Space technology impacts almost every aspect of our lives, from the GPS in our phones to the satellite data that underlies international security verification regimes. Understanding the policies that govern these technologies is critical to ensuring that we continue to benefit from these, and future, advancements.
Areas of Expertise
- Commercial Space Activity
- Earth Observation
- Human Spaceflight
- NASA and International Space Programs
- Space Security
Biography
Borowitz, a former policy analyst at NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, studies a range of space-related issues and policies, including policies that drive U.S. and international space programs, the trend toward commercialization of space, including developments in remote sensing and earth observation. She is also well-versed in issues related to access to and sharing of satellite data, defense-related activities in space, and the growing problem of orbiting space junk.
She has appeared on NPR’s “Science Friday” and has been quoted in the Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Science Magazine and The Verge, among others.
Borowitz can comment on many stories related to U.S. and international space policy, commercial space efforts, defense-related space issues, and satellite data issues and policy.
Media Appearances
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The FAA Says SpaceX Can’t Expand Its Texas Launch Site—Yet | Wired
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Russia's War in Ukraine Is Threatening an Outpost of Cooperation in Space | NPR
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How Harpoons, Magnets, and Ion Blasts Could Help Us Clean up Space Junk | Popular Science
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Space Industry Struggling to Attract More Skilled Workers | SpaceNews
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2021 Record-Breaking Year for US Space Industry, Report Shows | Colorado Gazette
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Why Are We Letting Monopolists Corner Space? | Washington Monthly
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The FAA Weighs the SpaceX Launch Site's Environmental Effects | Wired
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Bezos Defends Blue Origin Flight as Some Question Benefits of Space Tourism | Sinclair Broadcast Group
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Space Junk Removal Is Not Going Smoothly | Scientific American
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Joe Biden has an Opportunity to Bolster how we View Earth From Space | Technology Review
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We’ve surrounded the Earth with surveillance satellites, but who is that good for? | TNW
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Satellite Data and Cheeseburgers | SpaceNews
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What Would You Pay For Faster, Smarter Government Data? | Science Friday
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Q&A: How to Balance Security, Sustainability and Profit in International Space Policy | Global Atlanta
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SpaceX Launches Classified Spy Satellite for US Department of Defense | Christian Science Monitor
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Rising Nationalism Will Change the Politics of Space | How We Get To Next
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U.S. Government Close to Approving Private Moon Mission, Reports Say | Los Angeles Times
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CubeSats Promise to Fill Weather Data Gap | Science Magazine
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NASA Unfazed by Report Saying Current Path Won’t Reach Mars | Space News
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Why is Syria Launching a Space Program During a Civil War? | The Verge
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