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Our deputy executive director Russell Rumbaugh will join leaders from @USSpaceForce and @Boeing for an important discussion next week on strategic competition in orbital space. Register today for this panel hosted by @NSI_CTC: nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/contested-orbi…

Get hands-on at the Strategic Innovation Sandbox facilitated by Kara Cunzeman, Jen Stein, Michelle Herman, David Geye, and Paul Frakes from our Center for Space Policy & Strategy (@aeropolicy) on May 21 at ASCEND. See our full schedule of speakers and workshops at ASCEND by @aiaa aerospace.org/aerospace-sess…

New episode of The Space Policy Show with @voyagertech_ CEO @dylan, @VardaSpace CEO @WillBruey, and @CommerceinSpace's Taylor Jordan in conversation with CSPS directors @BrianWeeden and Jen Stein. 🎧 Watch or listen to the full three-part episode: csps.aerospace.org/events/show/ep…

📢 Mark your calendars: CSPS is leading critical conversations at ASCEND! Join @brianweeden, @jamiemmorin, and our Strategic Foresight Team next week! View the full list of Aerospace engagements: aerospace.org/aerospace-sess…

This Wednesday, Andrew Berglund will present his paper “Aligning Defense Solutions to National Security Space Needs” at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Acquisition Research Symposium & Innovation Summit. Register for the virtual panel & download the paper: event.nps.edu/conf/app/resea…

In a new Space Policy Show episode, Katherine Melbourne speaks with @AerospaceCorp's Bryan Hoke and Lt. Gen. John Shaw, @USSpaceForce (Ret.), to dive deep on the topic of dynamic space operations (DSO). 🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode: csps.aerospace.org/events/show/ep…

“Waging Peace in Orbit” is releasing this November featuring chapters from @BrianWeeden and Mick Gleason. Stop by the table at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort at Space Symposium and stayed tuned for the release!

Last month, The Space Policy Show went on the road at SATShow Week to explore key topics impacting the satellite industry. Hear from @MorpheusSpace, Satlyt, @sling_shot_aero, and David Hartshorn of Hartshorn Consulting. 🎧 Watch/listen to the full episode: csps.aerospace.org/events/show/ep…

With one week until Space Symposium 41, we’re releasing a special episode of The Space Policy Show featuring @SpaceFoundation's CEO, USAF Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, (ret.). 🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode: csps.aerospace.org/events/show/ep… @joinSWFT

This week on the Space Policy Show: Interagency Authorization🚀 In conversation with @brianweeden, @CommerceinSpace's Gabriel Swiney discusses the department's proposed solution to fast track mission authorization. 🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode: csps.aerospace.org/events/show/ep…

Our newest paper is out now! Explore the European Union's expanding role in space and its global implications. Could the EU surpass ESA as the leading public stakeholder in Europe’s space sector? Download the paper by Michael (Mick) Gleason to learn more: csps.aerospace.org/papers/geopoli…

Don’t miss this Thursday’s ACSP Nuclear Launch Seminar, where leading experts will go head-to-head on the critical topic of Insurance and Indemnification for Launch. Featuring Harsh Desai (Zeno Power) vs. Stewart Forbes (Hogan Lovells) with moderator @BrianWeeden (CSPS).

This week on The Space Policy Show, CSPS’s Andrew Berglund hosts a discussion with Steven Jordan Tomaszewski of @AIAspeaks and Doug Anderson from @PwC on their new report, "Strengthening America’s Space Supply Chain." 🎧 Watch/listen to the full episode: csps.aerospace.org/events/show/ep…

Next week, catch @BrianWeeden at Meridian’s Space Diplomacy Forum where he will be facilitating an important conversation on International Space Cooperation and Diplomacy in Africa alongside panelists from @USSpaceForce, @NTIAgov, and the Office of Space Affairs.

Register now for Katherine Melbourne’s upcoming panel on politics and commerce in space: “Space Invaders: Global Tourism, Satellites, and Debris,” hosted by @GreatTalkInc 🚀 📆March 25, 2026, at 7pm ET 📍Goucher College, MD, or online 🔗greattalk.org/?utm_source=ho…

The European Union is making bold moves in space—but can it lead among the complexity of the broader European space sector? Watch or listen to this week's episode of The Space Policy Show: csps.aerospace.org/events/show/ep… Stay tuned for Mick Gleason's upcoming paper for a deeper dive!

Heading to #SATShow2026? Don’t miss the Wednesday Opening General Session moderated by CSPS’s Karen Jones and @brianweeden! Their interactive panel will explore the state of the space economy. 📅 March 25, 2026 | 9:30 AM ET 📍 Ballroom A, Level 3 🔗 #session-a0FRd000009ZdsXMAS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">satshow.com/agenda/?date=1…

@NASA @aiaa 🤝 Learn about our workshop partnership with RAND: aerospace.org/article/novel-… (6/6)

@NASA 🎤 Review the @aiaa conference presentation on space rescue planning: aerospace.org/kickstage/make… (5/6)

Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee advanced a NASA reauthorization bill, including direction to evaluate in-space rescue capabilities. For the past five years, CSPS has been at the forefront of advancing this critical conversation. Explore our work on this issue: (1/6)