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Space policy roundup – March.9.2020

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:

** Space Policy Edition: NASA’s 2021 Budget Request Brings Billions | The Planetary Society

It’s officially budget season! NASA’s fiscal year 2021 budget request is out, and it proposes billions of dollars of new funding for Project Artemis. But not every program is so lucky: the WFIRST space telescope, two Earth Science missions, a Mars mission, and NASA’s STEM engagement program are slated for cancellation. Why is Artemis growing and science shrinking? Will Congress let those cuts happen? The Society’s Chief of D.C. Operations, Brendan Curry, joins Casey Dreier and Mat Kaplan to break down the details and political headwinds facing NASA funding in the coming year.

** The Space Show – Sun, 03/08/2020 – David Livingston led an open discussion of space topics with listeners.

** The Space Show – Fri, 03/06/2020 – Frank White discussed “new Overview Effect projects, programs, a NASA TV channel and more”.

** Hotel Mars/The Space Show – Wed, 03/04/2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talk with Anatoly Zak of www.russianspaceweb.com about a “planned Russian super-heavy four stage rocket, lunar landers, Mars, timelines, competing with commercial very large rockets”.

** Space law specialist Michael Listner discusses proposed space legislation in the state of Maine:

** March 3, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** March 6, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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The Space Show this week – Mar.9.2020

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

1. Monday, March 9, 202: No special programming on this day this week.

2. Tuesday, March 10, 2020: No programming on this day this week.

3. Wednesday, March 11, 2020, Pre-recorded Hotel Mars Program with John Batchelor. See Upcoming Show on The Space Show website for details.

4. Wednesday, March 11, 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Professor Madhu Thangavelu of USC for news and updates about his space design class.

5. Thursday, March 12, 2020: No special show today.

6. Friday, March 13, 2020: No show today

7. Sunday, March 15, 2020 12-1:30 pm PST (3-4:30 pm EST, 2-3:30 pm CST): We welcome back Barry DiGregorio for his new Mars book, Discovery on Vera Rubin Ridge: Trace Fossils on Mars?.

Some recent shows:

** Sun, 03/08/2020 – David Livingston led an open discussion of space topics with listeners.

** Tue, 03/03/2020 – Sarah Scoles discussed “Commercial Human Space Flight concerns and issues per the WIRED article by our guest plus we discussed her new book, They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers“.

** Fri, 03/06/2020 – Frank White discussed “new Overview Effect projects, programs, a NASA TV channel and more”.

** Hotel Mars/The Space Show – Wed, 03/04/2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talk with Anatoly Zak of www.russianspaceweb.com about a “planned Russian super-heavy four stage rocket, lunar landers, Mars, timelines, competing with commercial very large rockets”.

** 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.

The Space Show - David Livingston
The Space Show – David Livingston

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Space policy roundup – Mar.3.2020

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 – Fri, 02/28/2020 – David Rich, of The Space Resource Report, “spoke about commercial space, mining, resource usage and more”.

** Christopher Dreyer – Space Resources Program at the Colorado School of Mines – CSP S02E22

Dr. Christopher Dreyer is the Associate Director of Engineering and co-creator of the Center for Space Resources at Colorado School of Mines. The School offers an exciting Space Resources Program and Dr. Dreyer has played an integral role in developing it. Chris meets with Cold Star Project host Jason Kanigan to discuss the Program.

** In Search of 100 Earths – Planetary Society

With your support, we hope to discover enough Earth-like exoplanets to eventually understand whether life is out there. Together, we can change our world  by discovering other worlds. Please make your gift today.

See also this recent Planetary Radio program:

Yale astronomer Debra Fischer has spent decades hunting for exoplanets. Now she leads the 100 Earths project that includes the Lowell Observatory and astrophysicist Joe Llama. Debra and Joe join us for a conversation about this search for worlds that could be like our own. There’s big space news in this week’s edition of The Downlink at the top of the show, and Bruce Betts takes us on his weekly tour of the night sky, though it’s the pre-dawn sky that may hold the most wonder. Try your hand at the space trivia contest!

