A Day Without Space: Economic & National Security Ramifications

By David Logsdon, Space Enterprise Council, Jeff Keuter, George C. Marshall Institute, Posted 10/01/09

Link: http://www.marshall.org/pdf/materials/695.pdf

"Space systems provide significant benefits to American commerce and national security. On October 16, 2008 the George Marshall Institute and the Space Enterprise Council of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce co-hosted a "A Day Without Space" to discuss the implications of losing access to space-borne assets and information for the U.S. economy and national security."

A final discussion on this topic was held on October 1, 2009 but is not yet published. The value of space to our nations competitivensss, security, and planetary health and survival is a very hot topic due to competing priorities for federal funding. This report reminds us of how much space has become an assumed part of our national infrastructure, but it needs sufficient resources to ensure its survivability.