The Arizona State University Space Technology and Science ("NewSpace") Initiative: Enhancing and Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships Between the Academic and Commercial Space Sectors
Abstract
Universities excel at interacting directly with government funders, students, and the general public. However, developing successful relationships between the academic and commercial worlds has traditionally been more difficult. Each community often fails to understand each other's constraints regarding scope, "bottom line", and the need for value-added opportunities. The Arizona State University (ASU) Space Technology and Science ("NewSpace") Initiative began in 2014 with the goal of leading the integration of academic and commercial space enterprises using the university's core strengths in space science, engineering, and education. ASU is a highly innovative and entrepreneurial public university that currently has more than 250 Investigators across multiple campuses working on space-related instruments, systems, missions, and research. ASU/NewSpace brings this community of faculty, staff, and students together with commercial space leaders (up and down the supply chain) to seek projects and funding opportunities that represent win-win partnership scenarios.
For example, ASU recently formed a partnership with Blue Origin (publicly announced on May 9), the launch and mission services company founded by Jeff Bezos, to support student-led suborbital payloads as well as to provide opportunities to advance cutting-edge lunar surface exploration instruments or missions. ASU/NewSpace is facilitating additional partnerships with companies like SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Lockheed, Planet, Digital Globe, Tyvak, Busek, Blue Canyon, MMA, and many others A major focus is to tap into the core strengths of Arizona's other public universities (UA, NAU) as well to enhance connections and partnerships with Arizona and regional aerospace companies, like Honeywell, Boeing, World View, Paragon, Space Micro, Moog Broad Reach, Northrup Grumman, General Dynamics, PACSCI EMC, and others. In addition, ASU is the only academic institution serving as an Executive Member of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, a national advocacy group that promotes the advancement of commercial space interests, including the kinds of public-private partnerships being advanced by ASU/NewSpace. See http://newspace.asu.edu for more details and contact information.- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019AGUFMPA54B..10S
- Keywords:
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- 0498 General or miscellaneous;
- BIOGEOSCIENCES;
- 1699 General or miscellaneous;
- GLOBAL CHANGE;
- 4355 Miscellaneous;
- NATURAL HAZARDS;
- 5499 General or miscellaneous;
- PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS