The New Space Race: How Data, Resources, and Power Are Shaping Our Future
March 19, 2026
Presented by NMC's IAF Student Leadership Team. Learn more about the team here.
Aimee A. Hubble, Ph.D.
Leader of COSMIC, a nationwide consortium for In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM), Aerospace Corporation (in person)
Plus, video interviews featuring:
Col. Lina M. Cashin, USAF, Ret.
Senior Project Engineer, Defense Systems Operations, Aerospace Corporation
Donald Moore, Lecturer, International Transactions Clinic at University of Michigan Law; founder and CEO of Space Finance Company and GeoJump, Inc.
Scott Pace, Ph.D. Professor of the Practice of International Affairs; Director of the Space Policy Institute (SPI), George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs
Thursday, March 19, 2026
7:00 pm Eastern US program | 6:00 pm reception
Dennos Museum Center Milliken Auditorium
1701 E. Front St. Traverse City, MI
Hybrid event | in-person audience and online livestream
In-person admission | $15 per person, advance purchase | $20 at venue
Online admission | $10 per person | watch online
Students & educators | free admission for current students and educators, including NMC and area secondary schools.
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About the event
The IAF Student Leadership Team explores the new space race, as governments and corporations compete for technological advantage, data control, and access to resources. As space infrastructure outpaces legal and international frameworks, the students and invited experts examine the consequences for citizens, the environment, and the balance of global power—and why international cooperation is essential as humanity expands beyond Earth.
Learn more about the IAF Student Leadership Team here.
About the speaker
Dr. Aimee A. Hubble
Senior Project Engineer, Aerospace Corporation
Dr. Hubble is a Senior Project Engineer in the Civil Systems Group at the Aerospace Corporation, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) based out of Chantilly, VA. She holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering with a focus on plasma physics from the University of Michigan. She also has an MSE degree in Nuclear Engineering and a BSE in Engineering Physics, also from the University of Michigan. She joined the Aerospace Corporation in 2013 and has worked in electric propulsion, low temperature plasma physics, high power RF/microwave breakdown, and secondary electron material effects as part of Aerospace’s Physical Sciences Laboratories. Since 2023 she has been focused on In-Space Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing as part of the leadership team of the Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities (COSMIC), working across government, industry, and academia to make ISAM a routine part of space activity.
Learn more about Dr. Hubble
here.
