Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group partner and leader of the firm’s space law practice, was a star panelist Thursday at the Arizona Space Summit. The daylong event in Tempe included influential leaders and decision-makers from Arizona and beyond engaging in critical discussions aimed at propelling the state’s space economy.
During the ‘The State of Space in Arizona’ session, Gurudanti said she believes Arizona is well positioned to become the capital of space dispute resolution. That left an impression on Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, who highlighted Gurudanti’s “great idea” in her own remarks.
Did you know?
Arizona ranks top 2 in the nation for aviation maintenance economic activity, received $11.4 billion Department of Defense Contracts in FY 2021 and is home to a $3 billion optics industry.
At Arizona State University, scientists and researchers have been leading contributors for Mars missions since the NASA Viking missions in the 1970s. The university boasts 40 instrument facilities and laboratories and is participating in more than 25 active space missions.
The University of Arizona ranks fifth for NASA-funded activity and has long been at the forefront of space exploration dating to the founding of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and the first Ranger missions to the moon in the 1960s.
Arizona Space Sector Strengths
Space data, information and communications
Space Domain Awareness
Space Debris
Remote Sensing and Sensor Development
Data analytics and processing
Satellite communications
Manufacturing
Satellite Component Manufacturing
Space Vehicle Manufacturing
Subsystems and subcomponent manufacturing
In-Space Assembly and Manufacturing
Space science
Planetary Science and Geological Sciences
Deep Space Exploration
Microgravity Research
Astronomy
Humans in space
Space Medicine/Health/Performance
Space and the Humanities
Space Business, Leadership, and Economy
Space Tourism
Augmented and Virtual Reality
