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38. Daniel Suarez: What Can U.S. Spacepower and USSF Learn from Hard Science Fiction?
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In this episode Peter Garretson talks with science fiction author Daniel Suarez about his latest novel Critical Mass , which depicts humanity’s transition from a climate-imperiled, Earthbound civilization to one that utilizes the resources and energy from deep space to secure a promising, sustainable future. They discuss what it means to be a spacefaring civilization, what is the value proposition for developing Cislunar, the new Space Race, what will be the determinants of spacepower both soft & hard, and what ought to be our national priorities. Daniel is clear that, “They [China] have basically declared that they want to have a space race with us. I say we take them up on it” and that…