Events Archive

Space is critical to fostering security across the globe — how can space-faring nations balance their own security priorities with those of their neighbors in orbit? Join The George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute and The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy for panel discussions on using outer space to create a more secure future on Earth.

In this new space era, commercial space companies are bringing new and innovative ideas to the space community. Their unique startup culture has also brought immense enthusiasm, rapid innovation, and more cost-effective solutions to access space. The U.S. Government intends to leverage the success of commercial space to maintain the domestic leadership role in space capabilities.

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is one of the most innovative, promising, and fastest-growing industrial technologies we are pursuing today to enable space capabilities.

In an environment of constantly shifting geopolitical relationships and economic conditions, where the drivers, threats, and potential long-term benefits of space activities are evolving, the US government must decide how to apply limited resources across various space investments - and their non-space substitutes. This discussion will inform decision-makers on how the US may develop national space policy to address the dynamic space environment.

What is the state of orbital debris today — is it an even bigger threat than imagined? Is the U.S. on the right path for monitoring and managing orbital objects? How do the U.S. and other countries collaborate to manage this issue and related challenges in this new space age?

The Aerospace Corporation and the George Washington University Space Policy Institute held a half-day symposium reviewing Challenges to Leading in a World with More Near-Peers in Space. Building Consensus and Managing Conflict: Structuring U.S. Space Execution and Oversight to Ensure Leadership was also discussed.

A panel discussion on major challenges and opportunities in the space policy domain was held, introducing the Center for Space Policy and Strategy to key federal policymakers and military leaders. Topics ranged from expansion of public-private partnerships to the prospects for a new National Space Council at the White House.