Category Archives: Space Policy

Activism, Space Policy

Space policy roundup – May.17.2019

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:

Webcasts:

** Episode 1 – “Bridging the Digital Divide” w/ David Hartshorn, CEO, Geeks Without Frontiers by On Orbit Podcast by Via Satellite/ SoundCloud

In Via Satellite’s debut episode of “On Orbit,” host Jeffrey Hill sits down with Geeks Without Frontiers CEO David Hartshorn to decipher Digital Divide statistics and discuss the role that hybrid networks, satellites, and specifically the new LEO/MEO constellation satellites will play in providing connectivity to the world’s 4 billion people without access to broadband. We also talk about the importance of electric power as a resource, and how private industry firms are investing in developing economies through connectivity.

** The Space Show – Tue, 05/14/2019: Dr. Robert Zubrin talked about his new book, The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility and about “the Gateway, lunar return, Mars, policy, China, Pell Grant funding and more”.

** NASA Artemis promotional video narrated by William Shatner: “We are going to the Moon, to stay, by 2024. And this is how.”

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Moon Rush: The New Space Race

 

Activism, Space Policy

The Space Show this week – May.13.2019

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

1. Monday, May 13, 2019; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): This is a special program welcoming John Jossy, Kim Holder, and Rick Kwan who will talk about the innovate and cutting edge NewSpace technologies presented and discussed at Space Access 2019. This includes the exciting innovation going on in the commercial space entrepreneurial community.

2. Tuesday, May 14, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Robert Zubrin to discuss his new book, The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility, plus his recent op-ed editorials. .

3. Wednesday, May 15, 2019; Hotel Mars. See Upcoming Show Menu and the website newsletter for details. Hotel Mars is pre-recorded by John Batchelor. It is archived on The Space Show site after John posts it on his website.

4. Friday, May 17, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am -1 pm CDT; 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Linda Spilker of JPL to wrap up Cassini and more.

5. Sunday, May 19 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome Emily Carney to the show regarding Space Hipsters, which she co-founded.

Recent shows:

** Fri, 05/10/2019 – Professor Madhu Thangavelu of USC spoke about “lunar return policy & mission needs/planning, ISDC Moon Track, using space for better living on Earth and much more”.

** Wed, 05/08/2019 – Dr. David Kipping talked about “finding exomoons, candidate Kepler 1625B, exoplanets and more”

** Tue, 05/07/2019 – Robert Zimmerman discussed “a variety of topics starting with the smallsat industry with launchers and ending with comments about the Boeing 737 Max and possible Boeing space impact”.

** Mon, 05/06/2019 – Dr. Greg Autry talked about “the upcoming ISDC Conference, space budgets, spending and the US national debt, and the Chinese space and lunar policy plus US concerns about China and space and the Mon”.

** Sun, 05/05/2019 – Talked with  Leonard David and then followed with an open lines discussion with listeners. Topics covered included “Leonard’s new book “Moon Rush: The New Space Race, policy and budget challenges for returning to the Moon, presidential candidates and space policy, Navy-Air Force UFO policy reporting changes and more”.

** Wed, 04/24/2019 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talked with Rand Simberg about “Returning to the Moon by 2024”.

See also:
* The Space Show on Vimeo – webinar videos
* The Space Show’s Blog – summaries of interviews.
* The Space Show Classroom Blog – tutorial programs

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

The Space Show - David Livingston
The Space Show – David Livingston
Activism, Space Policy

Space policy roundup – May.13.2019

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:

Webcasts:

** May 7, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** The Space Show – Fri, 05/10/2019 – Professor Madhu Thangavelu of USC spoke about “lunar return policy & mission needs/planning, ISDC Moon Track, using space for better living on Earth and much more”.

** The Space Show/Hotel Mars – Wed, 04/24/2019 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talke with Rand Simberg about “Returning to the Moon by 2024”.

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Safe Is Not an Option

Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

Space policy roundup – May.10.2019

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:

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – Tue, 05/07/2019 – Robert Zimmerman discussed “a variety of topics starting with the smallsat industry with launchers and ending with comments about the Boeing 737 Max and possible Boeing space impact”.

** The Space Show – Mon, 05/06/2019 – Dr. Greg Autry talked about “the upcoming ISDC Conference, space budgets, spending and the US national debt, and the Chinese space and lunar policy plus US concerns about China and space and the Mon”.

** The Space Show – Sun, 05/05/2019 – Talked with  Leonard David and then followed with an open lines discussion with listeners. Topics covered included “Leonard’s new book “Moon Rush: The New Space Race, policy and budget challenges for returning to the Moon, presidential candidates and space policy, Navy-Air Force UFO policy reporting changes and more”.

** House Science Committee Hearing: Keeping Our Sights on Mars: A Review of NASA’s Deep Space Exploration Programs and Lunar Proposal – Leonard David

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Moon Rush: The New Space Race

Space Policy

Space policy roundup – May.6.2019

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:

Webcasts:

** Space Policy Edition: Lessons From the Moonshot That Never Was (with Mark Albrecht) | The Planetary Society –

Thirty years ago, Dr. Mark Albrecht led the National Space Council when President George H.W. Bush announced the Space Exploration Initiative, an ambitious effort to send humans to the Moon and then on to Mars. Political divisions and a budget-busting cost estimate grounded the effort before it ever got off the ground. A new National Space Council is attempting to implement a new lunar plan from the Trump Administration. Can the lessons of a failed moonshot help today’s lunar ambitions succeed?

** The Space Show – Fri, 05/03/2019 – Marcia S. Smith talked about “space policy, NASA budgets, returning to the Moon, lunar return costs and policy, the congressional budget process and more”.

** Space in Videos – 2018 – 01 – Clean Space: how to build a satellite that won’t end up as dangerous debris – ESA:

** May 3, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

https://audioboom.com/posts/7251888-blue-origen-preps-for-sub-orbital-passengers-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com

https://audioboom.com/posts/7251892-waiting-for-apophis-2020-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com

 

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Safe Is Not an Option