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104 — What American engineers need to know about quickly transitioning to green energy

Posted on February 2, 2019 by mikesnead

Post 104 addresses the engineering profession’s ethical obligation to inform American voters about quickly transitioning from fossil fuels to sustainable energy. Continue Reading104 — What American engineers need to know about quickly transitioning to green energy→

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84 – Engineered progress: The path forward to politically emphasize

Posted on June 13, 2018 by mikesnead

We are forgetful when it comes to appreciating the engineered progress which makes our lives easier because we live it and it is making our lives easier, not harder. Today, Continue Reading84 – Engineered progress: The path forward to politically emphasize→

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129 – Building America’s “Astral Highway” to promote American human spacefaring commerce

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Key downloadable references:

1981 Congressional Office of Technology Assessment on space solar power
1982 The High frontier: A New National Strategy (Lt. Gen. Daniel O. Graham, USA ret.)
1989 Military Space Forces: The Next Fifty Years (John M. Collins, Congressional Research Service)
2001 Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization
2007 National Security Space Office (DOD), Space-Based Solar Power as an Opportunity for Strategic Security
Pearl Harbor II
Communist China’s Space Threat (J. M. Snead)

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133 – Mike Snead’s interview for Sirotin Intelligence
132 – America needs a National Astroelectricity Energy Security Transition Policy
131 – Astroelectricity: America’s national energy security imperative
130 – Assessment of U.S. Sustainable Energy Needs and Transition Options
129 – Building America’s “Astral Highway” to promote American human spacefaring commerce
128 – America’s Spacelifter: Charting America’s practicable path spaceward using the Space Launch System’s cargo version
127 – Mike Snead’s space solar power presentation to ESA
126 – Evaluating America’s green energy options including astroelectricity
125 – Downloadable PDF – The High Frontier: A New National Strategy, by Lt. Gen. Daniel O. Graham, 1982
124 – America’s moral obligation to develop astroelectricity
123 – Ebook Astroelectricity now available for free download
122 – Pearl Harbor II: A fictional scenario of a non-nuclear space attack on the United States
121 – An assessment of EU decarbonization options including astroelectricity
120 – The Coming Age of Astroelectricity
119 – Astroelectricity far surpasses the dangerous Green New Deal
118 – Communist China’s Space Threat
117 – Col. John M. Collin’s classic 1989 report “Military Space Forces: The Next Fifty Years”
116 – A legal "warning shot across the bow" regarding our continued fossil carbon fuel use
115 – Solving the commercial passenger spaceflight puzzle
114 – How America’s energy security relates to our prosperity
113 – Photos of NASA Stennis Space Center nuclear rocket engine test facility
112 – Wapakoneta celebrates hometown Armstrong’s historic accomplishments
111 – President Kennedy’s “We choose to go to the moon” speech
110 – Why a National Astroelectricity Program is needed to end America’s fossil fuel use
109 – Why expanding nuclear power is not a wise choice
108 – Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky: Humanity’s spacefaring future-teller
107 – WOW! Examining Space Policy Directive 4 directing DOD to propose creating a U.S. Space Force and much more!
106 – Recommended reading: A Space Service in Support of American Grand Strategy
105 – Recommended reading: To Rule the Orbits: Why the U.S. Military Needs an Independent Space Force
104 — What American engineers need to know about quickly transitioning to green energy
103 – 2019: Moving America towards becoming a true human spacefaring nation (Part 4)
102 – DSIAC Journal article: American “astrologistics”
101 – Disruptive American astrologistics
100 – 2019: Moving America towards becoming a true human spacefaring nation (Part 3) – Updated
Astroelectricity eBook published
99 – 2019: Moving America towards becoming a true human spacefaring nation (Part 2)
98 – 2019: Moving America towards becoming a true human spacefaring nation (Part 1)
97 – Why airworthiness certification is necessary for commercial human spaceflight
96 – Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast talks about America’s spacefaring future
95 – Is the President’s new U.S. Space Force being resisted by DOD?
94 – Spacefaring logistics infrastructure planning (2018 update)
93 – The Space Review: An Alternative Proposal for a Revolution in Hypersonics and Space
92 – Recommended reading: “The US ‘Space Force” and its Implications” by Namrata Goswami
91 – Technology Readiness Level and America’s spacefaring future
90 – National Space Council Users’ Advisory Group
89 – Space Policy Directive 3 (June 18, 2018)
88 – Overcoming the “deep state” opposition to a U.S. Space Force
87 – Space Policy Directive 2 (May 24, 2018)
86 – Space Policy Direct 1 (December 11, 2017)
85 – Quotes from Pope Francis’ June 9, 2018 speech on energy with some comments
84 – Engineered progress: The path forward to politically emphasize
83 – Pope Francis’ energy message: We need an orderly transition to sustainable energy
82 – The House is getting serious about being prepared for space warfare
81 – Cynthia McKinley’s U.S. Space Guard article (2000)
80 – Excerpts of H.R. 5515: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Notice – the Spacefaring America blog has moved
79 – Excellent historical technical description of NASA’s Space Shuttle System (Repost with update)
