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:

• US commercial space:
  • NASA is replacing one of the astronauts on Boeing’s first crewed flight to the space station – The Verge
  • NASA Announces Updated Crew Assignment for Boeing Flight Test | NASA
  • NSS Releases Position Paper on Outer Space Private Investment Corporation (OSPIC) – National Space Society
    • Outer Space Private Investment Corporation (OSPIC) – NSS (pdf)
• NASA space:
  • There is no space race – The Space Review
  • Selecting the next great space observatory – The Space Review
  • Shutdown’s toll mounts for NASA and companies – SpaceNews.com
• Space law & regs:
  • Beyond UNISPACE: It’s time for the Moon Treaty – The Space Review
  • If space is ‘the province of mankind’, who owns its resources? | ORF
  • Op-ed | Responsible satellite operations in the era of large constellations – SpaceNews.com
• US military space:
  • Rocket Lab to launch dedicated Electron mission for DARPA | Rocket Lab
  • DARPA to Launch Satellite with Reflectarray Antenna to Enable Space-based Internet – DefenseWorld.net
  • Buzz Aldrin says Trump should rename Space Force to Space Guard because it’s less aggressive | Daily Mail Online
  • Republican Space Corps Opponent Gets Top Spot on Key HASC Subcommittee – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Space Development Agency to be part of Griffin’s defense research organization – SpaceNews.com
• Canadian space:
  • A Short History of Canada’s Military Space Policy and How it Fits into the Current US Space Force Discussions – The Commercial Space Blog
• Chinese space:
  • China’s space-startup boom fueled by government boost – Nikkei Asian Review
  • Chinese Space Wars: U.S. Intelligence Report Outlines Beijing’s Space Warfare Preparations – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Chinese and US Space Rapprochement – The Commercial Space Blog
• Euro space:
  • Compete in a lunar economy – ESA
    • ESA Grand Challenge
  • Making Europe fit for the newspace race – Delano – Luxembourg in English
  • One small step for Brussels and its space dreams – POLITICO
  • ArianeGroup and PTScientists to study lunar lander mission for ESA – SpaceNews.com
  • Copernicus budget gets budget boost from European Commission – SpaceNews.com
  • Europe’s Arianespace takes on SpaceX by cutting Ariane 5 rocket launch price | Reuters
  • European Commission, fearing brain drain to US, takes sharper look at space investment strategy – SpaceNews.com
• French space:
  • French New Space: CNES Selected To Be Business Provider For French Tech Seed Investment Fund – SpaceWatch.Global
• Indian space:
  • PSLV launch set to debut orbital platform use of the fourth stage – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • Light, medium, heavy: Is Isro working on 3 reusable rocket designs at once? | Business Standard News
• Russian space:
  • Roscosmos, NASA, ESA must withstand political pressure, says Russia’s space chief – TASS
  • Russia Announces Sovereign’s Eye Remote Sensing Constellation – SpaceWatch.Global
• UAE space:
  • UAE’s mission to Mars on track for lift-off in 2020 – The National
  • UAE building satellites to help us learn about our planet – SpaceWatch.Global
• UK space:
  • Here’s What Each Brexit Scenario Could Mean For The U.K. Space Industry

Webcasts:

** ISPCS 2018 – Panel on Commercial Space Law & Policy

• Franceska Schroeder, Principal, Fish & Richardson
• Audrey Powers, Deputy General Counsel, Blue Origin
• Kelly Garehime, Associate General Counsel, United Launch Alliance
• Caryn Schenewerk, Senior Counsel and Senior Director, Space Flight Policy, SpaceX

** ISPCS 2018 – 21st Century Space Regulations – Kelvin Coleman, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Commercial Space Transportation, FAA, presented his keynote “Innovation and Accountability – Transforming Commercial Space Regulations for the 21st Century.”

** Episode T+108: Layoffs and Launch Sites – Main Engine Cut Off

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

** Panel Discussion: Space Industry Innovations and Business Directions

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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:

[ Update:

• NASA Launch:
  • Why has the Falcon Heavy had so little impact on NASA? – National Space Society
• Congressional space:
  • White House resubmits NOAA, Ex-Im Bank nominations – SpaceNews.com
• Chinese space:
  • Battlefield moon: how China plans to win the lunar space race – The Guardian
• Euro space:
  • ESA Inks Contract for Moon Mining Regolith – Leonard David
• Russian space:
  • Roscosmos, NASA, ESA must withstand political pressure, says Russia’s space chief – TASS
• UK Space:
  • Space: The UK aims for the stars -| Express.co.uk
  • Here’s What Each Brexit Scenario Could Mean For The U.K. Space Industry – Forbes

