The Better Mind of Space

Abstract

Culture, at a fundamental level, is comprised of shared values and assumptions about reality. It has to do with what is in the mind. Perhaps it is easier to analyze existing culture than it is to figure out how to change it. Yet that is the problem I would like to address in this paper. Specifically, how do you improve military space culture? Admittedly, the question is ambiguous, but it is one I have been asked many times. Implicit in the question is the assumption that military space culture needs improvement. I do not challenge that assumption here, rather I accept it as something deserving of our time and effort. Of course, there are a myriad of ways to address any topic, but the idea of culture seems to be among the more elusive and subjective topics of research pertaining to space and space power. What follows is one more meager attempt to transform the elusive and subjective into something within reach.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1127927

Entities

People

  • Matthew L. Lohmeier

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Apogees
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cold War
  • Deep Space
  • Doctrine
  • Earth Orbits
  • Elliptical Orbits
  • Environment
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Governments
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • National Security
  • Navigation
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar Power Satellites
  • Solar System
  • Space Based
  • Space Force
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space