{"680901":{"#nid":"680901","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nunn School Launches New Space Policy Center ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe space around Earth is central to life on the surface, encompassing myriad economic, technological, political, and even military considerations that affect the lives of millions. A new center devoted to space policy in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs seeks to support the School\u2019s increasingly robust research and teaching in the area.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Space is becoming an increasingly important domain for our economy and our national security in the United States, as well as worldwide,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/mariel-borowitz\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMariel Borowitz\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the Nunn School and director of the new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cistp.gatech.edu\/node\/89\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Space Policy and International Relations\u003C\/a\u003E, which holds its first event next week in Washington. \u201cThis center can be a hub that brings researchers together and makes progress on these key research issues.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Center, which counts six Nunn School researchers among its initial faculty, seeks to advance research in space governance, space security, and the development of space programs internationally, as well as in areas related to international cooperation and diplomacy.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESpace Research at Georgia Tech\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlready, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENunn School\u003C\/a\u003E researchers are tackling a variety of interdisciplinary space policy projects, including work on the value of satellite data to improving life on Earth, papers assessing space program developments in China and the Middle East, the international political dimensions of developing a global navigation system for the Moon, creating fair rules around access to resources in space, and understanding just what conflict in space might look like.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETheir work reaches across the Georgia Tech campus. For instance, the School partners with four other schools across three colleges to offer a graduate certificate in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/graduate-certificate\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAstrobiology\u003C\/a\u003E, and with the College of Engineering, the College of Sciences, and the Scheller College of Business on a graduate certificate in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/graduate-embedded-certificate-space-entrepreneurship\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESpace Entrepreneurship\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new Center will also complement the work of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESpace Research Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E, announced last year and slated to transition into an Interdisciplinary Research Institute this year, according to Adam N. Stulberg, Sam Nunn School Chair and Professor in the Nunn School.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith researchers pursuing answers to difficult space policy, security, and governance questions from viewpoints and backgrounds as varied as aeronautics, astrophysics, emerging technologies, and political science, we\u2019re embodying the interdisciplinary spirit that will help drive new discoveries that could make humanity\u2019s future in space, and here on Earth, more productive and peaceful,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/adam-n-stulberg\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStulberg\u003C\/a\u003E said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELawrence Rubin, a Nunn School associate professor affiliated with the new Center, said Georgia Tech and the Nunn School are in a unique position to surge forward as a widely recognized center for space policy research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFew universities can match Georgia Tech\u2019s leadership in both scientific research and space policy. That\u2019s the distinction we are building on,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/lawrence-rubin\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERubin\u003C\/a\u003E, a Middle East expert with U.S. Defense Department experience who has studied the rise of regional space programs in that part of the world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother affiliated researcher, Assistant Professor R. Lincoln Hines, said Georgia Tech is already a great place to study space policy, and the Center will only make it better.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/Lincoln-Hines\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHines\u003C\/a\u003E, who studies China\u2019s space program, noted that students have access to training in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering and opportunities to engage in applied research at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. They can also learn from respected researchers who also have practical experience in the field.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, Borowitz is widely cited in the media on space policy issues, has testified before Congress, and is currently tasked part-time to the U.S. Office of Space Commerce, where she is working on a project to move space debris tracking to a civilian agency from the Department of Defense. Another Center affiliate, postdoctoral researcher Thomas Gonz\u00e1lez Roberts, will soon start an appointment at the International Telecommunications Union as an academic in residence studying how satellite operators follow international rules.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCompared to other universities, we already have one of the largest concentrations of scholars on space policy and security,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/thomasgr\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERoberts\u003C\/a\u003E said. \u201cOur research footprint and real-world impact is expanding, and our interdisciplinary program has extraordinary competitive advantages for students seeking a career in this field.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ELearn More\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Nunn School and the Center will officially launch programming for the Center on March 11 with events in Washington, including a discussion on the future of space policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_bkHYvZ3trIOKcfQ\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Edinner\u003C\/a\u003E discussing the challenges of space traffic management, and an event for Georgia Tech alumni in Washington.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the Center, visit its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cistp.gatech.edu\/node\/89\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe new Center seeks to expand the Nunn School\u0027s strengths in space policy.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The new Center seeks to expand the Nunn School\u0027s strengths in space policy."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-03-04 22:19:13","changed_gmt":"2025-11-07 16:37:57","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676710":{"id":"676710","type":"image","title":"Nunn School Space Policy Center","body":null,"created":"1743174303","gmt_created":"2025-03-28 15:05:03","changed":"1743174303","gmt_changed":"2025-03-28 15:05:03","alt":"\u0022\u0022","file":{"fid":"260532","name":"space-policy-center-image-2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/28\/space-policy-center-image-2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/28\/space-policy-center-image-2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":440569,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/03\/28\/space-policy-center-image-2.jpg?itok=k5-Z6LU5"}}},"media_ids":["676710"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"194767","name":"go-cspir"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71901","name":"Society and Culture"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}