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• Schedule:
  • What’s Happening in Space Policy January 20-26, 2019 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Congressional space:
  • House spending bill fires warning shot at JWST – SpaceNews.com
  • House Will Try Again Next Week to Reopen NASA, NOAA, With Vote on Conference Version of CJS Bill – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • WHITTINGTON: Can Ted Cruz Save The Space Program? | The Daily Caller
• Space advocacy:
  • March Storm 2019 Washington DC Congressional Visits | National Space Society
  • Jeff Bezos on going to space vs. fixing Earth: ‘It shouldn’t be either-or’ – GeekWire
• Space and govt shutdown:
  • Even giant federal contractors feeling shutdown’s bite – POLITICO
• Space law:
  • Can anyone ‘own’ the Moon? – BBC News
• Canadian space:
  • Laugh at Trump’s ‘space force’ all you want — it’s something Canada should seriously consider | CBC News
• Chinese space:
  • Long March 11 launches with three satellites – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • Nasa says it will work with Chinese space agency on lunar landing research | South China Morning Post
  • NASA cooperates with China on moon exploration – Xinhua | English.news.cn
• Euro space:
  • Arianespace says full Ariane 6 production held up by missing government contracts – SpaceNews.com
• Indian space:
  • Isro launches UNNATI | Deccan Herald
  • India nowhere less than China in arena of space: ISRO – India Post | India Post
• Russian space:
  • The longstanding NASA-Russian partnership in space may be unraveling | Ars Technica
  • Number of Soyuz rocket launches in 2019 to be increased to 20-22 – TASS
  • First manned launch in 2019 may be postponed from March 1 to early April – TASS
  • Russian scientists find defect in new heavy lift space rocket engine | Reuters
  • Russia to Launch First-Ever Arctic Weather Satellite – Source – Sputnik International
  • Next launch from Russia’s Vostochny spaceport scheduled for summer – TASS
  • Roscosmos head supports initiative on recruiting female cosmonauts – TASS
• Senegalize space:
  • Senegal Signs Space Cooperation Agreement With French Space Agency, CNES – SpaceWatch.Global
• UAE
  • UAE Space Agency Unveils Details Of National Space Investment Plan – SpaceWatch.Global
• UK space:
  • Black Arrow: UK space rocket returns home from Australia – BBC News

Webcasts:

** Space Policy Edition: Shutdown | The Planetary Society

In a government shutdown seemingly without end, we bring you two stories from individuals directly impacted by the crisis. NASA scientist and union representative Lee Stone discusses the missed paychecks, loss of science, and lasting negative consequences to the public sector scientific workforce. Rob Hoyt, CEO of Tethers Unlimited, a small business in Washington state that was forced to lay off 20% of its workforce due to unpaid NASA contracts, describes the impact on contractors that may never see repayment or reimbursements.

** The Space Show – Fri, 01/18/2019 – Dr. Namrata Goswami discussed “Chinese landing on the lunar far side and the Chinese space program”.

** January 18, 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:

• NASA future:
  • Where will NASA go in 20 years? It may depend on private space and China | Ars Technica
  • Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway: NASA’s Proposed Lunar Space Station – Space.com
• Congressional space:
  • Cruz plans to try again with commercial space legislation – SpaceNews.com
• Govt. shutdown and space:
  • NASA (and Its Astronauts) Slowed by Government Shutdown, But Not Grounded – space.com
  • Don’t Blame the Government Shutdown for SpaceX Delays – The Atlantic
• Space regs:
  • Op-ed | NewSpace must be regulated – SpaceNews.com
• Bulgarian space:
  • Bulgarians still dream about space four decades after their first crewed mission – The Space Review
• Chinese space:
  • Why the Chang’e-4 Moon landing is unique – The Space Review
  •  How realistic are China’s plans to build a research station on the Moon? – The Conversation
  • Satellogic selects China Great Wall to launch satellite constellation – SpaceNews.com
  • China launches maritime silk road satellite data service – Xinhua | English.news.cn
  • Defense intelligence report: China in steady pursuit of space capabilities to outmatch U.S. – SpaceNews.com
• Euro space:
  • European Space Agency leaders expect a challenging year ahead – SpaceNews.com
  • How much do European citizens know about space? – ESA
  • Arianespace targets 12 launches this year, more counting OneWeb, Vega C debut – SpaceNews.com
• Indian space:
  • India’s apex space agency is following Elon Musk’s idea — and taking it a step forward | Business Insider India
• Iranian space:
  • Iran admits failure in satellite launch attempt – Spaceflight Now
  • Iran Is Preparing A Launch. But Is It For A Space Rocket Or A Missile? – NPR
  • Iran: We launched satellite – but it failed to reach orbit – Israel National News
  • Iran launches satellite into space, fails: report – Middle East – Jerusalem Post
• Japanese space:
  • Japan Reaches Out To Allies For Satellite Reconnaissance And Intelligence Cooperation – SpaceWatch.Global
• Russian space:
  • Bridenstine and Rogozin speak by phone after canceled visit – SpaceNews.com
  • NASA’s head confirms readiness to visit Russia — Roscosmos – TASS
  • Russia Sets Out Yenisei Super-Heavy Launch Vehicle Timetable And Budget – SpaceWatch.Global
• UAE space:
  • UAE space investments exceed AED 22 billion | TahawulTech.com

Webcasts:

** Iranian satellite launch attempt:

** Episode T+107: Chris Gebhardt – Main Engine Cut Off – “Chris Gebhardt of NASASpaceflight joins me to talk all things SpaceX: Starship and its upcoming hopper tests, DM-1 and the government shutdown, and more.”.

** January 11, 2018 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** January 15, 2018 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black