>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WELCOME
TO THE NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL.
THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.
THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND
SECURITY.
THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS.
[APPLAUSE]
THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND
COUNTER TERRORISM.
[APPLAUSE]
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
[APPLAUSE]
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF
TRANSPORTATION.
[APPLAUSE]
PRINCIPAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
[APPLAUSE]
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS
OF STAFF.
[APPLAUSE]
THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE OFFICE
OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY
AFFAIRS.
[APPLAUSE]
THE DEPUTY CHIEF TECHNOLOGY
OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES.
[APPLAUSE]
THE ACTING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
ADMINISTRATION.
[APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
I THINK I CAN DO BETTER THAN
THAT.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
IT'S AN HONORED TO BE HERE WITH
SO MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
HERE AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
WELCOME.
NASA SPACE GOES THROUGH THIS
PLACE.
THIS FACILITY THAT YOU'RE HERE
RIGHT NOW, THIS WAS FULL OF
HARDWARE TO COMPLETE THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
IT'S HARD TO THINK THAT ALL THAT
HARDWARE THAT WAS HERE IS IN
ORBIT TODAY.
AND TODAY WE GET TO TALK ABOUT
THE NEXT STEPS AND THIS JOURNEY
OF EXPLORATION THAT WE'RE ON.
VICE PRESIDENT PENCE HAS VISITED
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER A COUPLE OF
TIMES TO SEE LAUNCHES, AND CAME
LAST YEAR TO UNDERSTAND THAT
TRANSFORMATION THAT WE MADE AT
THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER BEFORE
HE BEGAN TO CHAIR THE SPACE
COUNCIL.
WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE A VICE
PRESIDENT WHO LOVES AMERICA'S
SPACE PROGRAM AS MUCH AS VICE
PRESIDENT PENCE DOES.
HE INTRODUCED OUR ASTRONAUTS TO
THE WORLD TO HOUSTON.
HE LAUNCHED THE HARDWARE AT M
MARSHALL SPACECRAFT CENTER.
THE VICE PRESIDENT IS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST ADVOCATES FOR MANY
BENEFITS THAT THIS BRINGS TO OUR
NATION'S ECONOMY AND SECURITY.
THE BRIDGE BUILT ACROSS THIS
WORLD AND THE INSPIRATION THAT
PROVIDES THE NEXT GENERATION OF
EXPLORERS.
HIS PASSION FOR SPACE HAS
PREPARED HIM WELL FOR THE MANY
HATS THAT HE WEARS.
WELCOME WITH ME THE CHAIR THE
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL VICE
PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE.
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[APPLAUSE]
>> NASA ADMINISTRATOR LIGHTFOOT,
THANK YOU FOR THAT KIND
INTRODUCTION.
LET'S GIVE HIM ANOTHER ROUND OF
APPLAUSE FOR DOING AN
OUTSTANDING JOB.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU FOR FOR BEING HERE.
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET, MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS, HONORED GUESTS AND
GATHERED HEROES.
IT IS GREAT TO BE BACK AT
AMERICA'S SPACE COAST.
AT THIS HISTORIC PLACE WHERE THE
MEN AND WOMEN OF THE JOHN F
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
THE PRIDE OF THE NATION.
[APPLAUSE]
IT'S MY HONOR TO WELCOME YOU ALL
HERE TODAY TO THE SECOND MEETING
OF THE NEWLY RECONSTITUTED
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL.
BEFORE I GET STARTED, STANDING
HERE IN FLORIDA, ALLOW ME TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS WHAT IS
ON THE HEARTS OF EVERY AMERICAN:
:
:
THE TERRIBLE ATTACK THAT TOOK
PLACE HERE LAST WEEK.
WE MOURN WITH THOSE WHO MOURN,
AND WE GRIEVE WITH THOSE WHO
GRIEVE.
LET ME ASSURE ALL FLORIDIANS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE AFFECTED BY
THIS TERRIBLE ATTACK, THAT AS
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID OUR ENTIRE
NATION WITH ONE HEAVY HEART, IS
PRAYING FOR YOU ALL.
AS THE PRESIDENT SAID, NO CHILD,
NO TEACHER SHOULD EVER BE IN
DANGER IN AN AMERICAN SCHOOL.
EARLIER THIS WEEK PRESIDENT
TRUMP DIRECTED THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL TO EXPEDITE THE BUMP
STOCKS.
WE JOINED THE PRESIDENT FOR A
LISTENING SESSION, AND WE'LL
GATHER TOGETHER WITH STUDENTS,
PARENTS AND TEACHERS FROM
PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AND WITH
COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE BEEN
AFFECTED IN THE PAST LIKE
COLUMBINE AND SANDY HOOK.
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL MAKE THE
SAFETY OF OUR NATION'S SCHOOLS
AND STUDENTS OUR TOP PRIORITY.
[APPLAUSE]
THIS PRESIDENT AND OUR ENTIRE
ADMINISTRATION WILL FOCUS ON
RENEWED ENERGY ON MAKING OUR
SCHOOLS SAFE, AND GIVING A FRESH
LOOK AT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
FAMILIES THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO
DEAL WITH DANGEROUS MENTAL
ILLNESS.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD WE'LL
CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR GOD'S GRACE
AND COMFORT FOR THE DIFFICULT
DAYS THAT LIE AHEAD.
LET'S PRAY FOR GOD'S WISDOM, FOR
ALL OF US IN POSITIONS 6
AUTHORITY, THAT WE MIGHT FIND A
WAY TO COME TOGETHER AS A NATION
TO CONFRONT AND END THIS EVIL OF
OUR TIME ONCE AND FOR ALL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ONCE AGAIN, IT IS MY GREAT HONOR
TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU TO THE
SECOND MEETING OF THE NATIONAL
SPACE COUNCIL.
I BRING GREETINGS, FIRST AND
FOREMOST, FROM A PASSIONATE
CHAMPION OF AMERICA'S SPACE
COAST AND AMERICA'S SPACE
PROGRAM, A VISIONARY, WHO I CAN
ASSURE YOU IS COMMITTED TO
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN THE
BOUNDLESS EXPANSE OF SPACE.
I BRING GREETINGS FROM THE
45TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP.
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JUST OVER A YEAR AGO PRESIDENT
TRUMP DECLARED THAT OUR NATION
STANDS--IN HIS WORDS--AT THE
BIRTH OF A NEW MILLENNIUM, READY
TO UNLOCK THE MYSTERIES OF
SPACE.
UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP, AMERICA
IS LEADING IN SPACE ONCE AGAIN.
[APPLAUSE]
IT'S REALITY REMARKABLE TO THINK
OF ALL WE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER
IN THE LAST 13 MONTHS.
WE RELAUNCHED THIS NATIONAL
SPACE COUNCIL, AN ORGANIZATION
OF VITAL IMPORTANCE IN AMERICA'S
FUTURE IN SPACE THAT LAY DORMANT
FOR A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
WE ESTABLISHED A NEW NATIONAL
SECURITY STRATEGY THAT IS
SPURRING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SPACE TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY
THAT WE NEED TO DEFEND OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY AND PROTECT
OUR WAY OF LIFE.
IN DECEMBER, PRESIDENT TRUMP
SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER SPACE
POLICY DIRECTIVE ONE THAT MAKES
IT A NATIONAL POLICY OF THE
UNITED STATES TO RETURN TO THE
MOON, AND PUT AMERICANS ON
MARCHS, AND BRING RENEWED FOCUS
TO HUMAN EXPLORATION IN SPACE.
[APPLAUSE]
LAST WEEK THE PRESIDENT PROPOSED
A BUDGET TO EXTEND EXPLORATION
OF THE OUTER REACHES OF OUR
SOLAR SYSTEM AND REDIRECT
SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION BY 2025 AND
ENCOURAGED AMERICA'S PIONEERING
SPACE COMPANIES IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR TO INCREASE THEIR
ACTIVITY IN LOW-EARTH ORBIT,
WHERE THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE A
PARTNER AND A CUSTOMER, NOT A
COMPETE ITTER.
--COMPETITOR.
[APPLAUSE]
AND JUST LAST NIGHT IT WAS MY
GREAT PRIVILEGE TO ANNOUNCE WE
SELECTED OUR NOMINEES USER
ADVISORY GROUP.
IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF
AMERICANS THAT IS BRINGING
TOGETHER SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST
MINDS IN THIS COUNTRY, TO
ACCELERATE INNOVATION ACROSS OUR
SPACE ENTERPRISE.
ALL OF OUR INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED
FOR THE USERS ADVISORY GROUP ARE
PIONEERS IN THEIR FIELD.
THEY'RE EXPLORERS, THEY'RE
BUILDERS.
SOME HAVE BUILT ROCKETS, SOME
HAVE BUILT BUSINESSES.
SOME HAVE BUILT A CRITICAL ROLE
IN THE SPACE FUTURE.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THOSE AMONG
THE 29 NOMINEES OF OUR USER
ADVISORY GROUP TO PLEASE STAND
AND THANKING AND CONGRATULATING
THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THIS USER
ADVISORY GROUP FOR STEPPING UP
TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY AT THERE
VITAL MOMENT IN THE LIFE OF OUR
SPACE PROGRAM.
[APPLAUSE]
WE ARE AS PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID A
NATION OF PIONEERS, AND I CAN
ASSURE YOU THAT HE BELIEVES THAT
OUR PAST TRIUMPHS DRONE WARD AND
UPWARD AND PROCLAIM OUR DESTINY
AS THE VANGUARD OF OUR NATION'S
GREATEST VENTURE IN OUTER SPACE.
WHAT WE CHOOSE TO DO PLAYS A
VITAL ROLE IN THE LIVES OF OUR
PEOPLE HERE ON EARTH.
IT ACCELERATES SCIENTIFIC
DISCOVERY, FUELS OUR BUSINESSES,
SERVES AS THE EYES AND EARS OF
AMERICA'S WAR FIGHTERS AND QUITE
LITTERY, CREATES THE JOBS OF THE
FUTURE.
IT ISN'T JUST HERE ON AMERICA'S
SPACE COAST WHERE YOU SEE THE
IMPORTANCE OF OUR NATION'S SPACE
ENTERPRISE.
YOU SEE IT IN ALABAMA,
MISSISSIPPI, CALIFORNIA AND
WASHINGTON STATE, AND STATE
WHERE HARD-WORKING MEN AND WOMEN
WHO GET UP TO ADVANCE THE
WORLD'S ROCKETS AND SPACESHIPS.
THOUSANDS OF COMPANIES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY TODAY ARE WORKING ON
AMERICA'S DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION
SYSTEMS ALONE.
AS WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FURTHER
INTO OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, NEW
BUSINESSES AND ENTIRE
ENTERPRISES WILL BE BUILT TO
SEIZE THE INFINITE POSSIBILITIES
BEFORE US, AND THERE WILL BE NO
LIMIT TO JOBS AND PROSPERITY
CREATED ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO TRAVEL
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY TO MEET THE
MEN AND WOMEN WHO FORGE
AMERICA'S PLACE IN SPACE.
AT CALIFORNIA'S MOJAVE SPACE
PORT, I CLIMBED UPON A SPACESHIP
THAT WILL CARRY THE FIRST SPACE
TOURISTS TO THE EDGE OF THE
EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE TO PEER INTO
THE COSMIC HEAVENS, AND I WALKED
ON THE VESSEL THAT WILL SOAR
THROUGH THE SKIES.
I SAW WITH MY OWN EYES THE
INNOVATIONS BORNE WHEN
ENTREPRENEURERS GAZE TO THE NEW
FRONTIER, AND IT'S INSPIRING.
NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION
SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT AMERICA'S
MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM AS THEY
DEFEND OUR FREEDOM AROUND THE
WORLD.
AND THE RED STONE ARSONEL, TO
MEET THREATS THAT ARE POSED BY
AGGRESSIVE PURSUIT OF
ANTI-SATELLITE CAPABILITIES,
AMERICA WILL CONTINUE TO BE AS
DOMINANT IN THE HEAVENS AS WE
ARE ON THE EARTH.
AT THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER IN
HOUSTON, I MET WITH THE NEWEST
CLASS OF ASTRONAUTS, INSPIRING
AMERICANS ALL.
I SAW THEIR COURAGE, THE
PIONEERING SPIRIT THAT IS ALWAYS
DEFINED THIS COUNTRY AND
CONTINUES TO SPUR OUR PEOPLE TO
BREAK BARRIERS AND CARRY OUR
NATION TO EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS.
THIS WEEK I RETURNED TO
AMERICA'S SPACE COAST TO TOUR
THE FACILITIES OF THIS LAUNCHING
SPAS FOR OUR NATIONAL HEROES AND
THIS PERMANENT ASSEMBLY OF
SPACE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP BELIEVES
AMERICA'S PROSPERITY, SECURITY
AND EVEN OUR NATIONAL SECURITY
DEPEND UPON AMERICAN LEADERSHIP
IN SPACE.
AND OVER THE PAST YEAR THE WORLD
HAS SEEN A VITAL ROLE THAT
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PLAYS IN
OUTER SPACE.
WE'VE SEEN THE INCREASING NUMBER
OF BUSINESS SENDING EXPERIMENTS
TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
WE'VE WITNESSED THE RECONNECTION
OF ISOLATED COMMUNITIES IN THE
WAKE OF NATURAL di SASSFERS.
AND WEEKS AGO THE WORLD WATCHED
IN WONDER AS THE FALCON BLASTED
OFF AND THEN SENT TWO OF ITS
BOOSTERS SAILING BACK TO EARTH
WHERE THEY LANDED SIDE BY SIDE
INTACT LESS THAN A MILE FROM
WHERE THEY LIFTED OFF.
VERY IMPRESSIVE, INDEED.
THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR--
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THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR.
WHILE THE GOVERNMENT CAN BLAZE
NEW TRAILS INTO EXPLORING THE
OUTER EXPANSE OF SPACE, LIKE ALL
FRONTIERS ULTIMATELY, IT WILL BE
SETTLED BY THE DREAMS 6 OUR
PEOPLE, THE BRILLIANCE OF OUR
INNOVATORS, AND THE DARING OF
OUR EXPLORERS TOGETHER.
THIS TRUTH ECHOS THROUGH THE
HISTORY OF THE KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER.
NAMED FOR THE PRESIDENT WHO
CHANNELED THE PEOPLE'S ENERGIES
AND SKILLS TO BECOME THE WORLD'S
LEADING SPACE INNOVATIONS.
IT WAS HERE IN 1961 THAT ALAN
SHEPHERD CRAWLED INTO FREEDOM 7,
AN 82-FOOT ROCKET AND VENTURED
IN THE VOID.
