Publications by Ian A. Christensen

Ian A. Christensen, Director of Private Sector Programs for Secure World Foundation (read bio)

Articles

• "The FCC takes a leadership role in combating orbital debris," The Space Review, Apr 20, 2020.
• "Workshop discusses space resource utilisation of African countries," PositionIT, Jun 9, 2019. (Originally published in the SWF June 2019 newsletter, co-authored by Peter Martinez and Ian Christensen)
• "New Policies Needed to Advance Space Mining," With Ian Lange, George Sowers, Angel Abbud-Madrid and Morgan Bazilian, Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. XXXV, No. 2, Winter 2019, Jan 1, 2019.
• "Regulatory Reform is Not a One-Off Event," SpaceNews, Jul 5, 2018.
• "Unlicensed swarms in space," Suggestions for community response to an unauthorized commercial satellite launch, The Space Review, Apr 2, 2018.
• "#SpaceWatchME Review: Twelfth Annual Ilan Ramon International Space Conference Emphasizes International Cooperation," SpaceWatch Middle East, Feb 12, 2017.
• "Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy," ROOM: The Space Journal, Vol.1 (7), March 2016
• "The Role of Export-Credit Agencies in the Satellite Sector," Satellite Magazine, December 2014

Papers / Reports

• "Communicating Value: Investigating Terminology Challenges in “Newspace” and “Commercial Space," Rob Ronci, Ian Christensen, Jose Ocasio-Christian, Casey Backes, R. Lincoln Hines, and Naz Paul, New Space, Volume: 8 Issue 3: September 17, 2020
• ""Space Governance in the New Space Era," Daniel L.Oltrogge and Ian A.Christensen, The Journal of Space Safety Engineering (2020)," Jul 13, 2020.
• "Characterizing and Classifying International Cooperation for Space Resources Development: Actors, Objectives, and Models," Presented at the 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Washington, DC, USA, October 2019. With M. Lopes de Oliveira, M. Alvarenga dos Santos, T. Alvarez, & D. Matuleviciute
• "Summary of Findings: The Terminology Challenges of Communicating Value in Space Enterprises," Sep 3, 2019.
• "Report: Tokyo Workshop on the Role of the Investor and Lender Sector in Incentivizing Responsible Space Behavior," Aug 15, 2019.
• "Can the Space Insurance Industry Help Incentivize the Responsible Use of Space?," Presented at the 69th International Astronautical Congress in Bremen, Germany, Oct 3, 2018. With Victoria Samson, Joshua D. Wolny, and Ian Christensen
• "The Relevancy of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as an Implementation Context for Industry-Consensus Principles for Responsible Space Operations," IAC-18-D6-1-6, Oct 1, 2018. Presented at the 69th International Astronautical Congress, Bremen, Germany
• "Norms of Behavior for Small Satellite Operators – Basic Principles," With Brian Weeden. IAC-17-A6.10-B4.10.1, Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, Australia, September 25-29, 2017
• "Broadening Benefit as a Pathway to the Widely Accepted Development of Extraterrestrial Resources (paper)," IAC-17.E6.2.1, Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, Australia, Sep 26, 2017.
• "Dialogue on Practices for CubeSat Post Mission Disposal," Aug 10, 2017.
• "Workshop on Principles for Safe and Responsible Active Debris Removal," May 26, 2017.
• "Applying Corporate Social Responsibility Principles in the Space Sector," Reinventing Space Conference, BIS-RS-2016-45, Oct 27, 2016. With Ryan Wells
• "Future Issues for Commercial Space Sustainability Suggested by Space Industry Socio-Economic Trends," Presented at the 67th International Astronautical Congress, Guadalajara, Mexico, September 26-30, 2016
• "The Elements of a Commercial Human Spaceflight Safety Reporting System," Presented at the 67th International Astronautical Congress, Guadalajara, Mexico, September 26-30, 2016
• "Are Commercial Space Transportation Industries Emerging?," IAC-11-E6.2.7, International Astronautical Congress 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, October 2011
• "Applying Disruptive Innovation Theory in Emerging Markets for Crew On-Orbit Transportation," AIAA Space 2011 Conference, September 2011
• "Market Characterization: Launch of Very-small and Nano Sized Payloads Enabled by New Launch Vehicles," IAC-10-E6.3.9, International Astronautical Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 2010

