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 (find previous space policy roundups here):

• National Space Council meeting (see video below):
  • Space Council recommendations address exploration and management concerns – SpaceNews.com
  • Space Council says NASA’s exploration programs “on track” – SpaceNews.com
  • White House Keeps Up Pressure on NASA at Space Council Meeting – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Vice President Mike Pence gives NASA new deadline for moon to Mars mission | WFTV
  • National Space Council meeting highlights moon and Mars plan – plus nuclear power – GeekWire
  • Remarks by Vice President Pence at the Sixth Meeting of the National Space Council | The White House
  • Recommendations Adopted at the 6th National Space Council Meeting – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Presidential Memorandum on Launch of Spacecraft Containing Space Nuclear Systems | The White House
• NASA lunar program:
  • With Artemis, NASA at risk of repeating Apollo mistakes, scientist warns | Ars Technica
  • Earth’s Moon: Lunar Prospecting Advice – LeonardDavid.com – testimony to the National Space Council by Clive Neal, Professor of Lunar Geology at the University of Notre Dame, on innovative space initiatives and using the resources of the Moon.
  • NASA Advances Plans for Robotic and Crewed Moon Landings – NASASpaceFlight.com
• Lunar crew mission prize competition:
  • Newt Gingrich trying to sell Trump on a cheap moon plan – POLITICO
  • Newt Gingrich proposes a $2 billion prize for a human Moon lander | Ars Technica
  • Elon Musk lauds Newt Gingrich’s $2B moon competition prize | Fox News
  • Newt Gingrich’s Plan For A Private Space Race Is A Shaky One | The Daily Caller
  • Is a $2 Billion Prize for Landing on the Moon a Good Idea? | The Planetary Society
• NASA human exploration programs:
  • Op-ed | NASA must shift its focus to infrastructure and capabilities that support dynamic missions – SpaceNews.com
  • SLS contractors expect first launch in 2021 – SpaceNews.com
• Europa mission:
  • The ambitious Europa Clipper has cleared an important step toward flight | Ars Technica
  • NASA Has Committed to a Rocket for the Europa Mission–and It Won’t Be Ready on Time – Scientific American
• Mars sample return:
  • Turning a corner on Mars – The Space Review
• NASA centers:
  • NASA Administrator, Members of Congress to Talk Ohio’s Role in Artemis | NASA
• Regulation:
  • The government’s plan to update rocket launch licensing is pissing off the commercial space industry – The Verge
  • FAA launch office, with mounting workload, prioritizing reorganization over expansion – SpaceNews.com
• US military space:
  • Space activity is enjoying historic growth. What does it mean for national security? – Defense News
  • U.S. Space Command and National Reconnaissance Office will join forces to defend space – SpaceNews.com
  • Tectonic Shift As NRO Moved Under Space Command In Wartime – Breaking Defense
• International Space
  • France:
    • Macron’s Space Force: Why now? – The Space Review
  • India:
    • Chandrayaan-2 Enters Lunar Orbit | The Planetary Society
    • Chandrayaan-2 successfully inserted into Lunar orbit – The Hindu
    • India has it right: nations either aim for the Moon or get left behind in the space economy – The Conversation
  • Philippines:
    • What Does the Rise of the New Philippines Space Agency Mean? | The Diplomat
  • Russia:
    • Russia launches life-sized robot into space – BBC News
    • Russia’s upgraded Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft features technology for more precise landing – Science & Space – TASS
    • Russian government continues work on updated version of Russia’s space policy concept – Science & Space – TASS
    • Russia’s Vostochny space center construction on schedule despite heavy rains – Science & Space – TASS

Webcasts:

** VP Pence participates in National Space Council meeting –

Vice President Mike Pence chairs the sixth meeting of the National Space Council and delivers remarks on expanding space exploration and strengthening the United States’ leadership in commercial space at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center National Air and Space Museum.

** The Space Show – Thu, 08/22/2019 –  Lt. General Steven Kwast of the USAF discussed the creation of a new Space Force.

** The Space Show, 08/20/2019 – Rand Simberg talked “about tardigrades on the Moon, Planetary Protection, and defining important OST legal terms which ma control who and what gets done in space in the future”.

** The Space Show – Sun, 08/18/2019 – Open lines viewer discussion program with Dr. David Livingston.

** August 16, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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