AND THE CREW OF APOLLO 11
CARRIED THE HOPES AND DREAMS OF
PEOPLE TO THE MOON, AND CLAIMED
OUR PLACE AS THE UNDISPUTED
LEADER OF THE EXPLORATION OF
SPACE.
AND IT'S HERE TODAY IN THE
21ST CENTURY THAT THE MODERN
MARVELS THAT LAUNCH FROM THIS
GROUND THAT THE PRIVATE SECTORS
AND PUBLIC SECTORS ARE ACHIEVING
MORE TOGETHER THAN WE EVER HAVE
APART.
MORE THAN 20 ROCKETS THAT WERE
DESIGNED, BUILT AND SENT INTO
SPACE BY AMERICA'S PIONEERING
SPACE COMPANIES HAVE LAUNCHED
FROM THE SPACE COAST.
WITH NAMES LIKE FALCON, DELTA,
ATLAS, AND MINITAUR.
AND AS THESE FEATS ATTEST, MUCH
MORE THAN A BRIDGE TO SPACE,
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IS THE
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE.
[APPLAUSE]
TODAY, AS WE SPEAK, AMERICAN
BUSINESSES ARE DEVELOPING NEW
ROCKETS AND I SAW A FEW LAST
NIGHT.
SPACESHIPS, SATELLITES THAT ARE
TAKING US FURTHER INTO SPACE
THAN EVER BEFORE.
AND RENEWING OUR CONFIDENCE THAT
WE CAN AND WILL ACHIEVE THE
IMPOSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN.
NOT LONG AGO NO ONE WOULD HAVE
DREAMT OF LANDING ON AN ASTEROID
TO MINE IT'S MINERALS, BUT TODAY
THESE ARE ALL EMERGING
BUSINESSES.
AND LIKE THE RAILROADS THAT
OPENED UP THE AMERICAN WEST TO
EXPLORERS AND ENTREPRENEURERS,
THESE TECHNOLOGIES WILL EXTEND
THE RANGE OF AMERICAN ACTIONS
AND VALUES INTO NEW WORLDS AND
USHER IN A NEW ERA OF JOB
CREATION INTO SPACE.
WHILE THE TECHNOLOGY HAS LEAPED
TO THE FUTURE, OUR GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES TOO OFTEN HAS REMAINED
STUCK IN THE PAST.
WE'LL UNLOCK UNTOLD NEW
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SPACE
INDUSTRY.
IN THE PAST WHEN A SATELLITE RAN
OUT OF FUEL, IT HAD TO BE
REPLACED, AN EXPENSIVE AND
TIME-CONSUMING PROCESS, LIKE
BUYING A NEW CAR EVERY TIME IT
RAN OUT OF GAS.
NOW WE HAVE WITHIN OUR REACH TO
GET AROUND THIS PROBLEM.
AMERICAN BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO
LAUNCH SATELLITE-SERVICING
MISSIONS ARE OFTEN STIFLED BY
CONVOLUTED MAZE OF OUTDATED
PROCESSES.
TODAY'S REGIME ARE PLAGUED BY
BURDENS, TOO, SO IF A COMPANY
RECEIVES ITS LICENSE TO LAUNCH A
ROCKET FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER BUT THEN WANTS TO MOVE
THEIR MISSION TO CALIFORNIA OR A
FEW FILES AWAY FROM
CAPE CANAVERAL, THE COMPANY MUST
COMPLETE THE PROCESS ALL OVER
AGAIN FROM START TO FINISH.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS FIGURED OUT
HOW TO HONOR DRIVER'S LICENSE
ACROSS STATE LINES.
THERE IS NO REASON WE CAN'T DO
THE SAME FOR ROCKETS.
[APPLAUSE]
MORE TO THE POINT THERE IS NO
REASON OUR OWN FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAND IN THE
WAY OF TRAIL-BLAZING COMPANIES
THAT ARE FORGING AND REFORGING
SPACE.
THERE WILL BE NEW POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS TO BREAK DOWN
THESE BUREAUCRATIC HURDLES.
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL
TRANSFORM THE LICENSING REGIMES
THAT OVERSEE, LAUNCH, AND
RE-ENTRY SPACE OPERATIONS,
THEY'LL EMPOWER AMERICAN
BUSINESSES TO CREATE JOBS OF THE
FUTURE, ATTRACT NEW INVESTMENT
TO OUR SHORES, A AND UNLOCK NEW
OPPORTUNITIES, AND NEW
TECHNOLOGIES AND NEW SOURCES OF
AMERICAN PROSPERITY.
WITH THESE REFORMS, AMERICAN
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE WILL USHER IN
A NEW ERA OF LEADERSHIP THAT
REKINDLE OUR BELIEF THAT AMERICA
CAN AND WILL ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING
WE PUT OUR MINDS TO.
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SAID,
QUOTE, IT IS AMERICA'S DESTINY
TO BE THE LEADER AMONGST NATIONS
IN OUR VENTURE INTO THE GREAT
UNKNOWN.
WE'RE GOING TO WRITE THAT NEXT
CHAPTER, AMERICAN INDUSTRY AND
AMERICAN INGENUITY AS OUR
PARTNER.
THIS I KNOW WE'LL DO BECAUSE
IT'S WHAT AMERICA HAS ALWAYS
DONE.
LESS THAN 35 YEARS AFTER LEWIS
AND CLARK RETURNED FROM THEIR
EXPEDITION FROM THE WILDERNESS,
NEARLY HALF OF OUR NATION'S NEW
POPULATION HAD ALREADY MOVED
WEST.
THERE ARE PIONEERS AND SETTLERS,
TRADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS, AND
THEY WERE, ABOVE ALL, AMERICANS.
FELLOW TRAVELERS ON OUR NATION'S
NEVER ENDING JOURNEY TO EXPLORE
FAR OFF PLACES AND EXPAND OUR
HORIZONS OF OUR INFLUENCE.
NO SOONER WE TAMED THE WILD WEST
WE LOOKED AT THE SKIES ABOVE.
JUST 66 YEARS LATER WE WON THE
RACE TO THE MOON.
LIKE MANY OF YOU, SOME OF THE
MOST PRECIOUS MEMORIES OF OUR
YOUTH WERE AROUND THE PLAQUE AND
WHITE TELEVISION WATCHING OUR
HEROES HURDLING TO THE HEAVENS
AND MAKING HISTORY, LIKE ALDRON
WHO GATHERS WITH US TODAY, THE
SECOND MAN ON THE MOON.
[APPLAUSE]
TODAY, RISING GENERATION IS
FILLED WITH THE SAME WONDER AND
PRIDE EVERY TIME THEY SEE THE
NEW TRIUMPHS AND.
ADVENTURES IN AMERICA IN SPACE.
NOW IN EVERY PHOTOGRAPH OF THE
FAR AWAY GALAXY INSPIRES US TO
DREAM BIG DREAMS.
EVERY GALACTIC DISCOVERY THAT
HELPS US TO UNLOCK A MYSTERY
HERE ON EARTH STRETCHES OUR
MINDS TO THE UNLIMITS, AND IN
AMERICA, THE SKY IS NOT THE
LIMIT.
TODAY WE STAND AT THE DAWN OF
THE NEW ERA OF AMERICAN
LEADERSHIP IN SPACE, AND WE DO
WELL TO REMEMBER THE WORDS
SPOKEN BY THE LATE GENE SERNAN,
THE LAST MAN WHO WALK ON THE
MOON.
HE SAID, I QUOTE, AMERICA'S
CHALLENGE OF TODAY HAS FORGED
MAN'S DESTINY OF TOMORROW.
THE APOLLO ASTRONAUTS WERE THE
FIRST TO TELL THEIR CHILDREN AND
GRANDCHILDREN THAT THEY WENT TO
THE HEAVENS AND STOOD ON ANOTHER
PLACE.
IT'S OUR DUTY TO INSURE THAT BY
OUR WORK THAT THEY WILL NOT BE
THE LAST AMERICANS TO SET FOOT
IN THE GREAT UNKNOWN.
AS WE BEGIN OUR WORK TODAY, WE
BEGIN WITH CONFIDENCE, AND I
BELIEVE WITH GO WITH FAITH.
YOU KNOW, TODAY OUR NATION AWOKE
TO THE SAD NEWS OF THE PASSING
OF ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICANS
OF THE 20TH CENTURY, THE
REVEREND BILLY GRAHAM.
HIS MINISTRY AND HIS MATCHLESS
VOICE INSPIRED OUR NATION.
BILLY GRAHAM EVER REMINDED US TO
LOOK TO THE ANCIENT TRUTHS OF
GOD'S WORD.
ASKING WITH THE PSALMIST, WHEN I
LOOK AT YOUR HEAVENS, THE WORK
OF YOUR FINGERS, THE MOON AND
THE STARS, WHEN IS MAN THAT YOU
ARE MINDFUL OF HIM?
AND SO AS WE REMEMBER REVEREND
GRAHAM THIS MORNING, AND KEEP
HIS FAMILY IN OUR HEARTS, WE
CONTINUE THIS RENEWED WORK, A
RENEWED COMMITMENT TO AMERICA'S
LEADERSHIP IN SPACE WITH
CONFIDENCE AND WITH A FAITH THAT
IS EVER CARRIED THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN.
AND WE GO FORWARD WITH THE
COURAGE TO DREAM BIGGER,
DETERMINED TO WORK HARDER, AND
LET'S CARRY THAT SAME CONFIDENCE
OF TRAIL BLAZERS WHO CAME BEFORE
US TODAY, AND WITH YOUR SUPPORT,
WITH THE GOOD WORK OF THIS
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL, WITH ALL
WHO WORK AND LABOR HERE AT
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, AND
THROUGHOUT OUR SPACE PROGRAM,
WITH THE STRONG LEADERSHIP OF
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, THE
SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,
AND WITH GOD'S HELP, I KNOW
AMERICA WILL ONCE AGAIN ASTONISH
THE WORLD WITH THE HEIGHTS WE
REACH AND THE WONDERS WE
ACHIEVE.
SO THANK YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU.
GOD BLESS THIS GREAT WORK.
AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
[APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELL GOOD MORNING, AND THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE FOR THE
SECOND MEETING OF THE NATIONAL
SPACE COUNCIL.
I WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO ARE
HERE, THE MEMBERS OF THE USER
ADVISORY GROUP AND THOSE WHO
HAVE TAKEN TIME TO JOIN US IN
PERSON, AND ONLINE.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
TODAY WE HAVE TWO PANEL
DISCUSSIONS ON THE CHALLENGES
AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY, AND
COMMERCIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES THAT
I JUST SPOKE ABOUT IN MY OPENING
REMARKS.
WE'RE PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY AN
OUTSTANDING LINEUP OF EXPERT
WITNESSES WHO WILL SHARE THEIR
INSIGHTS AND EXPERTISE WITH THE
COUNCIL IN THE MOMENTS AHEAD.
BUT FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE
PROGRESS WE MADE SINCE THE FIRST
MEETING TO IMPLEMENT PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S VISION FOR AMERICAN
LEADERSHIP IN SPACE.
I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER,
GENERAL, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU
FIRST AND FOREMOST IN THE
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY IN YOUR
EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF THE
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL.
I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO THANK THE
GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY
COUNCIL FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY
WORK ON THE SPACE STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK.
COULD YOU GIVE THE COUNCIL AN
OVERVIEW OF THAT WORK?
>> THANK YOU, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE
ON THE IMPORTANT PROGRESS WE'VE
MADE IN DEVELOPING THE NEW
STRATEGY FOR SPACE, AND I WANT
TO THANK FIRST OF ALL FELLOW
COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR
TREMENDOUS COLLABORATION AND
TEAM WORK.
AS YOU KNOW, MR. VICE PRESIDENT,
AT THE LAST SPACE MEETING LAST
OCTOBER, YOU APPROVED THE
FRAMEWORK FOR THE NEW STRATEGY.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR
THE AUDIENCE TO BRIEFLY
SUMMARIZE THAT FRAMEWORK, AND
WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THAT
FRAMEWORK SINCE THEN.
AS A REMINDER, THE FRAMEWORK
CONTAINED THREE KEY ELEMENTS.
FIRST, IT DEFINED OUR VITAL
INTERESTS IN SPACE, TO INSURE
UNFETTERED ACCESS AND FREEDOM TO
OPERATE IN THE SPACE DOMAIN, TO
ADVANCE THE SECURITY, ECONOMIC
PROSPERITY, AND SCIENTIFIC
KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATION.
SECOND, IT SAID THAT THE DESIRED
END STATE FOR THE STRATEGY, TO
INSURE U.S. LEADERSHIP
PREEMINENCE, AND FREEDOM OF
ACTION IN SPACE IN TIME TO COME.
AND PURSUIT OF OUR VITAL
INTERESTS, FIRST, TO STRENGTHEN
THE SAFETY, STABILITY OF SPACE
ACTIVITIES.
SECOND, TO DETER AND WHEN
NECESSARY DEFEAT ADVERSARY SPACE
AND COUNTER SPACE THREATS THAT
ARE HOSTILE TO THE NATIONAL
INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES
AND OUR ALLIES.
THIRD, TO PARTNER WITH THE U.S.
COMMERCIAL SECTOR TO INSURE THE
AMERICAN COMPANIES REMAIN THE
LEADING PROVIDERS OF TRADITIONAL
AND INNOVATIVE SPACE TECHNOLOGY,
GOODS, AND SERVICES ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE MARKETS.
AND FOURTH, TO MAINTAIN AND
EXTEND U.S. HUMAN PRESENCE AND
ROBOTIC EXPLORATIONS BEYOND
EARTH TO TRANSFORM KNOWLEDGE OF
OURSELVES, THE PLANET, OUR SOLAR
SYSTEM, AND THE UNIVERSE.
SO SINCE OCTOBER, AT YOUR
DIRECTION, MR. VICE PRESIDENT,
WE DEVELOPED THE LINES OF EFFORT
AND IDENTIFIED THE SPECIFIC
ASSOCIATED TASKS TO MEET THE
STRATEGIC ADVECTIVES AND ACHIEVE
OUR DESIRED STATE.
AND THE FOUR LINES OF EFFORTS
ARE, FIRST, MISSION ASSURANCE.
WE'LL ACCELERATE THE
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SPACE
ARCHITECTURE BY DELIBERATELY
MOVING SYSTEMS FROM SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY PHASE TO RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PHASE TO ACTUAL
FIELDING OF CAPABILITIES.
