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):

• Schedule:
  • What’s Happening in Space Policy June 7-13, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA projects:
  • Work on JWST ramps up again – SpaceNews.com
  • U.S. Companies Advance Critical Human Lander Technologies – NASA
  • Northrop Grumman Awarded NASA Contract to Provide First Crew Module for Artemis Program Gateway | Northrop Grumman
• NASA management:
  • NASA Investigating Former Official’s Contacts With Boeing on Lunar Contracts – WSJ
• Congressional space:
  • Rubio, Scott, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral American Space Commerce Act – U.S. Senator for Florida, Marco Rubio
    • American Space Commerce Act of 2020 (pdf)
  • Space dominance by way of Texas -Rep. Kay Granger/ TheHill
• Space law:
  • SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Five Thoughts On The Artemis Accords, And Another One For Israel – SpaceWatch.Global
• Commercial crew:
  • Three powers are now capable of launching astronauts into space: Russia, China and Elon Musk – Haaretz.com
  • Blake Dowling: With SpaceX, America looks back to The Final Frontier – Florida Politics
  • ‘Space Launch Live’: SpaceX Coverage Hits Ratings High For Discovery And Science Channel – Deadline
  • OPINION: A love letter to space and how it restored my faith – The Appalachian
  • SpaceX a great leap for private sector | South China Morning Post
• Commercial space:
  • The SpaceX Launch and the Future of US Space Missions | Issues in Science and Technology
• Trump space:
  • Trump Campaign Pulls Ad Featuring Astronauts and Their Families – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Mars:
  • Rejuvenated space program puts Mars within reach – Washington Examiner
• Weather satellites:
  • Maxar studies Legion spacecraft for NOAA weather mission – SpaceNews.com
• Spectrum:
  • C-Band Spectrum Will Be Made Available For 5g Services On An Accelerated Basis – FCC (pdf)
• Space traffic:
  • Astronomers warn about effects of other satellite megaconstellations – SpaceNews.com
• US states space:
  • Cecil Spaceport on track to launch orbital flights by end of year – Florida Politics
  • 3 new members appointed to New Mexico Spaceport Authority – Las Cruces Sun
• Cislunar space:
  • New Report: Sustaining Cislunar Space – Leonard David
  • Cislunar Stewardship: Planning for Sustainability and International Cooperation, Pollack & Vedda – Aerospace Corp (pdf)
• US national security:
  • Congressional report refutes claim that a Space National Guard would be ‘cost neutral’ – SpaceNews.com
  • Space Force Nat’l Guard Likely To Cost $100M/Year: CBO « Breaking Defense – Defense industry news, analysis and commentary
  • Space Force rescue units prepare for ‘new era’ of commercial human spaceflight – SpaceNews.com
  • Op-ed | To deter attacks on satellites, U.S. needs a strategy to identify bad actors – SpaceNews.com
  • Space Development Agency to deploy hypersonic missile defense satellites by 2022 – SpaceNews.com

