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:
- Schedule:
- SLS/Orion:
- Protecting SLS:
- Orion on a commercial rocket:
- NASA going commercial could signal a paradigm shift for deep-space travel – The Verge
- Here’s why NASA’s administrator made such a bold move Wednesday | Ars Technica
- NASA might fly the Orion crew capsule around the Moon on a commercial rocket – The Verge
- NASA: Plan to send US back to the moon may be delayed without private rockets | TheHill
- If SLS Won’t Launch NASA’s Moon Mission, What Will? – Popular Mechanics
- Alternative approach:
- Space budgets:
- NASA Science funding:
- Congressional space:
- US space priorities:
- Space resources:
- Orbital traffic:
- US defense space:
- Space force:
- Space Development Agency:
- Defense launch:
- Satellite servicing:
- Defense space program management:
- Spaceports: & local space:
- US:
- County OKs SpaceX policy; Local leaders can close road for launches – Brownsville [Texas] Herald
- Daniel N. Baker: Keep Colorado at forefront of space discovery – Boulder [Colorado] Daily Camera
- Sinema highlights Arizona’s leadership in the space industry – kold.com
- Michigan could start launching rockets to space – freep.com
- Spaceport America enhances New Mexico’s future – My View/santafenewmexican.com
- We have liftoff – Albuquerque [New Mexico] Journal
- Australia:
- New Zealand
- UK:
- Spaceport authority generates opposition at public hearing – The Brunswick News
- Shetland Space Centre believe it is ‘winning’ race to host UK’s first spaceport | Press and Journal
- Western Isles spaceport backers are developing ‘detailed proposals’ | Press and Journal
- MSPs say spaceport plans offer ‘giant leap’ for Highland economy | Press and Journal
- Viability of multiple Highland spaceports described as “questionable” | Press and Journal
- US:
- Chinese space:
- Euro space:
- Indian space:
- Iranian space:
- Russian space:
- Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome Ready for Space, ISS Launches – Roscosmos – Sputnik International
- Roscosmos and NASA discuss future of ISS, cooperation plans – TASS
- Roscosmos, NASA to use Russian, US spacecraft for missions to ISS – TASS
- US and Russian scientists discuss creating global navigation system around Moon – TASS
- UAE space:
- UK space:
Webcasts:
** “The New Space Race: Ensuring U.S. Global Leadership on the Final Frontier” – U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing held on March 13, 2019. Witnesses included:
- Jim Bridenstine, Administrator National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Kevin O’Connell, Director Office of Space Commerce, Department of Commerce
** Manned Space Flight Consultant Mike Rudolphi talks NASA budget | WHNT.com
** “Staging from Earth-Moon L-2 Orbits – Gateway or Tollbooth?“, David Dunham , Kinetx – FISO – March 13, 2019
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