AS A RESULT OUR SPACE SYSTEMS
WILL BE MORE RESILIENT, MORE
DEFENDABLE, MORE EASILY
RECONSTITUTED AND BETTER SERVICE
TO ORBIT.
AND OUR SECOND EFFORT IS ON
DETERRENCE AND WAR FIGHTING.
THE SPACE DOMAIN IS INCREASINGLY
CONTESTED.
SPACE HAS NOW JOINED LAND, SEA
AND AIR AS A WAR-FIGHTING
DOMAIN.
WHILE WE PREFER THE CONFLICT NOT
EXTEND TO SPACE, THE UNITED
STATES WILL BE PREPARED IF IT
DOES.
OUR THIRD LINE OF EFFORT IS ON
ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT.
WE WILL PURSUE AND IMPROVE
FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES,
STRUCTURES, AND PROCESSES TO
ENABLE MORE EFFECTIVE SPACE
OPERATIONS.
AND THE FINAL LINE OF EFFORT
FOCUSES ON CONDUCIVE
ENVIRONMENTS BOTH AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
AS YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR OPENING
REMARKS, MR. VICE PRESIDENT, WE
HAVE WORK TO DO, STREAMLINING
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, BETTER
USE AND SUPPORT SPACE INDUSTRY.
INTERNATIONALLY THIS INCLUDED
BILATERAL AND MULTI LATERAL
ENGAGEMENTS, PROMOTE BURDEN
SHARING AND FOSTER COOPERATION
AGAINST THREATENING ADVERSARY OF
SPACE ACTIONS.
MR. VICE PRESIDENT, LIKE OUR
AUDIENCE TODAY, AND LIKE THE
PANELS THAT YOU'LL SEE HERE
TODAY, THESE EFFORTS CUT ACROSS
NATIONAL SECURITY, COMMERCIAL,
AND CIVIL SPACEK MATERIALS, AND
THE STRATEGY WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT OURSELS
BUT PEOPLE OF ALL NATIONS WILL
BENEFIT THE POTENTIALS THAT
SPACE OFFERS.
I'LL NOTE THAT IT WILL INCREASES
THE FUNDING FOR DOD SPACE
PROGRAMS BY OVER $1 BILLION IN
FISCAL YEAR 2019 ALONE.
AND BY $8 BILLION OVER THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS.
NASA'S BUDGET FOR 2019 IS BEING
INCREASED BY $300 MILLION WHILE
ALSO BEING RESTRUCTURED TO FOCUS
MORE ON EXPLORATION.
WITH YOUR ENDORSEMENT, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT, AND THE PRESIDENT'S
APPROVAL, WE'RE PREPARED TO
BEGIN IMPLEMENTS THIS NATIONAL
STRATEGY FOR SPACE AND
PERIODICALLY ASSESS PROGRESS AND
RECOMMEND TO YOU AND THE COUNCIL
AND THE PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, MR. VICE PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, GENERAL, AND THANK
YOU FOR THE GREAT COLLABORATION
BETWEEN THE NATIONAL SPACE
COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL
SECURITY COUNCIL.
IT'S BEEN SEAMLESS, AND WE
APPRECIATE YOUR UPDATE FOR THIS
MEETING.
THE ACTING ADMINISTRATOR OF
NASA, ROBERT LIGHTFOOT, HAS BEEN
BUSY IMPLEMENTING THE SPACE
POLICY DIRECTIVE, AND ALSO ALSO
THAT DIRECTION FROM THE
PRESIDENT GUIDED THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET
SUBMISSION.
PERHAPS YOU CAN GIVE US A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET
PRESENTATION AND THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIRECTOR.
>> WILL DO, THANK YOU, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
AND FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WORKED WITH
US ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
ANSWER AND ACTION TO THE SPACE
POLICY DIRECTIVE ONE.
WHAT WE DID IN DEVELOPMENT IN
THIS INITIATIVE, WE CAME UP WITH
THE EXPLORATION CAMPAIGN.
THIS EXPLORATION CAMPAIGN IS A
NATIONAL AND AGENCY EFFORT
FOCUSED ON THREE CORE DOMAINS.
LOWER ORBIT, LUNAR ORBIT AND THE
SURFACE OF THE MOON, AND MARS
AND OTHER DEEP-SPACE OBJECTIVES.
THE GOALS OF THIS CAMPAIGN ARE
TO TRANSITION THE U.S. HUMAN
SPACE FLIGHT INTO LOWER ORBIT TO
COMMERCIAL EXPLORATION FOR AN
EMERGING SERVICE MARKET.
EXPLORE U.S. FLIGHT OPERATIONS
TO THE LUNAR FACILITY.
AND ROBOTIC EXPLORATION OF THE
MOON, BOTH SCIENTIFIC AND HUMAN
AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
IN PREPARATION FOR TAKING HUMANS
TO MARS.
THE OBJECTIVES, FIRST OF ALL,
WE'LL START WITH LOWER ORBIT.
WE WANT TO END DIRECT SUPPORT
WHILE STIMULATING COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP NASA'S
PRIVATE SECTOR MEETING
SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
WE'LL EXPLORE THE BREADTH AND
DEPTH OF LOWER ORBIT ACTIVITIES,
AND SPECIFICALLY WE'LL OFFER
PARTNERSHIPS TO NEW NATIONS
BASED ON INPUTS FROM OUR CURRENT
ISS AND COMMERCIAL STAKEHOLDERS
TO SHAPE THE PLAN, AS WE'VE BEEN
ASKED TO DO.
WE'LL HELP TO DEVELOP NEW
PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE BROUGHT TO
BEAR IN LOWER ORBIT.
TO THE MOON, THE LONG-TERM
PRESENCE IN THE VICINITY OF THE
MOON AND ON THE MOON, BOTH
SCIENTIFICALLY AND IN A PRIVATE
PERSPECTIVE.
THE FIRST FLIGHT IN 2020 TO THE
MOON AND THE CREW FLIGHT IN
2023.
WE INTEND TO ESTABLISH A NEW
LUNAR ORBITING PLATFORM FOR
CREWS TO VISIT FROM EARTH TO
TRANSIT TO AND FROM FROM THE
LUNAR SURFACE AND ULTIMATELY
RETURN TO MARS.
WE'LL DEVELOP THE LUNAR ORBITING
GATEWAY THAT AT A MINIMUM BEGINS
TO PUT THE HABITAT THAT WE'RE
GOING TO NEED TO STAY WHEN WE GO
THERE.
AT THE SURFACE WE'LL ORCHESTRATE
A LUNAR ROBOTICS CAMPAIGN FOR
GROWING A COMMERCIAL BASE OF
PARTNERSHIPS AND ACTIVITY TO
SUPPORT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND
EXPLORATION OBJECTIVES AND
INCLUDE PRESENTATION WHERE
APPROPRIATE.
WE'LL DEVELOP A MID TO
LARGE-SCALE LANDER IN THE
FUTURE.
THIS INITIATIVE WILL FOCUS ON
ENABLING AGAIN COMMERCIAL AND
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND
WE'LL SUPPORT EARLY SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY THAT INCLUDES CUBE
SETS LUNAR CUBE SETS, LUNAR
INSTITUTE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
THIS WILL FURTHER ENABLE THE
COMMERCIAL MARKET, AND DEFINE
THE LONG-TERM HUMAN EXPLORATION
IN ADVANCEMENT OF THE LUNAR
SURFACE.
FOR MARS AND OTHER DEEP-SPACE
OBJECTIVES THAT WE HAVE, WE WANT
TO MAINTAIN AND GROW THE U.S.
LEADERSHIP AT MARS.
WE HAVE A ROVER GO IN 2020.
THE FIRST STEP TO DEMONSTRATE
SAMPLE RETURN AND STRATEGY AND
WILL TAKE AN EXPERIMENT TO TELL
US IF WE'LL PRODUCE OXYGEN FROM
THE ATMOSPHERE AND MARS.
AN EXCITING MISSION FOR US THEN.
WE'LL USE THIS MISSION AS A
BUILDING BLOCK FOR SUBSEQUENT
ROBOTIC MISSIONS FOR THE FUTURE
RETURN TO THE LUNAR GATEWAY THAT
WE'RE BUILDING, BROADENING THE
EXPLORATION ARCHITECTURE AS WE
MOVE FORWARD.
WE'LL PRIVATIZE THESE
INVESTMENTS TO GUIDE US AND
REALLY ALIGN TOWARDS
EXPLORATION, A TREMENDOUS FOCUS
FOR US AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE NUANCE AND
THE RESPONSE.
AND I THINK WHAT YOU'LL FIND,
MR. PRESIDENT, IS THAT THIS NASA
TEAM, YOUR INDUSTRY TEAM AND OUR
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS ARE
READY, AND READY TO GET STARTED.
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT IN THE
BUDGET.
WE DID SEE THE INCREASE, AND
WE'RE READY TO DO THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ROBERT.
WELL DONE.
[APPLAUSE]
WE WANT TO THANK THE NATIONAL
SECURITY COUNCIL AND NASA FOR
DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB
RESPONDING TO THE 45-DAY
REPORTING PERIOD.
NOT A LOT HAPPENS IN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IN 45 DAYS.
BUT YOU ALL DID OUTSTANDING WORK
REFLECTING THE PRESIDENT'S
URGENCY ON THIS EFFORT.
TWO OTHERS THAT HAVE DONE
EXCELLENT WORK ARE THE COMMERCE
AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
THE TRANSPORTATION IS
REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY SECRETARY
ROSEN, AND SECRETARY ROSS IS
WITH US FROM THE COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT.
JEFF, IF YOU WANT TO GIVE US A
QUICK UPDATE, I KNOW THE
SECRETARY COULD NOT BE WITH US
TODAY, BUT CAN YOU GIVE US A
QUICK UPDATE ON SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDS CHANGES THAT
TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN WORKING
THROUGH, PARTICULARLY WITH
REGARD TO COMMERCE AND WITH
REGARD TO SPACE EXPLORATION.
>> YES, THANK YOU, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
I'M SO PLEASED TO BE HERE WITH
THIS SPACE COUNCIL AND ALL OF US
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE AND WE'RE GRATEFUL
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
THE SECRETARY WAS UNABLE TO MAKE
IT TODAY, BUT SHE ASKED THAT I
MAKE VERY CLEAR THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS
STRONGLY COMMITTED TO REGULATORY
STREAMLINING AND MODERNIZING OUR
SPACE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK.
AS WAS MENTIONED AT THE PREVIOUS
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, YOU
ASKED US, ALONG WITH O & B AND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO
PREPARE A NEW 45-DAY PLAN TO
OVERHAUL AND STREAMLINE OUR
SOMEWHAT RUSTY SPACE LICENSING
FRAMEWORK.
WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO DO THAT,
AND WE'VE COME UP WITH
STRUCTURAL AND MEANINGFUL
CHANGES, AND WE HOPE THAT IT
MEETS WITH YOUR APPROVAL.
THERE ARE FIVE MAIN ELEMENTS
THAT I WANT TO TOUCH ON BRIEFLY
TODAY.
THE FIRST IS WE WANT TO
IMPLEMENT ACCELERATED RULE
MAKING PLANS.
MEANING WE SHORTEN THE TIMELINES
THAT THE FAA AND THE DEPARTMENT
ARE WORKING ON TO MEET THE
AMBITIOUS SCHEDULE THAT YOU AND
THE COUNCIL HAVE SET OUT.
SECOND, WE WANT TO PROVIDE SOME
IMMEDIATE INTERIM RELIEF SUCH AS
THE EXPANDED USE OF WAIVERS AND
PROGRAMS WHERE APPROPRIATE SO WE
CAN RIGHT AWAY BEGIN FACILE
EATING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE
COUNCIL.
THE THIRD PIECE OF THE PLAN IS
TO FOCUS FAA RESOURCES SO WE
STRENGTHEN THE PORTION OF THE
FAA THAT MOST DIRECTLY DEALS
WITH LICENSING, AND THE
REGULATORY APPROVALS SO THAT WE
CAN ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS THAT
HAVE BEEN SET OUT.
A FOURTH ITEM IS TO ESTABLISH A
JOINT TASK FORCE.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS 20
FACILITATE BETTER COORDINATION
WITHIN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SO
THAT PEOPLE THAT NEED REGULATORY
APPROVALS DON'T FACE CONFUSING
SITUATIONS AS TO WHO IS DOING
WHAT, AND HOW TO GET THE
APPROVALS THAT THEY NEED.
THE FIFTH PIECE AND PERHAPS THE
MOST IMPORTANT IS THE NEW
LICENSING FRAMEWORK AS WAS SET
OUT IN RECOMMENDATION ONE FOR
TODAY'S MEETING, OUR ULTIMATE
AIM IS THE 51ST CENTURY FILE AND
FLY KIND OF LICENSING FRAMEWORK.
AND THE PLAN INCLUDES SPECIFIC
NEW REGULATORY DEADLINES AND
APPROACHES IN THE AIM OF GETTING
THIS TO A FILE AND FLY TYPE OF
REGULATORY APPROACH AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO
IMPLEMENTING THIS CHANGED
APPROACH, AND DELIVERING ON A
NEW RESPONSIVE, EASILY TO
NAVIGATE AND SENSIBLE COMMERCIAL
BASE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND WE
WEMUCH LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING THIS
HAPPEN.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, JEFFREY.
AND WITH THAT LET ME RECOGNIZE
THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, WHO I
KNOW HAS BEEN WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH THE SECRETARY TO
ACHIEVE EXACTLY THE
STREAMLINING, THE OBJECTIVES
THAT WE DISCUSSED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
MR. VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF
THE NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL,
ADVISORY GROUPS, AND
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, RECENTLY
HERE AT CAPE CANAVERAL, THE
SPACEX LAUNCHED, AND THEY
SCHEDULED THE LAND BACK HERE.
THIS IS THEIR SECOND USE.
YOU SAW ONE OF THEM AS YOU CAME
IN.
IT WILL BE READY FOR ITS THIRD
LAUNCH, IN AMAZING TECHNOLOGICAL
AND COMMERCIAL FEAT.
THANKS TO IMPRESSIVE EVENTS SUCH
AS THIS, THE UNITED STATES IS
THE LEADER IN SPACE ONCE AGAIN.
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE IN SPACE IS
A BRIGHT RED ROOSTER GOING
THOUSANDS OF MILES PER HOUR, THE
FASTEST CAR IN HISTORY.
WE HAD BETTER KEEP UP WITH IT.
SPACE IS ALREADY A $330 BILLION
INDUSTRY SUPPORTING 211,000
AMERICAN JOBS.
BUT OUR SHARE OF THE 1,700 NEW
COMPANIES CREATED WORLDWIDE LAST
YEAR WAS ONLY 45%, FAR LOWER
THAN OUR SHARE OF LAUNCHES.
