Are we on the verge of the next great power competition over the final frontier? America and Great Britain are discussing a joint moon mission. Meanwhile, the Chinese are accelerating their space program as they launch their tenth spacecraft this week. And Thomas PM Barnett is poo-pooing this galactic rivalry as being damaging to both sides.
If you’re a space junkie here in KY or the surrounding states, Morehead State Univ. has a Space Science Program you might be interested in:
The Morehead State University Space Science Center has been established to provide a research and educational facility with state-of-the art laboratories for undergraduate students in space science. Space science is an extremely interdisciplinary and technology-intensive discipline which encompasses physics, astrophysics, satellite telecommunications, electrical engineering, mathematics and computer sciences. The Space Science Center originated from a joint NASA-Morehead State-Kentucky NSF EPSCoR venture to develop a large aperture (21-meter) radiotelescope and satellite tracking station and associated laboratories and degree programs at Morehead State University. New degree programs to be offered include: B.S. in Space Science, B.S. in Physics Area of Concentration in Astrophysics, and a Minor in Astronomy. Morehead State University has received significant funding from NASA, the Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation, and the US Small Business Administration to make the dream of space a reality at MSU. For more information on the SSC, please visit ssc.moreheadstate.edu.*
Thursday, February 21, 2008
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After reading the Barnett piece, I don't understand his concern. Reminds me of the '84 presidential campaign when Mondale actually employed someone to sublimate a Reagan dialect into an ad trying to scare us about Reagan's plan to "militarize" space via "Star Wars" (more accurately known as a missile defense shield, a la retired General Daniel Graham's High Frontier, for those who remember the glory days of the Gipper).
(Like I've mentioned before, I may be an anti-empire "paleocon" in the new era, but back then I was a Cold Warrior, and still darn proud of it. As our hero's '84 ads reminded us, There was a Bear in the woods.)
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