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The Creation and Contents of the U.S. Department of Space
U.S. Department of Space
“the proposed cabinet-level U.S. Department of Space (DOS) ... should manage and take charge of the government functions of supporting and incubating space-based industrial capability and transportation infrastructure development.”“NASA is not the rightful institution to lead or manage the nation’s business in Space Development projects” -Buzz Aldrin and ATWG in response to Bush’s VSE
U.S. Departments
Mission Statement
The proposed mission of the Department of Space is to serve the United States and the globe of nations by fostering the space-based industrial capabilities and the transportation infrastructure necessary to put space in America’s economic sphere of influence, now and in the future.
Why Department of Space
• Create and sustain Unified Space Vision• Redefine NASA’s charter• Economic(for profit) development
– Commercial launch systems– In-Orbit fuel depot– Space Based Solar Power– Tap vast Solar System Resources
• Reinvigorate interest in space– Nationally, globally– International Space Station Consortium– Visionary Space Projects
NASA Budget ($ in millions)
Space Oper-ations 4349
Aeronautics 688Science; 5018
Inspector General; 38Cross Agency
Support; 3182
Construction & Environ. Com-
pliance,450
Space Tech-nology1024
Exploration3849
Education; 138
Space Operations; 1349Aeronautics;
1188
Science; 5018
Inspector General; 38Cross Agency Support; 3769
Construction & Environ. Com-pliance; 450
Space Tech-nology, 2024
Exploration; 400
Education; 1500
High Risk Exper-imental Projects;
3000
Current
Redefined
DoS Budget ($ in billions)
ISS Institute, 5
Commercial Spaceflight, 12
SBSP; 4Fuel
Depot, 6
Visionary Space Projects, 3
Global Space In-frastructure De-velopment, 12
Orbital Debris& Planetary De-
fense, 6
Cross Agency Support, 1.5
U.S. Department Budget ($ in billions)
Defense 664
Health and Human Services
79
Transportation 73
Veterans Affairs 53
State 52
Housing and Urban Development
48
Education 47
Homeland Security 43
Energy 26
Agriculture 26
Justice 24
Commerce 14
Labor 13
Treasury 13
Interior 12
Space 50
The DoS 5-year Plan
• Establish organizational structure and leadership– Round table and global, flat world design– Secretary of DoS (cabinet level)
• Redefine NASA’s charter• Foster commercial launch vehicle
development• International Space Station Consortium– Intelsat Model
Mission Goals
• Mission goals (short term)– Space based solar power (SBSP)– Global climate change monitoring – Fuel Depot– Orbital debris management
• Mission goals (long term-manned)– Return to moon indefinitely– NEO encounter– Mars