The Ultimate High Ground? This Sounds Familiar…

The Indians have been getting into space in their own way. A few of my previous posts have highlighted their space activities. This latest post about India’s space activities from the website, “The Diplomat,” is interesting, in a nostalgic sort of way. Back in 2003, possibly earlier, the United States Air Force (USAF) was beating the drum […]

The Difference Between Suitability and Security Clearance

Here’s a little blurb I did for Clearancejobs.com to help people get a better understanding between the suitability for a government job and getting a government security clearance. How does this apply to space? Well, a lot of government space jobs require a security clearance whether you’re civilian government, military, or contractor. Some of the […]

Name an ESA Space Mission

The European Space Agency (ESA) has a mission for you, should you be willing to accept, and perhaps have a creative flair. They would love for you to give their mission a name in a challenge imaginatively titled “Name That Mission.” The mission will be an ESA astronaut (shouldn’t the Europeans have a different name […]

Why Do DoD National Security Space Launch Programs Costs Keep Rising?

On March 5, 2014, the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee held a hearing about National Security Space Launch Programs. The hearing was a session with SpaceX’s Elon Musk, and the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Michael Gass concerning the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program and contract with the Department of Defense (DoD) and the program’s rising […]

Asteroid Deflection: So Easy, a 9-Year Old Understands It?

Planetary Resources linked this Youtube video of Neil de Grasse Tyson answering a few penetrating questions about why “bumping” asteroids out of the way is so hard. The thing is, the questions were asked by a 9-year old named Jacob. Jacob obviously is worried about asteroids hitting the Earth. Props to Mr. Tyson for actually […]