After the Lunar Automated missions have scoured landing sites for data and validating the local stability, and the Asteroid missions have built some operational confidence in the ability to travel Beyond Earth Orbit (BEO) and
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Outbound Operational Plan for Space Migration: Robotic Asteroid Exploration
So far, I’ve been charting a programmatic course that has taken Outbound to the moon with robotic surveys and construction demonstrations. Now it’s time to flex some operational muscle and go for stretch goals. In
Read moreOutbound Operational Plan for Space Migration: Human Orbital Flight
Certainly, we just talked about suborbital flight in light of Yuri Gagarin’s achievement in the orbital realm, which I think was a mistake on Russia’s part at the time. Certainly, it was a huge geopolitical
Read moreAlien Day 2019
Ah, Alien Day! It is upon us again, like a xenomorph wheeling wildly up your hallway, and this year is a milestone, the 40th Anniversary of the initial release of the iconic film. Anyone who
Read moreOutbound Operational Plan for Space Migration: Human Analogs
The next step of an initial operational plan for Outbound would be the development of Human Analogs. (OPS.3) That’s a stuffy term I suppose, “Human Analogs”. What does it mean? Essentially, it means developing systems
Read moreOur Future in Space
On Space Decentral’s Maximum Jailbreak media site, I’ve written a futures studies vignette on where we may be going Outbound, and how decentralized project management may be taking us there. Poke this. Enjoy!
Read moreFirst Man – First Impressions
A few days ago, I had the opportunity to get a sneak peek at the new film “First Man”, based on Neil Armstrong’s life and his eventual walk on the Moon. It is a good
Read moreApollo 11 and Self-Awareness
I just figured out something about myself, courtesy of this post by Aesop at the Raconteur Report: Happy Peak of Western Civilization Day I’m not going to expound endlessly on this, as Aesop says it
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Well, I downloaded their app for their perception of astronaut training, as a beta tester. I appreciate their intent with trying to combine entertainment, education, and social interaction, but as with most beta releases, there’s
Read moreKindred Spirits – Space Nation
Kindred Spirits – Space Nation I ran across a new organization out there, Space Nation, who has the noble goal of creating the largest space discovery community on the planet. Their belief statement reads thus:
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