PRIVATE COMPANIES FUNDED
$3.9 BILLION OF OUR SPACE EFFORT
LAST YEAR, BUT THEY'RE COMPETING
AGAINST 70 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS,
SO THEY NEED ALL THE SUPPORT WE
CAN GIVE THEM.
COUNTRIES NEW TO SPACE HAVE AN
INHERENT ADVANTAGE IN TERMS OF
THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
BECAUSE THEY CARRY NO BAGGAGE
FROM THE EARLIER, SIMPLER DAYS
IN SPACE.
IN CONTRAST MUCH OF OUR REMOTE
SENSING REGULATORY REGIME IS 5 25
YEARS AGO.
AND IT BEARS LITTLE RESEMBLANCE
TO SPACE TODAY.
NOW THE RATE OF INNOVATION IS
EXTRAORDINARY, SO WE NEED AN
ADAPTIVE AND RELATIVELY
PERMISSIVE REGULATORY SYSTEM.
NOOA, FAA AND FCC AND OTHER
AGENCIES EACH HAVE A ROLE, AND
THEY ALL HAVE OBLIGATIONS TO
DOD, THE IOC, AND STATE AS WELL.
THAT COMPLEXITY INHERENTLY
CAUSES DELAY.
SINCE THE FIRST MEETING IN
OCTOBER, COMMERCE'S REVIEW OF
THE OUTDATED REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK AND DISCUSSIONS WITHIN
AN AMBITIOUS BUT FRUSTRATED
SPACE INDUSTRY MADE IT CLEAR
THAT THE RATE OF REGULATORY
CHANGE MUST MATCH THE RATE OF
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE.
THAT IS HOW WE WILL INSURE THAT
BUSINESSES CHOOSE THE UNITED
STATES AS THEIR FLAG OF CHOICE
FOR SPACE.
SO AT THE DEPARTMENT WE'RE
WORKING TO CREATE A NEW ONE-STOP
SHOP FOR SPACE COMMERCE.
MR. VICE PRESIDENT, WITH THE
COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, I WILL MOVE
THE OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE AND
THE COMMERCIAL REMOTE REGULATORY
AFFAIRS OFFICE FROM NOAA TO MY
DIRECT OVER SIGHT OF THE OFFICE
OF THE SECRETARY.
[APPLAUSE]
THIS ELEVATED AND AMPLIFIED
SPACE COMMERCE WILL COORDINATE
ALL SPACE-RELATED FUNCTIONS OF
THE DEPUTY.
REMOTE SENSING, SPECTRUM POLICY,
EXPORT CONTROLS, BUSINESS AND
TRADE PROMOTION TO NAME A FEW.
IN ADDITION TO THE PROPOSED
RELOCATION OF THE OFFICE OF
SPACE COMMERCIAL WE WILL ALSO
SOON NAME A DIRECTOR OF THAT
OFFICE.
ALSO, WE ARE PROVIDING TO THE
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
AND THE NTIA ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR THEIR SPACE FOCUS
ACTIVITIES.
AND OUR FOREIGN COMMERCIAL
SERVICE TEAMS LOCATED IN 105
CITIES AROUND THE WORLD, WE'LL
RECRUIT FOREIGN SPACE BUSINESSES
TO OUR COUNTRY.
SPACE WILL BE FEATURED DURING
OUR SELECT USA CONFERENCE IN
JUNE, WHICH LAST YEAR ATTRACTED
3,000 FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS.
THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE
PROPOSALS TO THE SPACE COUNCIL
THAT ALL SPACE COMMERCE
RESPONSIBILITIES OTHER THAN
LAUNCH AND RE-ENTRY LICENSING,
BE CONSOLIDATED TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
WE FURTHER RECOMMEND THAT
PRESIDENT DIRECT REGULATIONS AND
LEGISLATION FOR AN EFFECTIVE
MISSION AUTHORIZATION FRAMEWORK
FOR ALL COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN
SPACE.
WE PLEDGE TO MAKE PROPOSALS NO
LATER THAN JULY 1ST.
THE SPACE HABITATION ARE QUICKLY
BECOMING MORE THAN SCIENCE
FICTION, AND WE NEED A
FUTURE-ORIENTED SPACE AGENDA AND
REGIME.
WITH INPUT AND GUIDANCE FROM THE
SPACE COUNCIL, THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE WITH BE THE ONE-STOP
SHOP THAT THE INDUSTRY SO SORELY
NEEDS.
IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT
RECOMMENDS THAT THE DEPARTMENTS
OF COMMERCE, STATE, AND DEFENSE
CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO
SIMPLIFY EXISTING COMMERCIAL
REMOTE SENSING, LICENSING
REGIMES.
THAT PROCESS MUST BE MADE MORE
EFFICIENT AND PREDICTABLE.
SATELLITE COMPANIES NOW FACE A
TIMELINE THAT CAN TAKE FIVE
YEARS, UNDEFINED, INDEFINITE,
AND PROVIDES NO CERTAINTY OR
PREDICTABILITY TO INDUSTRY.
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND MUST
CHANGE.
OTHERWISE, COMPANIES AND
CUSTOMERS WILL GO OVERSEAS.
THERE ARE TWO OTHER AREAS WHERE
COMMERCE CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT
ROLE FOR AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN
SPACE.
THESE ARE INSPECTOR POLICIES AND
EXPORT LICENSING.
SPECTRUM IS A SCARCE RESOURCE
THAT FACILITATES COMMUNICATIONS,
CONTROL, AND TRANSMISSION OF
VALUABLE DATA BACK TO EARTH.
THE NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL
SHOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE
DEPARTMENT BE DIRECTED TO
DEVELOP AND ADVOCATE FOR
SPECTRUM POLICIES TO SUPPORT
COMMERCIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES
WHILE RESPECTING THE NEEDS OF
DOD AND OTHERS.
FINALLY, COMMERCE RECOMMENDS
THAT THE SPACE COUNCIL AND THE
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY REVIEW
EXPORT LICENSING REGULATIONS
AFFECTING COMMERCIAL SPACE
ACTIVITY.
TODAY A SPACE VEHICLE THAT
RETURNS TO EARTH IN
INTERNATIONAL WATERS OR NON-U.S.
TERRITORY IS TREATED AS AN
EXPORT OF SENSITIVE AND
DANGEROUS TECHNOLOGY.
THIS APPROACH IS A PRIMARY
COMPLAINT OF SPACE COMPANIES.
IF THE PRESIDENT APPROVES OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS, WE WILL
CONTINUE WORKING WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES AT STATE AND DOD TO
ENABLE MORE COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITIES WHILE PROTECTING
NATIONAL SECURITY.
THAT LITTLE RED TESSLA IN OUTER
SPACE DOES NEED RULES OF THE
ROAD, BUT THERE SHOULDN'T BE TOO
MANY ONE-WAY STREETS, DEAD-ENDS,
OR U TURNS.
I PROMISE YOU THAT COMMERCE WILL
BE A GOOD STORY.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
GREAT WORK, AND THE DEPARTMENT'S
GREAT WORK IN THIS AREA, AND
WE'LL SPEAK TO YOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS MOMENTARILY.
BUT I THINK EVERYONE LOOKING ON
CAN TELL THE GREAT COLLABORATION
BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, AND APPRECIATE
VERY MUCH THE WORK DONE.
WE'LL TURN OUR ATTENTION NOW TO
ADMINISTRATOR THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE TODAY.
MOST PEOPLE MAY NOT BE AWARE OF
HOW IMPORTANT YOUR JOB IS AT THE
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
YOU LEAD THE REGULATORY AFFAIRS,
AND IT'S CRITICAL TO THE WORK OF
THIS COUNCIL.
I WANT TO THANK THE DIRECTOR WHO
HAS BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY TO
MOVE THE PRESIDENT'S AGENDA.
CAN YOU GIVE US A QUICK OVERVIEW
OF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
TOWARDS IN THE OFFICE TO SUPPORT
THIS EFFORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET, THE
SPACE COUNCIL AND OTHER
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS FOR THIS
EXCITING AND AMBITIOUS EVENT.
AS YOU MENTIONED, I'M THED A VIN
TRAITOR OF THE OFFICE THAT
REVIEWS ALL SIGNIFICANT
REGULATORY ACTIONS ACROSS THE
GOVERNMENT.
AND IN A NUTSHELL WHAT WE DO IS
WE TRY TO INSURE THAT
REGULATIONS SERVE THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
SINCE THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION,
WE HELP THE PRESIDENT MEET
PRIORITIES, LIKE WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT TODAY, THE COMMITMENT TO
BE THE FRONT OF SPACE.
THERE ARE TREMENDOUS
OPPORTUNITIES TO USE SPACE FOR
SECURITY AND COMMERCIAL
PURPOSES.
BUT THE SUCCESS OF THESE
AMBITIOUS VENTURES WILL FEND IN
PART A REGULATORY SYSTEM THAT
DOES NOT STAND IN THE WAY OF
PROGRESS, PROVIDES INNOVATION,
CLARITY OF SAFETY.
AND THESE GOALS WITH RESPECT TO
SPACE DEVELOPMENT ARE CONSISTENT
WITH PRESIDENT'S OVER ALL
DIRECTION TO REDUCE REGULATORY
BURDENS ACROSS THE GOVERNMENT.
AS AN ADMINISTRATION WE WANT TO
ADVANCE THE REGULATORY POLICY
THAT FIRST LEAVES INDIVIDUALS
AND BUSINESSES AS FREE AS
POSSIBLE TO INNOVATE AND CREATE
THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE.
THESE GENERAL PRINCIPLES APPLIED
ACROSS THE BOARD HAVE PARTICULAR
IMPORTANCE IN THE AREA OF
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS
SPACE EXPLORATION.
WE DISCOVER THE IDEA THAT THE
GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE PICKING
WINNERS AND LOSERS THROUGH
REGULATION.
WE DON'T WANT TO FREEZE
DEVELOPMENT OR STIFLE INNOVATION
THROUGH GOVERNMENT PRESCRIPTION.
AS THE SECRETARIES HAVE
MENTIONED, IMPORTANT REFORM
BEGINS FIRST BY IDENTIFYING SOME
OF THE PROBLEMS WITH EXISTING
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS.
WE NEED TO FIND THOSE
REGULATIONS THAT ARE
DUPLICATIVE, AND WORK HARD TO
STREAMLINE THOSE BURDENS.
IN AREAS WHERE MULTIPLE AGENCIES
POSE OVERLAPPING BURDENS SUCH AS
LICENSING OR PAPERWORK
REPORTING, WE'RE RECONSIDERING
HOW THOSE REQUIREMENTS CAN BE
COMBINED OR REPLACED.
IN PART OF OUR CENTRALIZED ROLE
WE CAN ADDRESS ISSUES THAT
EXPAND MULTIPLE AGENCIES TO
ELIMINATE AND STREAMLINE
UNNECESSARY REQUIREMENTS.
THAT SIMPLY WILL ALLOW MORE
RESOURCES GO TO RESEARCH AND
PRODUCTION RATHER THAN
REGULATORY RED TAPE.
WE'RE CONFIDENT WE CAN DO THIS
FOR SPACE DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE
WE'VE DONE THIS IN OTHER
REGULATORY AREAS.
THE PRESIDENT HAS DEMONSTRATED
TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP IN THIS
AREA, AND DIRECTED SIGNIFICANT
AND MEANINGFUL REGULATORY REFORM
SINCE THE OUTSET OF THE
ADMINISTRATION.
HIS EARLIER EXECUTIVE ORDER
CALLED FOR ELIMINATING TWO
REGULATIONS FOR EACH NEW ONE.
AND IN THIS COMING YEAR AGENCIES
ARE PROPOSING MORE REGULATORY
ACTIONS AND COST SAVINGS OF OVER
$10 BILLION.
SO IN THE PAST REGULATORY
BURDENS HAVE STEADILY INCREASED
OVER TIME, BUT THIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS REALLY TURNED
THE TIDE WITH ITS REGULATORY
REFORM INITIATIVES.
AND SO IN AREAS OF BURGEONING
NEW TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS SPACE
DEVELOPMENT, THIS MEANS THAT
COMPANIES CAN PROCEED WITH
CONFIDENCE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING
TO SPRING NEW REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS ON THEM THAT WILL
STIFLE GROWTH.
WE WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO A
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL
ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SPACE.
WITH THE RIGHT FRAMEWORK WE'RE
CONFIDENT THAT PRIVATE COMPANIES
CAN UNLEASH CREATIVITY AND
INGENUITY.
AND WE CAN ENHANCE.
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP BY ATTRACTING
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR
SPACE.
WE FACE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS LIKE
SECURITY, SAFETY, SOVEREIGNTY,
AND WITH THE WORK OF THE SPACE
COUNCIL, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO
WORKING ACROSS GOVERNMENT TO
DESIGN REGULATION THAT MEET
THESE NEEDS WHILE FURTHERING OUR
JOURNEY TO THE NEXT FRONTIERS OF
SPACE.
THANK YOU, MR. VICE PRESIDENT.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU.
WELL DONE.
[APPLAUSE]
OKAY, THIS--WE'RE APPROACHING
THE END OF THE FIRST HALF OF OUR
PRESENTATION.
BEFORE WE MOVE TO PANELS, I
RECOMMEND MEMBERS TO YOUR
PACKETS TODAY.
YOU HAVE SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
TO THE PRESIDENT FOR APPROVAL
RECOMMENDATION ONE, TO REPLACE
LAUNCHING REGIMES WITH
STREAMLINED SYSTEMS BY
MARCH 1, 2019, AND TO COMPLETE
THAT ON OR BEFORE.
NUMBER TWO, DIRECT THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO
CONSOLIDATE ALL STATE COMMERCE
RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE OFFICE
OF THE SECRETARY AS DESCRIBED,
AND AS ALSO DEVELOP A SYSTEM
THAT FACILITATES AUTHORIZATION
FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES.
THERE ARE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
RELATED TO THAT THAT THE
SECRETARY ENNUMERATED QUITE
WELL.
