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, […]

Dr. Moriba Jah is currently in Darmstadt, Germany (July 24 – Aug 1), participating in discussions related to his research in space traffic and orbital debris as it relates to issues of science, security, and world affairs. Funded in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation, the International Summer Symposium on Science and World […]

Here is the written congressional testimony of Dr Moriba Jah as provided to the Senate Subcommittee for Space. dr-moriba-jah-testimony-1-

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, will convene the rescheduled hearing titled “Reopening the American Frontier: Promoting Partnerships Between Commercial Space and the U.S. Government to Advance Exploration and Settlement” at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2017. The subcommittee will examine partnerships between the U.S. government […]