Excited for this roundtable I coorganized w Mary Mitchell at the American Society for Legal History #ASLH2025 today. Wanted to do this for years. Many cool ideas to discuss at cutting edges of many fields, w a stellar crew— @karawswanson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy, George Aumoithe, Julia Lewandoski.

Exciting life update -- I've been appointed as a Prize Fellow
@harvard.edu !

histecon.fas.harvard.edu/ehppf/Haris_...

Excited to speak @shafrhistorians.bsky.social #shafr2025 this week - I'll present on Cuba & communications satellite regulation in the global Cold War

Honored to join the panel Empire, Security & Militarism in the Final Frontier w Andrew Ross, @rebeccacharbon.bsky.social, @aaronbateman.bsky.social

Excited to present @lawandsociety.bsky.social in the Critical Outer Space Law panel next Sat. Honored to join @crisveijk.bsky.social & Markus Gunneflo.

I'll tell a story from the origins of one of the sexiest topics (ahem) in space law -- space object registration.

Excited & honored to lecture at NASA this Thurs May 15, for the "Aerospace Latin America" series.

I'll talk on the legal history of international frequency regulation, sovereignty, communications satellites, & Cuba. Possible cameos from Senghor & Fanon.

My author's copy of COSMIC FRAGMENTS @upittpress.bsky.social!

Has my essay "Inventing Syncom." The bk is a labor of love from @historyasif.bsky.social, celebrating a new wave of schlrshp on spaceflight, technology, the Cold War, & decolonization. A monumental arrival.

Honored to be part of it.

DC friends! I'm speaking on space law, its history, & its future @asilorg.bsky.social's Annual Meeting this Thurs 4/17 at 10:30AM.

Honored to join the stage w/ copanelists Prof Benedict Kingsbury, David Anderman, & Caitlin Poling & moderator Tracy Reynolds. Thx to Paul Mertenskötter for the invite.

I celebrated w Rooh Afza soda.

Some1 gifted me w the DUNE ornithopter LEGO set, which-I can say as a lifelong LEGO nerd-is 1 of the niftiest Ive ever built. Most exhilarating pt of the post-defense detox.

I started defense w a clip from the CHILDREN OF DUNE miniseries. It was relevant, I promise.

During the defense, I used a LEGO satellite model I made as part of a demonstration using a globe.

Many thanks to Tsering Wangyal Shawa & Berta Harvey
at Princeton’s Lewis Library for lending the globe. My aunt Gloria came all the way to the defense... & helped me transport it. :)

The diss - 973 pp, 3 bound vols (!) - is dedicated to my parents.

Thanks to all the friends, family, mentors, & colleagues who supported me along the way, & who showed up in person (it was a packed room!) & virtually (60+ on Zoom!).

Passed the PhD defense at Princeton (back in Nov.)! I’m a dr now.

Grateful to my co-advisors Angela Creager & Dirk Hartog & my other committee members Chris Beauchamp, @historyasif.bsky.social, & Natasha Wheatley.