Pekkanen calls “PNW as ‘Silicon Valley of space’ “| Seattle Mag
July 10, 2019
Professor Saadia Pekkanen is highlighted for her view as a space policy expert that the ‘PNW is the “Silicon Valley of space” in “Has the PNW become the ‘Silicon Valley
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Saadia M. Pekkanen is the Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. She earned Master’s degrees from Columbia University and Yale Law School, and...
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New space race: Essays from Jackson School symposium explore changing law, policy
April 24, 2019
Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professorship Saadia Pekkanen is the lead guest editor for a group of essays addressing the new space race issues published online this month in the American Journal of International
Pekkanen: Space debris cleanup as national security threat | The Conversation
December 14, 2018
In “Why space debris cleanup might be a national security threat” Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen, a space law and policy expert, asserts dealing with space debris is as much a
Pekkanen: “Orbital debris does not discriminate” | Axios
October 11, 2018
Professor Saadia Pekkanen, an outer space expert, is quoted on the pressing issue of space debris in an article as part of the “Axios AM Deep Dive” that lists 10
Pekkanen addresses Trump’s plan for American dominance in space | Popular Science
October 1, 2018
Professor Saadia Pekkanen is quoted in the article “Trump’s Space Force aims to create ‘American Dominance in Space’ by 2020,” analyzing that while Trump’s proposed Space Force may become a new branch
Pekkanen on what a Space Force should look like | Popular Science
August 16, 2018
Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen, a space policy expert, has weighed in on the “space force” in a Popular Science article “Trump’s Space Force aims to create ‘American dominance in space’
Pekkanen on future of space as global commons | Japan Spotlight
August 3, 2018
Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen is interviewed for the cover story “The US-Japan Space Alliance — the Most Critical Bilateral Relationship for Peace & Prosperity” of Japan Spotlight, a Japan Economic Forum
Pekkanen on Seattle based EarthNow that designs camera satellites to monitor the Earth | Orlando Sentinel
May 14, 2018
Professor Saadia Pekkanen, an expert in outer space governance, security and policy, comments on the venture of a new Seattle-based startup EarthNow, that plans to build a network of several hundred camera
Pekkanen on American and Asian efforts to step up readiness for space warfare | Forbes
April 2, 2018
Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen, an expert in outer space and international relations, explains the cultural shift in thinking about outer space, where countries are openly moving from merely space situational
Pekkanen on future of small rockets industry | Forbes
February 26, 2018
In “Small Rocket Industry Heats Up Across APAC As Space Is Declared ‘Open For Business’” Jackson School Professor and expert in space security and policy, Saadia Pekkanen, explores future direction for