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:
- 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:
- Commercial space:
- 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:
- NASA management:
- Regulation:
- 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:
- Planetary defense:
- 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:
- Canada:
- 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:
- Kazakhstan:
- 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:
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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