The Institute of Space Commerce is thrilled to announce its 2024-2025 Fellows: Cody Knipfer, Makena Young, Nicolò Donà dalle Rose, Erik Kulu, Cody Retherford, Steven González, and John Klein!

This new fellowship cohort brings an exciting wealth of expertise and passion to our program, where they’ll explore and share their research interests related to the business and policy of space commercialization.

The Institute of Space Commerce anticipates a transformative year for the space sector – one that will be marked by substantial increases in launch cadence, spacecraft in orbit, connectivity, novel applications, and global reliance on space services. As precursor missions for a crewed return to the lunar surface ramp up, we take a deeper dive into the underlying trends that will shape the development of the space economy for years to come.

In late 2018, Professor Stephen Hawking was posthumously awarded the International Space University’s first Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented from the International Space Station where the award remains to this day.

Featuring the articles: “Three Dimensions of Building Toward a Sustained Lunar Return” by Ian Christensen and Leslie Conn and “Getting along on a busy Moon” by Dr. Michael Simpson and Elias de Andrade Jr.

“Living on the Moon: Why and How?” A Podcast with ISC Co-Founder Chris Stott and NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott

By Benjamin P. Shapiro, Chris Stott, Elias de Andrade Jr., and Michael Potter

By Nicole Stott

By Dr. Jerry Pournelle