https://spacewatch.global/tag/jessica-west/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:05:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/jessica-west/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/space-cafe-radio-geopolitics-with-dr-jessica-west/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63872 In this episode of Space Cafe Radio, Torsten Kriening, Publisher at SpaceWatch.Global talks with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshare on the impact of President Trump's executive order issued on January 27, 2025, which proposes an advanced missile defense shield dubbed the Iron Dome for America. The discussion dives into the technical and financial feasibility of such a comprehensive, multi-layered missile defense system and its potential global implications. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/space-cafe-geopolitics-33-minutes-with-prof-steven-freeland-un-copuos-an-update-on-space-governance/ Thu, 23 May 2024 09:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55220 This Space Café Geopolitics featured Prof Steven Freeland, Emeritus Professor, Western Sydney University, in conversation with Torsten Kriening, Publisher of SpaceWatch.Global. UN COPUOS - a Forum for Multilateral Consensus on Space Governance …. 'well, at least, most of the time’ On Thursday, 2 May 2024, our Space Cafe “33 minutes with Dr Jessica West” focused on Russia vetoing the UN Security Council’s resolution to reaffirm the Outer Space Treaty’s ban on weapons of mass destruction in space crafted by the US and Japan. That veto was set in the same week that the Legal Subcommittee at UN COPUOS in Vienna had its 63rd session. In the meantime there were follow up conversations at the UN General Assemby.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/space-cafe-geopolitics-33-minutes-with-dr-jessica-west-on-nukes-in-space-2024-edition/ Thu, 02 May 2024 16:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54924 This Space Café Geopolitics will feature Dr Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares, in conversation with Torsten Kriening, Publisher of SpaceWatch.Global. Nukes in Space, a 2024 edition and an analysis of the Russian veto at the UN Security Council. Last week, Wednesday 24 April 2024, Russia vetoed the UN Security Council’s resolution to reaffirm the Outer Space Treaty’s ban on weapons of mass destruction in space crafted by the US and Japan. That veto was set in the same week that at UN COPUOS in Vienna the Legal Subcommittee had their 63th session. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/spacewatchgl-opinion-crafting-new-solutions-to-avert-an-arms-race-in-outer-space/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 09:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52996 GPS signals that guide civilian aircraft in the Middle East and Ukraine are being jammed and spoofed, diverting flights and risking the safety of all onboard. Meanwhile, diplomats from 25 countries met again in Geneva to consider possible elements of a legally binding agreement to prevent an arms race in outer space (PAROS). Both situations arise from decades of unsuccessful diplomatic attempts to ensure that outer space – a shared, global environment on which the entire world depends – remains peaceful and available to all.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/08/spacewatchgl-summer-listening-series-week-four-space-debris-and-regulations/ Sun, 27 Aug 2023 17:00:42 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50722 Greetings, SpaceWatchers, and welcome to Summer Listening Week Four! Summer is upon us, and as our gaze shifts towards the stars during those warm, clear nights, SpaceWatch.Global brings you its third collection of the Summer Listening Series. Based on the vote by our newsroom, we have mapped out an interstellar journey across five categories. After the Moon, Climate - Space - Earth and Trendsetters, this week is the turn of  “Space Debris and Regulations.”]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/06/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-a-conversation-with-james-slifierz/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 07:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49367 In a captivating interview with James Slifierz, Co-founder and CEO of SkyWatch, Dr. Jessica West delved into the rapidly growing world of commercial Earth observation (EO). The conversation shed light on the innovative role of SkyWatch’s software platforms in making accessible and useable the vast amounts of commercial EO data to individual and organizational users around the world – on demand – emphasizing the transformative potential of Earth observation data. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/03/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-a-conversation-with-hira-nadeem/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=47636 In a recent episode of Space Café Canada, Dr. Jessica West interviewed Hira Nadeem, a Space Systems Engineer at Planet Labs and co-founder of Zenith Canada Pathways Foundation, which provides internship and mentorship opportunities for students in Canada to support a more inclusive space industry. They discussed Hira's journey into the space industry, her experience working in both Canada and the United States, her initiatives to create opportunities for Canadian students from all backgrounds in space-related fields, and the need for industry to pursue talent recruitment and retention through more intentional designs that nurture diversity from young hires through leadership positions.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/02/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-canadian-space-innovation-a-sneak-peek-at-2023/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=46423 Ploughshares Senior Researcher Dr. Jessica West spoke with Brian Gallant, the founding and current CEO of Space Canada, an association established in March 2022 to represent Canada’s outer space innovators and allied industries. Nine companies originally came together to found Space Canada (https://space-canada.ca), with the aim of “strengthen[ing] the Canadian space ecosystem.” ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/01/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-canada-with-dr-jessica-west-on-27-january-2023/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 15:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=46143 This Space Café Canada will feature Brian Gallant, CEO of Space Canada , an industry association representing Canada’s space innovators, allied industries, and ecosystem to convey the value of space technology, research, and investment to domestic and international audiences, in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-law-and-peace-in-space-presenting-the-mcgill-manual-on-international-law/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43870 On September 30 2022  Ploughshares Senior Researcher Dr. Jessica West met with Dr. Ram Jakhu and David Kuan-Wei Chen, co-editor and managing editor, respectively, of the McGill Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space (McGill Manual). Volume I ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/08/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-on-30-september-2022/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=42856&preview=true&preview_id=42856 This episode of Space Café Canada will feature Dr. Ram Jakhu and David Kuan-Wei Chen of McGill’s Centre for Air and Space Law, which spearheaded the newly released McGill Manual, the world’s first to clarify international law applicable to military uses of outer space, in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/05/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-recap-countdown-to-liftoff-the-first-canadian-spaceport-under-development/ Sun, 08 May 2022 14:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=40853 During the sixth Space Café Canada event on April 29, 2022, host Jessica West sat down with Stephen Matier, President and CEO of Maritime Launch Services and Spaceport Nova Scotia, Canada’s first commercial space launch complex. In contrast to most other spaceports around the world, Spaceport Nova Scotia is intended to be fully commercial.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/03/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-recap-is-arms-control-rocket-science/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=39624 During the fifth Space Café Canada event, host Jessica West of Project Ploughshares sat down with Paul Meyer, a global expert on arms control and diplomacy in outer space, to discuss why efforts to agree to restrictions on the use of weapons and other military restraints has been so difficult.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/02/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-on-25-february-2022/ Sun, 13 Feb 2022 14:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=39152&preview=true&preview_id=39152 This Space Café Canada will feature Paul Meyer, former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament, founding member of the Outer Space Institute, and currently a Fellow in International Security at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/12/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-recap-anti-satellite-weapon-testing-and-the-crisis-of-space-debris/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=37780 During the fourth Space Café Canada event, host Jessica West of Project Ploughshares sat down with astronomer Aaron Boley and legal expert Michael Byers, Co-Directors of the Outer Space Institute at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Dr. Aaron Boley holds the Canada Research Chair in Planetary Astronomy at UBC. His research explores a wide range of topics, ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/11/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-on-3-december-2021/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=37446&preview=true&preview_id=37446 This Space Café Canada will feature astronomer Aaron Boley and legal expert Michael Byers, Co-Directors of the Outer Space Institute at the University of British Columbia, in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global. Collision course: anti-satellite weapon testing and the crisis of space debris]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/09/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-on-24-september-2021/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 14:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=35657 This Space Café Canada will feature Dr. Samantha Lawler, an orbital modeler and observational astronomer at the University of Regina, in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global. Blinded by the light. The night sky as we know it could be lost forever. What should Canada do to prevent this?]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-recap-does-space-need-more-canada/ Mon, 10 May 2021 13:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32642 Space Café Canada is hosted by our friend Dr. Jessica West, a Senior Researcher at the Canadian peace and security research institute, Project Ploughshares. Does space need more Canada? Her first guest was Dr. David Kendall. Dr. Kendall is a remarkable leader in the space community both here in Canada and internationally.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/04/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-on-7-may-2021/ Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:15:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32026 This Space Café Canada will feature Dr. David Kendall, Founding Member at Outer Space Institute, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global. Does space need more Canada? Canada has a strong past in space, but what is the future?]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/02/space-cafe-webtalk-recap-dr-jessica-west-on-making-space-for-peace/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=30505 In this week’s Space Cafè WebTalk, Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares, Waterloo, Canada talked about why does peace matter in space. This session explored the role of civil society in space governance. Jessica is a long-time editor of the Space Security Index and frequent participant at the United Nations First Committee, Conference on Disarmament, and the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.]]>