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SPACE POLICY - civilian / military (separate budgets, separate items) (talk primarily about cir.) - informal sum of topics - reason for space policy { - know where you're going, & know how to get there - transportation; technologies; infrastructure => shuttles is not a goal…station is not a goal - extent of US civilian space policy (Ride report… science plan; shuttle plan…[looked @ 4 invitations] not a goal - example of a space policy failure [LV's] (connect AF/NASA) (mistake) ← & consequences X - example of Soviet system (long-term commitment; evolution, not new; low tech what has it achieved? [1 huge launch capacity & infrastructure translate into capabilites... -surge -replacement -space station is no drain 2 satellite performing functions 3 space station Soviets may not have a particular goal... (or they may)... but they do have a path (that they've followed for >25 yrs)