Katie Melbourne

First time with my writing in a book ✅

First week of my last semester of my aerospace masters ✅

A very good day indeed!

Particularly relevant paper given an example of dynamic space operations in this article: breakingdefense.com/2024/12/new-...

So happy to see this debate series paper out on sustained space maneuver as part of space warfighting. This is a series we started last year and has featured impressive folks, including @katieinspace.bsky.social, @bleddb.bsky.social, @thomasgroberts.bsky.social
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Dogfighting in space: is it strategically useful or even physically possible?! National security leaders have expressed continued interest in Sustained Space Maneuver, so we put together a paper with experts to discuss the utility of maneuver in space warfare:
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Despite the disruption in South Korea last week, the country's aspirations in space remain bold, extending far beyond the Yoon administration alone. @spacenukesam.bsky.social and I wrote about opportunities for US-ROK space collaboration for the Korean Economic Institute:
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Excited for the APL Cislunar Security Conference today! If you’re there, I would love to connect!

Space Competition: Trump’s South Korean Space Opportunity Podcast Episode · The DownLink Podcast · 12/01/2024 · 34m

It was a pleasure to be on the Downlink podcast with @spacenukesam.bsky.social to discuss US space diplomacy with South Korea. We have a paper with the Korean Economic Institute of America coming out later this week on the same topic!

You can listen here:

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Happy Thanksgiving weekend — the last bits of fall are still clinging on here in Arlington!

Thanks Susanne! Happy to be here!

Everyone, please welcome:

Chelsea Gohd
@chelseagohd.bsky.social
Science Writer + Presenter, @ NASA JPL

Sherie
@astrosherie.bsky.social
Engineer @ NASA Launch Services

Thomas Ormston
@thomasormston.bsky.social
ESA engineer

Katie Melbourne
@katieinspace.bsky.social
NatSec space policy analyst

On my way to Colorado Springs to present a wargame for my aerospace graduate research! A year ago I didn’t know wargaming was such a big deal in national security and just how hard it is to do for space!

Here are a couple of my favorite event cards we made for the game:

Finally making the migration from X to Bluesky to find the space and policy community over here (thank you @spacenukesam.bsky.social for the nudge)...stay tuned for paper announcements and more!