New Bush Space Policy Unveiled, Stresses U.S. Freedom of Action

SPACE.com ^ | 10/7/06 | Leonard David

[Colorado Doug]

." Moreover, a fundamental goal of the policy is to "enable unhindered U.S. operations in and through space to defend our interests there."

The policy calls upon the Secretary of Defense to "develop capabilities, plans, and options to ensure freedom of action in space,

Guess that covers ChiCom Lasers

[1rudeboy]

she was walking all alone down the street in the alley
her name was sally i never touched her
she never saw it when she was hit by space junk
in new york miami beach heavy metal fell in cuba
angola saudi arabia on xmass eve said norad
a soviet sputnik hit africa india venezuela 
in texas kansas it's falling fast peru too
it keeps comming and now i'm mad about space junk
i'm all burned out about space junk
oooh walk & talk about space junk
it smashed my baby's head
and now my sally's dead
--DEVO, 1992.

[RightWhale]

It is beginning to look like the Ds might get back in power enough to kill the new moon program. Since, IMHO, gov't will never develop outer space, private enterprise will have to do it. However, private enterprise is stymied by lack of property rights. So, space development remains strangled in the cradle. (Terminology from the Moon, Mars, and Beyond Presidential report.)