Monthly Archives: June 2014

Why We’re Not Going To Mars

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Paul Spudis

In our never ending debate over the direction of U.S. space policy, you’ve no doubt heard the claim that for a human mission to Mars, we have more technology available to us than President Kennedy had available to him when … Continue reading →

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The NRC Report – A Missed Opportunity

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Paul Spudis

The recent report from the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Human Space Exploration has drawn a good deal of commentary from the space press. I’ve looked over the report and have my own thoughts, some quite orthogonal to most … Continue reading →

Posted in Lunar development, planetary exploration, space policy, Space transportation | 45 Comments

“Pioneering Space” – Really?

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Paul Spudis

1pi·o·neer  noun\ˌpī-ə-ˈnir\ : someone who is one of the first people to move to and live in a new area – Merriam-Webster On-line Dictionary In Pioneering Space (the latest report released by NASA), much is made over the use of … Continue reading →

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New post at Air & Space: Gordon Swann, Geology Teacher to the Astronauts

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Paul Spudis

I have a new post over at Smithsonian Air & Space about my good friend, Gordon Swann, who passed away last week.  Gordon was the PI of the field geology team for the Apollo 13, 14 and 15 missions and … Continue reading →

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