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American Space Politics

• Trump & Musk Aim For Mars, Reshaping American Space Policy. Will Congress Comply? Medium, Dec 1st, 2024

• Congressional Chaos Unsettles NASA, Space Industry. Astralytical, February 19th, 2024

• Uncertainty Continues to Cloud NASA's Budget Amid Speakership Shuffle. Astralytical, November 20th, 2023

• Shutdown Threat Looms Large Over NASA: Science Programs Face Cuts. Astralytical, August 21st, 2023

• Republican Budget Proposal Increases Odds of Chinese Dominance of Solar System. Medium, June 30th, 2023

• NASA's Budget Uncertainty Depends Amid Headwinds. Astralytical, May 22nd 2023

• Congressional Space Leaders in the 118th Congress. Astralytical, Jan 23rd 2023

• Biden Now Less Enigmatic on Space Policy as VP Harris Carves Out Unexpected Role. Medium, Jan 11th, 2023

• An Icon's Full Legacy Comes Into Focus While Black Lives Matter Comes For NASA. Medium, Aug 4th, 2020

• 2020 Battle for Congress to Shape America's Future In Space. Medium, May 21st, 2020

• Joe Biden, Space Policy Enigma. Medium, May 13th 2020

International Relations in Space

• Canada Rises As 21st Century Space Power. Astralytical, March 18th, 2024

• Japan Brings Slow & Steady Trajectory to Global Moon 'Race'. Astralytical, December 18th, 2023

• India: 21st Century's Newest Space Powerhouse. Astralytical, October 16th, 2023

• China's Lunar Ambitions Growing As NASA Squeezes Science for Lunar Push. Astralytical, July 24th, 2023

• Multi-Polar Future In Space Takes Shape (At Potentially Great Cost) Amid COVID Chaos. Medium, May 6th, 2020

NASA & Space Polling

• Mars Polling Archive Demographic Analysis: Part I. Astralytical, January 22nd 2024

• Rising Favorability for Red Planet Exploration? Mars Polling Archive Overview. Astralytical, March 22nd, 2023

• Evolving American Attitudes on NASA & Space Exploration. Astralytical, Feb 22nd, 2023

• NASA, Space Exploration, and American Public Opinion. Medium, July 14th, 2020

Nuclear Energy & Climate Change

• Is the American Space Sector Ready for Climate Change? Astralytical, September 18th, 2023

• Nuclear New York: Complicated History, Inevitable Future. Medium, September 11th, 2023

• Nuclear Power Polling Archive: Decades of Volatile Public Opinion. Medium, August 23rd, 2023

• Climate Threats in the Finger Lakes: Why I Care, and You Should Too. Medium, August 3rd, 2023

• 2 Minutes: Why Nuclear Energy Is Critical To Survie Climate Change. Medium, July 28th, 2023

• Destabilizing Climate Poses Existential Threat to American Space Exploration. Medium, July 26th, 2023

• Nuclear Power Essential for Human Civilization to Survive Coming Climate Chaos. Medium, July 24th, 2023

Urban Planning & Development/Rochester

• Houston to Overtake Chicago as America's 3rd Largest City by 2037 (Probably). Medium, Dec 31st, 2024.

• A Thriving Rochester Requires Density. Medium, February 25th, 2024

New York Space Ecosystem

• NY NASA Economy Contracts in 2023, Foundation In Place For Future Growth. Empire Space, Nov 17th, 2024

• Empire State Development Offers Key Tools for NY Space Ecosystem. Empire Space, Oct 7th, 2024

• NY NASA Solar System Ambassadors Key Agents of NY Space Ecosystem. Empire Space, Aug 29, 2024

• Diversity Ownership in the New York Space Sector. Empire Space, March 12th, 2024

• New York All In On NASA's Crewed Moon Missions. Empire Space, Jan 7th, 2024

• Empire Space Profiles: New Yorkers In Space Part I. Empire Space, Aug 2nd, 2023

• New York Home To Robust Space Defense Sector. Empire Space, June 13th, 2023

• Multiple Astronauts With NY Ties Aim For The Stars. Empire Space, April 22nd, 2023

• NASA Affiliated Companies Key Part of NY Space Ecosystem. Empire Space, April 7th, 2023

• New York A Space Finance Powerhouse. Empire Space, Dec 11th, 2022

• NASA Impacts Vary Widely By State: NY Ranks 15th. Empire Space, Oct 30th, 2022

• New York Lags Key States In Race To Space. Empire Space, Oct 30th, 2022

• New York Space Economy: Potential Growth Under Threat. Empire Space, June 28th, 2022

• Empire Space Legislative Analysis. Empire Space, June 6th, 2022

• NY Regions Home To Dynamic Space Ecosystems. Empire Space, May 24th, 2022

• Space Schools Fuel Bright Future In New York. Empire Space, February 6th, 2022

• Mythbusting: New York and Space. Medium, Sept 9th, 2021

• New Yorkers in Space. Medium, Sept 8th, 2021

• Spaceport New York: The Time Is Now. Medium, May 9th, 2020

• A Vision For New York As The Next American Space Hub. Medium, May 6th, 2020

2024 Presidential Race & NASA

• 2024 Election Offers Wide Range of NASA Visions. Medium, July 13th, 2023

• Trump Brings Loaded NASA Track Record to 2024 Race. Medium, July 12th, 2023

• North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum Brings Light Space Policy Resume to 2024 Race. Medium, July 12th, 2023

• Vivek Ramaswamy Would Likely Bring 'Anti-Woke' To NASA. Medium, July 12th, 2023

• Ron DeSantis Brings Outsized NASA Experience to 2024 GOP Field. Medium, July 11th, 2023

• Mike Pence Would Bring Informed & Highly Religious Perpsective to NASA. Medium, July 10th, 2023

• Tim Scott Runs for President, What Would That Mean For NASA? Medium, July 6th, 2023

• Presidential Profiles on Space & NASA: Asa Hutchinson. Medium, April 6th, 2023

• Presidential Profiles on Space & NASA: Nikki Haley. Medium, February 20th, 2023

Space Fusion

• Space Fusion: Inevitable Future or Fanciful Dream? Astralytical, April 24th 2023

Spaceports

• America's Spaceports: Power & Peril. Astralytical, June 20th 2023

• American Spaceports Represented by Diverse Cast in Congress. Medium, Jan 7th, 2023

Planetary Visits

• Ceres, Queen of the Asteroids. Medium, March 30th 2023

• An Ode to Forgotten Venus. Medium, March 18th, 2023

• Why I Love Mars. Medium, Feb 25th, 2023

General Space Love

• The Pro-Space Cheat Sheet. Medium, Jan 27th, 2023

• What's In A Word? The Language of Space Needs an Update. Medium, Jan 22nd, 2022

• Exploring Space Is An Act Of Love (And Hope). Medium, Nov 29th, 2021