The AEE is an alliance of private and non-private educational establishments that contribute to present and future USSPACECOM area superiority by collaborating with educational establishments for workforce skilled improvement, elevated space-relevant analysis, expanded space-focused partnerships, and strengthened house dialogue. USSPACECOM introduced the institution of the AEE in September 2022.
Acceptance inside the AEE marks yet one more main milestone for NPS and its Area Techniques Educational Group (SSAG). For greater than 4 a long time, the SSAG has coupled NPS space-related analysis with the graduate schooling of navy officers.
“Area Techniques at NPS is happy to affix the AEE to make sure that we keep abreast of the fast developments within the house enviornment because it turns into, as soon as once more, a geopolitical image of technological accomplishment and capabilities – and for the primary time, a contested setting that has vital protection benefits for the international locations which are in a position to function there, from low earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit to cislunar orbit,” stated Dr. Jim Newman, SSAG chair and a former NASA astronaut.
NPS, which was accepted into the Educational Engagement Enterprise in October 2023, joins 47 different civilian and navy educational accomplice establishments. Along with NPS, AEE companions embody the Air Pressure Institute of Know-how (AFIT), the U.S. Army Conflict Faculty, the Army Area and Missile Protection Faculty and the U.S. Marine Corps Conflict Faculty.
By means of its participation within the AEE, NPS college will obtain defense-level house studying outcomes, competencies and behaviors that may improve curricula, pupil applications and collaborative utilized analysis. Moreover, NPS will profit from discussions with USSPACECOM material specialists, take part in AEE symposiums and senior chief discussions, know-how integration, pupil internships and train integration. AEE members will even acquire from NPS, together with pupil operational expertise and school insights to assist perceive and help naval wants in house, and may leverage NPS’ lengthy historical past and experience in CubeSat miniature satellites for protection purposes, with the subsequent two NPS CubeSats due for launch within the spring and fall of 2024.
NPS has a protracted and distinguished historical past with our nation’s navy and civilian house applications and its most senior leaders – together with the present Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, who as a younger Navy officer graduated with a Grasp of Science diploma in Area Techniques Engineering. Different Area Techniques graduates have gone on to nice success in management and repair positions all through the Division of Protection, from flag and common officers to the Deputy Secretary of Protection.
In March 2023, Secretary Del Toro hosted the inaugural Naval Area Summit at NPS, giving senior leaders from all through the DOD a venue to look at the challenges, wants and alternatives of house operations distinctive to the maritime area.
Moreover, as of 2023, 44 NPS graduates have gone on to change into NASA astronauts – greater than every other postgraduate establishment within the U.S.
For extra details about the USSPACECOM Educational Engagement Community and its companions, go to the AEE web site.