International space

• Australia:
  • SpaceX’s historic launch gives Australia’s booming space industry more room to fly – Phys.org
• Canada:
  • Canada in negotiations with NASA to send a rover to the Moon – SpaceQ
• China:
  • China Unveils Details Of Its Planned Tiangong Space Station – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Photos of China’s space programme – Jiao Huang
  • Photos of China’s human spaceflight programme – Jiao Huang
  • Lunapolitics: Russia And China Mull Lunar Base Cooperation – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Chinese And Russian Officials Criticise US And Allied Military Space Programmes – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Private investment fuels China commercial space sector growth, alongside state-backed investment | Euroconsult
  • Chinese private launch firms advance with methane engines, launch preparations and new funding – SpaceNews.com
  • China Focus: China to launch Mars probe between July, August – Xinhua
• Europe:
  • Celebrating Space History: Forty-Five Years Of The ESA Convention – SpaceWatch.Global
  • EU Ministers responsible for Space discussed the importance of space solutions for a sustainable European economy – EU 2020 HR
  • Space policy for a sustainable economy : Council adopts conclusions – Consilium
• France:
  • Insight – A View of the French Approach to the Militarization of Space – Secure World
  • France nears 1-billion-euro crisis fund for aero suppliers: sources – Reuters
• India:
  • ISRO, ARIES Sign MoU for Space Situational Awareness | NewsGram
  • Modi govt wants private sector in global space race, but it’s up to ISRO to make it happen – ThePrint.in
  • Space tech start-ups need more government nurturing, resources | The Indian Express
• Kazakhstan:
  • Baikonur free economic zone’s creation will boost economy – Kazakh president – TASS
• Nigeria:
  • Nigeria to Revise its National Space Policy and Strategy – Space in Africa
• Russia:
  • Roscosmos Chief Touts Role Of Proposed Russian Orbital Station – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Lunapolitics: Russia And China Mull Lunar Base Cooperation – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Roscosmos, NASA, other space agencies to discuss Moon research on June 9 – TASS
  • Despite SpaceX Success NASA Will Pay Russia $90 Million To Take U.S. Astronaut To The ISS – Forbes
  • Launch pad for Angara rocket to be sent to Vostochny next month – TASS
• Serbia:
  • China, Serbia sign memorandum on space technology – Xinhua

Webcasts:

** Michael Listner – Realpolitik and Space Law – Cold Star Project S02E41

Founder & Principal at Space Law & Policy Solutions Michael Listner is on the Cold Star Project. He’s also author and editor of The Precis, a space law quarterly briefing letter. Our subject of discussion is Realpolitik and space law, and I ask Michael about:

– where he finds himself most often with another interpretation, either conceptually or with the letter of the law, with other space lawyers
– what clients are seeking when they approach his firm
– what he believes is at issue regarding the White House’s April 6th Executive Order regarding space resources–Michael called it “posturing for the space resources food fight and a pushback against the [Hauge] Building Blocks”
– the standout issues of space law from his perspective, with regard to commercial operations
– whether international safeguards exist or not to avoid war, as nation states move to use space resources and occupy space locations
– who are some key people Michael follows in the space field.

Space Law & Policy Solutions website: https://www.spacelawsolutions.com/

** The Space Show – Tues. 06/02/2020 – Dr. Dana Andrews discussed “his new book, Chasing The Dream, aerospace history, technology with X planes, the shuttle, aluminum versus titanium, management decision making at NASA, initial shuttle performance specs, claims and dreams plus more with Musk, SpaceX and the new commercial space industry”.

** Space Café WebTalk Recap: Dr. Raji Rajagopalan On Indian Space Security And The Future Of Indian Space – SpaceWatch.Global

In this week’s Space Cafe Web Talk Dr. Raji Rajagopalan discussed how India’s approach to outer space has changed over the last decade and how it is now driven increasingly by national security concerns.

Dr. Rajagopalan also addressed a range of other significant topics, including India’s controversial ASAT test, her thoughts on space collaboration with other nations, and the growth of private space industry in India, including ISRO’s support of it.

** E18 – Slash the Trash – Incentivizing Deorbit (with Becca Reesman, Mick Gleason, and Dan Oltrogge) – CSPS (Center for Space Policy and Strategy) at The Aerospace Corp

** Webinar | Nurturing National Security Space Technologies – Space Force thinking about NASA-style partnerships with private companies – SpaceNews.com

SpaceNews talked with the colonel leading AFRL’s effort to keep the U.S. military “one step ahead in space” by fostering key enabling technologies.  The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate in New Mexico is one of 23 space-related organizations set to transfer to the U.S. Space Force under plans unveiled last month.

As the Department of the Air Force’s “Center of Excellence” for space technology R&D, the Space Vehicles Directorate develops, demonstrates and transitions critical technologies for the entire gamut of military space missions, including communications; positioning, navigation and timing, missile warning, space situational awareness, and defensive space control.  Col. Eric Felt, the Air Force officer who leads the Space Vehicles Directorate and its team of 1,000 military, civilian, and on-site contractors, will talk with SpaceNews Staff Writer Sandra Erwin and Editor-in-Chief Brian Berger about the R&D investments the directorate is making to help the U.S. military maintain a technological advantage in the space domain.

