Space policy roundup – May.24.2019 | Space-for-All at HobbySpace

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:

Lunar Gateway power & propulsion module award:
- NASA Awards Artemis Contract for Lunar Gateway Power, Propulsion | NASA
- Maxar Selected to Build, Fly First Element of NASA’s Lunar Gateway Maxar/Business Wire
Lunar lander award:
- NASA to soon announce winner of first commercial lunar lander competition – Spaceflight Now
NASA’s Artemis lunar program:
NASA budget:
- House bill restores funding to Earth science and astrophysics missions – SpaceNews.com
- Momentum grows for nuclear thermal propulsion – SpaceNews.com
Low earth orbit commercial space station:
- Companies encourage NASA to press ahead with LEO commercialization efforts – SpaceNews.com
Commerce Dept. space office:
- HAC Stiffs New Commerce Bureau for Satellite Regulation – Breaking Defense
- House Appropriators Say No to Elevating Office of Space Commerce – SpacePolicyOnline.com
Space regulation:
- Industry seeks more time to review revised commercial launch regulations – SpaceNews.com
- How defense and civil space offices can work together to on space situational awareness and space commerce – The Space Review
US space politics:
- A Government Coup by NASA’s Bureaucracy – American Greatness
- Republicans are for the Moon? Democrats are for Mars? A Look at the Artificial Divide — Astralytical
US military space:
Canadian space:
- Canada mulls accelerated schedule to keep pace with NASA’s 2024 moon goal – SpaceNews.com
- Canadian Ideas Wanted Now for the Beginning of Renewed Moon Exploration Era – SpaceQ
Chinese space:
Greek space:
- Greek Space Agency Signs Space Cooperation MoU With Airbus – SpaceWatch.Global
Indian space:
- Isro’s new commercial arm NewSpace India officially inaugurated | Business Standard News
- India plans July launch of Chandrayaan 2 moon mission – Spaceflight Now
Luxembourgian space:
- Luxembourg launches LSA Data Center to promote access to space data — SpaceResources/Luxembourg
Russian space:
- Roscosmos’s strategic mission is to expand Russia’s influence — Rogozin – TASS
- Roscosmos chief announces plans to land man on Moon in 2030 – Interfax

Webcasts:

** NASA Awards Artemis Contract for Lunar Gateway Power, Propulsion | NASA

NASA announces the first partnership of its kind with MAXAR Technologies to power the future lunar orbiting station. For more information visit NASA.gov/moontomars

** The Space Show – Tue, 05/21/2019 – Dr. Philip Metzger discussed “starting space industrialization, establishing Cislunar transportation, lunar development, asteroid development, thinking big, Mars and more”.

** Talking with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine | The Planetary Society

The former Oklahoma congressman and Navy aviator stepped into the leadership role barely a year ago. Now he wants to see humans back on the Moon by 2024 as a vital stepping stone to Mars. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation about this ambitious plan and much more. Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts continues the countdown to launch of LightSail 2 before he takes us across the heavens in What’s Up.