Books

• "“National Development through Space: India as a Model.”," In Olla, Phillip. Ed. Space Technologies for the Benefit of Human Society and Planet Earth, Springer; 2009

Presentations

• "Perspective on Benefit in Lunar and Space Resources Development," MVA Webinar Series: Governance of Global Moon Exploration and Settlement, Episode 3 – Sharing the Benefits of Lunar Activities, Sep 8, 2020.
• "Involving Everyone: Perspectives of Developing Countries on Space Resources and Lunar Activities.," Webinar, Jun 3, 2020. (Organized by the SGAC Space Exploration Project Group (SEPG))
• "The Evolving Regulatory Context for SmallSats," SmallSat 2019, Aug 5, 2019.
• "Private Sector Contribution to the SDGs - Enhancing a Stable Environment Through Norms of Behavior," United Nations/China Forum on Space Solutions: Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals, Round Table "Bridging Gaps Between User Needs and Space Solutions: Working Towards 2020", Apr 26, 2019.
• "Global Trends in Commercial Space Activities - Considerations for Dialogue," Sino-US Space Commercialization Workshop, Apr 25, 2019.
• "Space Resources - International Legal Frameworks," Policy Building Blocks for Space Resources Development, 9th Joint Meeting of the Space Resources Roundtable and the Planetary & Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, Jun 12, 2018.
• "Space Resources: International Legal Frameworks," The New Space Economy: Opportunities and Challenges for the European Space Industry, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Jun 4, 2018.
• "Space Resources: New Actors," Recursos Espaciales: Nuevos Actores, 1st Latin-American Workshop on Global Governance of Space Resources Universidade Católica de Santos, Santos, Brazil, May 16, 2018.
• "Space Resources: Policy & Law Overview," Presented to the Spring 2018 course on Space Resources Fundamentals at the Colorado School of Mines, Mar 1, 2018.
• "Multilateral Governance Architecture," Observer Research Foundation, 4th Kalpana Chawla Annual Space Policy Dialogue, New Dehli, India, Feb 16, 2018.
• "Orbital Debris: Dynamics in Mitigation Innovation," Panel Remarks, CabSat 2018: GVF Satellite Hub in Dubai, UAE, Jan 16, 2018.
• "Space Sustainability: Global Market Developments and Space Programme Contributions," Presented at CabSat 2018: Satellite Communications Conference in Dubai, UAE, Jan 14, 2018.
• "Norms of Behavior for Small Satellite Operators – Basic Principles (1)," With Brian Weeden. IAC-17-A6.10-B4.10.1, Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, Australia, September 25-29, 2017
• "Opportunities for Industry-Led Norms of Behavior in On Orbit Servicing," Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, Australia, September 25-29, 2017
• "An Update on the Progress of the Hague Space Resources Governance Working Group," Presented at the 8th joint meeting of the Space Resources Roundtable and the Planetary & Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 1, 2017.
• "Small Satellites - Opportunities & Challenges for New Actors in Space," Presented at the ECSL Small Satellites Tech, Business & Regulatory Industry Workshop, Noordwijk, Netherlands, Apr 13, 2017.
• "The Policy Context for Space Resources Development," 7th joint meeting of the Space Resources Roundtable and the Planetary & Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, Golden, Colorado, Jun 8, 2016.
• "The Intersection of Commercial Space and Policy - A Survey of Current Developments," 2015 Canadian Space Summit, Vancouver, British Columbia, Nov 20, 2015.

Interviews / Media

• "Should NASA get multiyear funding to give it stability?," Houston Chronicle, Oct 12, 2020.
• "NASA treads carefully in politics that determine its fate," Houston Chronicle, Oct 8, 2020.
• "Starlink: Why Elon Musk plans to put thousands of internet satellites into space," The Telegraph, Apr 22, 2020.
• "Axios Space: The post-pandemic space industry — Mining the Moon — Last light," Axios Space, Apr 7, 2020.
• "Space jam? Companies risk clutter, conflict in race for the skies," Thomson Reuters Foundation, Jul 24, 2019.
• "Insight – African Perspectives on the Space Resources Dialogue," Space in Africa, Jun 6, 2019. (Originally published in the SWF June 2019 newsletter, jointly authored by Peter Martinez and Ian Christensen)
• "Ian Christensen discusses US military ambitions in space," CGTN America, Jun 26, 2018.