Completed
Projects
Space
and the Polar Regions International
Seminar
Arlington Campus
April 24-25, 2007
| To
highlight the contributions of space assets to polar regions, the Embassy of France
and CAPR, in conjunction
with the Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales organized a one-and-a-half day seminar,
which took place at GMU's Arlington Campus, 24-25 April 2007. Experts in various
science disciplines and in a variety of satellite applications areas discussed
how satellites and other space technologies are aiding in the study and development
of the polar regions. |  |
Dr.
Arden L. Bement Jr., Director, National Science Foundation |
Short
Courses: The U.S. Government Space Sector (Presentations)
For
the fourth year in succession George Mason University, with the co-sponsorship
of the American Astronautical Society and the Space Foundation, offered a short
course on "The U.S. Government Space Sector" (October 2006). Developed
by the George Mason University School of Public Policy's Center for Aerospace
Policy Research, the course provides an overview of the departments and agencies,
both civil and military, involved with U.S. Government space programs. Topics
covered include a history of the space age, budgeting, Departments and Agencies
of the Administration involved in space matters, the Congressional process, interfacing
within and with the government and space policy. This year a new session was added
to the program on “The Role of the Government in Regulating Space Activities”.
Speakers were drawn from State Department, NOAA-NESDIS and DoT/FAA/AST. The two-and-one-half-day
course has been developed primarily for individuals who would benefit from a broad-based
understanding of the overall extent of the U.S. Government's involvement in space.
This year's agenda and presentations can be found at www.gmupolicy.net/space
Interoperability
and Space Exploration Seminar
Arlington Campus
September
6-7, 2006
For space exploration to be successful and sustainable,
space exploration must absorb and implement the lessons and best practices of
interoperability from other sectors. To address this issue, the Human Space Exploration
Initiative (HSEI) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),
the Center for Aerospace Policy Research of the School of Public Policy at George
Mason University, and the American Astronautical Society co-organized a major
international seminar on Interoperability in Space Exploration. The
seminar included panels with case studies from both inside and outside the space
sector, followed by discussions of lessons learned from the private and public
sectors.
Workshop
Series: Issues in Space Exploration
Workshop 1 (April 2005)
George
Mason University, in conjunction with the International Space University (ISU),
co-organized the first in a planned series of invitation-only experts' workshops
addressing different significant aspects of space exploration. Hosted by ISU in
Strasbourg, France, April 19-22, 2005, the first workshop brought together nineteen
experts from nine countries to develop a coordination scheme to optimize exploration
efforts around the world.
The conclusions and recommendations of the experts
were published in a report distributed to space policy decision makers to assist
them as they consider and develop mechanisms for international cooperation in
space exploration. They have also been presented at numerous conferences. Structuring
International Cooperation in Space Exploration
Workshop
2 (August 2006)
GMU’s
second exploration related Workshop, held on the Fairfax Campus, August 1-3, 2006,
addressed the topic of “Building and Maintaining the Constituency for Long
Term Space Exploration”. Two working groups, each of nineteen invited experts,
addressed the same topic. One group, the “Veterans” was made up of
individuals with a long experience in the space field or other relevant disciplines.
The other, SpaceGen, consisted of individuals in the early phases of their careers
(less than 35 years of age). In this way two different viewpoints were brought
to bear on the issues under discussion.
Final Report
Space
Generation Working Group
