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):

• Space in R&D priorities:
  • Fiscal Year 2021 Administration Research and Development Budget Priorities – White House (pdf)
• Space rules:
  • Planetary protection:
    • The curious case of the transgressing tardigrades (part 2) – The Space Review
  • Space traffic control:
    • A bug in SpaceX’s communication system kept the company in the dark about potential satellite collision – The Verge
    • ESA spacecraft dodges potential collision with Starlink satellite – SpaceNews.com
    • SpaceX Refused To Move A Starlink Satellite At Risk Of Collision With A European Satellite – Forbes.com
    • SpaceX reportedly refused to move Starlink satellite, provoking odd space agency tweets – Teslarati
    • Can satellite megaconstellations be responsible users of space? – SpaceNews.com
• US military space:
  • Air Force contends Space Force should not have separate acquisition office – SpaceNews.com
  • Air Force changes message on Space Force amid criticism it stifled debate – SpaceNews.com
  • U.S. Space Command and Trump’s Space Force can seem funny. But space threats are deadly serious – Brian Weeden/NBCNews.com
  • Air Force space consortium funding could grow to $12 billion over the next decade – SpaceNews.com
  • Op-Ed | Moving from “oversight” to “transparency” – SpaceNews.com
  • How The Space Development Agency Can Succeed – Breaking Defense
  • US Air Force Begins 2019 Space Wargame | Space.com
• International space
  • Australia:
    • Australia updates commercial launch regulations – SpaceNews.com
  • China:
    • Number of China’s in-orbit BeiDou satellites reaches 39 – Xinhua | English.news.cn
  •  India:
    • India On Mars? Historic Moon Landing Will Spur Human Spaceflight And Missions To Venus And Mars – Forbes.com
    • ISRO ‘ready to support’ private rocket-launching companies – The Hindu BusinessLine
  • Iran:
    • U.S. Sanctions Iran’s Space Agency After Failed Launch – WSJ
  • Kazakhstan:
    • Kazakhstan, partners continue talks on modernization of world’s largest spaceport – Trend.az
  • Malaysia:
    • Malaysia Interested in Having Access to Russian Space Tech, Prime Minister Says – Sputnik International
  • Russia:
    • Russian satellite creeps up to Intelsat satellite – again – C4isrnet.com
    • Putin Opens Door to Foreigners at Troubled Russian Spaceport – Bloomberg
    • Vostochny begins work on a second launch pad set to host Angara rockets – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • UAE:
    • UAE Wants to Train More Astronauts for Arab World – Sputnik International
    • UAE astronauts eye Moon and Mars missions ahead of space journey – The National
  • UK
    • Concern raised over rising north spaceport cost | Press and Journal
    • UK Spaceport at Sutherland enters public consultation phase – NASASpaceFlight.com

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – Thu, 09/05/2019 – George Dvorsky discussed his article, Humans Will never Colonize Mars.

** The Space Show – Tue, 09/03/2019 – Doug Stewart talked about “Chesley Bonestell, his space art and story, plus the documentary film Chesley Bonestell: A brush with The Future“.

** The Truth Behind ESA & SpaceX’s Close Encounter – Scott Manley analyzes the ESA-SpaceX orbital near miss:

The headlines spoke of ‘Rogue SpaceX Satellites’ and ‘Emergency Course Changes’ – but making avoidance maneuvers is a regular occurrence when operating lots of satellites. So what should we make of ESA’s twitter thread making a big deal about their decision to avoid a close encounter with Starlink 44?

** September 4, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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The Case for Space:
How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up
a Future of Limitless Possibility

The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Sept. 2, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No show on Monday which is now reserved for special programming.

2. Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome Doug Stewart, film produce for Chesley Bonestell documentary, one of the best ever space artists.

3. Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019: Pre-recorded Hotel Mars Program with John Batchelor. See Upcoming Show on The Space Show website for details.

4. Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019: 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome George Dvorsky, Senior Staff Writer for Gizmodo, regarding his recent article Humans Will Never Colonize Mars.

5. Friday, Sept. 6, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 AM-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome Andrew Chanin, CEO of ProcureAM to the show regarding his new company for tracking commercial space investment opportunities.

6. Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): OPEN LINES with Dr. David Livingston. All callers welcome, first time callers welcome, Space, STEM, STEAM, and science calls OK. Callers can talk to one another too.

Some recent shows:

** 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”.

** Wed, 08/28/2019 – Jordan Livingston discussed “DeLorean-Living The Dream indie movie, John DeLorean, the DeLorean car, Northern Ireland, Prime Minister Thatcher, John DeLorean scandal, DeLorean international car community, Back to the Future, Time Machine & more”.

