The Strauss Center for International Security and Law is pleased to announce the call for applications for the inaugural Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC Award in Space Policy. This $2000 award, sponsored by Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC, will be given to an exceptional UT-Austin student engaged in research related to space policy or interested in pursuing work related to space policy analysis and development after graduation. Applicants should be continuing graduate students in policy, social sciences, or law, and should have a demonstrated interest in space policy and a commitment to pursuing a career in the field. To apply for the Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC Award in Space Policy, please send the following information to Ali Prince Ponce at ali.prince@austin.utexas.edu:
Applications are due EOD November 9. Please email Ali Prince Ponce directly with any questions.
The Strauss Center for International Security and Law is proud to announce the permanent establishment of the Aerospace Policy Solutions, LLC Award in Space Policy, a new endowed scholarship made possible through the generous support of Aerospace Policy Solutions, LLC. The award will provide an annual $2,000 scholarship to an outstanding The University of Texas at Austin student pursuing space policy. The Aerospace Policy...
The University of Texas at Austin has received a $9.3 million seed grant from the Texas Space Commission to establish the Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools, Applications, and Processing (TAP) Lab, becoming the first academic institution to work directly with the United States Space Force to detect, analyze, and counter space-based threats in near real time. Space Security, Safety, & Sustainability...
At the Strauss Center’s “Operational Assurance for All” 12th Annual Space Traffic Conference, Aarti Holla-Maini, head of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, highlighted growing difficulties in contacting satellite operators to coordinate maneuvers and prevent collisions as orbital traffic increases. The conference was recently highlighted in SpaceNews. Holla-Maini revealed that her office intervened twice in the past year...