The National Space Policy of the United States has been released by President Barack Obama today calling for greater international cooperation in space exploration and to address debris and other hazards in space, and the possibility of a treaty to limit space-based weapons. The President called for a "burgeoning commercial space industry."Obama reiterated his plans from April to send Americans to visit an asteroid by 2025 - a key destination for a pathway to Mars by 2035. This plan has drawn Congressional critics but key legislation appears to be advancing.
The new White House space policy abandons some of the doctrine put forth by President George W. Bush and resumes space policies adopted by Presidents Bill Clinton George H.W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan. The G.W. Bush space policy was criticized by some as being aggressive.
"No longer are we racing against an adversary," President Obama said in a statement. "In fact, one of our central goals is to promote peaceful cooperation and collaboration in space, which not only will ward off conflict, but will help to expand our capacity to operate in orbit and beyond."
"Above all, this policy is about the boundless possibilities of the future,” Obama said. “That is why we seek to spur a burgeoning commercial space industry, to rapidly increase our capabilities in space while bolstering America’s competitive edge in the global economy,” building on his April 15, 2010 comments at the Kennedy Space Center.
White House officials did say they are talking with the Chinese government about including them in U.S. space efforts — such as the International Space Station — but there is nothing concrete yet, [more from The Christian Science Monitor, MSNBC, UPI and AFP].
"No longer are we racing against an adversary," President Obama said in a statement. "In fact, one of our central goals is to promote peaceful cooperation and collaboration in space, which not only will ward off conflict, but will help to expand our capacity to operate in orbit and beyond."
"Above all, this policy is about the boundless possibilities of the future,” Obama said. “That is why we seek to spur a burgeoning commercial space industry, to rapidly increase our capabilities in space while bolstering America’s competitive edge in the global economy,” building on his April 15, 2010 comments at the Kennedy Space Center.
White House officials did say they are talking with the Chinese government about including them in U.S. space efforts — such as the International Space Station — but there is nothing concrete yet, [more from The Christian Science Monitor, MSNBC, UPI and AFP].
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