3. Doug Lovero: Former NASA and DoD Official Discusses the Importance of Space

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Mr. Douglas Loverro, President of Loverro Consulting LLC, and former Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations for NASA, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. They discuss the near and short-term importance of space, the National Space Council, Space Force, infrastructure, threats to US space primacy, the relevance of space to preserving Earth, how the US can maintain international leadership, and the need for a national vision for space exploration and development. Doug also shares his thoughts on leadership from below in government, and strategies to advance policy conversations.

Doug Loverro: linkedin.com/in/douglas-loverro-b6615230

CSIS "Defense Against the Dark Arts in Space": csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public…

Artemis: nasa.gov/specials/artemis

Space Force: spaceforce.mil

Space Solar Power: space.nss.org/space-solar-power

L1 Sunshade: pnas.org/content/103/46/17184

Asteroid Defense: aerospace.csis.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/…

National Space Council Activities: rntfnd.org/wp-content/uploads/Final-Report-on-…

National Space Council Vision: fas.org/spp/eprint/new-era-2020.pdf

Artemis Essay Contest: nasa.gov/feature/stem/artemis-essay-contest

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