Tournament: Lexington | Round: 1 | Opponent: Acton Boxborough IA | Judge: Lotem Levy
Lindzon 2/23 ~(Jared Lindzon, A FREELANCE JOURNALIST AND PUBLIC SPEAKER BORN, RAISED AND BASED IN TORONTO, CANADA. LINDZON'S WRITING FOCUSES ON THE FUTURE OF WORK AND TALENT AS IT RELATES TO TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION) "How Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are ushering in a new era of space startups," Fast Company, 2/23/21, https://www.fastcompany.com/90606811/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-elon-musk-spaces-space~~ TDI
In early February, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and one of the
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curve here. Every week that goes by we’re picking up the pace."
The plan creates a restriction that encourages companies to move their operations to states with lower standards
Albert 14 ~(Caley Albert, J.D. Loyola Marymount University) "Liability in International Law and the Ramifications on Commercial Space Launches and Space Tourism," Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, 11/1/14, https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1708andcontext=ilr~~ TDI
A parallel can be drawn here between the commercial space industry and the maritime law
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might be drawn to "launch forum shop" outside the United States.
Maintaining US space dominance requires a homegrown commercial space industry – private companies offshoring gives China the advantage they need
Cahan and Sadat 1/6 ~(Bruce Cahan, J.D) (Dr. Mir Sadat, ) "US Space Policies for the New Space Age: Competing on the Final Economic Frontier," based on Proceedings from State of the Space Industrial Base 2020 Sponsored by United States Space Force, Defense Innovation Unit, United States Air Force Research Laboratory, 1/6/21, https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000177-9349-d713-a777-d7cfce4b0000~~ TDI
Today, China’s commercial space sector is in its infancy but is set to grow
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commercial, scientific, civil, or enhancing US competitiveness for cislunar leadership.
Zubrin 15 ~(Robert Zubrin, president of Pioneer Energy, a senior fellow with the Center for Security Policy) "US Space Supremacy is Now Critical," Space News, 1/22/15, https://spacenews.com/op-ed-u-s-space-supremacy-now-critical/~~ TDI
The United States needs a new national security policy. For the first time in
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desire peace on Earth, we need to prepare for war in space.