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 June 23-29, 2019 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA commercial space initiatives:
  • NASA seeks proposals for commercial ISS modules – SpaceNews.com
• Commercial space policies:
  • House Moves Bureau of Space Commerce One Step Closer to Reality – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Op-Ed | Commercial space activities offer boundless opportunities – Daniel K. Elwell (Federal Aviation Administration)/SpaceNews.com
  • Chairwoman Johnson and Ranking Member Lucas Request Federal Studies of Frequency Spectrum Proposed for 5G Communications | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
• US states space:
  • Spaceport America Cup boosts space industry, Borderland economy – KVIA
• USAF launch range:
  • SpaceX, ULA depend on Air Force for key weather info for launches – Florida Today
• US military space:
  • Space in transition as DoD leaders depart in quick succession – SpaceNews.com
  • Kennedy out as head of the Space Development Agency – SpaceNews.com
  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX clashes with the Pentagon, its key client – Los Angeles Times
  • OPINION: The first duty of a Space Force is to protect space commerce – POLITICO
• International space
• Chinese space:
  • China’s moon, Mars and space station missions may be facing delays – SpaceNews.com
• Euro space:
  • EXCLUSIVE- NATO aims to make space new frontier in defence – Reuters
• Indian space:
  • India is making a play to become a major space power | TheHill
  • Opinion | What it would take for India to become a proper space power – LiveMint.com
• Russian space:
  • Russia to launch Spektr-RG space observatory no sooner than July 12 – TASS
• UAE space:
  • UAE Meteorological Centre Calls For Enhanced Arabian Peninsula Coverage Using Chinese Weather Satellites – SpaceWatch.Global
• UK space:
  • Boost for space technology essential to keep UK in first place for future of auto industry – GOV.UK
  • New space mission to chase down comet will be led by UK scientists – GOV.UK

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – Fri, 06/21/2019 –  Dr. Bruce Cordell talked about “Lunar return space policy in the context of trends based on Maslow Window opening opportunities plus more”.

** June 20, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** Space Policy Edition: The Soviet Moonshot (with Asif Siddiqi) | The Planetary Society

• Asif Siddiqi -Professor of History, Fordham University
• Brendan Curry – Chief of Washington D.C. Operations, The Planetary Society
• Casey Dreier – Chief Advocate & Senior Space Policy Adviser, The Planetary Society
• Mat Kaplan – Planetary Radio Host and Producer