Dwayne Day argues that the media often has problems distinguishing between reality and fantasy on this topic, and in the process misses the real problems with military space programs.
The use of spy satellites to gather intelligence has been criticized by many who feel a greater emphasis should be placed on human intelligence. Dwayne Day argues that spysats have been unfairly maligned.
Many have argued whether the stage is set for a new space race between the United States and China. Dwayne Day argues that at least the perception of a space race in China could lead that country to divert resources away from military programs.
A historical look at 'Project Icarus', a MIT study in 1968 that attempted to calculate how big of a bomb would be required to deflect a doomsday asteroid.
Space policy analyst Dwayne Day tells how Hollywood almost always gets the facts wrong about spy satellites -- giving them much more capability than they have in real life. In doing so, he also explains a lot about imaging satellites.