JSC Advanced Planning Office Blog

2008
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It's Getting Crowded Out There Dec 13, 2008 12:40:29 PM | Steven Gonzalez
 
LEO will be getting crowded and we could either choose to compete in a crowded LEO or lead the International team to explore beyond LEO. Mr. Coats, JSC Center Director, decided that consistent with the Agency vision, we should begin focusing our sights on leading the integrated International team, comprised of both government and private industry to extend human presence beyond LEO.
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Shift Happens Dec 13, 2008 12:56:43 PM | Steven Gonzalez
 
During the spring of 2008, quite a bit of activity had occurred that hint at a shift in the JSC community towards the Center Directors Vision. It has been exciting in so many arenas that I'm reminded of the line from the movie Princess Bride, where Mandy Patinkin tries to sum up the events that have transpired, "Let me 'splain.... No, there is too much. Let me sum up." So, to sum up...
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A Perspective from a Baby Boomer Dec 13, 2008 12:57:53 PM | Steven Gonzalez
 
For many in my generation it was the Apollo program or Star Trek that sealed our future with NASA. For me it was the original voyages of the Starship Enterprise.
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Innovator's Dilemma in Space Dec 13, 2008 01:04:04 PM | Steven Gonzalez
 
At the heart of the Innovator's dilemma is the concept that the success achieved by organizations from their original innovations makes it difficult for it to be innovative and creative in the future. f we applied the dilemma to Human Space Exploration it would state that what made us successful over the fifty years has focused the realm of possibilities within the context of our experience.
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Generations Oct 03, 2008 01:05:42 PM | Steven Gonzalez
 
The desire of the Next Gen to make a difference and to be in the center of the activity is the same spirit that filled the Baby Boomer and Generation X community when they arrived at JSC.
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International Space: Space Race or Federation Sep 29, 2008 04:58:08 PM | Steven Gonzalez
 
Fifty years later and it is amazing how many still long for another space race. Yet, the International Space community is much more than just two super powers.
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Commercial Space: Is LEO about to get a little more crowded? Sep 26, 2008 12:53:27 PM | Steven Gonzalez
 
When asked about Commercial Space, one consultant from a company known for their scenario planning stated that he couldn't comment on their success, but he could state that the collective amount of discretionary funding available by the "New Space" community exceeds the NASA budget. With that amount of investment focused on one goal; it is only a matter of time before they are successful. So what are some of the investments being made outside of NASA?
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