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Written by Jeff Krukin
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Tuesday, 09 December 2008 |
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With all the public attention on matters of the environment, energy, and resource depletion, I've long maintained that the space community needs to connect space with these issues in a reasonable manner. This is the only way to develop space advocates among those who don't care about or see any value in traditional space exploration. A huge step has been taken in this direction by the Space Frontier Foundation... of course. |
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Written by Jeff Krukin
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Sunday, 23 November 2008 |
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India and China are spreading their space wings. Just last week, India's first lunar probe (Chandrayaan-1) released its surface impactor at a 100km altitude, which then successfully crash-landed at the south pole. In September, China's Shenzhou-7 carried three taikonauts into orbit, with one conducting China's first space walk. Two very different missions, with different repurcussions for US government space programs, both military and civil. What does the future hold; competition.... collaboration... a blend of both? How should these events influence the attention each nation will receive from President-elect Obama and the next US Congress? |
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Written by Jeff Krukin
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Thursday, 13 November 2008 |
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Quoting from The Planetary Society's press release: "The Planetary Society today outlined a vigorous new approach to space exploration for the consideration of the new U.S. Administration and Congress." Right. It's so vigorous that it almost completely ignores the fundamental source of vigor that will be necessary if the Roadmap is to be achieved. Not to mention two other significant flaws. |
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