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:
- Legislation:
- Science programs:
- Commercial Crew Program:
- Commercial space:
- NASA lunar programs
- Orbital traffic:
- Spectrum:
- Space law:
- American states space:
- US military:
- Elon Musk urges military to prioritize innovation in space – CNBC
- DARPA picks Northrop Grumman as its commercial partner for satellite servicing program – SpaceNews.com
- Space Force Official Hints at New Defensive Capabilities – Air Force Magazine
- Acquisition in state of confusion: Questions loom on the role of the Space Development Agency – SpaceNews.com
- Space Force officials defend plan to consider alternatives to a Space National Guard – SpaceNews.com
- Space Force leaders’ quest: A gender-neutral force – POLITICO
- Barrett, Goldfein, Raymond outline Air Force priorities to House lawmakers while acknowledging difficult budget choices – United States Space Force
- International space
- Australia:
- Bahrain:
- Brazil:
- Canada:
- Europe:
- France:
- India:
- Government says Chandrayaan-3 to be launched in first half of 2021 – TheStatesMan.com
- ISRO’s Space-age Women: Shooting For The Moon – Forbes India
- Soyuz launch with UAE surveillance satellite facing one-month delay – Spaceflight Now
- Must indigenise electronics: Panel tells Isro | India News – Times of India
- We welcome private sector competition: NewSpace India CMD G. Narayanan – The Hindu
- Portugal:
- Russia:
- UAE:
- UK:
Webcasts:
** Space Policy Edition: NASA’s 2021 Budget Request Brings Billions | The Planetary Society
It’s officially budget season! NASA’s fiscal year 2021 budget request is out, and it proposes billions of dollars of new funding for Project Artemis. But not every program is so lucky: the WFIRST space telescope, two Earth Science missions, a Mars mission, and NASA’s STEM engagement program are slated for cancellation. Why is Artemis growing and science shrinking? Will Congress let those cuts happen? The Society’s Chief of D.C. Operations, Brendan Curry, joins Casey Dreier and Mat Kaplan to break down the details and political headwinds facing NASA funding in the coming year.
** The Space Show – Sun, 03/08/2020 – David Livingston led an open discussion of space topics with listeners.
** The Space Show – Fri, 03/06/2020 – Frank White discussed “new Overview Effect projects, programs, a NASA TV channel and more”.
** Hotel Mars/The Space Show – Wed, 03/04/2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talk with Anatoly Zak of www.russianspaceweb.com about a “planned Russian super-heavy four stage rocket, lunar landers, Mars, timelines, competing with commercial very large rockets”.
** Space law specialist Michael Listner discusses proposed space legislation in the state of Maine:
** March 3, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black
** March 6, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black
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