Berin Szoka

Obama Champions Private Enterprise in Space over Bipartisan Support for Socialist NASA Program

by Berin Szoka April 21, 2010 Cheap Access to Space

Last Thursday I shared my thoughts in two short (<5 min) RussiaToday interviews on on President Obama’s big speech about NASA and his long-overdue cancellation of NASA’s white elephant known as “Ares I” rocket. (See Jeff Foust’s analysis here and here.) I was sorry to see the Administration decide to preserve the Orion capsule as a lifeboat [...]

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Intern with Us in DC this Summer – Deadline: January 31

by Berin Szoka January 22, 2010 Featured

Attention all college, graduate and professional students (and recent graduates)! The Space Frontier Foundation is participating for the first time, in the Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program, run by the Institute for Humane Studies—which is dedicated to advancing free market ideas. The application deadline is Sunday January 31. So join us this summer to [...]

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A President Worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize: Eisenhower & the Freedom of Space

by Berin Szoka January 12, 2010 Earth Observation & Remote Sensing

Ike’s warnings about the “military-industrial complex” did more to check the growth of the national security state than all past or future peace marches combined. But only recently has Eisenhower’s greatest achievement become clear: ensuring the right to peaceful uses of outer space.

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Space Energy TEDx Talk by Peter Sage

by Berin Szoka January 10, 2010 Featured

Great TEDx talk by Peter Sage of Space Energy Inc.,  one of the corporate sponsors of the Space Frontier Foundation, about space-based solar power in general and his company’s plans in particular: Here are two of the key papers Peter mentions: Michael J. Hornitschek, Lt Col, USAF, War Without Oil: A Catalyst For True Transformation, [...]

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YouTube “Christmas Tree Rocketry” Inspires Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

by Berin Szoka January 9, 2010 Education

The X Prize was hard to beat in terms of its “cool factor,” but videos like this one show that there is no shortage of creative amateurs out there using social media tools to do the same thing for a fraction of what even the X Prize or Teachers in Space cost.

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Beware Of Space Junk: Global Warming Isn’t the Only Major Environmental Problem

by Berin Szoka December 20, 2009 Featured

Jim & Berin call on space-faring nations to create an Orbital Debris Removal and Recycling Fund (ODRRF) to offer bounties to entrepreneurs for removing space junk.

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Lunar Lander Challenge, Take 3

by Berin Szoka November 29, 2008 Newspace News

The X Prize Foundation has announced ten teams vying for the upcoming Lunar Lander Challenge, which is set to take flight next month.  Press Release at X Prize Foundation

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SpaceShipTwo Available Next Year?

by Berin Szoka November 29, 2008 Newspace News

Virgin Galactic’s new spaceship may make a debut next year at the EAA AirVenture Air Show, according to the firm’s president, Will Whitehorn.  Rob Coppinger at Flight Global

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An Investment That Turned Heads

by Berin Szoka November 29, 2008 Newspace News

The first institutional investment in XCOR Aerospace was made by Desert Sky Holdings recently, giving hope to an industry that is often looked over by cautious investors. Press Release at XCOR Aerospace

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Coming to a Classroom Near You

by Berin Szoka November 29, 2008 Newspace News

A documentary on Space-Based Solar Power will be headed to Math and Science classes nation-wide this upcoming fall.  Film Preview at The Futures Channel

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