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER THREE
DIRECTS THE NATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATION ADMINISTRATION
AND COMMERCE TO WORK WITH THE
FCC TO DEVELOP PROTECTIONS FOR
THE RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM,
FACILITATING COMMERCIAL SPACE
ACTIVITIES, AND RECOMMENDATION
FOR DIRECTIVES FROM THE
SECRETARY OF COUNCIL AND
COORDINATION WITH ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO
DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO
STREAMLINE, EXPORT AND CONTROL
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS BY
JANUARY 1, 2019, AS THE
SECRETARY DESCRIBED.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, OR
QUESTIONS, SEEING NONE, I WOULD,
AS CHAIRMAN, DIRECT THE
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO INCLUDE
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IN A
DECISION MEMORANDUM FOR THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
SECRETARY ROSS AND DEPUTY
SECRETARY ROSEN, AT OUR MEETING
LATER THIS YEAR I WOULD LIKE YOU
TO REPORT TO THE COUNCIL THE
DETAILS AND PROGRESS THAT WE ARE
MAKING AGAINST THE PRESIDENT'S
DECISION AND COMPLETION OF THE
DECISION.
THE MEMORANDUM.
WILL YOU JOIN US IN DIRECTING
THE TERRIFIC LEADERS FOR THE JOB
THEY'VE DONE IN THIS WORK.
[APPLAUSE]
WELL, BEFORE WE CALL OUR PANEL
UP, WE'LL MOVE TO OUR FIRST
ENTITLESSED "SECURING THE FIRST
FRONTIER" FOCUSING ON NATIONAL
SECURITY.
AND I'M PARTICULARLY
PLEASED TO HAVE A NUMBER OF
DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS WHO WILL
BE PRESENTING, AND I'LL
INTRODUCE THEM MOMENTARILY, BUT
THEY'RE INVITED TO TAKE THEIR
SEATS.
BEFORE WE HEAR FROM OUR
PANELISTS, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
SUSAN GORDON, WHO I HAVE--AND
THE PRESIDENT--HAVE COME TO KNOW
AND GREATLY RESPECT.
THE SUSAN, MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE US
A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE SECURITY
CHALLENGES THAT THE UNITED
STATES FACES IN THE SPACE
ENVIRONMENT TODAY.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT, I'M DELIGHTED TO BE
HERE REPRESENTING THE WOMEN AND
MEN OF THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE DRIVERS AND
PRACTITIONERS AND USERS OF THE
U.S. SPACE.
IN FACT, OUR HISTORY AND SPACE
HISTORY ARE INEXTRICABLY BOUND,
AND WE SEE THE SAME EXCITEMENT
THAT YOU ARTICULATED IN YOUR
REMARKS IN THIS MOMENT AS YOU
HAVE GROWN ACCUSTOMED, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT, I OFTEN BRING THE
SOBERING INFORMATION TO ANY
MEETING, AND SO TODAY WHAT I
THOUGHT I WOULD DO IS SPEND A
FEW MINUTES TO EXPLAIN THE PLANS
AND ACTIONS OF COMPETITORS WHO
WOULD IMPEDE OUR OPERATIONS OR
CHALLENGE OUR ADVANTAGE.
RUSSIA AND CHINA HAVE REACHED
COUNTER SPACE CAPABILITIES TO
BRING CONFLICT TO THE UNITED
STATES, TO ERODE OUR INFORMATION
ADVANTAGE.
BOTH COUNTRIES HAVE ROBUST
JAMMING CYBERATTACK CAPABILITIES
TODAY AND CAN THREATEN OUR
SATELLITE GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE.
RUSSIA AND CHINA'S DESTRUCT T.V.
SATELLITE WEAPONS INCLUDING
MISSILES, LASERS AND ORBITAL
MISSILES, RUSSIA'S ABILITY TO
STRIKE LOWER SATELLITES, AND
RUSSIA IS TESTING SUCH A WEAPON.
BOTH RUSSIA AND CHINA ARE
DEVELOPING WEAPONS TO DAMAGE
SPACE OPTICAL SENSORS, AND ARE
CREATING RENDEZVOUS ORBITAL
WEAPONS.
CHINA'S ARMY HAS PERFORMED
COUNTER SPACE UNIT INCLUDING
GROUND LAUNCH SATELLITE MISSILE
INITIALLY TESTED IN 2007.
NOW THE STATE THREATS INCLUDE
THE USE OF SPACE TO ENABLE AND
EMPOWER MILITARY OPERATIONS ON
THE EARTH'S SURFACE.
FOREIGN COUNTRIES WILL CONTINUE
TO IMPROVE THEIR MILITARY AND
THEIR USE OF RECONNAISSANCE,
NAVIGATION SYSTEMS IN TERMS OF
NUMBER OF SATELLITES, THE
BREADTH OF THEIR CAPABILITY AND
APPLICATION FOREVER USE.
OTHER NATION-STATE AND NON-STATE
ACTORS WILL GAIN ACCESS TO
ADVANCED SPACE AND ENABLED
TECHNOLOGY IN THE COMING YEARS
AS THE GLOBAL SPACE INDUSTRY
EXPANDS.
THEY'LL INCREASINGLY HAVE ACCESS
TO WEATHER, COMMUNICATION,
TIMING DATA FOR INTELLIGENCE AND
MILITARY PURPOSES.
THE PANEL WILL DO A GREAT JOB OF
MAKING MY NEXT POINT BUT I'LL
BRIEFLY STATE THAT I WOULD LIKE
TO CALL THE ATTENTION TO CHINA'S
IMPRESSIVE RISE.
IT IS IMPRESSIVE, AS A SPACE
POWER.
THEY'VE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF
ACTIVE SATELLITES BY AN ORDER OF
MAGNITUDE SINCE 2000, AND A
RESULT OF BEIJING'S STRONG
INVESTMENT IN ITS SATELLITE AND
ROCKET MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY.
CHINA'S SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY HAS
BECOME INCREASINGLY
SOPHISTICATED.
CASE IN POINT THE SUCCESS THAT
CHINA HAS HAD IN ACHIEVING
WORLD-LEADING GROUND-TO-SPACE
QUANTUM EXPERIMENTS.
IN SUM, CHINA HAS THE BEST
POLITICALLY SUPPORTED AND BEST
RESOURCE FOREIGN SPACE PROGRAM
THAT WE'VE SEEN IN MANY YEARS,
AND IT'S YEARS OF INTENSE
ACTIVITY ARE BEGINNING TO BEAR
FRUIT.
I THINK THE PANEL IS PERFECTLY
PLACED TO HELP US PUT ALL OF
THIS IN CONTEXT.
THANK YOU, MR. VICE PRESIDENT.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU, SUSAN.
[APPLAUSE]
VERY INSIGHTFUL.
[APPLAUSE]
SUE IS A GREAT AMERICAN, AND
THANK YOU FOR THAT CANDID AND
BRACING OVERVIEW.
WITH THAT WE'LL TURN TO OUR
PANELISTS.
LET ME INTRODUCE ALL OF THEM,
AND THEN INVITE YOU TO WELCOME
THEM.
MR. DEAN CHANGE WITH THE
HERITAGE FOUNDATION.
THE PRESIDENT CEO OF THE NANEX
CORPORATION.
AND OUR THIRD PANEL IS FROM THE
INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INSTITUTE.
JOIN ME IN WELCOMING ALL OF OUR
PANELISTS.
THANK YOU ALL.
[APPLAUSE]
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE TO BRING
A FEW BRIEF REMARKS, BUT OF
COURSE ALL YOUR PREPARED REMARKS
WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR THE PUBLIC
RECORD, AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD
TO BRIEFLY GIVING OUR COUNCIL
MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK
QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE SPACE
COUNCIL, THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN
THIS TESTIMONY ARE MY OWN AS
SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AS
REFLECTIVE OF THE HERITAGE
FOUNDATION.
DURING THE WORLD WAR THERE WERE
ONLY TWO MAJOR POWERS, THE
UNITED STATES AND THE SOVIET
UNION.
LIKE SO MUCH OF INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY THE POST COLD WAR WORLD
IS MUCH MORE COMPLEX, THERE ARE
MORE SPACE PLAYERS AND INCLUDING
A GROWING NUMBER OF NON-STATE
AND COMMERCIAL ACTORS.
AMERICA'S DEPENDENCE ON SPACE
HAS BROADENED.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FARMERS
AND AMAZON ALL INCREASINGLY
DEPEND ON SPACE SYSTEMS FOR
DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.
GIVEN THIS DEPENDENCE, SECURITY
POWERS AND COMPETITORS WILL
TARGET THE SPACE SYSTEMS AS A
MEANS TO COUNTER AMERICAN
ECONOMIC AND MILITARY
CAPABILITY.
IT IS REFLECTED IN THE GROWING
CHALLENGE POSSESSIONED BY OTHER
SPACE POWERS AND ESPECIALLY THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
THEY PURSUED A SET OF SPACE
POLICIES THAT DO NOT PARALLEL
AMERICAN OR SOVIET ONES AND IT
IS EXPLOITING NOT ONLY NEW
TECHNOLOGIES TO EXPAND ITS SPACE
CAPABILITIES, BUT ALSO
UNDERTAKING NEW ORGANIZATIONAL
APPROACHES AND INNOVATIONS.
SOME OF THE KEY CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE SPACE CHALLENGE INCLUDE
THAT CHINA IS FUNDAMENTALLY A
MAJOR SPACE POWER.
CHINA POSSESSES ALL OF THE KEY
ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR SUPPORTING
A MAJOR SPACE PRESENCE AND IT
HAS THE POLITICAL WILL TO
SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN NATIONAL
COMMITMENTS TO SPACE.
THEY'RE ABLE TO TRANSLATE THOSE
DESIRES IN TODAY'S ARRAY OF
SATELLITES, BOOSTERS AND LAUNCH
SITES AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT THOSE SYSTEMS ARE
LARGELY INDIGENOUSLY DESIGNED
AND CONSTRUCTED.
CHINA MAY ENGAGE IN ALL SORTS OF
INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE, BUT MUCH
OF ITS SPACE PROGRAM IS
INDIGENOUS AND HOMEGROWN.
CHINA'S SPACE PROGRAM HAS A
HEAVY MILITARY COMPONENT.
THE REALITY IS WHEN WE INTERACT
WITH CHINA'S SPACE PROGRAM WE'RE
INTERACTING WITH CHINA'S
MILITARY.
CHINA'S SPACE FACILITIES,
PERSONNEL AND PROGRAMS ARE
LARGELY DRAWN FROM THAT
MILITARY.
IT'S FACILITIES ARE P LA BASES.
IT'S STAFF ARE PLA PERSONNEL,
AND THEIR SPACE AND ENGINEERING
OFFICE ARE DRAWN FROM THE
MILITARY.
CHINA'S SPACE PROGRAM, HOWEVER,
ALSO REFLECTS IT'S APPROACH OF
DUAL USE AS MILITARY
INTEGRATION.
IT'S SPACE AND INDUSTRIAL
COMPLEX IS NOT SO MUCH AN
REVOLVING DOOR BUT AN ATRIUM OF
THESE STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
AND IT'S RESULT IS FAR CLOSE FOR
SINGLE ENTERPRISE WITH
RELATIVELY FEW DEMARCATIONS
BETWEEN MILITARY AND CIVILIANS.
THIS WILL LIKELY APPLY TO THE
EMERGING SET OF SPACE AGENCY AS
WELL.
THEY'RE DEVELOPING NEW
SEPARATION COMPANIES THAT RANGE
FROM THOSE SUPPORTED BY
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES TO THOSE
MORE INDEPENDENT PRIVATE FIRMS.
BUT THE INTEREST OF MELDING
CIVILIAN AND MILITARY CAPACITY,
IT IS VITAL TO RECOGNIZE THAT
THESE PRIVATE FIRMS AT THE END
OF THE DAY WILL RESPOND
ELACRITY.
WITH ITS SPACE AS A PRIORITY
DOMAIN, OTHER STATES WILL NOT
ONLY SEEK TO DO THE SAME FOR
THEMSELVES, BUT SOME ARE ALSO
VERY LIKELY TO STRIVE TO DENY
SPACE TO THE UNITED STATES IN
TIME OF CRISIS AND CERTAINLY IN
TIME OF WAR.
THESE EFFORTS WILL LIKELY
ENCOMPASS NOT ONLY DIRECT
MILITARY ACTION BUT EFFORTS AT
ESTABLISHING A HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE SPACE INDUSTRIAL
BASE SUPPORTING SPACE ORIENTED
TECHNOLOGIES, PRODUCTION, AND
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS TO ACCESS
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES WHILE
DENYING THE UNITED STATES THE
SAME.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TESTIFY BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING.
>> THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
FOR 30 YEARS--GOOD MORNING,
EVERYBODY--FOR 30 YEARS I'VE
WORKED TO MAKE SPACE ANOTHER
PLACE TO DO BUSINESS.
MY INSPIRATION IN LARGE PART
DERIVES HAVING WORKED UNDER
RONALD REAGAN'S ORGANIZATION
SPACE CON MEASURES.
IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.
I STARTED MY COMPANY EIGHT YEARS
AGO.
WE WERE THE FIRST COMPANY TO OWN
AND MARKET OUR OWN RESEARCH
SERVICES ON BOARD THE SPACE
STATION.
WE WERE THE FIRST TO
COMMERCIALLY DEPLOY SMALL
SATELLITES FROM THE SPACE
STATION.
AS OF TODAY WE HAVE LAUNCHED
OVER 600 PAYLOADS FROM CUSTOMERS
IN OVER 30 COUNTRIES.
OUR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS RANGE
FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO HIGH
SCHOOLS, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS
A COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER, SO, TOO,
THE HIGH SCHOOLS SOME OF WHOM DO
BAKE SALES TO SUPPORT THE
PAYLOADS.
WE'VE LAUNCHED FOUR HIGH SCHOOL
EXPERIMENTS FROM GROUND POINTE
IN INDIANA.
FIRST, KUDOS TO THE
ADMINISTRATION AND COUNCIL FOR
BEGINNING THE DEBATE TODAY ON
THE TRANSITION FROM THE ISS FROM
A GOVERNMENT-OWNED FACILITY, TO
AN ERA OF PRIVATE SPACE
STATIONS.
THE DEBATE MAY HAVE BEEN SKEWED
A BIT IN THE HEADLINES, BUT I
BELIEVE YOU'RE RAISING THE
DIRECT QUESTIONS.
HOW CAN NASA MOST EFFECTIVELY
LEVERAGE THE TAXPAYER INVESTMENT
IN ISS?
CAN COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY SAFELY
AND COST EFFECTIVELY OPERATE THE
ISS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL
PLATFORMS?
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT
BLACK AND WHITE, BUT IT IS AN
END TO ACCEPTING THAT THE
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF ISS IS THE
ONLY PATHWAY AND HOW WILL THE
GOVERNMENT IN THE FUTURE BEHAVE
MORE AND MORE AS A TENANT JUST
THE WAY IT IS IN EVERY OTHER
MARKETPLACE.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED BY THIS.
