“
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
ALBERT EINSTEIN
The End of the Beginning
Americans will have to demonstrate an appetite we have lacked for decades. We must pay attention to what matters, discern fact from fiction, and act.
Defending the West
A diminishing faith in civil institutions and an increasing sense of tribalism feeds civil unrest, economic stagnation and deadlocked political systems.
Space for Sale: Private Space Bosses are Leading a New Era
The significance of the growth in commercial space can’t be overstated as an element the new American space policy, even if the ultimate results of it remain unclear.
Act of War
The Syrian Civil War created a power vacuum that lead to the rise of Daesh but it continues to be increasingly difficult to discern who is warring with whom.
Lofty Ambitions: How the World Built a City in Space
Decades of close coordination and collaboration among the member space agencies has enabled humans to live continuously off of this Earth for the last 20 years but many milestones still lay ahead.
We Need Our Space
Space systems are part of the critical national infrastructure for many countries including satellites, public and commercial services, disaster prediction and response, rescue operations, management of agriculture and other natural resources, global finance, communications, transportation, navigation and all manner of military operations.
Torment and Triumph
If the spacefaring world can work together, we will make NASA’s triumph in December 2014 a meaningful one for humanity.
Kevin’s Take on Energy News
Transmission, the water-energy nexus, renewable generation, and energy efficiency are topics Kevin Gunn covers in hopes of sparking an honest and open discussion on these topics as we search for workable solutions.