First a Chinese moon, now Russian, um, space weapons?

This December 6 article from the website “Russian Beyond the Headlines” is a little confusing. And I’m not sure if it’s confusing because the translators got it wrong or because there’s not much knowledge with how space assets work–or maybe even the Russians aren’t sure what they want. The article finally gets to its point […]

Military Space Operators and the problem of translating skills

Here it is, another post of mine right here on Clearancejobs.com. It’s essentially about the problem of identifying skills certain space operators might have, if they’ve experienced space broadly. A bit of a paragraph for you, but you’ll have to go there to read the rest: “Skills translation is a tough job in any industry. […]

That’s the moon…with missiles?

Since the December 1st Chinese launch of their rover to the moon, some people are becoming quite creative with China’s intentions with the moon. The latest gossip, presented in this Daily Mail post, is apparently based on a comment from an “expert” working in the China National Space Program Lunar Exploration Center. This expert is reportedly […]

You can pick DigitalGlobe’s top 5 of 20 images

Occasionally the Huffington Post will post something interesting, like this series of pictures they’re grabbing from DigitalGlobe’s Getty Images page. So, if you don’t have or desire a Facebook or Getty Image account, thank Huffington Post, and look at some great pictures of things on Earth’s surface taken from DigitalGlobe’s polar Low Earth Orbiting satellites. […]

NOAA’s low hanging problem–Part 8

Let’s talk about reality and inertia in a government organization, then. Those two words are why the Independent Review Team’s (IRT’s) satellite “gap-filler” recommendation in its 2013 assessment will turn out to be a lot more taxpayer money spent with miniscule return. The reality is the IRT’s recommendation is to and for the National Oceanographic […]