Understanding Putin’s Strategy
June 13, 2018 · Putin, Vladimir Putin, Russia
Robert Zubrin reviews Timothy Snyder's 'The Road to Unfreedom'
Aerospace Engineer and Space Advocate
Robert Zubrin
6 articles 2016–2018
Robert Zubrin is an aerospace engineer, author, and president of the Mars Society, known for his advocacy of human exploration of Mars. He contributed articles to The Weekly Standard on space policy, missile defense, and U.S.-Russia geopolitical strategy. His writing for the magazine spanned topics from NASA leadership and SpaceX achievements to Putin's strategic ambitions.
Advice to the New NASA Administrator
May 15, 2018 · NASA, Mars, Science
Demand a purpose-driven space program.
What the SpaceX Success Means for the Moon, Mars, and More
February 16, 2018 · spaceX, Science, Today's Blogs
On February 6, 2018, the SpaceX Falcon Heavy took flight, demonstrating a capacity to lift 60 tons to low Earth orbit while playfully sending a Tesla Roadster on a trajectory that will take it beyond the orbit of Mars. To add to the coup, two of the Falcon’s three booster stages flew back to land…
Modern Warfare Will Involve Outer Space. We Need Satellites That Can Fight Back.
October 30, 2017 · Russia, China, Military
The operations of the U.S. military depend on space assets. Reconnaissance satellites allow us to find our adversaries; communications satellites allow us to coordinate movements against them; global positioning satellites allow us to direct our weaponry with unprecedented accuracy. In any…
What Do We Need? Missile Defense.
October 13, 2017 · Missile Defense, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama
“The best defense is a good offense,” as the old saw goes. The nature of that “good offense” matters, though. Too often, American officials mistake “any offense” for a “good offense.” As tensions between North Korea and the United States continue to escalate, it is apparent that American…
'Putin's Rasputin' Endorses Trump
March 1, 2016 · 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, Robert Zubrin
Aleksandr Dugin, otherwise known as “Putin's Rasputin," has endorsed Donald Trump for president of the United States.