The Space Policy Institute focuses its activities on policy issues related to the space efforts of the United States and cooperative and competitive interactions in space between the United States and other countries. The Institute provides a setting in which scholars, policy analysts, practitioners, and students can work together to examine and evaluate options for the future in space. It is an affiliate of the International Space University and The Aerospace Corporation. The Space Policy Institute is directed by Dr. Scott Pace.

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Recent Events

The Testimony of Scott Pace for the House Committee on S&T Hearing

"The Growth of Global Space Capabilities: What's Happening and Why It Matters"

November19 2009

Detailed information can be found on the Hill committee website . Click here to read the Witness Testimony of Scott Pace.

Witness Panel: (From Left to Right): Mr. Marty Hauser, Mr. J.P. Stevens, Dr. Scott Pace, Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl, and Dr. Ray A. Williamson

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The Space Policy Institute Presents a Joint Symposium with the European Space Policy Institute on:

Space and Security: Transatlantic Issues and Perspectives

17 November 2009

With this event, the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), based in Vienna, Austria, introduces its activities as the prime European think tank in the field of space policy for the first time to the Washington DC space community. The event is hosted by SPI, with which ESPI has developed a close cooperation during the past years.

ESPI inter alia conducts a research program on space and security, covering topics from Space Situational Awareness to space for internal security. This event will comprise presentations of ESPI's recent work in the field of space and security. European activities and positions will be explained and issues of transatlantic cooperation will be raised. The presentations will also provide new perspectives for increased cooperation between Europe and the U.S.
ESPI's presentations will be complemented by a presentation by the SPI
and two distinguished keynote speakers, one from Europe and one
from the U.S.

For more information on the event, including notes, presentation slides, and articles on the symposium, please visit our events page.

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The George Washington Space Society Presents a Panel Discussion on Small Satellites

13 November 2009

A four person panel was on hand at the Elliott School for International Affairs to discuss various topics concerning the burgeoning field of small satellites.

For more information on the event, including notes, presentation slides, and articles on the symposium, please visit our events page.