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Former NASA Administrator And Navy Secretary Sean O'Keefe Endorses Joe Biden
Former NASA Administrator And Navy Secretary Sean O'Keefe Endorses Joe Biden

Sean O’Keefe Trump and the RNC abandoned the Republican platform and the legacy of Ronald Reagan, NBC “I have not always agreed with Biden, and it’s unlikely I will always agree with him if he is elected president. But when disagreements do occur, I will have returned to the ranks of the loyal opposition and will be able to express my objections and prescriptions by appealing to the deeply held […]

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  • August 30, 2020
O'Keefe And Grunsfeld Support Biden's Space Vision
O'Keefe And Grunsfeld Support Biden's Space Vision

Joe Biden is the best choice for space progress, Opinion, Sean O’Keefe and John Grunsfeld, Florida Today “Biden knows that NASA has accomplished a great deal by evolving and adapting to rapid change. Through his public service, Biden has had an important influence to forge bipartisan support for NASA. Seeing the vast potential of the burgeoning commercial space industry, the Obama-Biden Administration helped NASA seize opportunities to extend our exploration […]

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  • July 28, 2020
A Short History Of 21st Century American Space Policy
A Short History Of 21st Century American Space Policy

Keith’s note: Let’s start with the loss of Columbia in 2003. O’Keefe talks Bush into completing ISS, then retiring Space Shuttle, then going back to the Moon by 2018 and then on to Mars 10 years Later. Then Iraq happens and Griffin changes course with the “Apollo on Steroids” thing and pivots toward Mars and away from the Moon. Then Obama tells Bolden “Moon – been there, done that, lets […]

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  • May 7, 2019
Fortuna Audaces Juvat, @JimBridenstine
Fortuna Audaces Juvat, @JimBridenstine

Keith’s note: During the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) era after the loss of Columbia NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe created an Exploration Directorate separate from the directorate that operated the space shuttle and ISS – on purpose. He wanted the new stuff to not be bound by the status quo. Adm. Craig Steidle was recruited to run the show. Whatever commercial things NASA does now had their seeds in what […]

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  • March 2, 2019
It Takes Humans AND Robots
It Takes Humans AND Robots

So what’s the big deal about Mars InSight?, Sean O’Keefe, OpEd, The Hill “The late, great courageous explorer Neil Armstrong once described his experience listening to a team of lunar scientists debate whether the Apollo 11 mission would result in a one-way trip to the Moon. The fear was the legs of the lunar lander module Eagle would be subject to a magnetic reaction such that significant volumes of lunar […]

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  • December 3, 2018
Advising The Next President
Advising The Next President

Sean O’Keefe reflects on high-profile positions, recent appointment to advise next US president, Daily Orange “O’Keefe’s next challenge will be having a spot on the National Academy of Public Administration’s (NAPA) Presidential Transition panels. As one of six panel members, O’Keefe will help advise the next U.S. president on issues involving public governance and public management. … The six members on the panel come from very diverse backgrounds, O’Keefe said, […]

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  • February 18, 2016
Sean O'Keefe's New Gigs

Sean O’Keefe Joins CSIS as Distinguished Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies “CSIS has developed a stellar reputation as an important, objective catalyst to shape the public policy debate on a wide range of global security issues,” Mr. O’Keefe said. “I am delighted to have the privilege to participate in the debate with the added benefit of drawing on the partnership expertise of my colleagues at the Syracuse […]

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  • November 13, 2014
The Vision for Space Exploration at T+10

A Decade of the Vision for Space Exploration: An Alternative Retrospective, Paul Spudis “Reflecting on the last decade of U.S. space accomplishment, it is apparent that the strategic direction of the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) first outlined by President Bush on January 14, 2004 has dramatically transformed the civil space program of the United States. Instead of drifting aimlessly, as had been our wont, we are now poised to […]

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  • December 29, 2013
Building Upon Kennedy's Space Legacy – Half A Century Later

An Open Letter to Neil Armstrong, Gene Cernan, and James Lovell, Dennis Wingo, SpaceRef “Recently, a joint letter was penned by three legendary Apollo lunar astronauts berating the Obama Administration for “Grounding JFK’s Space Legacy” and declaring that a coherent plan for maintaining America’s leadership in space exploration is no longer apparent. While it may be that the current administration’s plans are not perfect – and a new national debate […]

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  • June 8, 2011
EADS North America Beefs Up Its Space Team

EADS North America expands Space and related product activities in the U.S. “EADS North America today announced that it has further integrated and expanded the company’s Space and related product activities in the U.S., supporting government agencies, private sector customers and academia. The line of business (LOB) will be led by John Schumacher, who will serve as Vice President, Space line of business. “John Schumacher brings decades of demonstrated leadership […]

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  • April 7, 2011