by Howard Bloom The big question in the space community right now is the same puzzle that nags millions who know nothing about space. When will Elon Musk hire another CEO for Twitter and get back to running Tesla and SpaceX? Why? When he lugged a sink into the San Francisco headquarters of Twitter on October 26th and took over, Musk was on the brink of a revolution in space. He was.. Read More

By Howard Bloom A nation that looks up goes up.  A nation that looks down goes down. The first SpaceX Starship orbital launch seems to be on pause. Why is this crucial to your future and mine?   A Time Magazine article explaining that the Starship will outclass the Artemis Moon Rocket concludes that the “first uncrewed launch of the rocket that could happen later this month—though it is likelier to occur.. Read More

By Howard Bloom Founder and Chair, The Space Development Steering Committee A major race is coming up in the next few weeks, a race between two rockets.  But the rocket that’s the clear winner is being hobbled by the government. It’s SpaceX’s Starship. Starship’s alleged competitor is NASA’s Artemis Moon Rocket. NASA has been working hard to focus all the media attention on the Artemis Moon Rocket, but in reality, the Artemis.. Read More

Space Development Steering Committee, October 2021 “We have a technology ahead of us that can save the planet” says founder of the Space Development Steering Committee, Howard Bloom,  · “It can totally end the man-made contribution to global warming from energy production.  · “It can end the use of fossil fuels for energy and transportation. · “And, according to my late partner in energy advocacy, India’s eleventh president Dr. APJ.. Read More

By Howard Bloom Governor David Paterson, former governor of New York State, Steve Kwast, retired-three-star general, and I, Howard Bloom, founder and chair of the Space Development Steering Committee, have called for a vast simplification of NASA’s Artemis program, the program to get the first woman to the moon by 2024. Paterson, Kwast, and I call for the use of SpaceX’s 100-passenger vehicle, the Starship, to get a woman to.. Read More

By Howard Bloom China has upped the ante in its race to overtake the United States as the world’s leading space power.  In early July, the Chinese launched three rockets to orbit in a mere week, a remarkable achievement.  In addition, China has announced that its state-run rocket firms will have a total of 40 rocket launches to orbit this year, and that, in addition, there will be orbital launches.. Read More

When two nations are in a race and one shuts its eyes and pretends that no competition is taking place, the nation that closes its eyes loses. We don’t want that to happen to the USA. But it is happening. We all know that we are in a competition with China for world leadership. But we fail to see that a crucial part of that competition is a space race.  China announced on.. Read More

Joe Biden can end the man-made contribution to global warming completely, says Howard Bloom, founder and chair of the Space Development Steering Committee.    President Biden can end that man-made contribution by harvesting solar power in space and transmitting it to earth, a process called space solar power. President Biden has committed to reviving the American economy using green energy.  Says Bloom, “Space solar power is exactly what Biden is looking for.  Space.. Read More

The Space Development Steering Committee advises Joe Biden’s NASA to make a radical switch. Stop building rockets, buy launch from private companies, and concentrate on building the infrastructure we will need to bring life to the moon and Mars. Oh, and make every vehicle reusable. For example, says Space Development Steering Committee founder and chairman Howard Bloom, the Biden administration can get Americans to the Moon at one fortieth the cost of.. Read More