** Weekly Space Hangout: February 19, 2020 – John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic

We record the Weekly Space Hangout every Wednesday at 5:00 pm Pacific / 8:00 pm Eastern. You can watch us live on Universe Today or the Weekly Space Hangout YouTube page.

Tonight we are airing Fraser’s interview with John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic Technology. John earned his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. While at Carnegie Mellon, John led the build of Scarab, a NASA concept robot for lunar drilling, and the first robot to carry a prototype of NASA’s RESOLVE payload. He also founded Carnegie Mellon’s Advanced Composites Lab, a research, training, design, and manufacturing lab specializing in high performance, lightweight composites for robotics. Astrobotic Technology, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, was spun out of Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute in 2007.

Astrobotics is a lunar logistics company that delivers payloads to the Moon by accommodating multiple customers on a single flight. It is a partner with NASA through a Space Act Agreement under the Lunar CATALYST program, and has 22 prior and ongoing NASA contracts. The company has 10 payload delivery deals in place for its first mission and dozens of customer negotiations for upcoming missions. Additionally, Astrobotic is developing advanced space robotics capabilities such as terrain relative navigation, mobile robotics for lunar surface operations, and reliable computing systems for mission-critical applications.

To learn more about Astrobotics and their projects, visit their website at https://www.astrobotic.com/.

The interview starts at around 40:20 into the video:

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The Space Show this week – Mar.2.2020

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

1. Monday, March 3, 2020 – “Freeman Dyson – In Memoriam”  A replay of an interview on April 30, 2006 with Dyson, who passed away over the weekend.

2. Tuesday, March 3, 2020; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Sarah Scoles, journalist, regarding her new book and many of her current articles.

3. Wednesday, March 4, 2020: Pre-recorded Hotel Mars Program with John Batchelor. See Upcoming Show on The Space Show website for details.

4. Thursday, March 5, 2020; 7-8:30 pm PST (9-10:30 pm CST, 10-11:30 pm EST): No special show today.

5. Friday, March 6, 2020; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Frank White of The Overview Effect.

6. Sunday, March 8, 2020; 12-1:30 pm PST (3-4:30 pm EST, 2-3:30 pm CST): We welcome back our Open Lines program. First time callers welcome, all space, science, STEM and STEAM calls welcome too. Call in, we want to hear from you.

Some recent shows:

** Sun, 03/01/2020 – Dr. John Brandenburg discussed “GEM Unification Theory progress, Mars, Mach Thrusters and more”.

** Fri, 02/28/2020 – David Rich, of The Space Resource Report, “spoke about commercial space, mining, resource usage and more”.

** Tue, 02/25/2020 – Dr. Namrata Goswami talked “about the new US Space Force, china, the Corona Virus and the Chinese space program, China space, India, Russia, US space visionary leadership, ESA, UAE, Luxembourg 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.

The Space Show - David Livingston
The Space Show – David Livingston

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Space policy roundup – Feb.29.2020

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, 02/25/2020 – Dr. Namrata Goswami talked “about the new US Space Force, china, the Corona Virus and the Chinese space program, China space, India, Russia, US space visionary leadership, ESA, UAE, Luxembourg and more”.

** Clinton Clark – Space Situational Awareness with ExoAnalytic – Cold Star Project S02E21

Clinton Clark is the Vice President of First Impressions at ExoAnalytic Solutions, and our topic is space situational awareness.
– Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST)
– Space Domain Awareness (SDA)
– Space Traffic Management (STM)
– Space Situational Awareness (SSA)
are all terms–some newer than others–applicable to what ExoAnalytic does. Clint Clark and Cold Star Project host Jason Kanigan dig into what these terms mean, how the company goes about providing such services, and their impact on space. ExoAnalytic Solutions website: https://exoanalytic.com/

** February 25, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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