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:

• Space in 2019:
  • All the Incredible Stuff Happening in Space in 2019 – gizmodo.com
  • Space In 2019 – Here Are All The Missions And Launches To Look Forward To – Forbes
  • On National Security | Optimism and caution sums up the outlook for 2019 – SpaceNews.com
• Space law:
  • The world should update its laws on outer space | Financial Times
  • Q&A: How to Balance Security, Sustainability and Profit in International Space Policy – Global Atlanta
• Space politics:
  • Shutdown Continues, But What’s Ahead for Space Policy in the New Congress? – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Lamar Smith: As I retire, here’s my advice for the new Science Committee members – Opinion – Austin American-Statesman – Austin, TX
  • Government shutdown affects Kennedy Space Center tours, 1,200 workers and a historic mission – Orlando Sentinel
• US defense space:
  • Q&A: U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson says change is underway, Space Force or not – SpaceNews.com
• Canadian space:
  • Canada wants ex-astronaut Robert Thirsk to help define country’s place in Mars mission – The Globe and Mail
  • Doctor who holds Canadian record for time spent in space expected to be hired for Mars project – National | Globalnews.ca
• Chinese space:
  • China Pushes for Primacy in Space – WSJ
  • China probe readies to land on dark side of the moon: Xinhua | Reuters
  • China’s Chang’e-4 probe changes orbit to prepare for moon-landing – Xinhua | English.news.cn
  • China Focus: China’s BeiDou navigation system starts global service – Xinhua | English.news.cn
  • China in space 2018: National launch record, commercial takeoff and far side of the Moon | gbtimes.com
  • China debuts new upper stage in final launch of the year – Spaceflight Now
• Indian space:
  • Cost, benefits and spin offs: All you need to know about Mission Gaganyaan – Hindustan Times
  • Cabinet clears Gaganyaan project to send 3-member crew into space – IndiaTimes.com
  • India to send three-person crew on landmark space mission – AFP/phys.org
  • India’s ISRO Seeking To Develop ADMIRE VTVL Reusable Launch Vehicle – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Isro focuses on vertical landing capability | Ahmedabad News – Times of India
  • ISRO readies for a busy 2019 – The Hindu
  • A year of success for Isro – Deccan Chronicle
  • Bill on commercialization of space activities likely in 2019 – Hindustan Times
  • India needs to ramp up space hardware capacity: Kiran Kumar – – The Hindu BusinessLine
• Russian space:
  • NPO Energomash delivered 18 rocket engines in 2018 – Interfax
  • Russian scientists may send mice into 1st lunar orbit flight aboard new spacecraft – TASS
• UAE space:
  • Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre welcomes 2019 with high-level science event – Khaleej Times

Webcasts:

** Watch: Why is ISRO keen to take humans to space – The Economic Times Video | ET Now

** The Space Show – Friday, 12/28/2018 – Dr. Alan Stern talked about the New Horizon probe’s flyby of the Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule.

** The Space Show – Sun, 12/30/2018 – Thomas A. Olson and David Livingston reviewed the past year in space.

====

Telescopes and Binoculars at Amazon</p

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:

• Schedule:
  • What’s Happening in Space Policy December 23, 2018-January 5, 2019 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Update: Space commercialization:
  • Commerce Department seeks to encourage more space industry investment – SpaceNews.com
  • NASA opens the floodgates for firms with planetary ambitions – SpaceNews.com
• Lunar plans:
  • Update: Ethical and Social Aspects of a Return to the Moon – LeonardDavid.com
  • Is the Gateway the right way to the moon? – SpaceNews.com
• Space politics:
  • Commercial space bill dies in the House – SpaceNews.com
  • House Votes Down Space Frontier Act – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Science Committee Democrats Expect Action on Commercial Space Issues in New Congress – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • After Three Decades On Capitol Hill, Nelson Leaves Behind Legacy Of Space Policy – 90.7 WMFE
• Apollo 8:
  • Why Apollo 8 Mattered – Popular Mechanics
  • Reigniting the spirit of Earthrise | TheHill
• US Space & the shutdown:
  • Government Shutdown 2018: How It Affects NASA – Space.com
  • How Will Government Shutdown Affect NASA, SpaceX? – MyNews13.com
  • Over 3,000 NASA employees would be affected by government… – Click2Houston.com
• Deep space science:
  • Op-ed | The MILO Institute: a new model for deep space exploration – SpaceNews.com
• US defense space:
  • Space Force Will Have Seat On Joint Chiefs, Not Full Independence; Costs TBD « Breaking Defense
• Chinese space:
  • Update: China’s BeiDou officially goes global – Xinhua | English.news.cn
  • With First-Ever Landing on Moon’s Farside, China Enters “Luna Incognita” -Leonard David/Scientific American
  • China got on the bandwagon to provide global satellite internet — Quartz
  • China launches telecommunication technology test satellite – Xinhua | English.news.cn
  • Long March 3C lofts secretive TJSW spacecraft – NASASpaceFlight.com
• Ethiopian space:
  • Ethiopian Space Policy enacted by Ethiopia Cabinet of Ministers – Satenaw Ethioopian
• Euro space:
  • European Space Agency overhauls satellite servicer program – SpaceNews.com
• Update: Indian space:
  • Busy year ahead for ISRO, Chandrayaan-2 mission launch likely by Feb-end- The New Indian Express
• Nigerian space:
  • NIGCOMSAT, Thales Alenia sign pact on satellite based augmentation system – Daily Trust
• Russian space:
  • Satellite startup OneWeb wants to sell a minority stake to Russia’s government – SiliconANGLE
  • Investigators question Russian cosmonaut about hole in Soyuz MS-09 hull – TASS
  • Russia to Complete Flight Tests of Soyuz-2.1V Carrier Rocket in 2019 – Sputnik International
  • Roscosmos subsidiary signs contract for third commercial launch of Soyuz – TASS
• Scottish space:
  • Why Space plc is now the Scottish frontier – Business Insider
• UAE space:
  • ‘UAE a promising place for space tourism’ – Khaleej Times
  • UAE to launch outer space tourist trips, says Virgin Galactic CEO | ZAWYA MENA Edition