** Webinar Replay | Defending the high ground (and rescuing astronauts) – SpaceNews.com

With the successful launch and docking of NASA and SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 mission, SpaceNews talks with the Space Force brass supporting this and future commercial crew missions. Maj. Gen. John Shaw and Brig. Gen. Doug Schiess join SpaceNews Staff Writer Sandra Erwin and Editor-in-Chief Brian Berger for a broad-based discussion on Space Force operations, including the U.S. military’s role in rescuing astronauts. Shaw and Schiess were joined by the 45th Operations Group’s Detachment 3 commander, Lt. Col. Michael Thompson, to talk about how the military revived and trained for the astronaut-rescue role it has performed since the Apollo era.

** June 5, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** June 2, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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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):

• Schedule:
  • What’s Happening in Space Policy May 31 – June 6, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Commercial Crew:
  • A shaky ride to a smooth launch – The Space Review
  • Kudos Galore as Crew Dragon Endeavour Begins Test Flight – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • For Russia, SpaceX success is ‘wakeup call’ – AFP/Phys.org
  • NASA, SpaceX and the private-public partnership that caused the flight of the Crew Dragon | TheHill
  • SpaceX launches its first astronauts in joint NASA mission – Los Angeles Times
  • Historian Douglas Brinkley predicts SpaceX launch will begin a ‘new era of space’ exploration | Fox News
  • Current and former NASA leadership share credit for commercial crew – SpaceNews.com
• Space law:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Feature: The Space Law Context Of The Artemis Accords (Part 1) – SpaceWatch.Global
• Commercial space:
  • SpaceX’s success is one small step for man, one giant leap for capitalism – The Washington Post
  • SpaceWatchGL Opinion: NewSpace Entrepreneurship In The United States – SpaceWatch.Global
• Trump space:
  • Demo-2 launch wins political praise, but future funding uncertain – SpaceNews.com
  • U.S. President Trump: America’s Future in Space – The White House/Leonard David
  • Trump exults in rocket launch as chaos unfolds around the country – POLITICO
  • Charles Bolden, Bill Nelson Talk Up Space and Presidential Election as Launch Day Looms – FloridaDaily.com
  • Why the SpaceX launch is good politics for Trump – Axios
• ISS:
  • Astrobiotechnology: molecular steps towards the boundaries of space exploration – The Space Review
• NASA management:
  • NASA human spaceflight directorate reorganization on hold – SpaceNews.com
•  Regulation:
  • Behind the scenes as FAA prepares for Space X launch – The Washington Post
• Spectrum:
  • SES Elects to Accelerate Clearing of C-Band Spectrum in Support of FCC’s 5G Plan for the US | SES
  • Intelsat Opts into FCC Accelerated C-band Clearing Plan | Intelsat
  • FCC stands by Ligado decision as lawmakers step up criticism – SpaceNews.com
  • Bankrupt OneWeb seeks license for 48,000 satellites, even more than SpaceX | Ars Technica
• US states space:
  • Oklahoma’s space dreams might finally get off the ground – KOCO.com
  • FAA Announces New Timetable For Spaceport Camden | WJCT NEWS
  • Spaceport Camden review to stretch into 2021 – Savannah Morning News
  • Officials still believe in Midland Space Port – CBS7.com
• Planetary defense:
  • Crash course in saving the Earth: Chinese simulation stops asteroid strike without using nukes | South China Morning Post
• US national security:
  • Op-ed | Space Force should bring in expertise from other military services – SpaceNews.com
  • What’s a Space Weapon? The Answer Can Be Complicated. – Air Force Magazine
  • For Clues About Space Force’s Future, Look to Crew Dragon – Air Force Magazine
  • Wilbur Ross: SpaceX launch makes space ‘new war-fighting domain’ – NYPost.com

