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Activism, Space Policy

Space policy roundup – Sept.2.2019

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):

Webcasts:

** What a Tweet Tells Us About US Spy Satellites – Scott Manley:

** The Space Show – Fri, 08/30/2019 – Ted Southern of Final Frontier Design talked about  “spacesuits in detail for all types of missions. Spacesuit engineering, costs, technology, mass, life support, and challenges”.

** What Will You Send to the Moon? | The Planetary Society

Astrobotic is one of several companies that are building small, robotic landers to take commercial payloads to the surface of the Moon. With a new contract from NASA to support his company’s work, CEO John Thornton looks forward to touching down in 2021. Senior editor Emily Lakdawalla can’t wait for the Europa Clipper to reach Europa, one of Jupiter’s ocean moons. Who doesn’t want more cow bell? Chief scientist Bruce Betts gets his share as he helps us explore the current night sky in What’s Up.

** Episode T+131: Andrew Rush, CEO of Made in Space – Main Engine Cut Off

Andrew Rush, CEO of Made in Space, joins me to talk about their big new NASA contract for Archinaut One and the history, present, and future of in-space manufacturing.

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Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA,
and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age

Astronomy

Videos: September 2019 night sky highlights

Here is the NASA JPL What’s Up report for the coming month:

** The Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute‘s Tonight’s Sky preview for September:

Update: What’s in the Night Sky September 2019 – Alyn Wallace

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Archaeology from Space:
How the Future Shapes Our Past

General

Carnival of Space #625 & #626 – Citizen Science & NextBigFuture

The Citizen Science blog hosts the Carnival of Space #625. And NextBigFuture.com hosts the Carnival of Space #626.

The Moon as seen by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. “This image sequence shows how longer exposure, ranging from two to 128 months (10.7 years), improved the view.” Credit: NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration via Universe Today and the Carnival of Space.

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Brief Answers to the Big Questions – Stephen Hawking

In Space Infrastructure, Living in Space, Space Systems

Videos: “Space to Ground” ISS report – Aug.30.2019

Here is the latest Space to Ground report from NASA on activities related to the International Space Station:

** Researching Regolith on the International Space Station

** Views of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station – August 29, 2019

** SpaceX Dragon undocking – August 27, 2019

** NASA in Silicon Valley Live: Space Robots

Robots + astronauts = a match made in space exploration 🤖👩‍🚀! Join us at 7 p.m. EDT for a new episode of NASA in Silicon Valley Live to hear our experts explain how we design & build robots to work with humans in space

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Outpost in Orbit:
A Pictorial & Verbal History of the Space Station

Space Policy

Space policy roundup – Aug.30.2019

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):

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – Tue, 08/27/2019 – Dr. Jeff Foust talked about “Multiple timely and current events in the private, commercial and public space sectors. Our discussion topics reflected the excitement in today’s growing space industry”.

** The Space Show – Sun, 08/25/2019 – John Bucknell discussed “Nuclear thermal propulsion, chemical propulsion, space solar power (SSP), the commercial case for SSP and more”.

** Do we need a Global Space Agency?  – TMRO

We chat to Kathy Laurini, Chair of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group, about how space agencies can work together to help humanity explore space, and how collaboration leads to better ideas and better missions.

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Safe Is Not an Option