A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government (US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest:

• Space politics:
  • Unfinished business – The Space Review
  • Government shutdown delays commercial launch – SpaceNews.com
  • Houston, We Have a Problem — It’s Washington (Op-Ed)
  • OSTP Finally Gets a New Director – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA:
  • Names that maim: rebranding the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway – The Space Review
  • NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Life off Earth – WSJ
  • America Is About to Take Back Human Spaceflight, and It’s a Lot More Than Just Flag-Waving – Popular Mechanics
• Space regulation:
  • DHS, CBP want access to survey SpaceX property – Valley Morning Star
  • Swarm Wants to Send Hundreds of Tiny CubeSats Into Orbit – IEEE Spectrum
• US defense space:
  • New Pentagon chief Shanahan urges focus on China and ‘great power competition’ – SpaceNews.com
  • Air Force turns to nontraditional contracting for space technology projects – SpaceNews.com
• Chinese space:
  • Update:
    • Why China’s Chang’e 4 lunar mission is much more than a moon landing – Business Insider
    • China’s Lunar Rover Isn’t a Victory in the Space Race – Bloomberg
  • To the moon and beyond: Why China is aiming for the stars – CSMonitor.com
  • A Look At The Methodical Plan China Has Laid Out For Space Exploration : NPR
  • China just landed on the far side of the moon. Could it become the first nation to have its own moon base? – Los Angeles Times
  • China’s Farside Moon Landing: New Details
  • Chang’e-4’s Moon landing site is named for this “Martian” — Quartz
  • China on the way to becoming a major space power – Global Times
  • Chinese New Space: LandSpace Opens Huzhou Rocket Production Facility – SpaceWatch.Global
  • China’s BeiDou GNSS Now Available Globally Ahead of Schedule – SpaceWatch.Global
• Update: Costa Rica space:
  • With Engineers and Satellites Grows Aerospace Industry in Costa Rica | The Costa Rica News
• French space:
  • From Paris To Orbit: France’s New Space Strategy « Breaking Defense
• Indian space:
  • Chandrayaan-ii to be highlight of 2019 for Isro – Deccan Chronicle
  • Moon probe tops agenda for Isro’s biggest year yet – Hindustan Times
  • Design review of Gaganyaan project to be completed in January – SCIENCE News
  • Human spaceflight is a worthwhile investment | editorials | Hindustan Times
  • GSAT-7A and India’s growing military space needs – The Space Review
  • Isro’s New Year resolution: To launch 14 rockets from Sriharikota | India News – Times of India
  • Indian Parliament Likely To Introduce Commercial Space Bill In 2019 – SpaceWatch.Global
• Iranian space:
  • U.S. Accuses Iran of Using Space Launch as Cover for Missile Program – The New York Times
• Russian space:
  • ‘Wow’: NASA startles with invitation to sanctioned Russian – POLITICO
  • NASA head rescinds invite to Russian official sanctioned by Washington
• Saudi space:
  • Saudi Arabia Establishes Space Agency In Leadership Shakeup – SpaceWatch.Global
• UAE space:
  • Mission possible: how the next space race will be spurred by the Gulf countries – The National

Webcasts:

** January 5, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** Episode T+106: Q&A – Main Engine Cut Off – “This month I tackle questions on future space architectures, companies working in space right now, and finish with a 2018 Top 10 ranking.”

** The Space Show, 12/30/2018 – Thomas A. Olson ” presented a comprehensive launch, commercial, science, government and private sector overview of 2018 space activities”.

** Weekly Space Hangout: Jan 2, 2019- News Roundup – Universe Today

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