“The Omen of the Star: A Story of the Magi” by Norman George Purves
78 – JSP article: Making President Trump the Champion of GEO Space Solar Power
77 – Spectacular Earthrise photograph from NASA
76 – Space Review Article: Some commentary about the National Space Council’s inaugural meeting (Part 2)
75 – Space Review article: Some commentary about the National Space Council’s inaugural meeting (Part 1)
74 – Transcript of the October 5, 2017 meeting of the National Space Council
73 – Space Review article: Forming an American Spacefaring Advisory Group to the National Space Council
72 – Space Review article: In support of forming a US Space Corps now
71 – Space Review article: An engineer’s view of what low-cost, reusable, commerical passenger space transportation means
70 – Space Review article: Should NASA build spacefaring logistics infrastructure?
69 – Space Review article: A Trump Administration path to advance commercial space solar power
68 – Understanding Why Wind and Ground Solar Energy Cannot Replace Fossil Fuels
67 – Understanding Why Nuclear Power Cannot Replace Fossil Fuels
66 – Understanding America’s Energy Security Challenge
65 – Understanding the CO2 Issue
64 – Space Review article: Petitioning the US to take the lead in space solar power – UPDATE 2
63 – Spacefaring Institute video promotes change.org petition “USA must lead the transition to space-based energy”
62 – Mike Snead discussed space solar power on The Space Show
61 – The hyphen is not yet quite out of “space-faring”, but it should be
60 – Space Review article: Federal Legislation to Jumpstart Space Solar Power
59 – In memory of an outstanding Apollo 11 engineer – Hubert P. Davis
58 – Space Review series (Part 3): US Terrestrial Non-Fossil Fuel Energy vs. Space Solar Power
57 – Space Review series (Part 2): US Fossil Fuel Energy Insecurity and Space Solar Power
56 – Space Review series (Part 1): The Paris Climate Agreement and Space Solar Power
55 – Becoming Spacefaring: America’s Path Forward in Space (Revised)
54 – United Launch Alliance (ULA) sees commercial future for space solar power
53 – US energy security was (again) ignored in the State of the Union address
52 – Abstract of The American Energy Security Crisis Solution—Space Solar Power (2014)
51 – Response to Bill Gate’s blog comments on the need for “clean-energy innovation”
50 – Executive Summary: The End of Easy Energy and What to Do About It (2008)
49 – Critique of Elon Musk’s 2012 remarks on space solar power
48 – Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop Feb. 28 – March 2, 2016 promotional video
47 – Journal of Space Philosophy, Fall, 2015, published
46 – Let’s make 2016 a very important year for America’s spacefaring future
45 – Repost of my 14 minute Space Solar Power video
44 – Part 3 of criticism of the Cheap Access to Space (CATS) draft legislative proposal
43 – Continued discussion of CATS: Why is there inadequate attention to passenger safety?
42 – Initial discussion and criticism of the Cheap Access to Space (CATS) draft legislative proposal
41 – The fallacy of using prizes to try to advance commercial passenger spaceflight
40 – Coalition of the Space Frontier Foundation and the National Space Society announced to resume citizens lobbying of Congress
39 – Space Development Steering Committee’s website posts my paper “Technically-achievable, Near-term Space Logistics”
38 – 1956 short film of Von Braun shows the human spacefaring vision that the U.S. then had, but has since lost
37 – Where is power beaming by laser a viable space technology?
36 – Journal of Space Philosophy, Spring, 2014 published
35 – Can you see these websites on your government or corporate computer?
34 – American Spacefaring Foundation being formed
33 – Two new papers on space solar power published
32 – Spacefaring Institute LLC site updated
31 – SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Dragon accomplishments in perspective
30 – Newt Gingrich’s campaign speech on space
29 – America is lacking in human spacefaring leaders
28 – New space solar power video
27 – Where DOE should focus its energies
26 – Getting behind space solar power
25 – Space Solar Power and America’s Energy Future (Part 6)
24 – Space solar power and America’s energy future (Part 5)
23 – AstroPolitics essay – “Spacefaring Logistics Infrastructure: The Foundation of a Spacefaring America” by Mike Snead
22 – Assessing the Practicality of Scramjet-Powered, Single-Stage Aerospaceplanes
21 – Space solar power and America’s energy future (Part 4)
20 – What to tell the next President about realizing America’s potential in space
19 – Space solar power and America’s energy future (Part 3)
Response to reader comments on SA Blog 17
18 – Aerospaceplanes and Space Solar Power
17 – Space solar power and America’s energy future (Part 2)
16 – Mike Snead’s talking points from his “The Space Show” appearance
15 – Space solar power and America’s energy future (Part 1)
14 – Becoming a true spacefaring amerca
13 – Is Europe stepping to the front of the line on commercial suborbital flight?
12 – To achieve the American spacefaring dream, we must first “think differently,” then “act differently”
11 – “Dear Mr. President,”
10 – Useful “near-term” solutions are “third best” solutions
9 – Technology Readiness Level and “near-term” solutions
8 – U.N. Law of the Sea Convention and America’s spacefaring future
7 – America’s path to becoming spacefaring (Part 1): George Washington and 1784-1787
6 – Why the next president should start America on the path to becoming a true spacefaring nation
5 – Addressing the “space access barrier” myth
4 – What the Space and Aerospace Commissions said about America becoming spacefaring
3 – What U.S. National Space Policy implies about becoming spacefaring
2 – What it means to be spacefaring
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