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This seminar offers students a comprehensive introduction to space policy, exploring its history, contemporary challenges, technological implications, and future.

In addition, students will get the unique opportunity to contribute to new research by Belfer Fellows Ariel Ekblaw, Ely Sandler, and John “JD” DeMello on the governance of outer space, which they are developing in discussions with NASA, US Space Force, ESA, and other international space agencies.

At the end of the semester, participants will be invited to MIT’s flagship space event, Beyond the Cradle, presenting ideas developed in the semester to the space policy and technology community. Participants may be invited to discussions with senior policymakers in Washington, D.C. and Colorado Springs, CO.

Session 5 | Commercial Space Technology

This session will cover a selection of leading academic research, cutting edge commercial start-ups, and emerging financing strategies in space technology. The discussion will provide study group participants with foundational knowledge in the space industry technology and innovation landscape. Open discussion will offer an opportunity to debate policy and ethics questions raised by the rush of new tools, new actors, and private capital in the space commons.