Talking About DIME With Jim Bridenstine
“Conversation with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine: Join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project for a conversation with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. We will be discussing NASA’s plans to go to the Moon and Mars as well as NASA’s broader role in overall U.S. foreign policy and national security. May 5, 2020 11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register“
Keith’s note: I’m told that this will be interesting. CSIS is dropping hints about this event being about “DIME” – which, in DC policy wonk talk, refers to “Diplomacy, Information, Military and Economics”. As such, I’d be astonished if there is no mention of Space Force. You may hear mention of an interest in having NASA be funded as part of a larger infrastructure initiative in response to the pandemic.
I loved the statement that Administrator Bridenstine said towards the end on how NASA was open to having a competitor to SLS/Orion deliver astronauts to lunar orbit to transfer to the landers selected. Seems like its a opening big enough to fly a FH/Dragon2 through to the Moon. I imagine SpaceX could do it for less than the cost of two of the new expendable RS-25 engines…