for designing, modeling, analyzing, and testing modern space systems for acoustic, vibration, and shock environments.

Using nuclear propulsion systems for space missions has been researched for decades. But invigorated by new Mars missions for humans and the 2020 NSP, nuclear (thermal and electric) propulsion is getting lots of attention and research funding. In this episode listen to Aerospace expert Greg Meholic talk to Michael Houts, Nuclear Research Manager for the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.