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):

• Trump administration:
  • Pence calls for American-led cooperation in space exploration – SpaceNews.com
  • VP Mike Pence talks up property rights at space conference – GeekWire
• Artemis:
  • Companies, international partners key to future lunar exploration – SpaceNews.com
• NASA:
  • Bridenstine Establishes Federated Board for Strategic Alignment – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Planetary science:
  • Mars 2020 Rover Cost Could Starve Other Red Planet Missions | Space.com
• Space resources:
  • New era of locally-sourced resources in space – ESA
  • How NASA could help stop climate change with solar satellites – The Washington Post
• US military space:
  • Stealth startup lone remaining contender in DARPA responsive launch challenge – SpaceNews.com
  • For Air Force launch competition, ULA will offer Vulcan and Atlas, but not Delta – SpaceNews.com
  • Pentagon space reforms leading to better relations with industry – Defense News
  • DoD Rethinks Launch Needs To Counter Russia, China – Breaking Defense
  • DoD working on Space Force rollout plan pending congressional approval – SpaceNews.com
• International Space
  • International Astronautical Congress brings space world, and political issues, to Washington – SpaceNews.com
  • Space agencies endorse continued cooperation in lunar exploration – SpaceNews.com
  • Algeria:
    • Algeria And Russia Discuss Expanding Space Cooperation And Development – SpaceWatch.Global
  •  Australia:
    • Australian Space Agency Signs Agreement With Maxar Technologies To Develop Strategic Collaboration – SpaceWatch.Global
  •  China:
    • BeiDou-3 satellites might all launch into space by June – ecns.cn
    • Heads of Space Agencies Panel Highlights Benefits of International Cooperation but Political Tensions Persist – SpaceQ
    • China is not going to be America’s space partner anytime soon | TheHill
  • Egypt:
    • Egypt And UAE Bolster Space Ties: Cairo Looks To Send Egyptian To ISS – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Ethiopia:
    • Ethiopia To Begin Work On Satellite MAIT Facility With European Funding – SpaceWatch.Global
  •  Europe:
    • ESA to seek funding for more Prometheus reusable engines at ministerial – SpaceNews.com
    • Woerner optimistic about ESA’s upcoming ministerial meeting – SpaceNews.com
  • France:
    • Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Signs Declaration of Intent with French Space Agency – U.S. Department of Commerce
  •  Germany:
    • Why isn′t Germany taking over the moon?  – DW
  •  India:
    • Indian space agency ISRO’s launch vehicles to carry along 14 foreign satellites – Xinhua
    • India, Russia discussing supply of Russian systems for Indian manned space program – Glavkosmos general director – Interfax
  •  Iran:
    • Iran Looks To Get In On Middle East Human Spaceflight Boom With Russia – SpaceWatch.Global
  •  Israel:
    • Israel Plans to Go Back to the Moon … And Stick the Landing This Time – Space.com
  •  Japan:
    • Japan to join Artemis program – SpaceNews.com
  • Luxembourg:
    • Luxembourg extends space resources work through new agreements with NASA and ESA – SpaceNews.com
  • Russia:
    • Russia reschedules Progress MS-13 space freighter’s launch for December 1 – TASS
    • Russia approves conceptual design of super-heavy carrier rocket – TASS
  • South Africa:
    • South Africa’s Space Commercial Services Head Calls For Regional IoT Nanosatellite Constellation – SpaceWatch.Global

Webcasts:
** The Space Show – Tue, 10/22/2019 – Linda Plush and Dr. John Jurist discussed “advanced human factors for human spaceflight with a focus on the human senses and spaceflight”.

** The Space Show – Mon, 10/21/2019 – Dr. Jose V. Lopez talked about ” the paper by Dr. Lopez and his associates, ‘Inevitable future: space colonization beyond Earth with microbes first‘”.

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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 October 20-26, 2019 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
•  ISS:
  • Female Duo Ventures Outside Station for Historic Spacewalk – Space Station/NASA
  • A Spacewalking First – National Space Society
  • NASA’s First All-Female Spacewalk Makes History – The Atlantic
  • Astronauts replace failed unit on ISS | Behind The Black
• SLS/Orion:
  • NASA Orders More SLS Megarockets from Boeing for Artemis Moon Missions | Space.com
  • NASA Buying Ten SLS Rocket Launches Through 2035 in a Show of Washington Corruption – NextBigFuture.com
  • NASA to give Boeing cost-plus contract for 10 more SLS rockets | Behind The Black
• Planetary protection:
  • NASA must rework planetary protection plans, panel advises – Science/AAAS
  • Report calls for changes in planetary protection policies – SpaceNews.com
  • NASA Planetary Protection Independent Review Board (PPIRB) – Report to NASA/SMD (pdf)
• Space regulation:
  • Congress shouldn’t rush to tax and regulate space exploration | TheHill
• US states space:
  • Space Florida Awarded $90M Infrastructure Grant from U.S. Department of Transportation – Space Florida
  • Space Florida Awarded $90M for Infrastructure Upgrade – 90.7 WMFE
  • Midland Councilman: Continued Spending “Wasted” on City Spaceport – Texas Scorecard
  • After spaceport leases released, NMPolitics.net settles lawsuit – NMPolitics.net
  • Cameron Co. Addresses Boca Chica Eminent Domain Concerns – KRGV
•  Spectrum:
  • Senator pushes for FCC, not satellite operators, to run C-band auction – SpaceNews.com
  • Op’ed: Spectrum Interference: 5G and Meteorological Observations – SpaceWatch.Global
• Military space:
  • The 21st Century Space Race Is Here – The National Interest
• International space
  • Australia:
    • Australia leans into space race for solar power with China – SMH.com.au
    • Op’ed: Australia: well placed to join the Moon mining race … or is it? – SpaceWatch.Global
  • China:
    • Central Asian countries to use China’s Beidou navigation system – ecns.cn
  •  Europe:
    • ESA to request $13.9 billion budget from member states – SpaceNews.com
  • Lebanon:
    • Lebanon Aims to Launch Nano-satellite Into Space by 2022 | Al Bawaba
  •  Luxembourg:
    • Luxembourg to set up Space Resources Innovation Centre — Luxembourg Space Agency
  • Rwanda:
    • Rwanda’s First Satellite In Space Is Set For Release From ISS – Space in Africa
  •  UK:
    • Cornwall county council cabinet approves funding for spaceport | Rocketeers

