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Link – Launch Vehicles and Space TravelPlan requires commercial aerospace expansion – NASA has no in-house launch or transport capabilities Aerospace Industries Association of America 11 (“Commercial Space: A Public-Private Partnership”, http://www.aia-aerospace.org/assets/fact_sheet_commercial_space_062411.pdf) access 7/9/11 With the exception of the government operated but soon to be retired Space Shuttle, the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, and the Russian Soyuz, the U.S. government currently procures all space launch services from U.S. commercial launch providers. NASA, for example, currently purchases all of its orbital satellite launchers from one of three U.S. commercial launch operators. Outside these government launches, a second form of Commercial Space Transportation is referred to as Commercial Crew and Commercial Cargo. Tins type of commercial space activity is carried out by vehicles owned and operated by private companies for a client, which is often die U.S. Government and is often manifested to the International Space Station. Link – Remote SensingUSFG remote sensing conducted via commercial aerospace industry Aerospace Industries Association of America 11 (“Commercial Space: A Public-Private Partnership”, http://www.aia-aerospace.org/assets/fact_sheet_commercial_space_062411.pdf) access 7/9/11 The U.S. commercial remote sensing space industry augments - and in some cases replaces - U.S. Government capabilities and contributes to U.S. military, intelligence, foreign policy, homeland security, and civil objectives, as well as U.S. economic competitiveness. In this form of commercial space activity, the government buys space derived data directly from the commercial provider to meet government mission objectives. In this arrangement, the government saves by using a satellite and ground infrastructure already available and proven, while the commercial data providers enjoy the benefits of a robust anchor customer. This can be a true win-win situation that shares the resources already m space and creates a cost-saving public-private partnership. Continued development and advancement of U.S. commercial remote sensing space capabilities is essential to sustaining the nation's advantage in collecting information from space, and government leasing or buying of commercial capabilities supports the further development of better sensing systems by private and government satellite operators alike. AT: No Link – Domestic Workforce SolvesLack of domestic aerospace workers to do the plan Leon, Senior Project Leader in the Economic and Market Analysis Center and Maloney, Director of the Economic and Market Analysis Center 7 (Michael A. and Patricia A, The State of the National Security Space Workforce, Aerospace Vol 8, # 1, spring, http://www.aero.org/publications/crosslink/spring2007/01.html, accessed 7/6/11, CW) In view of statistics such as these, members of the U.S. government and the aerospace and defense industry have raised concerns about the ability of the space industrial base to execute the portfolio of current and planned space programs. The question that frequently arises is: Are there sufficient programs in place to attract and retain science and engineering talent in the U.S. aerospace and defense industry? The short answer would appear to be, "No." Several interrelated factors are involved in the failure to attract enough new talent to the field—most notably, national educational trends, the industry's need for uncommon technical skills, and competition with other technical fields.
“A Special Report: Launching the 21st Century: American Aerospace Workforce”, December, http://www.aia-aerospace.org/assets/report_workforce_1208.pdf) access 7/8/11 • Declining "Homegrown" STEM Workforce. At the same time that retirements are increasing, the number of American workers with STEM degrees is declining. In 2003, 25 percent of all U.S. college educated workers in STEM occupations were foreign born as were 40 percent of doctorate holders in STEM occupations.5 In 2007, 60 percent of engineering Ph.D.s were awarded to foreign nationals.6 According to a recent RAND Corporation report, the inflow of foreign workers has been critical in maintaining the U.S. STEM workforce and the major reason that the nation is currently not in a crisis-state. Due to the national security nature of our industry, however, this report focuses on the need for the United States to continue its efforts to cultivate homegrown talent. • Propensity toward a STEM Career. For every new Ph.D. in engineering, America graduates one new Ph.D. in physical science, 18 new lawyers and 50 new MBAs.7 More than one-half of those holding bachelor of science degrees in engineering enter careers outside of engineering, including investment banking, law and business.
Some aspects of the graduate education and training process can also influence student decisions to enter STEM fields. The “pull factors” include time to degree, availability of fellowships, research assistantships or teaching assistantships and whether a long, post-doctoral appointment is required after completion of the Ph.D.8 AT: No Link – Domestic Workforce SolvesDeclining interest in aerospace among US students Singer, Space News Staff Writer ‘06 (Jeremy, space news staff writer, Space.com, “Air Force, Contractors seek ways to fight brain drain”, 7/17/6, http://www.space.com/2638-air-force-contractors-seek-ways-fight-brain-drain.html, accessed 7/3/11 BLG) One of the most frequently cited problems facing those who build and rely on space systems is a receding pool of engineering talent, a function of declining interest among young people in math and science. It is a troubling trend whose impact will be felt increasingly as the current generation of aerospace engineers retires. This has led the U.S. Air Force and its contractors to pursue a variety of programs designed to get the space bug to bite students of all ages. A number of senior military and NASA officials have expressed frustration in recent years with the difficulty of attracting young people to careers in space. During an April 2002 interview, for example, Air Force Gen. Ralph "Ed" Eberhart, then serving as commander of Air Force Space Command, said he was disappointed to see a decline in the number of students pursuing aeronautical and astronautical degrees. "I've seen a survey that when you ask elementary school students what they are most interested in, you get two subjects: dinosaurs and space," said Eberhart, who retired in 2005. "So someplace between elementary school and degree time, we lose these people." Directory: 2011 2011 -> Enterprise Network Management iPost: Implementing Continuous Risk Monitoring at the Department of State 2011 -> Voices of the Old Sea Norman Lewis 2011 -> Malevil Robert Merle 2011 -> The Elephant Keeper’s Children Peter Hoeg 2011 -> January 1: Ecstasy zZz January 2: King of Anything Sara Bareillis 2011 -> Tracks, Mixes, Masters, and More!: Analyzing Preservation Priorities for Multitrack Recordings 2011 -> Department of Electrical Engineering 2011 Annual Report 2011 -> Jv packet •Mars Colonization Affirmative •Mars Colonization Negative 2011 -> Asian Pacific Mathematical Olympiad(apmo) 2011 -> Registration Form (Rev. 8-86) omb no. 1024-0018 Download 425.95 Kb. Share with your friends:
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