Space Strategy - Episode 10: "Think The Expanse": How DIU is enabling the nation to do "interesting things" in Space

In the latest episode of AFPC's "Space Strategy" podcast, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews General Steve Butow, Director of the Space Portfolio at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). They discuss DIU's efforts to leverage the commercial sector to build dual-use logistics, infrastructure, and make use of space commodities as well as the importance of the #SpaceDomain, the coming revolution in access & human presence, the richness of the Moon as Earth's 8th Continent, how U.S. space primacy is in jeopardy -- and what is at stake.

Episode notes:

Gen Butow:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-butow-32724a27/

https://www.diu.mil/team/Steven-Butow

DIU Space

https://www.diu.mil/solutions/portfolio#Space

Multi-Orbit Logistics

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2020/02/05/the-pentagon-wants-a-roadside-assistance-service-in-space/

https://blog.executivebiz.com/2020/02/diu-seeks-vehicles-fuel-depots-for-space-logistics/

Outpost

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2020/07/16/defense-innovation-unit-issues-contract-for-unmanned-orbital-outpost/

http://spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=52649