WFI 2011: A space topic odyssey
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WFI 2011: A SPACE TOPIC ODYSSEY
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Prefatory comments
I am not an expert. I hold degrees in political science and communication, not theoretical physics.
The only morally permissible space jokes are Star Wars related.
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The Resolution
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its exploration and/or development of space beyond the Earth’s mesosphere.
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Mesosphere
Who are the ad wizards who came up with that one?
What it is: the zone of the Earth’s atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere.
What it is not (at least not now): a subterranean section of the Earth’s mantle.
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Mesosphere, cont’d.
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So, what is out there?
Planets Stars Nebulae Galaxies Orbitals and NEOs Dark matter and
black holes Solar System
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The Solar System
Terrestrial planets Jovian planets Trans-Neptunian
region Asteroid belt Oort cloud
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American Space Policy
Cold War origins (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo)
Space Shuttle Space Dominance
(Reagan/Bush) End of crewed
space flight (Obama)
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America’s Space Infrastructure NASA DOD NOAA/OSC
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International Space Context Russia China European Union Japan India ISS OST
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Space policy at a Cross-Roads Cost, cost, cost Physics Human space
flight Private Sector Leadership or
Dominance
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Global space issues
Debris Appropriation Finite resources Equitable
development Environmental
factors
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Affirmatives
7 Major categories: Colonization Resources Military Space access technology Propulsion Technology Space science Pseudo-topical mechanisms
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Extra-solar colonization.
Inter-generational flight.
Von Neumann probes
Life-seeding.
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Inner-solar Colonization
Mars: A) Robotic B) Manned C) One-way/Two-
way Moon Titan
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Resources
Asteroid/NEO mining
Lunar mining Lunar solar power Space Based Solar
Power
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Military affirmatives
Space weaponization
SBI/BMD ASATs SBL KEWs
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Space Technology
Constellation Reusable launch
vehicle Rail-guns Space elevator
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Propulsion technology
Solar sails Nuclear
detonations Ion engines Anti-matter
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Remote exploration
Asteroid mapping/defense
Deep space/origins research
ISS (expand or new)
Remote sensing Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
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Pseudo-topical Mechanisms
Property rights recognition. Consortiums New international regimes
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Impact/advantage controversies The Lifeboat Hegemony/
Leadership Economy Energy/
Environment Space weapons Space debris
Whacky stuff Contamination/
Viruses International law International
relations