About the Coalition to Save Manned Space Exploration
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Most importantly, there must be a true national space strategy--a bold mission worthy of a great nation. The Coalition advocates an "in this decade" approach like that by which President Kennedy challenged America to go to the moon and to become the absolute leader in high technology for a generation.
America can begin to establish a manned research base on the moon in this decade; so we can learn how to live on Mars and develop new technologies to benefit all humanity. We can visit an asteroid in this decade to learn how to travel in deep space to Mars and beyond. These are the training grounds for humanity's next historic challenge: to land astronauts on Mars, perhaps before 2030.
The benefits of such missions will in addition to providing a positive national purpose; bring greater prosperity, innovations, high tech jobs, and investments to Americans. The greatest challenges and impediments to achieving a bold and exciting future in space are not technological, but political.
The benefits of such missions will in addition to providing a positive national purpose; bring greater prosperity, innovations, high tech jobs, and investments to Americans. The greatest challenges and impediments to achieving a bold and exciting future in space are not technological, but political.
Imagine the advances just in clean energy and environmental protection which may by necessity be developed for living for years on a hostile world where everything is recycled and there is no delivery truck to bring supplies!
Here's just a few examples of how space research benefits the world:
Here's just a few examples of how space research benefits the world:
- NASA Mars research helps find buried water on Earth
- Self-cleaning solar panels from Mars research
- NASA's Super Bowl Safety Technologies
The non-partisan Coalition was founded by Art Harman in 2010 following the cancellation of the Constellation program and its specific plans to return to the moon and to then go to Mars.
Founder's Biography:
Art Harman is the founder and Director-Emeritus of the Coalition to Save Manned Space Exploration, and has worked in the public policy arena for three decades in the Nation's Capital; he is a powerful advocate for launching a bold space program. He is also a policy analyst in other fields of importance, a television producer, photographer, and served on the board of directors of two non-profits. Mr. Harman now directs space policy for a member of Congress and continues to contribute articles and expertise to the Coalition.
Mr. Harman believes Americans can solve any problem and reach the furthest frontiers thanks to our history and culture of freedom. Space exploration truly is "American Exceptionalism" defined. He's traveled extensively in the world and returned home each time with greater appreciation for other cultures as well as renewed appreciation for the liberties Americans often take for granted. He's been behind the Iron Curtain in the Soviet era, witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall, and saw first-hand the remarkable changes in the Post-Soviet era.
Mr. Harman is a frequent analyst and commentator on radio and television; and is a member of AIAA, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Recent and Upcoming Media Coverage of the Coalition:
Art Harman is the founder and Director-Emeritus of the Coalition to Save Manned Space Exploration, and has worked in the public policy arena for three decades in the Nation's Capital; he is a powerful advocate for launching a bold space program. He is also a policy analyst in other fields of importance, a television producer, photographer, and served on the board of directors of two non-profits. Mr. Harman now directs space policy for a member of Congress and continues to contribute articles and expertise to the Coalition.
Mr. Harman believes Americans can solve any problem and reach the furthest frontiers thanks to our history and culture of freedom. Space exploration truly is "American Exceptionalism" defined. He's traveled extensively in the world and returned home each time with greater appreciation for other cultures as well as renewed appreciation for the liberties Americans often take for granted. He's been behind the Iron Curtain in the Soviet era, witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall, and saw first-hand the remarkable changes in the Post-Soviet era.
Mr. Harman is a frequent analyst and commentator on radio and television; and is a member of AIAA, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Recent and Upcoming Media Coverage of the Coalition:
Media: Media are invited to contact the Coalition for information, interviews and news; to sign up for new posting alerts (see box at right); and to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Send us an email to be placed on our media list. Radio producers are invited to book short or long interviews of great interest to your listeners; Mr. Harman is happy to field calls.
Speaking Engagements: Mr. Harman can speak to your group, school or special event on the space program; its history, future and how we can inspire our nation to greatness with a bold new space program.
Volunteer! Organizations, space experts, astronauts and individuals are invited to join the Coalition to help advance the cause. Our website lists many grassroots activities which you can do to bring greater support for the space program.
Speaking Engagements: Mr. Harman can speak to your group, school or special event on the space program; its history, future and how we can inspire our nation to greatness with a bold new space program.
Volunteer! Organizations, space experts, astronauts and individuals are invited to join the Coalition to help advance the cause. Our website lists many grassroots activities which you can do to bring greater support for the space program.
Among actions everyone is encouraged to participate in:
- Become a volunteer for the Coalition. Local and regional leaders are wanted, as well as Washington, DC-based activists to coordinate lobbying activities.
- Call, write and visit your members of Congress in support of greater, not less funding for NASA.
- Call talk shows.
- Write letters to the editor and op-ed articles.
- Promote the Coalition and the space program in general amongst friends and associates, on the web and social media. Share the information with anyone who can help.
- Encourage all space advocates and Congress to unite to support America's moon, asteroid and Mars rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) and its companion deep space Orion capsule; private space launch systems; to unite on a single, workable roadmap of bold space missions such as Lockheed Martin's 'Stepping Stones'; and to further work to improve that to add a lunar base and the historic Martian landing! We must offer complete support to (and not over-regulate) private launch companies as they prepare to launch American astronauts and cargo again on American spacecraft for ISS support and for many exciting commercial ventures.
United we will have an exciting future in space, divided we will remain in low earth orbit for another generation. Let's go!
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