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:
- Space law:
- 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:
- Canadian space:
- 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:
- UAE space:
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.
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