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 (find previous space policy roundups here):
- NASA Artemis lunar program:
- Some NASA contractors appear to be trying to kill the Lunar Gateway | Ars Technica
- House stopgap funding bill includes no extra NASA funding – SpaceNews.com
- House Passes 7-Week CR and Bills Honoring Hidden Figures and Christa McAuliffe – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- Skepticism Abounds on Moon-by-2024 Goal at House Hearing – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- House hearing, and budget, raises doubts about 2024 Moon landing | Behind The Black
- House members skeptical about NASA’s approach to returning humans to the moon – SpaceNews.com
- NASA management:
- Space regulations:
- Space law:
- Space traffic:
- New space industry coalition seeks to play traffic cop – POLITICO
- New coalition seeks to improve space safety – SpaceNews.com
- New Global Space Safety Coalition Established – SpaceWatch.Global
- Better coordination needed among operators to avoid potential collisions – SpaceNews.com
- This company wants to deal with space junk by… sending more stuff into space – MIT Technology Review
- Spectrum:
- US states space:
- US military space:
- Air Force tries to set record straight on what the Space Force is really about – SpaceNews.com
- Pentagon’s General Raymond recently met with Musk, Bezos and Branson – CNBC
- Senate appropriators add $22M for small launch, approve Space Force and Space Development Agency requests – SpaceNews.com
- Heading for Hypersonic – New Report Underscores R&D Ahead – Leonard David
- Iridium lands seven-year, $738.5 million Defense Department contract – SpaceNews.com
- Air Force Will Shift Up To $30B For Space, Multi Domain – Breaking Defense
- International space:
- Canada:
- China:
- Europe:
- France:
- India:
- Chandrayaan 2: As lunar night falls, ISRO to call it a day on revival of Vikram Lander – The Hindu
- Chandrayaan 2’s Moon illusion – The Space Review
- ISRO moves on, gears up to test semi-cryogenic engine in Ukraine – The Hindu BusinessLine
- In 10 years, ISRO will be top space agency: Somanath – The Hindu
- Russia:
- UAE:
- UK:
Webcasts:
** Want to do something big for space? Come to our Day of Action in D.C. – Planetary Society
** SETI Institute: Planetary Protection and the Origins of Life – “A discussion with Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak and Senior Researcher David Summers.”
** The Space Hotel/The Space Show – Wed, 09/11/2019 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talk with Anatoly Zak (RussianSpaceWeb.com) about the latest Russian space news and developments.
** The Space Show – Tue, 09/17/2019 – Kim Holder and John Jossy “provided us with their analysis of the SIS Space Settlement Conference. This was an in-depth discussion of the extraordinary two day event”.
** The Space Show – Mon, 09/16/2019 – Dr. Patricia Hynes “discussed the upcoming ISPCS Conference to be held in Las Cruces, NM from Oct. 9-10, 2019 with implications for commercial and exploratory space”.
** September 17, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black
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