The Space Policy Show

About The Space Policy Show

The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy hosts this series to bring our policy experts together with thought leaders, government, academia and professionals from throughout the space community to discuss current trends and views. Go to https://csps.aerospace.org/events to subscribe for webcast reminders or find us on YouTube. #TheSpacePolicyShow

Publisher

The Aerospace Corporation

Category

business · science · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Mar 2020

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

177 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Ep. 176: Data Centers in Orbit

   A mesh network of data centers in space has the potential to change how data is stored and where data is processed, and many see it as a solution to pressures currently on terrestrial data centers. What are the key bottlenecks? How should we be thinking now to ensure and protect orbital operations into the future? Are there use-cases for national security being explored, such as for missile warning and missile tracking? Hosts Colleen Stover (CSPS) and Ron Birk (Principal Director...

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Ep. 175: Who Regulates Nuclear?

   Nuclear technology has been used in the space sector for decades – from generating power on Voyager I since 1977 to the Mars rovers. Commercial space nuclear power and propulsion (NPP) will most likely have a role in future space operations, but nuclear has an image problem that may only be solvable through effective regulation for safety. How do different high and low enriched nuclear materials dictate the licensing and regulation for use in the space sector? What are the current laws for po...

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Ep. 174: Go Army Space

   The US Army recently announced a Space Operations Branch, but space is not new to ground-based operations. So what is new? What do ground forces use space for, and how does is fit into the joint force that includes the US Space Force? What are future forward training and technology developments the US Army is looking at? In this episode, Senior Policy Analyst and former soldier, David Geye (CSPS), talks to US Army’s Col. Joseph Mroszczyk, Director, Transformation Integration Direc...

Who has been a guest on The Space Policy Show

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Brian Weeden
• Lina Cashin
• Marlon Sorge
• Gregory Henning

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

29,161

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

80

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

85

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