Space Innovation and Commercial Integration March 2024

General Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, US Space Force, is greeted by Hoover Institution director Condoleezza Rice.

Leaders from government, industry, and academia convened at the Hoover Institution for three roundtable discussions regarding space innovation and commercial integration.

Distinguished visiting fellow, General Jay Raymond (US Space Force, Ret.), gave opening remarks on the necessity for a more robust partnership between industry, academia, and government.

General Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, US Space Force, provided an overview on the Space Force’s “Competitive Endurance” theory of success.

Left to right: John Gedmark, CEO of Astranis; Hoover senior fellow Philip Zelikow; General B. Chance Saltzman (US Space Force); and Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Lintker (US Space Force), Hoover national security affairs fellow.

Distinguished visiting fellow, General Jay Raymond (US Space Force, Ret.) talks with General Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force.

Simone D’Amico, Stanford associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics, and faculty council member of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review.

Hoover fellow Jacquelyn Schneider.

Hoover Institution director Condoleezza Rice.

Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow, General James O. Ellis, Jr. (US Navy, ret.).

Senior fellow Philip Zelikow.

Simone D'Amico, Stanford associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics, and faculty council member of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review.