Hello reader!
Below you can read the news "NASA, US Space Force Establish Foundation for Broad Collaboration", published on NASA's website, in 09/22/2020.
NASA news and the partnership with the Space Force for future explorations are the continuation of a successful cooperation that has existed since 1950.
This can be an example for the Brazilian Space Program (PEB) of how civil and defense actors could cooperate harmoniously in areas of common interest without losing the autonomy and independent performance of each actor over their own identity and main objectives, as we suggested for the Brazilian scenario in "O radar da discórdia (Parte III): Uma solução salomônica" (Portuguese).
The main difference between the United States and Brazil agreements in the organization of space exploration is that we do not have a policy equivalent to the United States "National Aeronautics and Space Law" to regulate and organize space exploration activities. In addition, our space program is not defined as a state program.
Other important topic for PEB is the enormous power asymmetry between the AEB and the Brazilian Ministry of Defense / Air Force when compared to NASA and the DoD / Space Force. Just as we need to develop an independent space defense program (Strategic Space Systems Program - PESE), we could promote and reinforce AEB to be an entity linked to the Presidency of Brazil.
If you want to know a little more about the origins of this successful cooperation between NASA and DoD, read the book "Into the unknown together: the DOD, NASA and early spaceflight" by Lt. Col. Mark Erickson (link to digital version here).
Greetings and good reading!
Rui Botelho
Brazilian Space
NASA, US Space Force Establish Foundation for Broad Collaboration
By Bettina Iclán, Matthew Rydin, Cheryl Warner
September 22, 2020
Fonte:nasa.gov
While advancing plans for unprecedented lunar exploration under the Artemis program, NASA also is building on a longstanding partnership with the Department of Defense with a new memorandum of understanding announced today by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and U.S. Space Force (USSF) Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond.
The agreement, discussed during a Sept. 22 Mitchell Institute virtual event, commits the two organizations to broad collaboration in areas including human spaceflight, U.S. space policy, space transportation, standards and best practices for safe operations in space, scientific research, and planetary defense.
“NASA’s partnerships are vital to ensuring America continues to lead the world in the peaceful uses of outer space,” Bridenstine said. “This agreement with the U.S. Space Force reaffirms and continues our rich legacy of collaboration with the Defense Department and provides a critical foundation to investigate areas of mutual interest for our distinct civil and defense roles in space.
”The memorandum replaces an agreement signed 14 years ago between NASA and the U.S. Air Force Space Command, under which the two organizations exchanged research and development information, sought to reduce duplication of system development, and collaborated in the long-term planning of each organization’s space roadmaps.
“NASA and the military share a long history dating back to the late 1950s; there is power in our partnership,” Raymond said. “A secure, stable, and accessible space domain underpins our nation’s security, prosperity and scientific achievement. Space Force looks forward to future collaboration, as NASA pushes farther into the universe for the benefit of all.
”Freedom of action in space provides NASA and allied-nation space agencies the ability to explore and discover, and will enable America’s return to the Moon and subsequent exploration of Mars. The USSF will secure the peaceful use of space, free for any who seek to expand their understanding of the universe, by organizing, training and equipping forces to protect U.S. and allied interests in space.
As part of its Artemis program, NASA plans to send the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 and establish a sustainable presence there by the end of the decade. The agency will use the Moon to prepare for its next giant leap – human exploration of Mars. Learn more about how NASA is returning to the Moon to prepare for Mars, go to: https://www.nasa.gov/moontomars.
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