September 30, 2020
Event recap | Space economics: Building sustainable space infrastructure
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Event description
On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center hosted an expert panel to discuss the policy implications of the rapid commercialization of space exploration. Where before the only players were large government entities, now private companies regularly launch and maintain infrastructure intended to last years or even decades. The new market dynamics and politics introduced by the private sector’s emergence will reshape a realm where policy, geopolitics, cooperation, and science have always been deeply intertwined. This raises several crucial questions. Who will be allowed to operate in orbit and beyond? Who will be held responsible for the actions of private companies, and what bodies will enforce such accountability? What policy decisions can be made now to shape the economy of space exploration down the road?
Speakers
Reggie Brothers, PhD
Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center
Atlantic Council;
CEO
NuWave Solutions
Peter Cannito
CEO and Chairman
Redwire Space
Joanne Lo, PhD
CEO and Cofounder
Elysian Labs, Inc.
Peter Marquez
Head of Space Policy
Amazon Web Services
Hosted by
David Bray, PhD
Director, GeoTech Center
Atlantic Council
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