The Space Policy Show

Safety and sustainability go hand in hand when it comes to protecting the orbital environment for continued use. The Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) has been informing policymakers and regulators, and performing technical research in this area for the past three decades. In this episode Colleen Stover (Aerospace) talks to Andrew Ratcliffe, Chief Engineer of the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA), about his role at home and as a delegate to the IADC. With 30 national space agency members, what is on the docket for this year’s annual meeting? How do guidelines get rolled into regulations? What are challenges to safety and sustainability around the growing industry and fast-paced technology?

This episode is part of the Center for Space Policy and Strategy's series on “Space Safety Through a Global Lens”. The series will cover a range of foundational topics on issues related to space safety from an international perspective, including:

• Space Weather, Satellites, & Human Safety
• What Is Space Safety?
• International Cooperation for Debris
• ESA’s Zero Debris Policy
• International Launch Safety
• In-Space Rescue

The Space Policy Show is produced by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy. It is a virtual series covering a broad set of topics that span across the space enterprise. CSPS brings together experts from within Aerospace, the government, academia, business, nonprofits, and the national labs. The show and their podcasts are an opportunity to learn about and to stay engaged with the larger space policy community.
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There is little argument as to the importance of keeping space usable – both government and industry leaders continue to weigh in at the 5th annual Summit for Space Sustainability. Proponents of sustainability for space have traditionally looked at the environment as crowded, with great attention given to space traffic coordination, debris mitigation and norms of operations. How is the definition of space sustainability expanding? Will non-binding agreements be enough or is regulation inevitable? How important is the role of industry and what are key players saying? How do we measure success across the sector?

Watch this episode with (4) short interviews featuring Mark Dickenson (Vice President, Viasat), Carolyn Belle (Director, Astroscale US), Mark Mozena (Vice President, Planet Labs), and Krystal Azelton (Director, SWF).

The entire event can be viewed on YouTube, hosted by Secure World Foundation.

The Space Policy Show is produced by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy. It is a virtual series covering a broad set of topics that span across the space enterprise. CSPS brings together experts from within Aerospace, the government, academia, business, nonprofits, and the national labs. The show and their podcasts are an opportunity to learn about and to stay engaged with the larger space policy community.
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The expansion of space activities to new space actors in LEO and into the cislunar regime, has challenged policymakers to ask the right questions to continue bringing benefits to life on Earth, support commercial innovation and investments, and protect the environment for all users, including our international partners. This episode features Dr Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, Assistant Director for Space Policy at the White House Office of Space & Technology Policy talking about how her office is shaping the future of space to meet this challenge. She’ll be talking to Barbara Braun, Principal Director, Aerospace Corporation’s Chief Engineer’s Office.

The Center for Space Policy & Strategy is hosting a 6-part series on Contested Space to be released in 2023. The series covers a range of foundational topics affecting the protection of space against aggression in order to maintain freedom of action for all.

The series will include:

• Strategy and doctrine w/ Lt Gen DeAnna Burt, USSF
• History of strategy w/ Aerospace policy experts
• Cyber for space w/ Sam Visner and Aerospace experts
• How things work in space w/ Aerospace experts
• Workforce for the future w/ STEM Director, Air & Space Forces Association
• Commercial policymaking w/ White House OSTP

The Space Policy Show is produced by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy. It is a virtual series covering a broad set of topics that span across the space enterprise. CSPS brings together experts from within Aerospace, the government, academia, business, nonprofits, and the national labs. The show and their podcasts are an opportunity to learn about and to stay engaged with the larger space policy community.
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Over the past four years the world has witnessed significant change – from covid to conflict. The next US administration will need to make some big muscle movements in order to be both responsive and proactive in the years ahead. Strategic foresight is one way to frame that out, and ask the right questions on where our attention needs to be. In this episode Kara Cunzeman, Systems Director for Strategic Foresight at The Aerospace Corporation, talks to Colleen Stover, CSPS, about this and more.

Available by video or podcast.

The Space Policy Show is produced by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy. It is a virtual series covering a broad set of topics that span across the space enterprise. CSPS brings together experts from within Aerospace, the government, academia, business, nonprofits, and the national labs. The show and their podcasts are an opportunity to learn about and to stay engaged with the larger space policy community.
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The integration of commercial space activities into government systems is not new, but its growing. From civil to defense to the intelligence community – the services and innovation that commercial space start-ups can offer is becoming ever more dynamic. The trick is getting it right. Join Colleen Stover (Center for Space Policy & Strategy) as she talks to leaders from The Aerospace Corporation about supporting government to leverage New Space – Dr Debra Emmons (Vice President, Chief Technology Officer) and Danielle Bernstein (Principal Director, Federal Programs Directorate).

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The Space Policy Show is produced by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy. It is a virtual series covering a broad set of topics that span across the space enterprise. CSPS brings together experts from within Aerospace, the government, academia, business, nonprofits, and the national labs. The show and their podcasts are an opportunity to learn about and to stay engaged with the larger space policy community.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch all episodes!