Thread by @Jack_B_Reid

It's @NASA at #SGAC2022! Dep. Administrator @Astro_Pam is taking the stage. Presentation title is "Expanding Access to Space in the Era of Artemis."

She starts us off with answering the perennial question "Why go?" Frames it as a venn diagram of Science, Inspiration, and National Posture. "Economy" and "Human Condition" are in the center mutually overlapping section.

Charts the history of human spaceflight as one of increasing diversity / access. White men for Apollo, US women and minorities on Shuttle. Numerous different countries involved in the ISS.

Parallels to this the development of science. Apollo has significant but limited science goals. Shuttle had more scientists and more instruments. ISS allows for long term science. Artemis and a presence on the moon allows for new areas of research.

^I will say that, as much as I like human spaceflight, I have found the traditional science arguments for it to be lacking when compared to science cost/benefit of uncrewed missions. We should just embrace that human spaceflight to about human excellence and overcoming challenges

Talks about the Artemis Accord as an expression of "openness, transparency, shared data, shared principles... that allows us to align our interests and demonstrate our values."

Harkening back to @dylan's talk, I think it's worth thinking about who is included in "us" & who isn't

Asked about how to maintain international collaboration post ISS commercialization: Countries are protective of their industrial base which can hinder commercial collabs (though they are making it work). Does think there needs to be continued collab in LEO not just Artemis.

About potential conflict with Outer Space Treaties regarding industry: Accords don't directly conflict, they just push us to find a responsible framework to make industry work.

Why aren't there any African countries on Accords: The Accords aren't just between space agencies, they are between countries, a political statement. Not all countries decide to be a space policy leader, may have other priorities. @UNOOSA remains as another venue of collab.