War in Ukraine highlights the growing strategic importance of private satellite companies — especially in times of conflict

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Satellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine.

Mariel Borowitz is an Associate Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology and director of the Nunn School Program on International Affairs, Science, and Technology. Her research deals with international space policy issues, focusing particularly on global developments related to remote sensing satellites and challenges to space security and sustainability.

Dr. Borowitz completed a detail as a policy analyst for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC from 2016 to 2018. In 2022, she testified to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics in a hearing titled,"Space Situational Awareness: Guiding the Transition to a Civil Capability."

Dr. Borowitz earned a PhD in Public Policy at the University of Maryland and a Masters degree in International Science and Technology Policy from the George Washington University. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Get breaking space news and the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsThere was a problem.

 

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