The response takes more than an email. Read our AAS paper delivered in Toronto in August 2010. I don't remember the number, but Google will work. There is a long matrix of impacts, most of which have nothing to do with looking for things in the sky. I am not an astronomer nor is my colleague John Seago, a strong presence in the debate.
Taking advantage of posting something, the "national" positions on this issue are political, not technical positions. The US Department of State represents the Administration, which is not the same as representing the country or the people. Although the US DoS must convene Industrial Technical Advisory Committees (ITAC), these have little influence. The support teams convened to help the designated DoS representative on an international policy matter are overwhelmingly from government agencies. It is ironic that most of the rationale offered in this digest over many years was rejected by the US DoS delegation as "non-technical." The situation in China is without much doubt political, not technical; as it was before China changed its mind. Dave Finkleman Senior Scientist Center for Space Standards and Innovation Analytical Graphics, Inc. 7150 Campus Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80920 Phone: 719-510-8282 or 719-321-4780 Fax: 719-573-9079 Discover CSSI data downloads, technical webinars, publications, and outreach events at www.CenterForSpace.com. _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
