Lawyers, insurance, and money: the business challenges of NewSpace

I finished reading the novel my cousin Louis Phillips Hudson wrote,
"the BONES of PLENTY" that details the trials of a North Dakota community
during the dust storms and depression of the 1930s.
http://www.amazon.com/Bones-Plenty-Borealis-Philip-Hudson/dp/0873511751

We hear a lot about global warming today but we have been dealing with
the problems we create by our use of machines to make our life easier
for a long time.  You plow the thick grasslands and the winds blow the
topsoil away.  We have seen this around the world.  We also know that
weather patterns change as the Sun varies its output.

Are you prepared for the next twist that nature throws at you?

I was born in 1937 and we left North Dakota when I was five and a half
but I remember many of the places Louis talks about.  I also remember
the talk about the problems of being the little guy who did the work but
didn't control what he got paid. Has that changed all that much for the
better in 70 years?

We also know that governments do not always make the best laws nor do
they always enforce them equally.  Going back to the Moon will present
many engineering problems, it will also present political problems. It
may be fun to launch rockets but how do you come up with the money to do
the big ones if you want to be a global enterprise?  Can you fill out
the proper paper work to meet the International Traffic in Arms
Requirements (ITAR)?

So what pops up on the e-mail, but some writings by Jeff Foust on this
week's issue of The Space Review.

You may find them interesting if you have not already read them.
- LRK -

In this week's issue of The Space Review: (see more below)
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Lawyers, insurance, and money: the business challenges of NewSpace
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For years individuals and companies in the entrepreneurial space 
industry have focused on debating technology.  Now, Jeff Foust 
reports, there is a shift in emphasis towards business and legal 
issues critical to the industry's long-term success.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/840/1
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Will it be all fun and games at your new Lunar Colony?

Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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Welcome to this week's issue of The Space Review:

Lawyers, insurance, and money: the business challenges of NewSpace
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For years individuals and companies in the entrepreneurial space 
industry have focused on debating technology.  Now, Jeff Foust 
reports, there is a shift in emphasis towards business and legal 
issues critical to the industry's long-term success.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/840/1

A new life awaits you in the off-world colonies (enjoy the crime, and 
the jazz...)
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At the root of many popular science fiction tales, as well as space 
advocacy in general, is the belief that exploring and developing 
space will benefit humankind.  Dwayne Day reviews an animated series 
that takes a more dystopian viewpoint and raises the question of 
whether humanity really will be better off in space than on the Earth.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/839/1

Asteroid missions:  be patient, or bring lotsa gas
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Some have suggested that near Earth asteroids might be interesting 
destinations for future human missions.  Tom Hill examines the 
orbital mechanics associated with such missions and finds that only a 
handful of asteroids would make good low-delta-v targets.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/838/1

Getting there
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Last week's Falcon 1 flight, while not a complete success, was a big 
step forward for both SpaceX and the emerging space industry.  Derek 
Webber explains what makes that event such a milestone for the future 
of space access.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/837/1

European missile defense: why bother?
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US proposals to place missile defense systems in Eastern Europe have 
met with strong opposition by some in Europe.  Taylor Dinerman argues 
that this is another reason why the US should pursue space-based 
missile defense options.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/836/1

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Go to the web link and see what is planned for the kids in Utah
if they can scrape together enough for the trip.
-LRK-
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THE DAY IN SPACE
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In today's space news from SpaceRef:

-- Help These Students See Their Experiment Launched
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.nl.html?id=1203

"Dear NASA Watch: My name is Carolyn Bushman. I teach at Wendover High School, Utah's only
NASA Explorer School. Wendover has 180 7-12 grade students. Last year I had the
opportunity of taking students to the Wallops Fight Facility to see their experiment fly on an
Orion Rocket. I met Pamela Ghaffarian of Franke Park Elementary, Multiage Classroom and she told me
how NASA Watch had helped get her students to Wallops.  Well this year I'm facing a
similar dilemma Due to cut backs the sub-sem is no longer happening, but the NES brought my attention
to a new opportunity of having an experiment flown out of New Mexico. My students
submitted an experiment and got it accepted."


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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK

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