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Session Proposal: Space Policy and Advocacy (AGU25)

SY039
Space Policy and Advocacy

Session ID#: 250178

Session Description:
Underpinning the space sciences is a broad network of policy elements that impact how, why, and where research is conducted within the national and international communities. For these communities to reach their full potential, there is need to align scientific priorities with sustainable policy frameworks. This session focuses on space policy across organizations and nations, advocacy efforts and their outcomes, and educational programs that aim to increase policy understanding. The session will also serve as a platform for discussing future plans, strategies, and initiatives to enable effective space policy moving forward.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • P - Planetary Sciences
  • SA - SPA-Aeronomy
  • SH - SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics
  • SM - SPA-Magnetospheric Physics
Index Terms:

0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
6620 Science policy [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
7964 Policy [SPACE WEATHER]
Primary Convener:  Brian Walsh, Boston University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Space Physics, Boston, MA, United States
Conveners:  Dan N Baker, University of Colorado Boulder, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, CO, United States, Bhishek Manek, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States and Mr. Subash Adhikari, PhD, University of Delaware, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Newark, DE, United States
 
The Heliophysics Coalition: A unifying voice for Heliophysics advocacy (Invited) (1873327)
Ian J Cohen, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States, Gordon Emslie, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, United States, Dr. Graham Stewart Kerr, PhD, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States, Brian Walsh, Boston University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Space Physics, Boston, MA, United States, Dr. James Paul Mason, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder, LASP, Boulder, United States and Michael James Wiltberger, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States
 
Sustaining the Future in Low Earth Orbit (1876311)
Daniel N Baker, University of Colorado, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, United States
 
The Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Adaptive Framework for Lunar Exploration Policy (1894608)
Caitlin Ahrens, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States, Ramin Lolachi, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Center for Space Sciences and Technology, Baltimore, MD, United States, Abigail Lynch, USGS, National Climate Adaptation Science Center, Reston, United States and Noah E Petro, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, United States
 
Characterizing Explosion Fragmentation Risk in the Cislunar Region: A Comparative Study of LEO and LLO Debris Evolution (1919618)
Annika Anderson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, United States and David Canales, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, United States
 
Michigan's Graduate-Level Course on Space Policy and Management (1924583)
Michael Warren Liemohn, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, United States and Kathryn Wilbanks, University of Michigan, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, United States
 
Sustainability Evaluations of Lunar Environment Exploration for Mission Planning and Policy (1932608)
Afreen Siddiqi1, Parvathy Prem2, Marco Janssen3, Vaneeza Rupani4, Lucas Almeida4, Reva Mathankar4, Erik Duchnowski5, Hailey Polson6 and Christine Brown4, (1)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States, (2)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States, (3)Arizona State University, School of Sustainability, Tempe, United States, (4)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, United States, (5)Brown University, Providence, United States, (6)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA, United States
 
Aviation Radiation Mitigation Strategy Validated During The Gannon Storm (1936198)
W Kent Tobiska1, Benjamin R Hogan2, Justin James Bailey1 and Kaiya Wahl3, (1)Space Environment Technologies, Space Systems Division, Pacific Palisades, United States, (2)Space Environment Technologies, Radiation Applications Division, Pacific Palisades, United States, (3)Space Environment Technologies, Data Services Division, Pacific Palisades, United States
 
Space Policy for Sustainable Exploration: Systems Analysis of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Initiative (1955551)
Hailey Polson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA, United States, Afreen Siddiqi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, United States, Parvathy Prem, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States and Marco Janssen, Arizona State University, School of Sustainability, Tempe, United States
 
The SPA Advocacy Committee (1961152)
Brian Walsh, Boston University, Center for Space Physics, Boston, MA, United States, Bhishek Manek, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States, Emily Irene Mason, Predictive Science Inc., San Diego, CA, United States, Wen Li, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States, Daniel N Baker, University of Colorado, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, United States, Judit Szente, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Joshua Pettit, Univ Colorado, Boulder, United States, Dr. Gilda González, PhD, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina, Agnit Mukhopadhyay, University of Michigan, Center of Space Environment Modeling, Ann Arbor, United States, Lilias Claire Gasque, Dartmouth College, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hanover, United States, Mr. Subash Adhikari, PhD, University of Delaware, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Newark, DE, United States, Grant Berland, University of Colorado at Boulder, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Boulder, United States, Sachin Reddy, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, Ryan M McGranaghan, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States and Ian J Cohen, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, United States
 
Practical Pathways for the Space Science Community to Engage in Advocacy (1967355)
Dr. Shea A. Hess Webber, PhD, Stanford University, HEPL, Stanford, CA, United States, Alexander Koufos, PhD , Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, Nat Mathews, University of Maryland College Park, Astronomy, College Park, United States and Kathryn Wilbanks, University of Michigan, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, United States
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