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How Nuclear Power Could Transform Space Exploration
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Amy C. Roma, Global Energy Practice Leader at Hogan Lovells, outlines the use cases of nuclear power in space at the Global Aerospace Summit 2024.
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OSD A&S: Spike in COVID has not changed the work force levels in the Pentagon at the moment. Operating with a ceiling of 80% and most likely will drop to a ceiling of 60% next week. Most in DoD continue to work remotely regardless of restrictions. Will get an update on the vaccine progress at each meeting. New PD DPC John Tenaglia taking over from Kim Herrington who just joined the MIBP staff. Big week of engagements for MIBP at various events. Next meeting Wednesday December 2nd.
Great nations and their leaders seek a claim upon history. Whatever the outcome of the coming election, the president will be given the awesome responsibility to send Americans back into deep space. And this time, to stay.
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Reference: Analysis of the FY2021 Defense Budget, by Todd Harrison and Seamus Daniels, CSIS Defense Budget Analysis Program, dated August 2020 (see linked document).
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OSD A&S: Major technical difficulties today with Zoom platform for this call so we had a truncated agenda. OSD A&S will send some additional information via email today that we will push out to our members. DTC:
OSD A&S: Recent activity by the department in partnership with HHS—DPA activity over the past two weeks--signed two agreements; Aug 10th with Bio Fire Defense for testing and Aug 17th $750,000 for plasma products; DoD started with a $1B objective under DPA Title 3 and now down to less than $50M to commit all in support of the national stockpile initiative. Scott Baum with OSD MIBP is headed back to Texas -- this is his last week. DLA:
OSD A&S: DPA activities—two awards in coordination with HHS July 29th NTE $51M to Puritan Medical for swabs; July 30 $23.3M to Buxton Medical for pandemic rapid point of care infection detection. No call next week due to events in the Pentagon. Next meeting will be August 19th -- so mark schedules. Security clearance webinar was attended by over 600 small businesses and will most likely repeat that event later in the year and please let OSD know of any other key topics important to small busin
