Space Strategy

33. Dennis Wingo: The Strategic Importance of the Moon


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In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Dennis Wingo, CEO of SkyCorp, Inc. and author of Moonrush. They discuss the strategic rationale for space development and industrialization, the strategic importance of the Moon, the grand strategy consequences of failure, and the proper division of labor between government and the private sector. Dennis lays out a vision for Lunar development, and concrete policy steps to mobilize private capital and accelerate Lunar industrial development.

Dennis Wingo:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/skycorp-incorporated?trk=public_profile_topcard-current-company

NDU Towards A Theory of Spacepower (see Chapter 8):

https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/Books/spacepower.pdf

Moonrush:

https://www.amazon.com/Moonrush-Improving-Earth-Resources-Apogee/dp/1894959108

The Early Path Not Taken:  

https://denniswingo.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/the-early-space-age-the-path-not-taken-then-but-now/
https://denniswingo.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/the-early-space-age-the-path-not-taken-then-but-now-part-ii/

The Lunar Industrial Facilty:

https://denniswingo.wordpress.com/2017/07/31/the-lunar-industrial-facility-and-orbital-shipyards-how-to-get-there/

Dr. John Lewis' Mining the Sky

https://www.amazon.com/Mining-Sky-Untold-Asteroids-Planets/dp/0201328194

Dr. Paul Spudis The Value of the Moon

https://www.amazon.com/Value-Moon-Explore-Prosper-Resources/dp/1588345033

Skycorp:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/skycorp-incorporated?trk=public_profile_topcard-current-company
https://www.skycorpinc.com/

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