** 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”.

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

See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

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 September 1-7, 2019 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA lunar programs:
  • ISS partners endorse modified Gateway plans – SpaceNews.com
  • Space race incentives: A lunar return prize or pay-on-delivery contracts? | TheHill
• US space leadership:
  • America must lead in settling the new frontier | TheHill
• SLS:
  • NASA’s mission to Europa on a delayed rocket could cost an extra $1 billion – The Verge
• Legal space:
  • Planetary Protection Rules Hamper Space Exploration – Robert Zubrin/National Review
  • Why SpaceX increased its rocket-launch liability insurance in Texas – Business Insider
  • Claims court punts SpaceX’s LSA bid protest to California court – SpaceNews.com
  • SpaceX, OneWeb, Or Kepler Communications: Who Really Launched The First Ku Band Satellite? – IEEE Spectrum
  • Space Law: the final legal frontier – The Washington Post
  • Era of space pirates – Delaware Gazette
• US states space:
  • Spaceport serves a ‘bigger purpose’ – Albuquerque Journal
  • SpaceX’s impact on border economy | KVEO-TV
• US military space:
  • Space Command
    • U.S. Space Command Reestablished After 17-Year Hiatus – SpacePolicyOnline.com
    • Trump Launches US Space Command to Control the ‘Next Warfighting Domain’ | Space.com
    • Trump administration resurrects US Space Command but Space Force still undecided – The Verge
    • President Trump Is Reviving U.S. Space Command. Here’s What That Is : NPR
    • US Space Command: A vision for the final frontier | TheHill
  • Reconnaissance:
    • Trump Tweets Photo of Iran’s Rocket Failure While Denying US Involvement | Space.com
    • Surveillance photos reveal apparent explosion on Iranian launch pad – Spaceflight Now
  • Cislunar:
    • US Military Eyes Strategic Value of Earth-Moon Space | Leonard David/Space.com
• International Space
  • China:
    • China’s Lunar Rover Has Found Something Weird on the Far Side of the Moon | Space.com
    • China’s FAST telescope identifies 93 pulsars – Xinhua | English.news.cn
    • China’s Space Dream is America’s Nightmare –  Brandon J. Weichert/NewEnglishReview.org
  • India:
    • Chandrayaan-2 one step away from the moon’s atmosphere – Hindustan Times
    • Gaganyaan: Why women won’t be part of India’s manned space mission? ISRO explains – The Financial Express
  • Russia:
    • Militarization of space is inevitable, Roscosmos head says – TASS
    • Rokot rocket with military satellite blasts off from Plesetsk — TASS
    • Final trials of ExoMars mission to begin in March 2020 – Science & Space – TASS
  • Thailand:
    • Thailand showcases space tech and launches new centre | OpenGov Asia
  • UK:
    • Study investigates environmental impact of Spaceport Cornwall – Cornwall Live

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

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 August 25-September 7, 2019 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA lunar program:
  • Actually, NASA is looking at all options for the Moon—including prizes | Ars Technica
• Commercial Crew Program:
  • Boeing, SpaceX aim for more commercial crew test flights this fall – Spaceflight Now
• Space law:
  • Tipton plans hearing on space resources bill – gjsentinel.com
  • #SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: No Tardigrades Here by Laura Montgomery – SpaceWatch.Global
  • #SpaceWatchGL Op’ed: The Dark Side of Moon Exploration by Jessica West – SpaceWatch.Global
• US military space:
  • USSPACECOM Stands Up August 29, Ushers in New DOD/NRO Era – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Air Force seeks new candidates to manage the Space Enterprise Consortium – SpaceNews.com
• International space
  • China:
    • America Is Losing the Second Space Race to China – Foreign Policy
    • China’s Chang’e-4 probe resumes work for ninth lunar day – Xinhua
  • India + France:
    • India, France plan satellite surveillance of ships – The Hindu
  • Russia:
    • MS-14 spacecraft to make another attempt to dock at ISS in early morning of August 27 – TASS
    • Situation around failed Soyuz MS-14 docking ‘complicated’, says Roscosmos chief – TASS
  • Thailand:
    • What’s in Thailand’s New Military Space Center Launch? – The Diplomat
  • UAE + Kazakhstan
    • With first Emirati astronaut ready for mission, UAE and Kazakhstan boost space exploration cooperation – New Europe

Webcasts:

** NASA’s Red Planet Rick and Putting Humans on Mars | The Planetary Society

Rick Davis is the perfect person to co-lead NASA’s Mars Human Landing Sites Study. No one is more devoted to putting human bootprints on the Red Planet. He returns to Planetary Radio for this inspiring and informative conversation about our progress. Bruce Betts leads off What’s Up with another brief LightSail 2 update. The Planetary Society’s solar sailing CubeSat continues to raise its orbit.

** Fri, 08/23/2019 – Jeff Greason talked about “beam propulsion, advanced propulsion and Jeff’s new business venture, Electric Sky“:

** The Space Show – Thu, 08/22/2019 – Lt. General Steven Kwast, USAF, discussed the creation of “a U.S. Space Force, economic protection and power, lunar industrialization, China in space plus much more”.

** Wed, 08/21/2019 – Hotel Mars/The Space Show with  John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston – Laura Montgomery discussed the “SpaceIL lunar lander crash on the Moon with an unknown tardigrade payload and planetary protection issues”.

** August 22, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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Moon Rush: The New Space Race

The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, August 26, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No show on Monday which is now reserved for special programming.

2. Tuesday, August 27, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Jeff Foust of Space News and The Space Review for news and information updates.

3. Wednesday, August 28, 2019; [OFF TOPIC PROGRAM] 7:00 pm PDT (8:00 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome indie filmmaker Jordan Livingston to the show to discuss his film project and Kickstarter, “DeLorean – Living the Dream: The inspiring true story of the dreamers behind history’s timeless car.” Please see the details on our blog for this program.

4. Friday, August 30, 2019; 9:30-11:00 am PDT (11:30 am -1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Ted Southern of Final Frontier Design regarding engineering, designing and making spacesuits.

5. Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 12-1:30 PM PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): No show today due to the Labor Day Holiday. Go OU Sooners tonight!

Some recent shows:

** Fri, 08/23/2019 – Jeff Greason talked about “beam propulsion, advanced propulsion and Jeff’s new business venture, Electric Sky“:

** Thu, 08/22/2019 – Lt. General Steven Kwast, USAF, discussed the creation of “a U.S. Space Force, economic protection and power, lunar industrialization, China in space plus much more”.

** Wed, 08/21/2019 – Hotel Mars with  John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston – Laura Montgomery discussed the “SpaceIL lunar lander crash on the Moon with an unknown tardigrade payload and planetary protection issues”.

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

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

See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.