Preeminent Space Advocate Rick Tumlinson Says Human Space Development & Solar System Settlement Must Be Shared Goal / Direction Of USA Space Program; Enabled By Infrastructure, Ingenuity & Economic Drive Of Commercial Space; Country Must Harness Space Agency, Industrial Base, New Generation All In Need Of Purpose
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Peter Kokh & Al Anzaldua Call For Union / Cooperation From Proponents Of Moon, Mars & Asteroid Exploration; Antagonistic Attitude Between Groups Leads To Apathetic Public Support, Undependable Funding; Focus On Comprehensive, Integrated Missions & Technologies That Facilitate Reaching All 3 Destinations, Enabled By Private Sector / Government Partnerships
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IISL President Tanja Masson-Zwaan Weighs In On Multi-World Property Rights Issue After Space Settlement Prize Act Proposal Of Rand Simberg; Masson-Zwaan: No Loophole In ’67 Outer Space Treaty (OST), Article 2 Holds Nations Responsible For Citizens’ Extraterrestrial Activities, Property Rights Not Needed; Simberg: Drafting Of Failed Moon Treaty Is Admission Of Loophole In OST, Opinions Abound Yet Issue Remains Unlitigated
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“NASA Has No Vision Of Establishing Colony On Moon”, But Countless Commercial Enterprises Do, Says NASA Administrator Charles Bolden; Proposal Of Rand Simberg (BR) For US Courts & Agencies To Recognize Private Claims On Moon, Mars & Asteroids Could Be Effective Motivator For Private Investment In Space Development; Simberg Presenting His White Paper Today On Capitol Hill, Washington DC
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Exploration Roadmap Documentation Indicates NASA Still Has Plans To Send Astronauts To Lunar Surface; Latest Con Ops Document Refers To Lunar Surface Sortie (LSS) Mission, Crew Of 4, 19-Day Mission With 7 Days On Moon; Viable In Early 2020s With Renewed Development Of Lander Vehicle (L), Political Support; Neil DeGrasse Tyson Continues Call For Increased NASA Funding, #Penny4NASA Campaign
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Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich Proposal / Campaign Promise For Moon Base By 2020 Is A Welcome Articulation That Should Encourage Incumbent President Obama To Assure USA Presence On Moon ASAP; With Affordable Lander / Power Station Mission, USA Could Be 1st Country To Establish Presence On Lunar South Pole