International space

• Brazil:
  • Brazilian Space Agency Issues Public Call For Alcantara Space Center Launch Operations – SpaceWatch.Global
• Canada:
  • Guy Laliberte’s tax dispute over his trip to space has been rejected in court | CTV News
• China:
  • Expert explains China’s first Mars mission between July and August – ecns.cn
  • China’s third batch of astronauts to involve scientists – CGTN
  • China cislunar space ambitions – National Defense Magazine
  • Designers working on new, more powerful Long March 11 rocket – Chinadaily.com.cn
  • China’s Orbital Launch Activity – Infographic – Bryce Tech (pdf)
• Europe:
  • ESA Seeks Ideas For Exploring The Moon With A Large European Lander – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Airbus wins ESA contract to construct third European Service Module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft – Airbus
  • New DLR research observatory will track near-Earth satellites and space debris – DLR Portal
  • Arianespace return to Vega launch preparations following two month pause – NASASpaceFlight.com
• India:
  • ISRO congratulates NASA and SpaceX for their “historic” manned mission | Deccan Herald
• Kazakhstan:
  • Kazakhstan and Russia to build Baiterek space launch complex at Baikonur – Kazakhstan News
•  Russia:
  • Roscosmos, NASA negotiate on seats for space flights to ISS – TASS
  • For Russia, SpaceX success is ‘wakeup call’ – AFP/Phys.org
  • Russia applauds SpaceX launch but calls Trump’s reaction ‘hysteria’ – Reuters
  • Moscow bemused at US space ‘hysteria’ as Musk taunts Russia – Phys.org
  • Partnership with Roscosmos to remain strong NASA – TASS
  • ‘A Single Clenched Fist’: Russia Defiant But Anxious As U.S. Seeks To End Its Monopoly On Manned Space Flight – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  • Russia To Develop Space Surveillance Satellite To Monitor Space Debris As Part Of Milky Way SSA Network – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Russia to launch first satellite to monitor space junk in 2027 – TASS
  • New orbital station to become Russia’s entire orbital group’s HQ – Rogozin – TASS
• UK:
  • UK commits new funding to combat space debris – GOV.UK
  • Galileo crisis: MoD clashes with UK Space Agency over whether to make EU rival – Express.co.uk

Webcasts:

** Episode 18 Safety vs Mitigating Risk – Michael Listner, Space Law & Policy Solutions

** The Space Show – Fri. 05/29/2020 – Professor Madhu Thangavelu “spoke about SpaceX, returning to the Moon, commercial space, the USC back to school opening plans due to Covid 19 and more”.

** Hotel Mars/The Space Show – Wed. 05/27/2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston

discussed the SpaceX Demo-2 Crewed Dragon flight planned for the ISS but which was cancelled due to weather issues. I discussed what was shown for the mission on most all TV channels as the global interest in the mission and the launch was significant. During this short one segment 10 minute discussion, you will come away with a brief but accurate description of the SpaceX production for this launch. Those of you familiar with NASA launches, compare and contrast this SpaceX launch to what you saw for Apollo and later the Shuttle

** The Space Show – Tues.05/26/2020 – Dr. Michael Weil talked about “radiation exposure in deep space, cancer, NASA radiation requirements, strategies and more”. (See slides (pdf) discussed during the program.)

**  Webinar Replay | Defending the high ground (and rescuing astronauts) – SpaceNews.com

With the successful launch and docking of NASA and SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 mission, SpaceNews talks with the Space Force brass supporting this and future commercial crew missions. Maj. Gen. John Shaw and Brig. Gen. Doug Schiess join SpaceNews Staff Writer Sandra Erwin and Editor-in-Chief Brian Berger for a broad-based discussion on Space Force operations, including the U.S. military’s role in rescuing astronauts.

Shaw and Schiess were joined by the 45th Operations Group’s Detachment 3 commander, Lt. Col. Michael Thompson, to talk about how the military revived and trained for the astronaut-rescue role it has performed since the Apollo era.

Astronaut rescue is a small but important part of Maj. Gen. Shaw’s duties as the head of the U.S. Space Command’s Combined Force Space Component, which plans and executes day-to-day military space operations and has tactical control of American and multinational space forces during a conflict.

Shaw, as a dual-hatted general, also leads the U.S. Space Force’s Space Operations Command, responsible for organizing, training and equipping the space forces that fly the U.S. military’s satellites, launches its rockets, stands sentinel over the orbital commons, and supports American and allied combat operations.

