Recently NASA has been churning out videos and speeches on their app and NASA TV about the Artemis return to the moon and Gateway. I am sad to say I heard a phrase used (again) that makes me very uncomfortable…..”bold vision.” Let me tell you why this bothers me so much. Flashback to 2010. I […]
Some thoughts on Artemis and Lunar Gateway NASA speeches lately
CAUTION: This is a stream of thought posting to share. Its not a well crafted article. I was thinking….when President Kennedy gave all those memorable speeches about why we are going to the moon in the early 1960s…what were his reasons articulated? Were they inspiration of the next generation? Were they for the service […]
The Return of the RealSpaceStrategy Blog
After a year or so away from the blogosphere, I am now able to return to active blogging on the issues and strategies of spacepower and policy. I was serving as part of a government space policy team and only recently began a period of transition to either another space policy advisory role, or some […]
FYI to the readership of RealSpaceStrategy
All, Just an FYI that I may not be actively blogging on here for an extended period of time due to some work that is taking a great deal of my time. Once that work is finished, I plan on continuing to provide comment. Until then, my Facebook page with the same name will continue […]
Space in the National Security and National Defense Strategies of the United States
In the last few months of 2017 and early part of 2018, the Trump Administration has released several policy and strategy documents that impact national security and other sectors of American space efforts. One was Presidential Space Policy Directive-1 which modified the 2010 National Space Policy to direct a return to the moon among other […]
Some additional thoughts regarding this week’s news on RealSpaceStrategy Facebook…
Several postings this week have been complicated and required more than a paragraph of commentary. So below is a few additional thoughts for your consideration. Space Militias- Adam Rough wrote an op-ed in Space News about how the United States should take a page out of the Chinese play book terrestrially and put it into […]
Space Corps Update: Another Study?
Interesting, sad, yet not surprising development today. The Space Corps provision from the House NDAA is now dead….at least for FY2018. http://thehill.com/policy/defense/359370-space-corps-out-of-defense-policy-bill The interesting thing in this article that many may not notice, is the paragraph that speaks to a study on the “issue” is forthcoming from a “federally funded research and development” entity. If […]
NASA Administrator Confirmation Hearing This Wednesday!
Space Fans, if you are interested in watching the confirmation hearing for Rep. Bridenstine for the position of NASA Administrator, see the website link for video at 1000 EDT. https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?ID=6A48D018-A015-4E09-851F-7778CDC3EE10
Politics and NASA…Reality Check
Space fans, Check out my brief comments on RSS Facebook for some interesting articles out there pertaining to politics, NASA and the hurricanes. I think you will see the trends as well. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Real-Space-Strategy-184842002044296/posts/?ref=page_internal
The problem of careless language in strategic affairs
Recently, I heard a future military leader (someone who should have known better) use the following words in a sentence…”We create our enemies.” Up to that point I was listening and finding much of what was said to be different but not worth engaging. Upon hearing this, however, I had to chime in. There […]
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