Author: Moriba Jah

RDF-based knowledge graphs are the power behind so-called Semantic Web Technology, where entities are represented as “triples” (i.e. subject-predicate-object). These semantic triples are the engine that enables big data science and analytics. We now represent space objects in “triples” instead of a traditional database or catalog and this will enable our community to “go from…

Dr. Moriba Jah has recently joined the ranks of Distinguished Scholars of the renowned Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, where he will be working with the Director Prof. Bobby Chesney and Assistant Director Anne Clary to develop a program in International Space Law, Policy, and Security. The beginning of this can be…

There is a lot of debris orbiting Earth. And if we don’t do anything about it, we will see an increase in collisions to the detriment of space operations, space commerce and space exploration. More here…

We celebrate the 60th anniversary of the launch of the first U.S. satellite, Explorer 1, which went on to enable the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt. Currently, we have over 23,000 so called Resident Space Objects, man-made things in space from a softball size to a school bus size. Dr. Jah gathered in…

Our planet has a problem… or rather we have created a problem. The Earth’s orbital regimes are becoming increasingly populated with not only satellites but bits of debris of varying sizes: spent rocket stages, nuts, bolts, even fragments of paint and all of these objects pose a threat to operational spacecraft and the space environment.…

Dr. Moriba Jah provided a keynote lecture to the 1st International Academy of Astronautics: Conference on Space Situational Awareness (ICSSA). His lecture involved highlighting current barriers to achieving a successful and meaningful International Space Traffic Management system, and he provided solutions where relevant. Given the great success of the 1st ICSSA just concluded in Orlando,…