Talk:Citizens' Advisory Council on National Space Policy

My first article from scratch, please be kind

This is mostly coming from
 * http://www.jerrypournelle.com/slowchange/Citizen.html
 * http://www.jerrypournelle.com/slowchange/SSX2.html
 * and to a certain extent, from
 * http://www.jerrypournelle.com/slowchange/dcx4.html


 * See also http://www.nss.org/settlement/L5news/1986-spacepolicy.htm mentioned below, and the book Mutual Assured Survival (Baen, 1984 - cited on article page).  The '86 L5 report gives 1981 as the formation date but the '84 book says 1980, so 1980 is probably correct. Both agree that it was formed via the actions of AAS and L-5, with the book specifically mentioning Charles Sheffield then-president of American Astronautical Society and Gerald Driggers then-president of L-5.
 * - AJWM 66.7.171.114 (talk) 17:19, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

There is a Wiki article on the DC-X but nothing on the SSX (well, there is, but it's a snowboarding game)

What I think I need to do is:-
 * Track down any of the redlink names in the members section to see if they are Wiki'd under variations of their names.
 * Add to their entries the fact that they were members of the council.
 * Write the sections on Meetings and Reports (I've e-mailed Dr Pournelle to ask for further details)
 * Other stuff

JustJimWillDo (talk) 12:59, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Those excerpts were the best I could find on Proquest. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 17:50, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks mate. Domestics day today, back tomorrow. JustJimWillDo (talk) 04:00, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

A list of members as of the 1986 meetings can be found at: :*http://www.nss.org/settlement/L5news/1986-spacepolicy.htm which is the result of that meeting.

Participants, Spring 1986 Meeting

Poul Anderson, Author James P. Baen, Publisher and Editor Steven Barnes, Author Greg Barr, Association Administrator Greg Bear, Author Gregory Benford, Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Author Tom A. Brosz, Editor and Engineer Robert Bussard, Ph.D., Nuclear Physicist Philip Chapman, Ph.D., Physicist and Former Astronaut Pamela Clark, Editor Barbara J. Clifford, Editor and Translator David Criswell, Ph.D., Lunar Scientist Arthur M. Dula, Attorney Michael Gamble, Aerospace engineer C.J. Goodwin, Aerospace Engineer Charles Gould, Ph.D., Aerospace Engineer Daniel 0. Graham, Lt. Gen., USA (ret.) Robert A. Heinlein, Author Virginia Heinlein, Translator Steve Hoeser, Aerospace Engineer Gary C. Hudson, Aerospace Engineer Maxwell W. Hunter, Aerospace Engineer Rod Hyde, Ph.D., Nuclear Physicist Michael Hyson, Ph.D., Biologist Aleta Jackson, Association Manager Francis X. Kane, Ph.D., Col. USAF (ret.) Peter Kurzhals, Ph.D., Aerospace Engineer Yoji Kondo, Ph.D., Professor of Physics Alastair Mayer, Computer Scientist John McCarthy, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science Paul McQuesten, Entrepreneur Stewart Meyer, Maj. Gen. USA (ret.) James A. Muncy, Political Consultant Larry Niven, Author Stefan T. Possony, Ph.D. Intelligence Specialist Alexander Pournelle, Computer scientist Jerry E. Pournelle, Ph.D., Author James Ransom, Aerospace Engineer Robert Richardson, Brig. Gen. USAF (ret.) Jennifer Roth, Academic Administrator John Skratt, Ph.D., Economist G. Harry Stine, Author and Aerospace Engineer Bjo Trimble, Author and Homemaker J. Peter Vajk, Ph.D., Physicist James Miller Vaughn, Jr., Foundation Executive Michael J. Ward, Electronics Researcher Lowell Wood, Ph.D., Nuclear Physicist Gordon Woodcock, Aerospace Engineer

206.81.65.99 (talk) 19:05, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

SDI Speech
I know Jerry Pounelle claims that the SDI speech by Reagan is the direct result of his personal advocacy of space weapons. I have never, however, heard anybody other than Pournelle confirm this claim. Unless there is some confirmation of this outside of Pournelle's self promotion, I think the text "Results: March 23, 1983 SDI speech by President Reagan" should be considered dubious. Lulu71339 (talk) 13:59, 1 April 2010 (UTC)