Has the phrase ‘what does that even mean?’ become a cliché yet? If so, apologies in advance because ‘what does that even mean?’ is what comes to mind when I read the Space Posture Review is undergoing rich debate over issues like “we need a management structure for how we do business out there.” Does [...]
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‘Rich Debate’ Continues Over U.S. Space Policy
Posted: May 17, 2010 in Space - General, Space Posture Review0
Why A Maneuvering Hypersonic Vehicle Might Be Important
Posted: April 27, 2010 in DARPA, Hypersonic, Prompt Global Strike, Space - General, UncategorizedTags: Prompt Global Strike
The apparent failure of a DARPA hypersonic vehicle shouldn’t be a set back for a prompt global strike capability, should it? Well actually, yes. I’d expect a maneuvering vehicle to be a requirement for prompt global strike as there might be a need to depart from a ballistic trajectory to be able to (for example) [...]
Greetings from Colorado Springs
Posted: April 12, 2010 in China Space, International Space, Manned Space, Space - General, Space Education, VisitorsTags: Manned Space
NSSC Director John B. Sheldon reports from Colorado Springs
Livin’ In Beverly Hills
Posted: November 19, 2009 in AFA Global Warfare Symposium, Beverly Hills, Space - GeneralToday I am at the Air Force Association’s Global Warfare Symposium, which is being held at the Beverly Hills Hilton. It’s good work if you can find it. The event has an unusual format in that it starts on a Thursday after lunch then runs Friday in the morning only. Friday evening is the AFA [...]
My Excellent Adventure
Posted: November 19, 2009 in EELV, Microcosm, Space - General, Space Launch, Space XYesterday was a visit with three very smart men from Microcosm in Hawthorne. They are very focused on reducing the cost to get to space and have an outstanding combination of innovative ideas and beneficial and simplified technologies. These include significant innovations in fiber-based tank systems for fuels and oxidizers. They also include highly simplified rocket engines [...]
This Ain’t Radar Love…But What Is It?
Posted: November 10, 2009 in Astronaut Love, Manned Space, Space - General, Space LoveTags: Manned Space
Ex-astronaut pleads guilty. Here’s my you-gotta-be-kidding line (emphasis added) : “Nowak, 46, is a married mother of three. She flew on the space shuttle in 2006, but was dismissed from the astronaut corps after her arrest and has since been on active duty at a Navy base in Corpus Christi, Texas.”
Show Me The Space-Money!
Posted: November 10, 2009 in 10-Year Space Forecast, Commercial Space, Industrial Base, Satellites, Space - General, Space Industry, Space LaunchTags: Commercial Space
In a profoundly optimistic and interesting set of prognostications, Spaceflight Now reports on the outlook for the space industry. In short, most of it looks mighty fine. Here are some of the highlights forecast for the world-wide space industry. Regarding meteorological and terrestrial observation satellites: Revenues at $1B in 2009 and could quadruple in a few [...]
Is U.S. Spacepower Reverting To The Mean?
Posted: October 29, 2009 in National Space Studies Center, NSSC, Space - General, The Wright Stuff, U.S. Space LeadershipTags: NSSC
Check out the latest National Space Studies Center article which addresses the preeminence of U.S. space leadership, especially regarding space launch. It appears at this week’s The Wright Stuff.
U.S. Space Regression?
Posted: October 19, 2009 in Industrial Base, Space - General, Space Race, U.S. Space RegressionWhat exactly is the “space race” anyway? And are we really losing it or are others just catching up? This is often called reverting to the mean. Reverting to the mean can be caused by a number of factors. ITAR is one of those factors, and the government’s intervention has distorted the market regarding the [...]
