Thomas Zurbuchen Retired Director, Science Mission Directorate NASA Nadia Drake Science Journalist Sponsored by the IP Law Firm of MWZB, PC Whether life exists beyond Earth is among the most exciting — and toughest — mysteries that science can solve. For millennia, humans have wondered whether we are alone in the cosmos, but those musings […]
In recent years, U.S.-China competition has intensified in outer space. U.S.-China competition above the Earth echoes many of the same tensions we see down here but carries unique risks. Nuclear entanglement, direct-ascent anti-satellite testing and the deployment of large and very large satellite constellations are among the most urgent drivers of instability. Amid the current […]
Featuring Thomas Zurbuchen and Nadia Drake Sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Astrobiology and Science Communication programs On April 17, Thomas Zurbuchen, Retired Director of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA, and Nadia Drake, Science Journalist, will speak on the exciting mystery of life beyond Earth. The lecture will first frame the discussion of looking […]
