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136 Richard DalBello, interview with author, June 2009.
137 Patrick Chisholm, “Buying Time: Disconnects in Satcom Procurement,” Military Information
Technology, 29 November 2003, online: www.military-information-technology.com/article.
cfm?DocID=285.
138 Bob Brewin, “Satellite Development Delays Cost DOD $1B,” FCW.com, 26 January 2007, online:
www.fcw.com/article97492-01-26-07-Web.
139 David Cavossa, Satellite Industries Association Executive, cited in Jerome Bernard, “U.S. Using
Space Supremacy to Wage Combat in Iraq, Afghanistan,” Defense News (23 June 2006), online:
www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1890797&C=airwar.
140 U.S. General Accounting Oce, Satellite Communications – Strategic Approach Needed for DOD’s
Procurement of Commercial Satellite Bandwidth, GAO-04-206, December 2003; David Helfgott,
“Satellite Communications Poised for Rebound,” SIGNAL, April 2004, online: www.afcea.org/
signal/articles/anmviewer.asp?a=90&print=yes.
141 European Space Agency Director General, Resolution on the European Space Policy, June 2007, at 9.
142 Information Oce of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, “China’s Space Activities
in 2006,” People’s Daily Online, 12 October 2006, online: http://english.people.com.cn/200610/12/
eng20061012_311157.html.
143 David McGlade, “Commentary: Preserving the Orbital Environment,” Space News, 19 February
2007 at 27; Henry L. Stimson Center, “Space Security Program,” 2009, online: www.stimson.org/
space/?SN=WS200702131213.
144 Council of the European Union, “Council Conclusions concerning the revised draft Code of
Conduct for Outer Space Activities,” 11 October 2010, online: http://consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/
cmsUpload/st14455.en10.pdf.
145 Nancy Atkinson, “Senate’s New NASA Plan: Heavy Lift, Extra Shuttle Mission, Less Commercial
and Tech Development,” Universe Today, 15 July 2010, online: www.universetoday.com/68674/
senates-new-nasa-plan-heavy-lift-extra-shuttle-mission-less-commericial-and-tech-development.
146 Frank Morring, Jr. and Michael A. Taverna, “Ripples: Uncertainty over NASA future extends to
global industry,” Aviation Week & Space Technology, 4 October 2010 at 36.
147 James Dean, “KSC role in launches not required in draft plan,” Florida Today, 26 May 2010.
148 Space Foundation, e Space Report 2010: Executive Summary at 7, online: www.thespacereport.org/
les/eSpaceReport2010_ExecSummary.pdf.
149 Despite the fact that the military is one of its biggest customers and COTS funding from the USG
has fueled the development of its Falcon 9 vehicle, SpaceX remains a private commercial company.
See www.spacex.com/company.php.
150 Marcia Dunn, “Company is rst to return spacecraft from orbit,” AP, 8 December 2010, online:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101208/ap_on_sc_/us_sci_test_rocket; W. J. Hennigan, “SpaceX
receives FAA certication for Dragon spacecraft,” e Los Angeles Times, 22 November 2010.
151 HSBC Bank, e Role of Export Credit, 16 March 2010, online: www.marinemoney.com/forums/
HK10/HKPresentations2010/Musso.pdf.
152 Michael A. Taverna, “Market Reboost: Export Financing, new apps reduce fear of satellite order
drop,” Aviation Week & Space Technology, 13 September 2010 at 25.
153 Owen D. Kurtin, “Export Credit Agency Financing and the MSS resurgence,” Satellite Today,
1 December 2010, online: www.satellitetoday.com/via/dollarsandsense/Export-Credit-Agency-
Financing-and-the-MSS-Resurgence_35613.html.
154 Ibid.
155 Doug Messier, “Ocials Ponder Arianespace’s Future as Consortium Gears Up for Busy 2011,”
Parabolic Arc, 4 January 2011, online: www.parabolicarc.com/2011/01/04/ocials-ponderarianespaces-future-consortium-gears-busy-2011.
156 Ibid.
157 Michael A. Taverna, “New Deal: Revamp of European launch setup could lead to upheaval at
Arianespace,” Aviation Week & Space Technology, 22 November 2010 at 37.
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