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:
- Lunar program:
- Alabama space center will manage NASA’s lunar lander program | Ars Technica
- Texas-Alabama tussle heats up over where to locate new moon program – POLITICO
- Cruz, Cornyn, Babin Call On NASA to Award Lunar Lander Program to Johnson Space Center – Ted Cruz
- Key Texas Congressional Leaders Object to NASA’s Choice of MSFC to Lead Lunar Lander Program – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- Virgin Galactic declares Spaceport America ready for SpaceShipTwo – SpaceNews.com
- Trump space:
- Public interest:
- Planetary science:
- Planetary protection:
- ISS National Lab:
- US military launch:
- US spaceports:
- Eastern Range updates ‘Drive to 48’ launches per year status – NASASpaceFlight.com
- Rockets, Risks, Rewards: A Look At The Economics Of Building Spaceport Camden – WABE
- ‘Making History Again,’ And The Path Forward For Spaceport Camden – WABE
- Turtles, Fire and Contamination: Opposition From Spaceport Camden’s Neighbors – WABE
- Virgin Galactic unveils customer lounge at $220 million spaceport – CNN
- International Space:
Webcasts:
** The Space Show – Tue, 08/13/2019 – Thomas A. Olson talked about “Vector Launch, Skyrora, NewSpace Business Plan Competition, space settlement, small dedicated launchers, lunar landers & returning to the Moon plus much more”.
** The Space Show – Thu, 08/15/2019 – Dennis Wingo discussed lunar industrialization and more.
** August 9, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black
** August 14, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black
** Lunar Heritage and Lost Meteorites | Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists on acast
Space Boffins Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson with a TinTin style headline for this month’s podcast: lunar heritage and the lost meteorites of Antarctica. Recorded at the recent Bluedot festival, Space archaeologist and co-deputy chair of Australia’s Space Industry Association, Dr Alice Gorman, explains why we need to think about preserving the Apollo sites before we return to the Moon and Dr Katherine Joy discusses her latest meteorite mission. Bjorn from Sweden provides a jingle, the joys of Lego and the Royal Astronomical Society’s Dr Robert Massey joins the fun to add to a long list of very interesting, we repeat interesting, questions… It will all become clear on the podcast.
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