Space policy for the new President — whoever it might be

The 2024 election cycle is lurching into the final stretch, with campaigns for the White House, Congress and other offices across the nation in high gear. Candidates are making their appeals, making themselves heard, and some are making waves. But while American citizens are being asked to pick and choose one person, party or campaign promise over another, what is sometimes missing from the political discussion is actual concrete policy proposals. Policy, when addressed, seldom gets into deep detail, and is presented only in broad strokes with soundbite talking points — lacking real granularity or even credibility.