FINALLY, AS I LOOK OVERSEAS,
IT'S MY OPINION AS A
BUSINESSMAN, AS A SPACE
BUSINESSMAN, THAT THE UNITED
STATES CANNOT SIMPLY IGNORE
CHINA'S COMMERCIAL SPACE
AMBITIONS.
COMMERCIAL SPACE AMBITIONS.
CHINA IS QUIETLY DEVELOPING A
ROBUST COMMERCIAL SPACE
INDUSTRY.
I SAY QUIETLY BECAUSE AMERICANS
ARE BARRED BY OUR OWN
REGULATIONS AND OUR OWN MINDSETS
FROM PARTICIPATION IN THIS
MARKETPLACE.
AS WE JUST HEARD, LARGE CHINESE
COMPANIES ARE RAISING
ENTREPRENEUR EFFORTS.
WHILE ON THE GOVERNMENTAL LEVEL
OUR ALLIES HAVE NOTICED THE
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY HAS
ASTRONAUTS PLANNING TO VISIT THE
CHINESE SPACE.
IT'S NOT THE AMERICAN GLOBAL
LEADERSHIP THAT WE ALL STRIVE TO
ACHIEVE.
NOW, WHILE MY TIME TODAY IS
BRIEF, I URGE US TO NEGOTIATE A
STERN BUT FAIR AGREEMENT WITH
CHINA, AND ALLOW U.S. BUSINESSES
TO DO WHAT WE DO BUSINESS, AND
THAT IS TO INNOVATE AND COMPETE
BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE.
MR. VICE PRESIDENT, AND MEMBERS
OF THE COUNCIL, I'M THRILLED
THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS
FOCUSING ON COMMERCIAL SPACE AS
PART OF AMERICA'S LEADERSHIP IN
SPACE EXPLORATION.
THROUGH THE AMERICAN STYLE
COMMERCIAL PATHWAY I'M CERTAIN
WE CAN CONTINUE TO INSPIRE THE
NEXT GENERATION OF EXPLORERS, SO
THAT ONE DAY THOSE STUDENTS WILL
BE STANDING IN FRONT OF A FUTURE
SPACE COUNCIL DISCUSSING HOW THE
ANOTHER PLACE TO DO BUSINESS.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
WELL SAID.
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT, AND MEMBERS OF THE
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL, A
DISCUSSION ON THE THREATS OF THE
U.S. COMPETITIVE IN SPACE NEEDS
TO START WITH ACKNOWLEDGMENT
THAT WE'RE THE PREEMINENT SPACE
POWER IN THE WORLD TODAY.
WITH THE UNITED STATES HAS MORE
SATELLITES IN ORBIT THAN ANY
OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
THE WORLD COUNTRY MOST POWERFUL
LAUNCHES TWO WEEKS AGO IS A
PRODUCT OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY.
A RECENT STUDY IN GLOBAL
SATELLITE BY MY ORGANIZATION,
THE POLICY INSTITUTE, FOUND
TWO-THIRDS OF THE ARE U.S.
BASED.
THESE ADVANTAGES CANNOT BE TAKEN
OUR GRANTED, AND OUR LEADERSHIP
IN SPACE IS INCREASINGLY BEING
CHALLENGED.
GLOBAL INVESTMENTS IN SPACE HAVE
GROWN OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES.
A DECADE AGO, FOR INSTANCE,
FEWER THAN 50 COUNTRIES WERE
INVESTING ABOUT $40 BILLION IN
SPACE.
BY 2026, 30 MORE COUNTRIES ARE
EXPECTED TO JOIN THE SPACE CLUB
AND MORE VENTURES ARE EXPECTED
TO DOUBLE THOSE OF TEN YEARS
AGO.
GROWING INTERNATIONAL
EXPENDITURE IS ONLY ONE
DEVELOPMENT IN THE SPACEKTER.
FORTUNATELY, THE INVESTMENT FROM
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BROUGHT
DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS.
USING A COMBINATION OF ALTERNATE
ARCHITECTURES SUCH AS SATELLITES
AND BUSINESS INNOVATION,
RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE BREAD-BOX
SIZE SATELLITES ARE ABLE TO
NEARLY MATCH SERVICES PREVIOUSLY
FEASIBLE WITH BUS-SIZED
SATELLITES THAT COST HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
SPACE HAS BECOME AN ATTRACTIVE
TARGET FOR PRIVATE INVESTMENT.
ALMOST $17 BILLION SINCE 2000,
AND $4 BILLION IN 2017 ALONE.
USING BOTH THE DOMESTIC
INVESTMENT AND PRODUCT SERVICES
FROM THIS RAPIDLY GROWING
PRIVATE SECTOR, THE REST OF THE
WORLD IS LEAPFROGGING.
DECADES WORTH OF TECHNOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT AIMED TO COMPETE
WITH THE UNITED STATES IN MANY
AREAS INCLUDING LAUNCH, ROBOTIC
EXPLORATION AND EVEN HUMAN
EXPLORATION.
MY CENTRAL POINTS THREATS TO THE
UNITED STATES HAS RISEN FROM
THESE STRUCTURAL CHANGES THAT
ARE ENABLING MANY MORE COUNTRIES
TO TARGET AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN
SPACE.
AND THERE IS NO TURNING BACK THE
CLOCK.
IN THIS ENVIRONMENT THAT MEANS
THAT THE UNITED STATES MORE THAN
EVER NEEDS TO LEVERAGE IT'S CORE
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, THE
ECOSYSTEM THAT REWARDS
CREATIVITY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
I PROPOSE WE BEGIN WITH THREE
THINGS THAT.
ENSURE TO CONTINUE TO
OUT-INNOVATE THE REST OF THE
WORLD, ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT
SPENDING IS MORE EFFICIENT, AND
TO HAVE OVERWHELMING ADVANTAGES
OVER OTHER COUNTRIES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTRIBUTING
TO THIS DISCUSSION.
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELL, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE
PANELISTS.
I'M GOING TO GO TO SEVERAL OF
OUR SECURITY MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL WHO ARE WITH US TODAY.
BUT LET ME MAYBE DIRECT MY FIRST
QUESTION TO THE DOCTOR, YOU HAVE
SPOKEN ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT
WE FACE.
YOU REFERRED TO STRUCTURAL
CHALLENGES.
THERE IS NO GOING BACK.
THE UNITED STATES HAS TO
CONTINUE TO LEAN IN AND
REMAIN--TO USE YOUR WORDS, THE
PREEMINENT LEADER IN SPACE.
YOU HAVE WRITTEN AND SPOKEN
ABOUT SPACE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.
IS THERE A POLICY DECISION YOU
WOULD HAVE THIS COUNCIL CONSIDER
RELATED TO THAT, AND COULD YOU
EXPAND ON THAT BRIEFLY?
>> SURE, SO SPACECRAFT
MANAGEMENT IS A CRITICAL
COMPONENT OF OUR PRIVATE SECTOR
LEADERSHIP IN SPACE PRIMARILY
BECAUSE IT GIVES US THE CLARITY,
IT GIVES THE COMPANY THE
CLARITY, THE NEED TO DO
UNFETTERED WORK IN SPACE.
IT ALLOWS US TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH OR
COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE
A SYSTEM THAT IS--JOINS WITH
EACH OTHER, AND THERE IS
AGREEMENT ACROSS THE WORLD AS TO
HOW WE WANT TO GO FORWARD TO
MAKE SURE THAT SPACE IS SAFE AND
SUSTAINABLE TO OPERATE IN.
>> I'VE GOT PEOPLE WHO KNOW MORE
ABOUT THIS, AND MANY AT THIS
TABLE, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME
THAT YOU'RE CALLING ON THE
UNITED STATES TO PLAY A WIDER
ROLE IN INSURING THAT WE HAVE
THE SAME KIND OF DECONFLICTION
AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN AREAS
OF CONFLICT THAT WE HAVE IN
TERMS OF ISSUES OF NAVIGATION,
AND YOUR SUGGESTION THAT THE
UNITED STATES LEAN INTO THAT
EFFORT AND PROVIDE THAT GUIDANCE
AND DRIVE THOSE AGREEMENTS?
>> I ABSOLUTELY THINK THAT THE
UNITED STATES NEEDS TO TAKE THE
LEADERSHIP POSITION HERE.
>> VERY INSIGHTFUL.
I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
IS HERE WITH US TODAY.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION THERE
FOR DEAN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REMARKS THIS
MORNING.
MY QUESTION IS AROUND THE CIVIL
MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS THAT YOU
HAVE OBSERVED IN CHINA, AND
MAYBE IT'S NOT JUST THE
CIVIL-MILITARY, BUT
INDUSTRIAL-MILITARY.
HAVE YOU SEEN A DIFFERENCE
DYNAMIC IN THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT
WE SHOULD OBSERVE OR TAKE NOTICE
OF?
>> THE CHINESE HAVE PUBLISHED
EXTENSIVELY ON THE ISSUE OF
THINGS LIKE MOBILIZATION WHERE
THEY INCLUDE THINGS LIKE SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY MOBILIZATION.
THERE IS AN EX-POLICESIVE
REGULATORY STRUCTURE, ETC. FOR
THE INCORPORATION OF PEOPLE,
EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS
FACILITIES.
SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT CHINA'S
SPACE PROGRAM WE SHOULD BE
THINKING OF IT NOT SIMPLY IN
TERMS OF THE ELEMENTS CURRENTLY
WITH THE MILITARY, BUT THAT THEY
EXPLICITLY TALKED ABOUT BRINGING
EVERYTHING IN FROM UNIVERSITIES
TO CORPORATE ASSETS TO
INDUSTRIAL PERSONNEL AND
EQUIPMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE WITH
US TODAY THE CHAIRMAN CHIEF OF
STAFF.
YOU CAN WELCOME HIM ONE MORE
TIME IF YOU LIKE.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, YOU TALKED
ABOUT NOT ALLOWING CONCERNS OVER
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO INHIBIT
OUR PROGRESS, BUT YOU KNOW, IT
STRUCK ME AS I WAS LISTENING TO
THE RECAP OF THE STRATEGY FROM
GENERAL McMASTER, THAT WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE CONCERNS OVER
PROTECTING OUR INTELLECTUAL
POVERTY AND CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION.
I WONDER FROM AN INDUSTRY
PERSPECTIVE WITH THREE DECADES
OF EXPERIENCE, THAT YOU CAN TALK
A LITTLE BIT HOW WE GET THAT
BALANCE RIGHT.
AGAIN, AS WE IMPLEMENT THE
STRATEGY, WE OUGHT TO THINK
ABOUT THAT UP FRONT AND MAKE
SURE THAT WE DO THAT.
I'M PARTICULARLY STRUCK BY IT
BECAUSE OF THE BRIEF ON CHINA,
AND ALTHOUGH YOU SAY THAT MOST
OF THEIR CAPABILITIES ARE
INDIGENOUS AND HOMEGROWN, THAT
WOULD BE UNIQUE IN CHINESE
EXPERIENCE THAT MOST OF THEIR
CURRENT MODERN CAPABILITIES ARE
INDIGENOUS AND HOMEGROWN.
I THINK WE'VE KNOWN WE'VE HAD
SELECT CHALLENGE ESPECIALLY IN
CHINA.
MAYBE YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT, AND
IT'S ABOUT GETTING TO THE
BALANCE RIGHT.
>> IT'S VERY DIFFICULT IN OUR
INDUSTRY TO STRIKE THE RIGHT
BALANCE BETWEEN COMPETITIVENESS
AND AHOURING THAT AMERICA'S AM
AM BUT I SUPPOSE THAT WE HAVE IF
ALREADY WORKED WITH NASA VERY
CAREFULLY AND OTHERS TO INSURE
THERE IS NO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.
WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE CHINESE AND OTHER
NATIONS THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH,
WE'VE WORKED WITH 30 NATIONS,
VIETNAM AND PERU AND OTHERS,
THAT THERE IS NO TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER, AND THAT THE
GUIDELINES AND PRACTICES OF THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE AGENCY
REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL.
WE'VE SEEN A FEW WEEKS AGO THERE
ARE CANADIANEN SLIGHTLIES
LAUNCHING WITH THE CHINESE.
THERE ARE OTHER SATELLITES
FLYING WITH THE CHINESE.
MY POINT IS IF WE GO IN WITH A
AND WE CAN SAY TO THE CHINESE
THESE ARE THE ISSUES THAT WE
WITH REGARD AS IMPORTANT,
COPYRIGHT, AND INTELLECTUAL
TRANSFER, THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE
STRENGTH STARTING NEW IN THE NEW
MARKETPLACE TO INSURE WE GET
WHAT WE NEED 37 AS THE PRESIDENT
SAID WE WANT TO CONSIDERREN
CONSIDER OUR OPERATIONS WITH
CHINA.
WE'RE NOT INVOLVED TODAY, BUT
WE'RE CLEARLY LEADERS OF THE
FREE WORLD.
THANK YOU.
>> SECRETARY OF ONLY LAND
HOMELAND IS WITH US.
>> MY QUESTION IS FOR ALL OF
YOU, WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT
SPACE-BASED SERVICES.
EVERYTHING FROM THE WEATHER, THE
SATELLITES THAT WE GET FROM NOAA
AND THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
THROUGH ITS ABILITY TO WARN OUR
CITIZENS, THROUGH CYBER
SECURITY, AND GPS-ENABLED
POSITION, NAVIGATIONAL AND
TIMING.
THE CONCERN TO ME IS MAKING SURE
AS WE WORK WITH THE PRIVATE
SECTOR AND THE GOVERNMENT MOVING
FORWARD THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO
BUILT IN SECURITY AND ABILITY
AND RESILIENCE.
WHAT MORE CAN THE USAMENT
GOVERNMENT DO AM AS WE GO
FORWARD IN ALL OF OUR
SPACE-BASED SERVICES, UPON WHICH
WE'RE SO HEAVILY RELIANT?
>> SO I WOULD SAY IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO
WORK MORE WITH THE PRIVATE
SECTOR, ESPECIALLY THE PART OF
THE PRIVATE SECRETARY PER.
ONE WAY TO DO THAT.
WOULDEN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
GOVERNMENT USES MORE SPECIAL
APPROACHES IN THE THINGS THAT
NOT NECESSARILY WITH THE
CONTRACTS, BUT ONCE THAT ARE
MORE SOLUTIONS ARE OUTCOME
DRIVEN WHERE THERE ARE
MILESTONES AND PAYMENTS BASED ON
MILESTONES.
ANOTHER MILESTONE ACTIVITY TO
ADD WOULD BE TO' 80% CONDITIONS.
THAT WOULD JUST REALLY IMPROVE
THE APERTURE OF THE KIND OF
COMPANIES WE CAN WORK WITH.
