Author Archive
Wendy Whitman Cobb
Associate Professor of Political Science, Cameron University
Management
What does the NASA administrator do?
The agency’s leader reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics back on Earth.
- Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation
Tech
Meet the Next Four People Headed to the Moon – How the Diverse Crew of Artemis II Shows NASA's Plan for the Future of Space Exploration
The Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch in late 2024 and is a critical step towards NASA’s goals of establishing a permanent human presence on and near the Moon.
- Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation
Oversight
What Is a UFO? The U.S. Shot down Three Mysterious Objects as Interest and Concern Increase Over Unidentified Craft
There are thousands of sightings of UFOs – or "unidentified aerial phenomena" as government prefers to call them – every year.
- Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation
Defense
Space Force Sounds like a Joke Thanks to Pop Culture – that Could Be a Problem for An Important Military Branch
Science fiction has often had an inspirational and positive relationship with space endeavors. But the new Space Force is struggling with a pop culture public relations problem.
- Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation
Tech
Would a Space Force Mean The End of NASA?
The United States already has a space agency: NASA. So why do we need a Space Force, and what would it do? Could a Space Force strain diplomatic relationships, reigniting the race to militarize space?
- Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation