A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government related space news and resource items that I found of interest:

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• US space policy:
  • Former NASA administrator says Lunar Gateway is “a stupid architecture” | Ars Technica
  • NASA Would Rather Talk About Going To Mars Than Go To Mars – NASA Watch
  • Space Council Users’ Advisory Group Meets Without Any Users – NASA Watch
  • Op-ed | The revolution that is commercial space is just beginning – SpaceNews.com
•  Constellations:
  • FCC approves SpaceX, Telesat, LeoSat and Kepler internet constellations – SpaceNews.com

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• Budgets:
  • Space Policy, Funding Legislation Still on the Congressional To-Do List – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • The end of an era in the exploration of Europa – The Space Review
  • A different trajectory for funding space science missions – The Space Review
• Broadband constellations:
  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins FCC approval to put 7,000 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit – The Washington Post 
  • Caleb Henry on Twitter: “The FCC has approved LEO constellation applications from SpaceX (7,518 satellites), Telesat (117 satellites), LeoSat (78 satellites) and Kepler Communications (140 satellites). The constellation race continues.”
  • Will megaconstellations cause a dangerous spike in orbital debris? – SpaceNews.com
  • Op-ed | The revolution that is commercial space is just beginning – SpaceNews.com
• US military space:
  • Political odds stacked against Space Force. Proponents brace for long fight – SpaceNews.com – The Space Show interview with Douglas Loverro mentioned in the article is available below.
  • Griffin: Future of new DoD space agency ‘still up in the air’ – SpaceNews.com
  • Air Force vice chief says space procurement is on the right path – SpaceNews.com
  • Military satellite communications: Buyers can’t make up their minds – SpaceNews.com
• Canadian space:
  • NASA wants Canada to build AI-equipped robots for new space station | CTV News
  • NASA wants Canadian boots on the moon but feds still pondering space options – Yahoo! News
  • NASA boss in Ottawa, fuels speculation about new Cdn ISS role | Windsor Star
• Chinese space:
  • China plans to launch additional nine Fengyun meteorological satellites by 2025 | gbtimes.com
  • President Xi Jinping promotes wider int’l collaboration in outer space – ecns.cn
  • China to launch first Hongyan LEO communications constellation satellite soon | gbtimes.com
  • China developing new launch vehicle for human spaceflight, future moon missions – SpaceNews.com
• Indian space:
  • Isro moves closer to human spaceflight with new satellite launch – Hindustan Times
  • ‘India masters rocket science’: Here’s why the new ISRO launch is special – Hindustan Times
  • Isro to launch communication satellite specifically for J&K and NE on Nov 14  – Times of India
• Japanese space:
  • Quietly, Japan has established itself as a power in the aerospace industry | Ars Technica
• Russian space:
  • Russian space leader suggests engineers test spacecraft Stalin’s way | Ars Technica
  • Roscosmos shows image of future nuclear-powered spacecraft – TASS
  • Senior designer outlines future of Russia’s space industry – TASS
  • First supply trip to space since Soyuz failure poised to launch – Yahoo! News
  • NASA Director: US-Russia Ties in Space Stronger Than Ever – Sputnik International
  • First Angara A5V Heavy-Class Rocket Launch to Take Place in 2026 – Roscosmos – Sputnik International
  • Russia offers to train Saudi, Bahraini astronauts — Roscosmos – TASS

Webcasts:

** China to launch nine more Fengyun weather satellites by 2025 – CGTN

** The Space Show – Mon, 11/05/2018 – Douglas Loverro talked “about the need for a U.S. space force and why”. This interview is discussed in the SpaceNews.com article mentioned above.

** The Space Show – Mon, 11/12/2018 – Dr. Roger Launius talked about his new Smithsonian History book, Space Exploration From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future.

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