WE DON'T ALWAYS NEED TO USE THE
FERRARI.
SOMETIMES WE CAN USE THE FORD
FOCUS.
>> I'LL SPEAK TO THAT.
WE HAVE A REBUST RELATIONSHIP
WITH NASA ON ALL LEVELS.
HAVING THIS SORT OF PARTNERSHIP
IS CRITICAL.
WE ALWAYS ARE IN LOCK STEP WITH
NASA ON WHAT WE'RE DOING
ESPECIALLY AS WE DEAL WITH
OVERSEAS.
HAVE IS AN EMERGING DETROIT THE
U.S. GOVERNMENT OF GREAT FOLKS
WHO CARE, MORE THAN JUST GETTING
UP AND DOING THEIR JOB.
THIS IS THE DOD AND THEY WORK
WITH US TO INSURE, AND PASSING
THIS ALONG IT'S NOT SOMETHING
THAT YOU CAN CODIFY.
YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE AN ORGANIC
RELATIONSHIP TO BE SMARTER, TO
BE ALERT, AND DON'T CONSIDER THE
GOVERNMENT ALWAYS AS THE ENEMY,
BUT WORK WITH THEM ON THESE SORT
OF CRITICAL ISSUES.
>> I WOULD SAY THAT ONE OF THE
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND SPACE IS
PART OF AN ECOSYSTEM.
THE CHINESE VIEW SPACE VERY
HOLISTICALLY.
THEY TALK ABOUT THE SATELLITES,
THE GROUND DATA AND EVERYTHING
THAT PASSES OVER IT.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING BEYOND
JUST SPACE.
WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT OTHER
ALTERNATIVES THAT MAY NOT BE
ORBITAL.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT PROTECTING
OUR SPACE CAPABILITIES, IT
MEANSCYING HOLISTICALLY.
IT'S REALLY THE INFORMATION THAT
PASSES OVER AND THROUGH THOSE
SPACE SYSTEMS.
>> JOIN ME IN THANKING THESE
PANELISTS.
GREAT JOB.
GREAT JOB.
[APPLAUSE]
OUR NEXT PANEL IS ENTITLED
ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON THE NEXT
FRONTIER.
I'LL INVITE OUR PANELISTS TO GO
AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE
STAGE, AND BEFORE WE GET STARTED
LET ME JUST SAY TO ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL SPACE
COUNCIL, I THINK WE'VE HEARD
SOME VERY INSIGHTFUL
RECOMMENDATIONS PARTICULARLY
WOULD GO GENERAL McMART, IF
YOU COULD DEVELOP A PLAN THAT.
ADDITION STEPS DERIVED FROM THE
DISCUSSION TODAY, THAT OUGHT TO
BE ADDED TO THE SPACE STRATEGY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
PRESENTATION ON THAT AT THE NEXT
INTERNATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL
MEETING.
THEY'VE WRITTEN ME SOME VERY
THOUGHTFUL OPENING REMARKS ABOUT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE NEXT
FRONTIER, BUT IN THE INTEREST OF
TIME LET ME BE BRIEF AND SAY
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS FOR IT.
I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE
PRESIDENT YESTERDAY, AND HE HAS
GREAT PRIDE AND GREAT ENTHUSIASM
IN NOT ONLY THE PARTNERSHIP THE
HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
PRIVATE SECTOR AND NASA, BUT
ALSO GREAT PRIDE IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PLATFORMS AND
INNOVATION.
THAT WE SAW JUST JUST TWO WEEKS
AGO AND WE SEE IN ALL THE
ROCKETS WE SEE THAT WE TALKED
ABOUT IN MY PRESENTATION TRAY.
I WAS AT THE MOJAVE DESERT, AND
VISITED ANOTHER SPACE PORT.
I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK 100 YEARS
FROM NOW THAT IT WILL BE OUR
PRIVATE SECTOR PIONEERS THAT
HELPED LIFT AMERICA IN THIS ERA
OF SPACE EXPLORATION AS PIONEERS
IN THE PAST.
I WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO
THIS DISTINGUISHED PANEL.
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME I'LL ASK
THE PANEL TO SUMMARIZE YOUR
REMARKS.
WE'LL HAVE TIME FOR A FEW
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE'RE SPIRITED
OFF TO A TOUR, AND I HAVE TO
WING MY WAY WITH MANY OF THESE
CABINET OFFICIALS BACK TO
WASHINGTON, D.C.
OUR FIRST PANELISTS, ONE OF OUR
HOSTS HERE TODAY.
AND SECONDLY, THE PRESIDENT OF
THE ANALYTICS TRAINING, AND THEN
PRESIDENT OF SATELLITE
INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, AND THEN
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE
COALITION FOR DEEP SPACE
EXPLORATION.
THESE ARE FOUR GREAT CHAMPIONS
OF AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN
SPACE.
WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE]
IF YOU COULD GET IT STARTED AND
SUMMARIZE YOUR REMARKS, WE'LL
MOVE THROUGH THE PANEL QUICKLY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.
AMERICA'S PRIVATE SPACE SECTOR.
SPACEX THEY'RE DEVELOPING THEIR
OWN HEAVY LIFT VEHICLE WITH
PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING.
TWO CHALLENGES EXPAND OUR NICK
SPEAR AND COMMERCIAL SPACE
TRANSPORTATION AND REMOTE
SENSING ARE GROWING AT
UNPRECEDENTED RATES WHILE NEW
SPACE EXPLORATION ARE BEING
INTRODUCED.
AS DISCUSSED EARLIER, OUR LEGAL
AND THEY'RE PUTTING ON THE
BRAKES OF OUR CURRENT PROGRESS
ON FUTURE POSSIBILITIES.
WE NEED TO STRIFE FOR PUBLIC
SPACE FLIGHT.
AS LONG AS NATIONAL SECURITY ARE
NOT COMPROMISED, THE PRESUMPTION
IS THAT IS A COMMERCIAL SPACE
CAN SUCCEED.
THE CURRENT REGULATIONS WRITTEN
DECADES AGO BASED ON 1980s
TECHNOLOGIES AND OPERATIONS
THOSE ROCKETS WERE EXPENDABLE,
VERY EXPENSIVE, AND INFREQUENTLY
LAUNCHED AND CARRIED ONLY ONE
PAYLOAD.
SPACE PORTS ALSO FACE
INCONSISTENT INTERPRET OF
REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
THE SAME RULES REQUIRED TO BE
IMPLEMENTED DIFFERENTLY AT
DIFFERENT LAUNCH SITES.
EVEN MODEST I AM AM PROVEMENTS
TO THE SPACE PORTS
INFRASTRUCTURE CAN FACE NEW
ROUNDS OF REVIEWS BECAUSE OF
OPERATORS LICENSE.
MEMBERS ARE EAGLE FOR WORK WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION TO STREAMLINE
RULES INTO ONE SPACE RULE THAT
PRESERVES PUBLIC SAFETY WITHOUT
RESTRICTING INDUSTRY SPEED TO
BENEFIT FUTURE WHERE LAUNCHES
ARE MORE APPROPRIATE, MORE
AFFORDABLE AND MORE RELIABLE.
RULES CAN BE MADE CLEARER AND
MORE CONCISE WITH EXPLANATORY
DETAILS LEFT TO GUIDANCE.
REMOTE SENSING HAS BEEN
CONSTRAINED BY OUTDATE THE
REGULATIONS THAT ARE NOT
FAITHFULLY IMPLEMENTED.
FINALLY IT'S TIME FOR THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE A
PROCESS TO IMPROVING SPACE
COMPANIES.
PROVIDING NARROWLY TAILORED
APPROACH OF OVERSIGHT OF THOSE
ACTIVITIES.
WITH A COMMERCIAL SPACE INDUSTRY
UNLEASHED TO ADVANCE AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
NEEDS TO ADAPT TO GAIN THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT.
NASA SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO USE
COMPETITIVELY AWARDED COST
SHARED AGREEMENTS TO DEVELOP NEW
SPACE EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES
SO THAT THE UNITED STATES CAN
AFFORDABLY RETURN TO THE MOON
AND VOYAGES BEYOND.
ALL SPACE AGENCIES SHOULD ASK
THE QUESTION CAN WE PARTNER?
IN CONCLUSION, AMERICA'S
INDUSTRIAL PARADIGM HAS
FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED DEVELOPING
TO THE POINT WHERE THE
CONTRACTING PRACTICES ARE NOW
OUR LARGEST IMPEDIMENTS.
NOW, MORE THAN EVER WE NEED THE
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL TO TAKE
ACTION AND WORK WITH INDUSTRY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT,
DISTINGUISHED CABINET MEMBERS
AND INVITED GUESTS.
GOOD MORNING.
I'M THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF
INNOVATIVE ANALYTICS AND
TRAINING, A SMALL CONSULTING
FIRM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
TODAY I'LL BRING IF FORWARD TO
YOU MY 5 YEARS OF WRITING AND
ANALYZING MILITARY SENSING FOR
BOTH GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL
CLIENTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON THE NEXT
FRONTIER BUT IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME
I WOULD LIKE TO SHOWCASE THE
EXAMPLE FIRST FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF ITS PROMISE, AND
SECONDLY FROM THE CONTINUING
CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE.
SOME ARE READY, AND I'LL GO
QUICKLY OVER THOSE.
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE A TRADITIONAL
INTELLIGENCE ANALYST OR
SCIENTIST POURING OVER A SMALL
NUMBER OF SATELLITE IMAGES YOU
HAVE AN SOMEWHAT OUTDATED VIEW
OF THE WORLD.
THE SENSING MARKET COLLECT
IMAGES WITH HIGH RESOLUTION,
INCREASING FREQUENCY AND CREATE
UNPRECEDENTED VOLUMES OF
INFORMATION.
OTHER INNOVATIVES ARE HARNESSING
MACHINE LEARNING TO GAIN INSIGHT
INTO IMAGERY.
AND OTHER POTENTIAL ENTRANTS TO
THE MARKET WANT TO COLLECT EVEN
MORE EXQUISITE SATELLITE DATA
WITH FREQUENCY DATA AND SOCIAL
MEDIA.
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO SATELLITE
TECHNOLOGY AND THEY'RE LEVERAGES
BREAKTHROUGHS IN COMMUNICATION,
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT SPACE
WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE
EFFECTS THEY'RE ALREADY HAVING
ON THE GROUND TODAY.
OTHER CAPABILITIES CREATE
BREATHTAKING VISUALIZATION BASED
ON REALTIME DATA THAT CREATE NEW
LEVELS OF INTERACTION AND
EXPLORATION.
AS WE MOVE DEEPER TO THE
ECONOMY, IT WILL PLAY AN
EXTRAORDINARY ROLE PROVIDING
DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT A
WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS ON THE
GROUND.
WE KNOW THE PHRASE A PICTURE IS
WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.
CONSIDER WHAT A MILLION PICTURES
RICHLY DETAILED, EFFICIENTLY
ORGANIZED, TIME SEQUENCED AND
THOROUGHLY ANALYZED MIGHT MEAN
ABOUT WHAT WE UNDERSTAND ABOUT
TODAY AND EVEN TOMORROW.
FOR THE U.S. COMMERCIAL SENSING
INDUSTRY, THAT JUST ONE STEP ON
THE WAY TO THE NEXT FRONTIER.
NEXT YEAR MARKS THE
25TH ANNIVERSARY FOR COMMERCIAL
REMOTE SENSING.
WHILE THERE HAS BEEN GREAT
PROGRESS, THE PROCESS STILL
HINDERS THE SPEED OF U.S.
INNOVATION.
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE
OUTSTRIPPING POLICY AND
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS.
MUCH OF THE REGIME IS OUTDATED
REFLECTING TECHNOLOGY AND
BUSINESS PROCESSES FROM THE
EARLY 2002s.
SECONDLY, A WIDE RANGE OF
GOVERNMENT INTERESTS FROM
NATIONAL SECURITY TO POLICY, AND
WEATHER.
TOO MANY STAKEHOLDERS DELAY THE
LICENSING PROCESS, AND AS A
RESULT SOMETIMES RESTRICT
COMPANIES FROM PROVIDING MORE
ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING
CAPABILITIES AND THE CONTINUOUS
FLOW OF DATA EXPECTED IN TODAY'S
HIGH SPEED GLOBAL MARKETS IN
AREAS OF AGRICULTURE, FINANCE
AND OTHERS.
THIRD, BECAUSE SATELLITE IMAGERY
IS CRUCIAL TO INTELLIGENCE, IT
CREATES A LEVEL OF CAUTION THAT
CAN SLOW OR RESTRICT INNOVATIONS
TO MARKET.
WE KNOW THAT COMMERCIALIZATION
CREATES CHALLENGES FOR THE U.S.
NATIONAL SECURITY, BUT SLOWING
DOWN OR DELAYING COMMERCIAL
INNOVATION IS NEITHER KENT
CONSISTENT WITH U.S. POLICY OR
LIKELY TO BE A STRATEGY.
COMMERCIAL INNOVATORS.
THOSE WITH THE INNOVATIVE IDEAS
AWAIT THE LONGEST TIME OF
APPROVAL.
AS THEY LANGUISH.
MANY OF THE REMEDIES ARE KNOWN
TODAY THAT WE NEED TO SHORTEN
LICENSING TIMELINES, AND
REGULATIONS MUST ALSO TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT THE OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
THAT ARE COMING FORWARD IN THE
MARKET SUCH AS DRONES AND HIGH
ALTITUDE AIR VEHICLES.
IT'S MOVING FROM A TRADITIONAL
AEROSPACE CAPABILITY AFFECTING A
SMALL NUMBER OF IMPORTANT
DECISIONS TO INFORMATION
CAPABILITY AFFECTING THOUSANDS
OF DECISIONS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
EVEN AS WE WORK TO IMPROVE THE
ENVIRONMENT OF U.S. COMMERCIAL
FIRMS, NEW PRIVACY AND FOREIGN
TRADE BARRIERS WILL HAVE TO BE
INCORPORATED INTO OUR THINKING.
THE 25 YEAR CASE STUDY PROVIDES
IMPORTANT LESSONS OF HOW TO
THINK ABOUT THE SPACE COMMERCE
PURSUITS.
WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF
LEARNING LESSONS ACROSS THE
BOARD IN AREAS LIKE KATE AT A
RIGHTS LICENSING AND PROTECTION.
WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF
CAPABILITIES COMING IN THE
MARKET.
OF WE'VE DONE WELL IN EXAMPLES
LIKE NON-EARTH IMAGING AND
SPATIAL AWARENESS.