Shaw also addressed how the ongoing standup of the U.S. Space Force is bringing greater focus to the role space plays in all military operations and what’s at stake in defending the ultimate high ground.

** May 26, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** May 29, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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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):

• Schedule:
  • What’s Happening in Space Policy May 24-30, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Space law:
  • Space resources: the broader aspect – The Space Review
• Commercial crew:
  • Commercial crew’s day finally arrives – The Space Review
  • Elon Musk beats out Boeing in the space race to launch NASA astronauts – Florida Today
  • This is SpaceX’s big chance to really make history | MIT Technology Review
  • With Demo-2, NASA finds itself in foreign yet familiar territory – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • SpaceX mission will put NASA back in business – Orlando Sentinel
  • Trump has much at stake in outcome of SpaceX’s Dragon launch – The Washington Post
  • In space exploration, freedom wins again | Behind The Black
  • FAA post flight restrictions around Cape Canaveral for historic manned space launch – DCNewsRoom
• Commercial space:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Feature: It’s Time For Space Optimism – Space Is Hiring! – SpaceWatch.Global
• Space politics:
  • Trump to attend Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch in Florida next week – POLITICO
  • What does Joe Biden believe about NASA, space exploration and commercial space? | TheHill
• Regulation:
  • The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Applauds the Department of Commerce’s Streamlined Commercial Remote Sensing Rulemaking – Commercial Spaceflight Federation
• Space traffic:
  • Most Satellite Operators Fail To Follow Space Debris Rules: NASA – SatNews.com
  • Space debris: Smart solutions sought to make orbital traffic safer – BBC News
• US states space:
  • A1A: To the Moon and Beyond – MyNews13.com
• Space cybersecurity:
  • Cyber security and space security – The Space Review
• US national security:
  • USSPACECOM releases first formal order to execute multinational space operations – United States Space Command
  • USSPACECOM campaign plan, new mission focus on defeating adversaries – United States Space Command
  • Air Force: Report on space acquisition reforms ‘not finalized’ – SpaceNews.com
  • U.S. Army signs deal with SpaceX to assess Starlink broadband – SpaceNews.com
• Future space:
  • Report: The Future of Space – 30 Voices on 2030 – LeonardDavid.com
    • 30 Voices on 2030 – The future of spaceCommunal, commercial, contested – KPMG (pdf)

International space

• Canada:
  • Canada finalizing Lunar Gateway agreement with US – SpaceQ
• China:
  • China’s low-orbit broadband communication satellite bears fruitful results – Xinhua
  • Architect of China’s new-generation spaceship reveals process of design – Global Times
  • Rocket arrives as China targets July for Tianwen-1 Mars mission launch – SpaceNews.com
• Europe:
  • European contract signed for Moon mission hardware – BBC News
• India:
  • India’s Space Programme: A role for the private sector, finally? | ORF
  • Freeing up space – Special Report News – India Today
• Russia:
  • Roscosmos has technical interest in Crew Dragon spacecraft – TASS
• UK:
  • New UK-Based Space Team Launches To Boost Sector And Economy – SpaceWatch.Global

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – Fri. 05/22/2020 – Cristina T. Chaplain “who is now a retired GAO director focusing on space, defense and related industries. Don’t miss this excellent assessment of NASA, DOD, PPP and more”.

** E16 – Value of Space (with Mick Gleason and Sam Wilson) – Aerospace CSPS on Vimeo – A multi-participant discussion of the recent Value of Space (pdf) report from the Aerospace Corp.

** Why Did NASA’s Head Of Human Spaceflight Resign Just Before Historic Launch? – Scott Manley

Last Monday NASA announced that Doug Loverro, head of human spaceflight at NASA was resigning only 6 months after starting the job, and just over a week before the historic return to flight for the human spaceflight program. We know it’s not related to the Commercial Crew Program and is going to have no effect on the upcoming launch, but we don’t have much in the way of concrete information to go on. Right now the theory is that this is related to the procurement of the Human landing system, but we could be wrong.

** May 22, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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