There are no surprises in the latest U.S. space R&D strategy. Perhaps that’s the point.
Staying the Course: U.S. National LEO R&D Strategy
Category: Space Situational Awareness
The Office of Space Commerce: Coming to Terms with Space Operations
The Office of Space Commerce could be the best thing to happen to the space industry in a long while. But, as its director observes, it’s not all cotton candy.
Space Industry Opportunities and Follies
I’ve got neither the looks nor the brains, but there are a lot of opportunities. Beware, though, folly is opportunity’s constant companion.
Effective Communications: Satellite Orbital Safety Best Practices
A cooperatively created guide of best practices courtesy of a few well-known companies' experiences.
Space Domain Awareness: Moving Towards Global and Commercial Needs
Commercial satellite deployment activity and plans highlight the fact the U.S. government and the world don't have plans or means to provide the necessary space domain awareness services.
European Union Space Plans: Why Lead, when It’s Easier to Follow?
The European Union wants a European high-speed broadband satellite system. Does it make sense? Maybe there's a more useful mission.
A Grudging Look at National Space Policy
The new National Space Policy guidelines for commercial space look like the old Space Policy guidelines. Is there anything new?
India’s ASAT Stamp; India’s Private Space Sector Efforts
Remember when India launched an anti-satellite missile at the beginning of 2019 and successfully destroyed a target satellite? It was...
Overclassification, Commerce, and Safety
“New DoD Policy To Ease Space Secrecy Near: Raymond”--Breaking Defense, April 2020 “...and despite the Presidential order to refrain from unwarranted classification, a culture persists that defaults to the avoidance of risk rather than its proper management.” --”TRANSFORMING the SECURITY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM,” November 2012 “The point of aerospace integration is to merge space capabilities into… Continue reading Overclassification, Commerce, and Safety
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