AstroPolitics: The International Journal of Space Politics and Policy (Vol 6, No. 1; Janurary-April 2008) recently published my essay "Spacefaring Logistics. The entire paper can be downloaded, for personal use, from the spacefaring resources page on http://mikesnead.net.Introduction Surprisingly, almost two generations after Apollo 11, neither America...
The Space-Based Solar Power study undertaken with the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Defense's National Security Space Office has continued to elicit significant interest. As noted in Part 1 of this series, the fundamental premise of this study was that the United States should lead the world in making use of space solar power as a primary means...
Series recap: This series began, over a year ago, at the conclusion of the National Security Space Office’s (NSSO) 2007 ad hoc study of space-based solar power or, as most refer to it, space solar power (SSP). My primary involvement with the NSSO study focused on the spacefaring logistics necessary to support a demonstration SSP platform. As such,...
Almost two years ago, I started to put space solar power into perspective in terms of how important this will be to assuring America's energy security. In the May 4, 2009, issue of The Space Review, I published the essay, The Vital Need for America to Develop Space Solar Power. (A print version, with a couple of minor changes, is available on my web...
Dr. Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Department of Energy (DOE), started a Facebook page to open a new avenue for public input on energy topics. On his "Discussions" page, I started a discussion topic titled: "DOE's fundamental responsibilities." Here is what I wrote. DOE’s fundamental responsibility is to assure that America has sufficient and affordable...
I've posted a new 14-minute video on space solar power and why this increasingly looks like a needed new reliable and sustainable energy source. The video is on YouTube and the link to the video in at http://spacesolarpower.us. I've also included a link on the updated web page for The Spacefaring Institute LLC at http://spacefaringinstitute.com.
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