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – Thu, 10/17/2019 – Dr. Eligar Sadeh and Layla Martin discussed “the launch of the Astropolitics Institute, What it is and why now?”

** The Space Show – Fri, 10/18/2019 – Jose Ocasio-Christian talked about “the Caelus Foundation, their Chinese space program workshops, policy and more”.

** Weekly Space Hangout: October 2, 2019 – Geoff Notkin, President of the National Space Society

Emmy Award-winning television host and producer Geoff Notkin starred in three seasons of the cult television adventure series Meteorite Men for Science Channel and two seasons of the educational series STEM Journals for Cox Media. He has also appeared in shows for Discovery, NASA EDGE, TLC, PBS, A&E, National Geographic Channel, History Channel, Travel Channel, and the BBC. He is a science writer, meteorite specialist, photographer, world traveler, and CEO of Aerolite Meteorites Inc, a leader in meteorite research and recovery.

** October 17, 2019 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):

• SLS:
  • NASA will award Boeing a cost-plus contract for up to 10 SLS rockets | Ars Technica
• Artemis lunar program:
  • A House budget committee has likely killed the 2024 Moon landing | Ars Technica
  • Key House appropriator remains skeptical about Artemis – SpaceNews.com
  • Serrano Worried About Who Will Pay for Accelerating Moon Program – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • How to make an urgent and affordable return to the Moon – The Space Review
•  NASA:
  • NASA Administrator Selects Douglas Loverro as Human Spaceflight Head | NASA
  • Doug Loverro Named New Head of NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Non-stories from NASA reveal mainstream press corruption – Behind The Black
  • Astronaut organization seeks role advising Artemis – SpaceNews.com
• Commercial Crew:
  • Getting commercial crew flying, at last – The Space Review
• Space economics:
  • Modern monetary theory and lunar development – The Space Review
• Spectrum:
  • SpaceX submits paperwork for 30,000 more Starlink satellites – SpaceNews.com
• Orbital debris:
  • Amazon Reports Collision Risk For Mega Constellation Of Kuiper Internet Satellites – IEEE Spectrum
•  Spaceports:
  • Former FAA official calls for national spaceport policy – SpaceNews.com
  • Opponents Worried About Spaceport Camden’s Impact On Cumberland Island | WJCT NEWS
• US military space:
  • SpaceX sees U.S. Army as possible customer for Starlink and Starship – SpaceNews.com
  • Pentagon presses case for Space Force amid political uncertainty – SpaceNews.com
  • Army eyes commercial megaconstellations to support its future battlefield network – SpaceNews.com
  • Army looks for alternatives to GPS as enemies threaten to jam signals – SpaceNews.com
• International Space
  • A Euroconsult Analysis: Examining government space budgets – SatMagazine
  •  Australia:
    • Prime space opens up at Lot Fourteen – SAIC.sa.gov.au
  •  China:
    • China’s Space Station Progress,”High Density” Missions Planned – LeonardDavid.com
    • China prepares for space station construction – Xinhua
    • China Focus: China’s first astronaut expects stepping onto Moon – Xinhua
    • Initial research on rocket ends successfully – ecns.cn
    • Planned new rocket carries hope for China’s manned lunar landing program – Xinhua
  • Japan:
    • Japan to participate in U.S. lunar exploration program – KyodoNews.net
  • Russia:
    • Roscosmos ready to discuss NASA astronauts’ delivery to ISS aboard Russian spacecraft – TASS
  • Saudi Arabia:
    • Saudi Arabia And Russia Look To Expand Space Cooperation, Including Use Of KSA As Possible Satellite Launch Location – SpaceWatch.Global
    • Roscosmos CEO refutes claims space accidents rate is too high – TASS
    • Nauka space module to be sent to Baikonur early next year — source – TASS
  •  UAE:
    • UAE Unveils National Space Strategy 2030 And National Space Investment Plan – SpaceWatch.Global
    • “If I wasn’t Emirati, I would have loved to be born as one” – Gulf News
    • 100% foreign ownership: UAE launches economic free zones for space firms – Khaleej Times

Webcasts:

** Hearing: “NASA’s Proposal to Advance the Next Moon Landing by Four Years”  – Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

** The Space Show – Mon, 10/14/2019 – Robert Zimmerman of www.behindtheblack.com “covered multiple topics in this one segment 123 minute program featuring listener phone calls and email questions”.

** How millennials are impacting aerospace | Interview – TMRO.tv

Laura Seward Forczyk, author of the book, “Rise of the Space Age Millennials” joins us to talk about the new generation entering the workforce. Specifically the impact millennials are having in unexpected ways on the entire aerospace industry as well as some of the hurdles the generation is presented with.

** October 15, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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