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 January 13-19, 2019 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA astrophysics
  • Space Telescopes of the Future: NASA Has 4 Ideas for Great Observatory to Fly in 2030s – space.com
• Space & Govt. shutdown:
  • SpaceX Assessing Impacts of Government Shutdown on Commercial Launches – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • ‘It’s very difficult’: Local NASA employees affected by government shutdown | fox8.com (Cleveland)
  • NASA and Coast Guard employees in Houston feeling strain of shutdown | abc13.com (Houston)
  • The government shutdown is hitting Brevard where it hurts – Florida Today
  • Experts worry government shutdowns will drive NASA employees to the private sector – HoustonChronicle.com
• PU-238 production:
  • NASA’s shrinking supply of plutonium just got a robotic boost – Business Insider
• US military space:
  • Op-Ed | In 2019 let’s address the ‘real problems’ in national security space – SpaceNews.com
  • Hawaii Military Plans for Space Defense Race | Military.com
• Chinese space:
  • China unveils follow-up lunar exploration missions – Xinhua | English.news.cn
  • China Focus: China welcomes world’s scientists to collaborate in lunar exploration – Xinhua | English.news.cn
  • The new space race pits the U.S. against China. The U.S. is losing badly. – The Washington Post
  • China Focus: Chang’e-4 to measure lunar temperatures during freezing night – Xinhua | English.news.cn
  • Commentary: Reaching moon’s far side starts new space odyssey – Xinhua | English.news.cn
  • U.S. Probes Boeing Satellite Deal Backed By China – WSJ
  • Former chief of NASA urges lifting China ban – ecns.cn
• Ethiopian space:
  • Ethiopian telco mulls acquiring comms satellite – SatellitePro ME
• Euro space:
  • Call for Media: Space Safety conference and media briefing – ESA
• Indian space:
  • Isro plans 32 space missions in 2019 | Deccan Herald
  • India keen to fly a woman in maiden manned space mission – India TV
  • India’s manned space mission in December 2021 ISRO
  • Isro pushes Chandrayaan-2 launch to mid-April | Deccan Herald
  • Gaganyaan — India’s manned mission to space on target: ISRO chairman Sivan – The Hindu BusinessLine
  • Political Factors Jeopardized Manned Mission In The Past Isro Ex Chief Lauds Current Leadership As Strong – swarajyamag.com
• Japanese space:
  • Japan space agency to monitor deterioration of infrastructure via satellite – The Japan News
• Russian space:
  • U.S.-Russia Relations Creep Into Space – The Atlantic
  • Russia to send new research module to orbital outpost in 2020 – TASS
  • Russian space telescope not responding to Earth’s command – TASS
  • China ready to cooperate with Russia in operating its future orbital station – TASS
• UAE space:
  • UAE Space Agency adopts National Plan for the Promotion of Space Investment – SatellitePro ME

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – Fri, 01/11/2019 – Dr. Ken Davidian talked about “business PHD Dissertation subjects, business management and NewSpace/Commercial space, human suborbital flight and more.”

** January 9, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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