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Top ten space trends for 2012 from 21st century waves
1. Wildcards and tipping points
A few well-known wildcards – and potential tipping points — that face the U.S. and the world in 2012:
a. A major recession in the Eurozone could trigger a global depression.
b. The threat of nuclear weapons could trigger a war with Iran.
c. The threat of oil flow disruptions in the Gulf might trigger a price spike and a recession.
d. The constitutionality of Obamacare will be decided in the Supreme Court.
e. As we approach solar max in early 2013, a major solar flare produces blackouts a
and other EMP-related effects on Earth, resulting in economic stress.
2. Is the U.S. approaching a 21st Century “Sputnik Moment”? Education and research and technology related.
3. The Commercial Space Age Has Begun
5. Slow U.S. Recovery Fits a 200-Year Pattern and Points to a JFK-style Boom by Mid-Decade
There are more improvements planned for the Merlin engines and better engines would mean better one time rockets and more capacity for any potential reusable rocket.“
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