Commentary by Mike Snead, President, Spacefaring Institute™
Mike Snead’s narrated video presentation on space solar power-generated astroelectricity made to an ESA-hosted workshop. Continue Reading127 – Mike Snead’s space solar power presentation to ESA
Mike Snead’s evaluation of America’s path to transitioning to practicable green energy. Continue Reading126 – Evaluating America’s green energy options including astroelectricity
Download The High frontier: A New Strategy—the important book published in 1982 by Lt. Gen. Daniel O. Graham (USA, retired) that helped to start the Strategic Defense Initiative under President Reagan. Continue Reading125 – Downloadable PDF – The High Frontier: A New National Strategy, by Lt. Gen. Daniel O. Graham, 1982
Established as an inalienable human right by President Franklin Roosevelt, “freedom from want” requires abundant supplies of industrial energy. Through the development of space solar power-generated astroelectricity, America can fulfill its moral obligation to enable the global achievement of “freedom from want” with abundant green energy. Continue Reading124 – America’s moral obligation to develop astroelectricity
The eBook, “Astroelectricity”, discussing America’s exciting future in developing space solar power-generated astroelectricity, is now available for a free download from ResearchGate. Continue Reading123 – Ebook Astroelectricity now available for free download
Is the United States prepared for non-nuclear space warfare? Pearl Harbor II is a fictional future space war scenario written in 1995 that is still relevant today. Continue Reading122 – Pearl Harbor II: A fictional scenario of a non-nuclear space attack on the United States
If a government pledges and, especially, if it imposes laws mandating decarbonization, then it is reasonable to expect that the practical means to achieve decarbonization has been quantitatively defined. In short, a well-developed decarbonization plan must exist somewhere, right? What if such a plan doesn’t exist? Continue Reading121 – An assessment of EU decarbonization options including astroelectricity
Space solar power-generated astroelectricity is growing in recognition as the world’s future primary green energy source. This video and paper explain why this is happening. Continue Reading120 – The Coming Age of Astroelectricity
The Green New Deal is a false choice for America and the world to achieve an orderly and prosperous transition to sustainable energy. Mike Snead provides two presentations that describe why GEO space-based solar power (astroelectricity) is the way to achieve this goal. Continue Reading119 – Astroelectricity far surpasses the dangerous Green New Deal
As part of its “great rejuvenation” to seek global hegemony, communist China has a “space dream” to dominate the coming spacefaring industrial revolution. U.S. Space Command will need an American “Star Fleet” with substantial manned space combat capabilities to respond to the growing communist Chinese space threat. Continue Reading118 – Communist China’s Space Threat
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, while dismissing a federal climate change lawsuit on constitutional grounds, found merit in the plaintiffs’ assertions. This ruling further signals that the era of fossil carbon fuels is coming to an end in America. The need for astroelectricity is now clear unless you want something like the disastrous Green New Deal. Continue Reading116 – A legal "warning shot across the bow" regarding our continued fossil carbon fuel use
Sixty years after humans first reached orbit, commercial orbital passenger spaceflight has yet to begin. This article explains why this “puzzle” exists and how to jumpstart a new commercial spaceliner industry. Continue Reading115 – Solving the commercial passenger spaceflight puzzle
Five charts explain the past relationship between U.S. fossil fuel energy insecurity and America’s prosperity. This helps in understanding what America now needs to do to secure its future freedom and prosperity. Continue Reading114 – How America’s energy security relates to our prosperity
The “green new deal” environmental/energy proposals lack realism. A National Astroelectricity Program is needed to replace America’s fossil fuel use with space-based sustainable energy. This posting explains why and what this program would achieve. Continue Reading110 – Why a National Astroelectricity Program is needed to end America’s fossil fuel use
109 – Why expanding nuclear power is not a wise choice. Nuclear fission energy is being advocated to use to replace fossil fuels. Is this the wise choice? The white paper, “Why expanding nuclear power is not a wise choice”, addresses this key question. Continue Reading109 – Why expanding nuclear power is not a wise choice
107 – My commentary on why Space Policy Directive 4 goes much farther than just starting a U.S. Space Force; it starts America’s transition into a true human spacefaring nation Continue Reading107 – WOW! Examining Space Policy Directive 4 directing DOD to propose creating a U.S. Space Force and much more!
Post 106 – Recommended reading: Dr. Lamont Colucci argues that a full-fledged U.S. Space Force is needed to meet America’s needs this century in our now clearly apparent Great Power competition with China Continue Reading106 – Recommended reading: A Space Service in Support of American Grand Strategy
Post 105 recommends reading an excellent article on why a U.S. Space Force, as a separate service, is needed. Continue Reading105 – Recommended reading: To Rule the Orbits: Why the U.S. Military Needs an Independent Space Force
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
Post 103: 2019 (Part 4) focuses on why America’s need for sustainable energy security will be a key driver for America becoming a true human spacefaring nation. Continue Reading103 – 2019: Moving America towards becoming a true human spacefaring nation (Part 4)