wfi 2011: a space topic odyssey
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WFI 2011: A SPACE TOPIC ODYSSEY
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.
The Resolution
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its exploration and/or development of space beyond the Earth’s mesosphere.
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.
Mesosphere, cont’d.
So, what is out there?
Planets Stars Nebulae Galaxies Orbitals and NEOs Dark matter and
black holes Solar System
The Solar System
Terrestrial planets Jovian planets Trans-Neptunian
region Asteroid belt Oort cloud
American Space Policy
Cold War origins (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo)
Space Shuttle Space Dominance
(Reagan/Bush) End of crewed
space flight (Obama)
America’s Space Infrastructure NASA DOD NOAA/OSC
International Space Context Russia China European Union Japan India ISS OST
Space policy at a Cross-Roads Cost, cost, cost Physics Human space
flight Private Sector Leadership or
Dominance
Global space issues
Debris Appropriation Finite resources Equitable
development Environmental
factors
Affirmatives
7 Major categories: Colonization Resources Military Space access technology Propulsion Technology Space science Pseudo-topical mechanisms
Extra-solar colonization.
Inter-generational flight.
Von Neumann probes
Life-seeding.
Inner-solar Colonization
Mars: A) Robotic B) Manned C) One-way/Two-
way Moon Titan
Resources
Asteroid/NEO mining
Lunar mining Lunar solar power Space Based Solar
Power
Military affirmatives
Space weaponization
SBI/BMD ASATs SBL KEWs
Space Technology
Constellation Reusable launch
vehicle Rail-guns Space elevator
Propulsion technology
Solar sails Nuclear
detonations Ion engines Anti-matter
Remote exploration
Asteroid mapping/defense
Deep space/origins research
ISS (expand or new)
Remote sensing Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Pseudo-topical Mechanisms
Property rights recognition. Consortiums New international regimes
Impact/advantage controversies The Lifeboat Hegemony/
Leadership Economy Energy/
Environment Space weapons Space debris
Whacky stuff Contamination/
Viruses International law International
relations
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