Webcasts:

** SPECIAL EPISODE – Big Data for Satellites, Deep Learning and Growing Security Threats – Constellations, a New Space and Satellite Innovation Podcast

The Big Data Panel Roundtable discussion completes our special series recorded at the 2018 Kratos Users Conference. This episode brings together technology experts to discuss the role of big data in the satellite industry, the implications of deep learning and the impact of security threats. Bob Potter, VP of Technology, Signal and Ground Systems moderated the panel. He was joined by Anthony Semiao, Chief Solutions Architect, Jay Finnigan, Director of Network Products and Loic Coulet, Technology and Products Manager. Key discussions included the growth of big data and how data creates new data in a never ending cycle, the opportunities to leverage big data in the satellite industry, the critical importance of security in satellites and the value of deep learning and artificial intelligence.

** Fri, 12/21/2018 – Space lawyer Laura Montgomery gave “a space policy, law and regulatory review for 2018”.

** Sun, 12/23/2018 – David led an open lines discussion with Space Show listeners on a wide range of space related topics.

** Wed, 12/19/2018 – Anatoly Zak of RussianSpaceWeb.com talked about the recent “Cosmonaut risky spacewalk, ISS leak, Angara pad construction issues, Vostochny construction company corruption”.

** December 21, 2018 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** Earthrise! Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8 | The Planetary Society

Check out the Best Selling Electronics at Amazon

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:

• Space politics:
  • Space policy wonk prepares to take her seat in Congress – POLITICO 
  • Americans overestimate NASA’s share of US budget, poll data suggests – Business Insider
  • Op-Ed | Space: the new economic frontier – SpaceNews.com
• NASA commercial programs:
  • Op-ed | CLPS will jump-start the lunar economy – SpaceNews.com
  • Dragon shows off its new, integrated solar arrays as SpaceX nears first flight | Ars Technica
• Space rules:
  • Update: FCC Reaches $900,000 Settlement for Unauthorized Satellite Launch | Federal Communications Commission (See PDF for full statement)
  • What is the Kármán line, and where is the edge of space? – National Geographic
• US military space:
  • Pence briefed on Space Force proposal at Pentagon meeting – SpaceNews.com
  • Trump Orders Establishment of Unified Combatant U.S. Space Command – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Space Command is coming back, but Space Force still needs approval from Congress – The Verge
  • Trump re-establishes U.S. Space Command – POLITICO
  • Op-ed | Preserving our eyes in the sky – SpaceNews.com
  • Pentagon procurement chief Ellen Lord: DoD needs launch vehicles for small satellites – SpaceNews.com
• Canadian space:
  • Ottawa must reinstate support for Quebec’s aerospace industry – The Globe and Mail
  • How Canada Can Create a Sustainable National Space Infrastructure – SpaceQ
• Chinese space:
  • China launched more rockets into orbit in 2018 than any other country – MIT Technology Review
  • China And France’s CNES Discuss Climate Science And Space Cooperation – SpaceWatch.Global
• Euro space:
  • Council agrees its position on future EU space programme – Consilium
  • Singapore’s Astroscale Enters Data Sharing Agreement With ESA – SpaceWatch.Global
• Russian space:
  • Soyuz MS-09 With 3 Crew Members Lands Successfully in Kazakhstan – Reports – Sputnik International
  • Investigators to get samples from punctured Soyuz MS-09 in coming days – TASS
  • Crew of three safely lands in Kazakhstan after 197-day space mission – CBS News/Spaceflight Now
• UK space:
  • Organisations show ‘considerable interest’ in £17m Sutherland spaceport plan | Press and Journal

Webcasts:

** December 18, 2018 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** How Canada Can Create a Sustainable National Space Infrastructure – SpaceQ

====

Check out the Best Selling Electronics at Amazon