Air Force General Don Hard Weighs Implications of President Obama's Space Program
Online, April 16, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Retired General Don Hard, former Deputy Commander for Launch and Control Systems at the Space and Missile Systems Center supporting the NASA space program, says on a video that while President Obama seems to be moving toward commercialization, rather than government control and financing of America's space program, his approach to the U.S. space program can have short-term negative effects on industry. In a video posted at http://www.nuuko.com/, that was prepared several days before Neil Armstrong and other former astronauts voiced opinions on the Obama policy, Gen. Hard says "the notion of commercialized man space flight is one that's hard for a lot of people to get used to. The immediate fall out will be a pretty severe impact to the industrial base."
The video was released by NuuKo, Inc., which is a new site focused on a global discussion of enterprise issues. Doug Poretz, a co-founder of NuuKo, said that the video was released ahead of the site being launched "due to its relevancy to the higher level discussion of President Obama's approach to the U.S. space program. At NuuKo, our focus is on how any issue impacts the enterprise, whether it is a corporation, non-profit or government," Poretz said. "In preparing for the initial launch of NuuKo, we have prepared several video presentations, including one with General Hard, because we believe that enterprise executives will be interested in how a change in the future of the space program may translate into a problem or opportunity for them." Poretz said.
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About NuuKo, Inc.
NuuKo is a Web-based marketplace where enterprises needing innovative solutions on any narrow or wide issue can find the people with the appropriate expertise and credentials to help them. NuuKo provides all the tools, resources, processes and services necessary to make that relationship successful for all involved. Its website supports a global forum where people discuss and collaborate on issues that confront enterprises (commercial, non-profit and governmental): trends, ideas, which models and markets are becoming outdated, which innovative approaches and solutions offer the greatest opportunities.
About General Don G. Hard
General Hard has significant technical experience with national high-security space programs working with both the military establishment and private sector contractors. He has managed specialty technical teams, as well as leading strategic planning, company restructuring and business development efforts resulting in double-digit revenue growth. Hard holds a BS Degree in Engineering from the US Naval Academy and an MS Degree in Management from California State University. He has done post graduate studies at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and UCLA's Anderson School of Management.