Today’s selection of space policy/politics related links:
- ISS extension:
- ISS extension plan wins domestic support, but international uncertainty – Space Politics
- White House Backs Extending Space Station: Government Supports Keeping Station Operating Until 2024, Surprising Industry Officials – WSJ.com
- White House Endorses Extension of Space Station Operations from 2020 to 2024 – Coalition for Space Exploration
- Space station life extension approved by White House – CBS News/Spaceflight Now
- NASA, White House push to extend ISS service to 2024 – Forida Today
- NASA wants to keep the International Space Station going until 2024. Is that a good idea? – Brad Plumer/Washington Post
- International Space Station gets warranty extension to 2024 – The Planetary Society
- GAO James Web Telescope Report:
- Useless $350 million NASA space project mandated by Congress – Standard Examiner
- State Department: The U.S. Department of State Hosts the International Space Exploration Forum – Res Communis
- Shelton Offers Glimpse of Future Vision for Space – SpaceNews.com
- University of Mississippi Opens Aviation and Space Law Classes to Practitioners – Res Communis
- NASA budget: Here’s how to convince the public to invest in space exploration – Slate
Update:
- International Space Exploration Forum
- Remarks at the International Space Exploration Forum [by Deputy Sec. of State William J. Burns]
- State Department Wants Space Exploration to be “Shared Global Priority” – SpacePolicyOnline.com
Update 2: Here’s a video of some speeches at the International Space Exploration Forum including White House Science and Technology Director John Holdren , who discussed the decision by the Obama Administration to extend operation of the International Space Station (ISS) until at least 2024.
[ Update 3: The text (pdf) of Holdren’s speech.]