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US leadership off-world is not guaranteed. What strategies are being employed at the national level to support in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) industry and technology?  How is civil space working with commercial and defense space sectors to develop – and test – technology? What are the commonalities between it all and how is risk managed? In this episode Greg Richardson from The Aerospace Corporation and Executive Director of COSMIC talks to Trudy Kortes, Director of Technology Demonstrations
for NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate.
*COSMIC is the Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities, created and funded by NASA.

Available by video or podcast.


This episode is part of a Center for Space Policy series on ISAM (in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing). This series will cover a range of foundational topics regarding the current and future development efforts for an in-space economy based on ISAM technologies and missions.  

Topics in the series include:
International standards-makingHow Stuff WorksExtending capabilities with roboticsBuilding US national collaborationInternational law and partnershipsSpace Access, Mobility & Logistics (SAML)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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In the world of ISAM (in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing) what should we use humans for and what should we use robotics for?  What have we learned from decades of their partnership and what can we bring forward into the future? Do we always need humans-in-the-loop? In this episode experts Martha Hess and Jerry Miller from the Aerospace Corporation’s Human Exploration & Space Flight Division discuss these questions and more.  
Available by video or podcast.
This episode is part of a Center for Space Policy series on ISAM (in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing). This series will cover a range of foundational topics regarding the current and future development efforts for an in-space economy based on ISAM technologies and missions.  
Topics in the series include:
International standards-makingHow Stuff WorksExtending capabilities with roboticsBuilding US national collaborationInternational law and partnershipsSpace Access, Mobility & Logistics (SAML)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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Why do we want to service satellites rather than deorbit them? What do we and could we assemble and manufacture in space? What technologies exist and what are the biggest challenges to expanding a viable in-space servicing assembly and manufacturing (ISAM) economy? In this episode Colleen Stover hosts Aerospace experts Dr. Shannon Zirbel (Vehicle Engineering Department) and Brianna Andrus (Human Exploration & Space Flight) to talk about how stuff works in the world of ISAM.  

Available by video or podcast.
This episode is part of a Center for Space Policy series on ISAM (in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing). This series will cover a range of foundational topics regarding the current and future development efforts for an in-space economy based on ISAM technologies and missions.  


Topics in the series include:
·       International standards-making
·       How Stuff Works
·       Extending capabilities with robotics
·       Building US national collaboration
·       International law and partnerships
·       Space Access, Mobility & Logistics (SAML)


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!

CONFERS is an international consortium of industry and government stakeholders in the global satellite servicing sector aiming to set standards and best practices to grow the commercial space sector.  Think satellite maintenance, refueling and repair and how that could lead to life extension and less debris.  Think manufacturing and assembly in space, and infrastructure-as-a-service from low Earth orbit to cislunar to beyond – and how the future of a space ecosystem may develop.  In this episode we are on-location at the annual international CONFERS conference talking to members and leaders about sustainability through servicing, successes and sticking points, and some “tech talks” from companies on their cutting edge technology.   
From Aerospace Corporation:  
Randolph Kendall, Vice President, Defense Systems Group Ronald Birk, Principal Director, Civil Systems Group Colleen Stover, Center for Space Policy & Strategy FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS 
Chris Blackerby, CONFERS Exec Committee, and Astroscale  Joe Anderson, CONFERS Exec Committee, and Space Logistics LLC   Bo Naasz, Rendezvous & Capture Lead, NASA  Kelli Kedis Ogborn, Vice President, The Space Foundation  TECH TALKS 
(Designed to recover) Alex Coultrup, Director, Starfish Space  (Robotics) Laurie Chappell, Robotics & Space Operations, MDA (USB for space) Joerg Kreisel, co-Founder, iBOSS GmbH, and CONFERS Executive Committee (Space Platforms) David Barnhart, CEO & co-Founder, Arkisys Inc. Available by video or podcast.
This episode is part of a Center for Space Policy series on ISAM (in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing). This series will cover a range of foundational topics regarding the current and future development efforts for an in-space economy based on ISAM technologies and missions. 
 
Topics in the series include:
·       International standards-making
·       How Stuff Works
·       Extending capabilities with robotics
·       Building US national collaboration
·       International law and partnerships
·       Space Access, Mobility & Logistics (SAML)
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 National Cislunar Science & Technology Strategy was released by the White House in November 2022.  What progress has been made? How does this visionary strategy lean into the interests of the US, our international partners, and industry?  In creating the strategy, what were historical precedents and what is the role of government in the cislunar ecosystem?  In this episode Jamie Morin, Executive Director, Center for Space Policy & Strategy discusses these questions and more with Matt Daniels, former Assistant Director at the White House Office of Space & Technology Policy. 
 
Read more: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2022/11/17/fact-sheet-first-national-cislunar-science-technology-strategy/  
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.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch all episodes!