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:

• SLS/Orion:
  • U.S. GAO – NASA Human Space Exploration: Persistent Delays and Cost Growth Reinforce Concerns over Management of Programs
  • New report finds NASA awarded Boeing large fees despite SLS launch slips | Ars Technica
  • GAO says NASA misrepresented costs of moon rocket – The Washington Post
  • GAO Blasts NASA For Understating Cost Growth on SLS/Orion, NASA Shoots Back – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • NASA’s future Moon rocket will probably be delayed and over budget again – The Verge
  • GAO: More delays and cost overruns for SLS/Orion | Behind The Black
• Commercial crew and cargo:
  • U.S. GAO – NASA Commercial Crew Program: Schedule Uncertainty Persists for Start of Operational Missions to the International Space Station
    • NASA Commercial Crew Programs- Highlights – GAO (pdf)
    • NASA Commercial Crew Programs- Full Report – GAO (pdf)
  • GAO Reiterates Need for NASA to Have Commercial Crew Backup Plan – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • SpaceX and Boeing continue to struggle with spacecraft designs, as watchdog raises safety concerns – The Washington Post
  • Station mission planning reveals new target Commercial Crew launch dates – NASASpaceFlight.com
• Lunar Gateway:
  • NASA determining best course for commercial Lunar Gateway resupply – NASASpaceFlight.com
• NASA lunar programs:
  • NASA Chief Sees Private Spacecraft Potentially Reaching Moon Before U.S. Astronauts – WSJ
  • PARIS: Moon is a mission for all of us – NASA chief – Flight Global
  • Will humans really be back on the moon by 2024? A Q&A with space experts – POLITICO
  • A new accounting for Apollo: how much did it really cost? – The Space Review
• Commercial space:
  • NASA Invests $45M in US Small Businesses for Space Tech Development | NASA
  • Senators try new approach to passing commercial space bill – SpaceNews.com
  • House members seek to bolster commercial space offices in appropriations bill – SpaceNews.com
• Spaceflight safety:
  • Blood and Money | Wayne Hale’s Blog
• Regulation:
  • Streamlining the space industry’s regulatory streamlining – The Space Review
  • Check out also the Space Show interview with James A. M. Muncy available below.
• NASA management:
  • Executive order could reduce number of NASA advisory committees – SpaceNews.com
• US space public opinions:
  • Space Exploration: Attitudes toward the U.S. Space Program – APNORC.org
  • Americans aren’t interested in the Moon and Mars—and that’s understandable | Ars Technica
  • Poll: Americans Want NASA To Focus More On Asteroid Impacts, Less On Getting To Mars : NPR
• US state space:
  • Boeing to move space headquarters to Florida – SpaceNews.com
  • Boeing moves closer to Cape Canaveral as Trump drives space exploration – Washington Examiner
• US military space:
  • Senate NDAA Could Include Space Frontier Act, Intelligence Authorization – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Top general says large constellations of satellites in low orbit could address key needs – SpaceNews.com
  • A Case for Space 2.o: How commercial networks can enhance U.S. Government capabilities, Joseph Campagna (CEO BridgeSat) – MilsatMagazine
  • OpEd: Life In A Post-JMS World—U.S. Space Superiority powered by ‘Agile’ acquisitions – MilsatMagazine
  • Space Force Nears Approval as First New Military Arm Since 1947 – Bloomberg GOV
  • Air Force, DoD research organizations call for space industrial policies to counter China – SpaceNews.com
• Planetary defense:
  • Space-Based Infrared Telescope for Planetary Defense Gets Boost from National Academies – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• International space
• Irish space:
  • Ireland launches first ever National Space Strategy – Irish Examiner
  • Ireland has high hopes with first space strategy – The Times
• Russian space:
  • Are Russian space satellites failing? It’s now harder to find out | Ars Technica
  • Russia to create super-heavy carrier rocket without foreign partners – TASS
  • Two commercial satellites will be launched with Proton in 2019 – TASS
  • Cutting Edge Russian Glonass-M Navigation Satellite to Begin Operation Soon – Statement – Sputnik International
• Sri Lankan space:
  • Sri Lanka’s first satellite ‘Raavana 1’ released into orbit | Colombo Gazette
• UAE space:
  • UAE Space Agency Officially Joins French-Led Space Climate Observatory – SpaceWatch.Global
• UK space:
  • UK Export Finance steps up space sector focus – SpaceNews.com
  • War of words erupt over Sutherland spaceport plans | Press and Journal

Webcasts:

** A Planetary Protection debate at ISDC 2019:

** The Space Show – Tue, 06/18/2019 – Robert Godwin talked “about his latest book, Manned Lunar Landing and Return, plus the untold story of Dr. Conrad Lau in developing Lunar Orbital Rendezvous (LOR”.

** The Space Show/Mars Hotel with John Batchelor & Dr. David Livingston – Wed, 06/19/2019: Dr. Robert Zubrin interviewed about “his new book, The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility, plus how best to do space plus lots more”.

** The Space Show – Fri, 06/14/2019 – James A. M. Muncy talked about “draft regulations for commercial space transportation and launches, rules, regulations, and much more”.

** Ireland’s National Space Strategy for Enterprise 2019-2025:

The National Space Strategy for Enterprise 2019-2025 sets out Ireland’s vision for space enterprise – to develop and support an economically sustainable and expanding space-active industry, delivering quality jobs for the economy of tomorrow. Find out more at https://dbei.gov.ie/space

** June 18, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black