Goldin’s Golden Tech Bits (in Under a Minute)
The Hon. Daniel Goldin
07.05.22
Independence Day 1997
On Independence Day 1997, a quarter of a century ago, the Mars Pathfinder Spacecraft safely landed the Carl Sagan Memorial Base Station on Mars at 2:56:55 local solar time. The next day it deployed the Sojourner Robot, which became the first rover to explore a planetary surface beyond Earth Orbit. Just as compelling as the mission engineering and science, this pioneering system was conceived and developed in one third the time, 3 years, and at a tenth of the cost, $300 M, of a prior NASA Mars lander two decades earlier.
The brilliant team of NASA Jet Proulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientists and engineers was led by Tony Spear, a truly inspirational and highly capable leader, who was a a leading agent of change. Many of the exceptional Mars Pathfinder contributors have since gone on to enable NASA and JPL to inspire America with brilliant feats of science and engineering that contributes to our continued freedoms and pioneering capacities.
Happy Birthday America, may we continue to blaze new trails in space, science, and engineering in building a better and richer life for our children!
If China dominates 5G and 6G, no defense system can protect America
The Hon. Keith Krach and Brendan Carr
Americans of both parties recognize that the Chinese Communist Party threatens the free world with its multifaceted game of economic, military, diplomatic and cultural technologies.
The Cold With China Over AI Dominance Is Already Here
The Chinese regime is trailing in the AI-powered Fourth Industrial Revolution and needs help. “On their own, it’s unlikely that either China or Russia can best America in the race for artificial intelligence,” technology analyst Brandon Weichert told me. “Together, however, they can.”