The Secure World Foundation Podcast
This podcast features content produced by the Secure World Foundation (SWF), an endowed, private operating foundation that promotes cooperative solutions for space sustainability and the peaceful uses of outer space. The Foundation acts as a research body, convener and facilitator to promote key space security, and other related topics, and to examine their influence on governance and international development.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 76 minutes
- Episodes
- 76
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Seeing Into Space: Perspectives and Initiatives for Enhancing Space Situational Awareness
Recorded December 9, 2014
Space situational awareness (SSA) - commonly defined as knowledge about the space environment and activities in space - is an important part of space sustainability, safety,…
Monitoring the High Seas: The Increasing Role of Space in Maritime Domain Awareness
Recorded June 16, 2014
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact security, safety, economy, or environment. Spac…
"Gravity" in Real Life: Legal and Political Implications of an Accident in Space
Recorded December 9, 2013
Inspired by the recent box office hit and cinematic masterpiece, Gravity, Secure World Foundation (SWF) held a panel discussion and luncheon that discussed the various legal…
Satellite Servicing and Debris Removal: An Assessment of Prospects and Challenges
Recorded November 4, 2013
On-orbit satellite servicing (OOS) and active debris removal (ADR) are part of an emerging category of future on-orbit activities that are critical for taking the next leap …
International Space Reception
Recorded July 24, 2013
Secure World Foundation (SWF) and the Tauri Group co-hosted an international space reception to bring together the international space policy makers and international space sta…
Earth Observation Satellite Data Sharing: Policies and Partnerships
Recorded July 15, 2013
Secure World Foundation and the Commons Lab of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars co-hosted a panel discussion to examine issues in sharing Earth observation …
Near-Earth Objects: Addressing the Current Threat Level
Recorded on July 8, 2013
The Secure World Foundation (SWF) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy (CSTSP) hosted a lun…
Space Policy Challenges Facing the Second Obama Administration
Recorded December 3, 2012
Secure World Foundation held a luncheon panel discussion on significant space policy challenges facing the second Obama Administration, including civil space funding and Con…
Asia in Space: Cooperation or Competition?
Recorded October 25, 2012
The Secure World Foundation (SWF) and the Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (ACDIS) co-hosted a…
Industry and Defense on Space Cooperation
Recorded August 21, 2012
Secure World Foundation and the Space Foundation co-hosted a Congressional briefing with leading defense and industry perspectives to discuss current international initiative…
Release of the 2012 Space Security Index
Recorded July 17, 2012
To celebrate the release of the Executive Summary of the 2012 Space Security Index, the Secure World Foundation partnered with the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC, to hold a…
Trash in the Skies: The Challenge of Space Debris
Recorded February 3, 2012
Man's activities in space have benefited life on Earth greatly, but they have left their mark: over 22,000 pieces of man-made space debris are being tracked as they orbit ou…
The Dragon’s New Eyes: China’s Space-Based Surveillance Capabilities, Doctrine, Strategy, and Implications
Recorded on November 9, 2011
Over the last several years, China has made significant investments in developing and deploying space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilit…
Russia's Space Plans
Recorded on November 3, 2011
Because space is becoming more congested with more countries seeking its benefits, it is easy to overlook a primary space player which has been involved from the beginnin…
Emerging Space Nations and Space Sustainability
Recorded August 11, 2011
"Analyzing the Development Paths of Emerging Space Nations: Opportunities or Challenges for Space Sustainability?" examines the selected nations' space policy development and…
Asian Space Policy and the United States
Recorded on July 28, 2011
"Asian Space Policy and the United States" featured a panel discussing the Beijing workshop, the direction of Asia space, and the role the United States' policy community ca…