International Security in Orbit and Beyond | Yale Schmidt Program (Co-Sponsored Event)

Register here: Join us from 5-6pm on March 30th in Henry R. Luce Hall, Room 101 for a panel on law, technology, and policy challenges in outer space.

This panel will feature Col. Todd Pennington (General Counsel of US Space Command), Paul Weber (General Counsel of Blue Origin) and Gen. Thomas Ayres (General Counsel of Voyager Space).  Potentntial topics include:

• What vulnerabilities exist for space-based assets and related critical infrastructure?
• What form of legal system and regulatory regime is optimal to enable safe and secure long-term space development?
• What opportunities exist for adjusting existing treaties and norms to prevent an arms race in outer space, as nations rush to develop anti-satellite and hypersonic weapons?
• Can AI tools help detect and defend against these threats?

More information is available on the Jackson School of Global Affairs website.

This event is hosted by the Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power, in partnership with the Kimball Smith Series, the Air Force ROTC at Yale, and the Yale Undergraduate Aerospace Association.