Foundations of Decision-Making in Space Domain Awareness
Decision-Making and Space Domain Awareness: Decision-Loops, Organizations and Assessment.
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Large Language Models are the Rosetta Stone of Space Domain Awareness
Large Language Models, with their ability to process complex data and generate actionable insights, are potential Rosetta Stones for Space Domain Awareness.
Beyond the Data Avalanche: The Epistemic Pathway to Space Domain Mastery
Discover how modern knowledge management could be a beacon in deciphering the data deluge, leading towards robust Space Domain Awareness.
Stellar Employees - Why Astronautical Students are a Hiring Goldmine
In a world moving towards space commercialization, astronautical engineering students, fueled by passion and armed with a robust technical foundation, emerge as exceptional hires, bringing a space-savvy edge to the modern workforce.
Solar Settlement: The Practical Drive for a Permanent Presence in Space
Humans need space. The Earth is largely explored, leaving us with out of touch with our fundamental nature. We lack a terrestrial outlet for our instinctual drive towards establishing a permanent presence in space
Why do SDA Practitioners Need to Understand Strategic Foresight?
When Space Domain Awareness practitioners are focused on understanding present or recent past activities in space they're missing half of the problem. How can Strategic Foresight help made SDA... predictive?
3 Inspiring Reasons Gen-Z is Choosing to Study Astronautics
College students across the nation are disproportionately choosing to study astronautics. It is our own doing. It is a search for meaning and purpose. It is a good thing.
The Forgotten No. 1 Purpose of Effective Space Domain Awareness
Space Domain Awareness (SDA) is all about understanding what is happening to and in space, right?
Wrong.
O'Neilian Philosophy and Humanizing Space
Prof. Gerard O'Neil had his own philosophy and theories of societal benefit that led him to believe that 'humanizing space' is one of the best activities we could pursue to improve the human condition.
War(gaming)! What is it Good For? Absolutely Something.
Formal conflict simulations (wargames) have been used for centuries. I give three reasons why.
A Short End-of-Semester Break...
I'll be picking up on writing articles in a week. I've managed to go 20+ weeks without missing an article so far, but the end of the semester is overtaking me!
In truth, the students I'm working with and evaluating this semester are great.
What To Know for Your Space Domain Awareness Interview
I wish I knew more about Space Domain Awareness (SDA) when I was in school and interviewing. If you're interviewing for a SDA job, read this article!
The LEO R&D Strategy, Part 2: National Economic Spacepower
What will the next 10 years look like in near-Earth space? What role does the United States see for commercial activities there? When do we get flying cars (jk)? The United States National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) have spent the second year of the Biden Administration busily drafting strategy
The LEO R&D Strategy, Part 1: National Diplomatic Spacepower
Business in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) is booming. What is the United States going to do about this? Wonder no longer.
Misinterpretation of Wargaming and the Pursuit of Wisdom
'Wargaming' brings many thoughts to mind. But how are wargames used in professional applications? Are they limited to armed conflict? Find out!
The Poetry of Space
Space conjures the imagination. It engages a paradoxical feeling of insignificance and purpose - of infinity and opportunity - of desolation and bounty. Lets discuss!
Demography, Dividends, and How Millennials Will Save National Spacepower
Have you ever noticed that there are few space policy wonks, strategists, and boffins between the ages of 45 and 60? I have. Read and find out why!
Diagrams & Destiny - Cislunar and Solar Spacepower
How do Cislunar and Solar space operations fit into multi-domain operations? What about national power? Read and find out!
White House Cislunar Tech Strategy Part 2 - National Economic Spacepower
How does the 2022 White House Cislunar Science & Technology (S&T) Strategy use and grow national economic spacepower? Read and find out!
White House Cislunar Tech Strategy Part 1 - National Diplomatic Spacepower
The recent White House Cislunar S&T Strategy articulates plans for the Moon. What does this mean for national diplomatic spacepower?
Mythbuster, Space Edition: Is Space a Sanctuary?
Is space a 'sanctuary?' Is there a bucolic past to which we can longingly gaze? Read this article and find out!
Asteroid Redirects, Carl Sagan, and Underfunded Planetary Defense
Are asteroid deflection technologies dangerous? Necessary? Can humanity protect itself from both intentional and uncontrolled asteroid impacts?
An Astronautical Engineer's Spacepower Theory Reading List
Spacepower literature is huge! How can you go about learning about spacepower? What philosophies and conclusions exist?
What is Spacepower and Why You Should Care!
What is spacepower and why is it important? Is it different from military spacepower? This article has answers and explains why you should care about spacepower.
Bias in Space Domain Awareness - Knowing is Half the Battle!
It's easy for bias to creep into your Knowledge Management System. Especially in Space Domain Awareness. How can we identify and mitigate bias creep in our Space Domain Awareness Systems?
The Right Space Domain Knowledge at the Right Place and Time
Space Domain Awareness is in the business of producing knowledge to enable decision-making. How does the right knowledge get to the right place at the right time?
Solar Tantrums and Space Domain Awareness
Does space weather affect decision-making in space? Yes, and that means space weather is a necessary component of Space Domain Awareness.
A Lustrous Palette of Awareness in Space
Space Domain Awareness is confused with militarized Space Situational Awareness. It shouldn't be.
A Cancellation Avalanche
Southwest Airlines shenanigans have moved my schedule to the right - a new article will be posted tomorrow!
Space Situational or Domain Awareness? Know the Difference!
Space Situational Awareness and Space Domain Awareness are often confused. What's the difference?
Questions, Evidence, and Knowledge in Space Domain Awareness
Why do we care about posing questions, fusing evidence, and producing knowledge in Space Domain Awareness? What qualities do the 'right' questions posses? How can we avoid failures of imagination in the Space Domain? What is the difference between knowledge and evidence? This article endeavors to address some
The Space Domain Awareness Definition You Wish You Had
Many definitions focus on means and methods, rather than supporting understanding and decision-making. Here, a more nuanced definition is offered.
A. T. Mahan Identified American Space Incumbency in 1890
A. T. Mahan identified conditions determining national Seapower; they apply to American Spacepower
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