FINALLY WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE
STRONG COLLABORATION ON GLOBAL
COMPETITION, AND EMERGING
SOURCES OF INNOVATION.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT CANNOT BE
THE ONLY SOURCE OF GOOD IDEAS OF
HOW TO REGULATE ON COMPLEX
ISSUES ON SPACE TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT.
TO CLOSE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
INDUSTRY ROLES ARE CHANGING SO
WE DO NEED TO THINK ABOUT NEW
STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE POLICY
REGULATORY MECHANISMS.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT U.S.
LEADERSHIP IS AS MUCH ABOUT
SHAPING THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
AND SETTING STANDARDS, AND
ENCOURAGING PARTNERSHIPS AS IT
IS ABOUT BEING FIRST IN SPACE,
AND HOW WE ULTIMATELY USE THE
DATA IN THOUSANDS OF
APPLICATIONS ON THE GROUND EVERY
DAY.
AS IN SO MANY OTHER TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION AREAS BOTH PAST AND
PRESENT, OURS MUST BE A GAIN OF
MOVING FORWARD, AND NOT PLAYING
DENSE.
THANK YOU, AND I'LL LOOK FORWARD
TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
VERY WELL DONE.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT, I'M
HONORED TO BE HERE IN THIS
EXTRAORDINARY VENUE.
SIA IS AN U.S. TRADE ASSOCIATION
FOR OPERATORS, MANUFACTURERS,
AND WE SERVE CIVIL AND MILITARY
MARKETS.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON THREE
AREAS, INNOVATION, SPECTRUM
CERTAINTY AND SUSTAINABLE SPACE
OPERATIONS.
TODAY THE SATELLITE INDUSTRY
SUPPORTS 211,000 U.S. JOBS,
INCLUDING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
WELL-PAYING MANUFACTURING
POSITIONS.
THE SATELLITE INDUSTRY'S 2017
ESTIMATED REVENUE WAS
$260.5 BILLION.
WHICH DOES NOT REFLECT REVENUES
BY MANY BUSINESSES MADE POSSIBLE
BY OUR SERVICES.
ENABLING THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IN
WAYS CONSUMERS MIGHT NOT BE
AWARE.
BEYOND STRICTLY FINANCIAL
METRICS, HOWEVER, OUR VERY WAY 6
LIFE DEPENDS ON THE BENEFITS WE
RECEIVE FROM THE SATELLITE
APPLICATIONS.
SATELLITES, COMMUNICATIONS,
EARTH OBSERVATION AND POSITION
NAVIGATION AND TIMING HAVE
TRANSFORMED HOW WE'LL
COMMUNICATE, HOW WE NAVIGATE AND
SEE A WORLD.
HOW WE PRODUCE FOOD AND ENERGY,
CONDUCT BAKING, PREDICT THE
WEATHER, INSURE NATIONAL
SECURITY AND SO MUCH MORE.
THE UBIQUITY SATELLITE COVERAGE
PROVIDES ACCESS ACROSS THE GLOBE
THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE
UNREACHABLE, PROVIDING SATELLITE
COMMUNICATION SERVICES TO
SCIENTISTS AT THE SOUTH POLE AND
PROVEN CRITICAL IN AREAS OF
NATIONAL DISASTERS.
SATELLITE IMAGERY ALLOWING FOR
THE SURVEY OF DAMAGE NOT JUST BY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS BUT BY
AVERAGE CITIZENS FROM ACROSS THE
GLOBE.
ALL OF THE GREAT THROUGHS WE'VE
SEEN BECAUSE OF SATELLITE
TECHNOLOGY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN
FOR GRANTED.
IT DEPENDS ON OUR INDUSTRY'S
ABILITY TO ACCESS SPECTRUM.
IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN AND MEET THE
GROWING DEMAND FOR SATELLITE
SERVICES WE ENCOURAGE REGULATORS
TO CONTINUE ALLOCATION OF
SATELLITE USE BOTH DOMESTICALLY
AND U.S. SUPPORT AT THE WORLD
COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE.
REGULATORY STREAMLINING AND
CERTAINTY ARE CRITICAL FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES
IN THE INDUSTRY.
WITH PLANS TO LAUNCH SATELLITES
CONSTELLATIONS OF HUNDREDS IF
NOT THOUSANDS OF SATELLITES OVER
THE NEXT DECADE, IT IS CRUCIAL
THAT REGULATION BE ADAPTABLE TO
NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
FINALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
MUST BE AT THE HEART OF
INNOVATIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS OF
THE SATELLITE INDUSTRY.
AS A SHARED NATIONAL RESOURCE IT
IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE PROTECT SPACE AND
INSURE ITS AVAILABILITY FOR USE
BY FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THANK YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELL DONE.
APPRECIATE IT.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THE COALITION FOR DEEP SPACE
EXPLORATION, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL
FOR YOU HERE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THANK
YOU FOR INVITING ME TO SPEAK.
ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION ARE
WITHOUT DOUBT ENGINES FOR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SPACE.
BEGINNING WITH LOWER ORBIT AND
EXPANDING TOWARDS THE MOON.
AT THE SAME TIME GOVERNMENT
PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE SPACE
LAUNCH SYSTEM, THE GROUND SYSTEM
TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENT AND
INDUSTRY PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FURTHER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THEY MAINTAIN PURPOSE AS A
SIGNAL TO OTHER GOVERNMENTS TO
THE U.S.
IT IS CRUCIAL, I WOULD LIKE TO
SUGGEST ACQUISITION REFORM.
THE FISCAL PROBLEMATIC REPORTING
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT THE OFTEN
GLACIAL PACE, WHAT SINGLE THING
COULD ADVANCE THE EXPLORATION OF
SPACE, FAR .0.
THE SLOW NURTURE CREATE BARRIERS
TO TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT
POSING A THREAT TO OUR POSITION
IN SPACE.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT
CONTRACTING SHOULD BE ABANDONED.
LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
PROVIDE STABILITY AND PROVIDES
SUSTAINMENT OVER THE YEARS AND
DECADES OFTEN REQUIRED FOR THESE
PROGRAMS.
THAT SAID THE MEANS TO LEAD THE
STARTING GATE WITH FAR NOR
AGILITY THAT CURRENTLY EXIST, AS
WELL AS ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE
PRIMARY INTEREST AND REFORM.
OTHER TRANSACTION.
AGREEMENTS OR OTAs PROVIDE AN
ADDITIONAL APPROACH.
OTAs PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY BUT
SPREES RISK OF REDUCED
ACCOUNTABILITY AND AM REDUCED
TRANSPARENCY.
THEY'RE RELATIVELY OF LOW VALUE.
THE DURING THIS, THE GOVERNMENT
HAS LEFT DEVELOPMENT IN THE
HANDS OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.
THE RESULTING SYSTEMS WERE AT
MUCH RED CROSS THAN CREDIT WOULD
HAVE ACHIEVED.
THE STORIES IS LESS CLEAR AS WE
HAVE A BALANCE OF GOVERNMENT
INSIGHT AND RISK TO HUMAN LIVES.
CONTINUE TO BE INNOVATIVE: I
TURNED TO.
THREES, WHICH P 3s TAKE MANY
FORMS.
THE SUCCESS OF P 30'S ARE HINGE.
ED ON INFORMED RISKS.
A REALISTIC BUSINESS CASE, AN
INDISPENSABLE REQUIREMENT, AND
MEANS TO INCENTIVIZE BUSINESS
WITH THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
AS THE PASS FORWARD, P 3s
CARRY MUCH PROCESS.
BUT AS ON EARTH THEY REQUIRE A
CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT SET OF
REQUIREMENTS AND OBJECTIVES.
EACH OF THESE MODELS ATTEMPT TO
BALANCE RISK, COST AND MISSION
OBJECTIVES IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
I CAN'T SAY THIS STRONGLY
ENOUGH.
DECISIONS WITH REGARDING WHICH
APPROACH IS BEST FOR A GIVEN
OBJECTIVE CAN BE ADDRESSED
IDEOLOGICAL WHETHER POLITICAL OR
PHILOSOPHICAL BUT RATHER A
FRAMEWORK THAT ENCOURAGES
PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND
MARKETABLE SOLUTIONS AND ADAPT
TO ALWAYS CHANGING REALITIES
SHOULD BE OUR COLLECTIVE GOAL.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU.
VERY WELL DONE.
AND LET ME MAYBE ASK A QUESTION
OF THE PANEL.
I HAVE A FEELING I'M GOING TO
GET WORD THAT WE NEED TO BE
MOVING TO OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT.
BUT MAYBE I CAN START WITH YOU,
DOCTOR, GIVEN YOUR EXTENSIVE
EXPERIENCE ON THE SPACE STATION,
THE PRESIDENT HAS ANNOUNCED OUR
PLAN TO TRANSITION TO A
DIFFERENT MODEL ONE OF OUR
PREVIOUS PANELISTS SAID, I
THOUGHT RATHER INSIGHTFULLY
WHERE WE WOULD TRANSITION THE
GOVERNMENT TO MORE TENANT AND
CUSTOMER RATHER THAN LANDLORD.
SO THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON HUMAN
EXPLORATION, AND PUSHING THE
BOUNDARIES.
SINCE YOU ALL REPRESENT THIS
INDUSTRY, COULD EACH OF YOU GIVE
ME ONE MINUTE ON WHERE THE
OPPORTUNITIES, THE CHALLENGES,
WHAT SHOULD THIS COUNCIL BE
AWARE OF AS WE SEEK TO MAKE THAT
TRANSITION.
AND DOCTOR, ON THE SPACE
STATION, YOU HAVE THOUGHT MORE
ABOUT IT.
>> I'LL START BY SAYING THAT THE
DEMAND SIGN IS AS IMPORTANT AS
IN THIS CASE.
DEVELOPING, FINDING ADDITIONAL
WAYS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED
BUT MANY OTHER WAYS TO ENCOURAGE
DEMAND TO DEVELOP ESPECIALLY
LOWER ORBITS IS CRITICAL.
WE NEED TO ESTABLISH SOME
CRITERIA FOR THAT TRANSITION.
THOSE SHOULD INCLUDE READINESS
TO ASSUME ROLE OF THE COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRY, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF EFFORTS UNDER WAY RIGHT NOW.
AND THE EXPANDED INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATION BOTH IN LOWER
ORBIT AND TOWARDS THE MOON IS
VERY IMPORTANT.
THE FRAMEWORK THAT GUIDED THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATION HAS
HAPPENED THERE AND THAT'S
CRITICAL.
AND TECHNOLOGIES CONTINUE TO BE
DEVELOPED.
ENVIRONMENT CONTROL IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
ASTRONAUTS LIKE TO BREATHE IN
DEEP SPACE SO WE SHOULD BE SURE
WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT WILL WORK
OVER LONG PERIOD OF TIME IN DEEP
SPACE.
AND THE VEHICLE ITSELF, WHAT IS
IT CAPABLE OF, AND WHAT DO WE
WANT TO DO WITH IT.
>> GOOD INSIGHTS.
ANYONE ELSE WITH JUST A QUICK
SHOT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS
PROCUREMENT REFORM.
VERY OFTEN AS THE MILITARY IS A
LARGE CUSTOMER OF THE INDUSTRY,
MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM
VIEWING THEMSELVES AS PURCHASING
SATELLITES TO PURCHASING
SERVICE, AND IN ADDITION TO THE
SATELLITES THAT THEY HAVE A
SPECIFIC NEED.
BUT LOOKING AT HOW THEY CAN
ACQUIRE SATELLITE SERVICES MORE
QUICK WOULD BE IMPORTANT.
>> KEVIN.
>> JUST BRIEFLY, I THINK
ANTICIPATING THE KINDS OF
CAPABILITIES COMING FORWARD IN
THE MARKET, THE USE OF PUBLIC
POLICY CONCERNS, ETC. SOMETHING
NEEDS TO BE DONE PROACTIVELY.
NOT WAIT NOR SOMEBODY TO SHOW UP
WITH A NEW CAPABILITY FOR
LICENSING.
JUST TO TOUCH ON THERE, THE IDEA
OF HAVING A SMOOTH TRANSITION
PLAN, AVOIDING ANY KIND OF GAP,
AND AVOID UTILIZING THE
TECHNOLOGY THAT THE COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRY IS DRIVING WHETHER IT
BE HABITAT MODULES OR NEW
SYSTEMS OR EXPERIMENTS THAT ARE
TAKING PLACE ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
THERE ARE REMARKABLE
TECHNOLOGIES BEING DEVELOPED AT
A RAPID PACE AND WE WANT TO
SUPPORT THEM THROUGHOUT THE
TRANSITION OF THE PROCESS.
>> GREAT.
JOIN ME IN THANKING THIS
OUTSTANDING PANEL.
GREAT INSIGHTS, GREAT OVERVIEW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GREAT JOB.
[APPLAUSE]
WILL THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL
SPACE COUNCIL, THIS HAS BEEN A
GREAT DISCUSSION.
BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I WOULD LIKE
TO TASK A FEW ITEMS TO ASSIGN TO
ADMINISTRATOR LIGHTFOOT.
I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH
COMMERCE AND STATE TO DEVELOP A
STRATEGY TO DEVELOP THE
FRAMEWORK FOR GREATER
COOPERATION WITH OUR PRIVATE
SECTOR PARTNERS, AND OUR
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS AS WELL.
AND I WOULD RECOMMEND YOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS THIS FALL THAT
WE CAN FORWARD TO THE PRESIDENT
IN THE FORM OF A DECISION
MEMORANDUM.
WE ALREADY I THINK WE TOUCHED ON
A NUMBER OF ISSUES IN THE
PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATION, BUT
THIS MAN HAS BEEN A GREAT
AFFIRMATION OVER ALL.
WE'LL TAKE YOUR COUNCIL ON THIS.
LET ME THANK ALL THE MEMBERS OF
THE NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL,
ESPECIALLY THE MEMBERS OF THE
CABINET WHO ARE HERE,
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE
USER ADVISORY GROUP, I ENCOURAGE
ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE AN INTEREST
IN THE WORK OF THE NATIONAL
SPACE COUNCIL TO AVAIL YOURSELF
OF THE EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN AND
MEN WHO HAVE STEPPED FORWARD TO
OFFER ADVISE AND COUNSEL TO THE
WORK OF THE NATIONAL SPACE
COUNCIL.
I WANT TO THANK THE
EXTRAORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN OF
THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FOR
THEIR HOSPITALITY, AND TO EACH
AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR GREAT INTEREST IN THIS.
THE WORK WILL CONTINUE, AND
AMERICA IS LEADING IN SPACE
AGAIN.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU.
IT'S GOOD TO BE WITH YOU ALL.
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