Space Strategy - Episode 14: Dr. “Coyote” Smith: Space Force Mission is a better tomorrow.

Related Categories: Military Innovation; Science and Technology; SPACE; NASA; China
Related Expert: Peter Garretson

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Dr. M.V. "Coyote" Smith, a leading intellectual father of the Space Force, spacepower advocate, and professor of strategic studies at the Department of Spacepower's Schriever Scholars, where he educates America's Future Space Strategists. They discuss the Schriever Scholars Strategy Seminar, the increasing strategic importance of space, and space as a domain of commerce. They explore the needs and rationale for the Space Force and the continued need to drive toward full departmental independence. Dr. Smith provides an overview of spacepower theory and book recommendations for those interested in spacepower. They also touch on advanced propulsion, active debris removal, space solar power and planetary defense. They examine the value of bold, risk-taking leadership, and its role in innovative thought such as the NSSO Space Solar Power report and Fast Space Report. Finally, they outline the expanded roles and mission, actions available to the Administration and Congress, and the long-term mission of the Space Force.

Coyote:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-v-coyote-smith-057b99210/

The Grand Vision:
https://www.thespacereview.com/article/3099/1

America Needs a Space Corps
https://www.thespacereview.com/article/3193/1

Avoiding the Dragon's Trap (national debt & space resources
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/19/usa-nasa-smith-328987
http://www.newspacechicago.com/2021/03/01/event-mar-16-2021-avoiding-the-dragons-trap/

Schriever Scholars
https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/ACSC/Display/Article/1688390/schriever-scholars-program/
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/671597/schriever-scholars-program
https://www.maxwell.af.mil/News/Display/Article/2384716/acsc-schriever-space-scholars-expands-to-meet-demand-for-space-studies/

Space Solar Power Study
https://space.nss.org/wp-content/uploads/Space-Based-Solar-Power-Opportunity-for-Strategic-Security-assessment.pdf

SSPIDR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKKtrWTDusA

SSP Library
https://space.nss.org/space-solar-power-library/

FAST Space Study
https://www.thespacereview.com/article/3193/1
https://www.maxwell.af.mil/News/Display/Article/2384716/acsc-schriever-space-scholars-expands-to-meet-demand-for-space-studies/

Billion Year Plan
https://www.kurzweilai.net/what-our-civilization-needs-is-a-billion-year-plan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGAq2SX1Kcg

AFRL's new Primer on Cislunar Space:
https://www.afrl.af.mil/Portals/90/Documents/RV/A%20Primer%20on%20Cislunar%20Space_Dist%20A_PA2021-1271.pdf?ver=vs6e0sE4PuJ51QC-15DEfg%3d%3d

Rocket Cargo:
https://www.airforcemag.com/rocket-cargo-air-force-fourth-vanguard/
https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/post_attachment/157919.pdf

Book Recommendations
SpacePower: What it Means to You
https://www.amazon.com/Spacepower-Michael-Stoiko-Illustrated-Stanilla/dp/B002BCD09I

Space 2.0
https://www.amazon.com/Space-2-0-Spaceflight-Resurgent-International/dp/1944648453

The Space Barons
https://www.amazon.com/Space-Barons-Bezos-Colonize-Cosmos/dp/1610398297

Astropolitik
https://www.amazon.com/Astropolitik-Classical-Geopolitics-Strategy-History/dp/0714681970

Spacepower Ascendant: Space Development Thoery
https://www.amazon.com/Spacepower-Ascendant-Development-Theory-Strategy-ebook/dp/B08BY52LFN

Space is Open for Business
https://www.amazon.com/Space-Open-Business-Industry-Transform/dp/1734205105

Major Spacepower Theory Books Discussed

Motlz
https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Space-Security-Strategic-Restraint/dp/0804759146

Johnson-Freese
https://www.amazon.com/Space-Strategic-Asset-Joan-Johnson-Freese/dp/0231136544

O'Hanlon
https://www.amazon.com/Neither-Star-Wars-nor-Sanctuary/dp/081576457X

Klein
https://www.amazon.com/Space-Warfare-Strategy-Principles-Politics/dp/0415407966
https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Space-Strategy-Power-Politics/dp/1138354627

Bowen
https://www.amazon.com/War-Space-Bleddyn-Bowen/dp/1474450482

Scramble for the skies
https://www.amazon.com/Scramble-Skies-Competition-Control-Resources/dp/1498583113

Develping
https://www.amazon.com/Developing-National-Power-Space-Theoretical/dp/0786494999

Whither Spacepower
https://media.defense.gov/2017/May/05/2001742912/-1/-1/0/FP_0008_WORDEN_SHAW_WHITHER_SPACE_POWER.PDF

Earthrise Photo
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1249.html

Blue marble Photo
https://www.nasa.gov/content/blue-marble-image-of-the-earth-from-apollo-17

National Space Society
https://space.nss.org/nss-statement-of-philosophy/

Space Frontier Foundation
http://newspace.spacefrontier.org/about/

Sen Bob Smith The Challenge of Spacepower 1999
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA529829.pdf

Rumsfeld Space Commission
https://aerospace.csis.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/RumsfeldCommission.pdf

Case for Space: The Air University Scholar Proposal for Space Force Legislation
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1103332.pdf