National Defense University - College of Information and Cyberspace
Monday, October 25, 2021
SPACE FUNDAMENTALS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS
On October 25th, NDU’s College of Information and Cyberspace hosted Space Fundamentals for National Security Leaders featuring Colonel Gardner (NDU’s US Space Force Chair) as well as executives from SpaceX and BLUE ORIGIN.
This non-public post-graduate discussion included senior military officers from 16 international allied countries, State Department officials, NDU faculty, 10 U.S. government agencies, senior U.S. military officers, and other government agency fellows at the College of Information and Cyberspace. Speakers provided an introduction to the Space domain, how it is organized, how space works, and the interdependency between DoD, commercial, and international efforts. Panelists discussed space systems infrastructure and cooperation required to operate successfully in Space.
SpaceX: Gary Henry, Sr Director, National Security Space Solutions at SpaceX; worked at the Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (2005-2011), attended the USAF Air War College and United States Air Force Academy, served in the USA
BLUE ORIGIN: Eric Wiese, Director of National Security Strategy. USN (ret.), USNA class of 1990, Naval War College 2000-01, Naval Postgraduate School 2005-07. Kevin Sproge , Head of Commercial Astronaut Training and CrewMember 7 . US Navy (ret.). USNA class of 1998, US Naval War College 2006-11
NDU PROFESSORS AND SPEAKERS
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BRYAN T. EBERHARDT, Colonel, USAF Assistant Professor, Cyber Strategy and Infrastructure Department Air Force Chair, College of Information and Cyberspace National Defense University
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ELVERT L. GARDNER, Colonel, USAF Faculty and U.S. Space Force Service Chair, The Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy National Defense University
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For more information, please contact: Laurie Powers: Powers@NDUFoundation.org