Sam Wilson - Four Schools of Thought on Hypersonics

Sam (Robert) Wilson is a senior policy analyst for the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for leading work on the nexus of commercial and national security space, comparative space, and missile issues. His work has appeared or been covered in The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Politico, SpaceNews, Breaking Defense, Kyodo News, Japan Today, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, The Diplomat, Milsat Magazine, and Satellite Magazine, among other outlets.

Prior to joining Aerospace, Wilson served as a senior defense analyst at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, where he focused on strategic force structure and nuclear command, control, and communications. He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Virginia. You can follow him on Twit ...