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):

• Schedule:
  • What’s Happening in Space Policy February 23-29, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Lunar programs:
  • The economic argument for sending blue-collar workers and others to the moon – Homer Hickam/The Washington Post
• Commercial space:
  • Mars: Elon Musk’s Plan to Settle the Red Planet – Robert Zubrin/National Review
•  SLS/Orion
  • SLS debut slips to April 2021, KSC teams working through launch sims – NASASpaceFlight.com
• NASA commercial programs
  • Op-ed | NASA: Need Another Space Assignment? – SpaceNews.com
  • How Elon Musk went from sleeping in the factory to being on the cusp of launching a crew into space – The Washington Post
• Orbital traffic:
  • Howard: “Urgent Need” for SSA Funding at Department of Commerce – SpacePolicyOnline.com
•  Planetary defense:
  • What should we do if a ‘planet-killer’ asteroid takes aim at Earth? | Space.com
• Space law:
  • IISL-ECSL Symposia – ESA
  • 2020 Symposium, “Space Law for the Global Space Economy” – Spacewatch.global
• American states space:
  • New Mexico Lt. Gov. predicts Virgin Galactic’s space tourism launch is close – KRQE News 13
  • ‘An amazing facility’: Spaceport hosts racing enthusiasts at land speed racing event – KVIA
  • Long Beach pushes to become hub for booming space industry – Long Beach Post News
• US military:
  • US Air Force’s top officer talks about the budget and why he won’t drop the 386 squadron goal – Defense News
  • SpaceX Starlink Satellites Have Bigger Role In ‘Massive’ Live Fire Air Force Test | Investor’s Business Daily
  • U.S. military’s annual list of ‘unfunded priorities’ includes $1 billion for Space Force – SpaceNews.com
  • Barrett outlines Air Force budget priorities, strategies for working with other services – U.S. Air Force
• International space
  • Australia:
    • Australian Space Agency Opens In Adelaide – SpaceWatch.Global
  •  China:
    • China wants to build a new space station. A launch planned for April will help prepare. | Space.com
    • China’s BeiDou satellites help navigate fight against epidemic – Xinhua
    • China’s First Rival to SpaceX Starlink Satellites Completes Key Test – Satnews
  • India:
    • Donald Trump’s India Visit: India, US Eyeing To Ink Five Pacts During Donald Trump’s Visit – NDTV.com
    • ISRO to Launch an Unprecedented 10 Earth Imaging Satellites – Satnews
  • Kenya:
    • Starry-eyed Kenya ready for race to space – The Standard
  • Saudi Arabia:
    • Saudi Space Programme To Establish National Training Base – SpaceWatch.Global

Webcasts:

** Hotel Mars/The Space Show – Thu, 02/20/2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston spoke with Rand Simberg about “space property rights, the Moon treaty, owning a marketable title for space property and more”.

** February 21, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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