"The Growth of Global Space Capabilities"

By Scott Pace, Director, Space Policy Institute, GWU, Posted 01/08/10

Link: http://www.gwu.edu/%7Espi/assets/docs/House%20Testimony%20on%20Intnl%20Space%...

Pace's testimony was given to the House Committee on Science & Technology on Nov 18, 2009.  A summary statement included this paragraph. 

" The U.S. is facing a generational transition away from the period represented by the Space Shuttle that is just as profound as the transition from Apollo was.  We are facing a transition not just of hardware and contracts, but also of leadership and values.  NASA will be cooperating more with commercial and international partners than ever before.  The nation will need to compete and cooperate in space as never before.  The transition is upon us at home and abroad, just as we see that others are not delaying their entries into space.  The question before us is simple.  What will this nation do?"