Space News by Jack Burns — May 13, 2019
At the recent National Space Council meeting, U.S. Vice President Pence challenged the nation to begin exploring space again with a human mission to the moon’s south pole by 2024.
Public-private-academic partnerships will help us accelerate a new lunar program. Such successful collaborations have already advanced commercial development in low Earth orbit and space science missions that are surveying the solar system and beyond. Coupled with international alliances, we can expand the aerospace pie, open new opportunities for a new generation of engineers and scientists, and develop a true space economy.
America must continue to be a leader, willing to invest real and intellectual capital, to develop a balanced space exploration program. If NASA is to spearhead space exploration, the agency should:
Demonstrate preeminence in space by swiftly expanding humanity into the solar system, incorporating public-private-academic partnerships and other means that expand American involvement in space exploration and utilization.
Establish its space science, exploration, and aerospace technology research as second to none.
Define a clear strategic vision for the development and acceleration of aerospace technologies and knowledge transfer to American firms to spur economic growth and create real jobs at home.
Support American companies in pursuing the vast economic resources of space and development of a sustainable space economy that supports science and exploration missions.
Streamline agency operations and maintain a laser focus on missions that maximize the taxpayer’s investment in space.
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