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 March 22-April 4, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
•  Coronavirus:
  • National Space Council meeting postponed – SpaceNews.com
  • Work on SLS and Orion Suspended at Stennis and Michoud Due to Coronavirus – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Coronavirus Suspends Work on the James Webb Space Telescope – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Space should fare better against coronavirus than other industries, report says – SpaceNews.com
  • March 19 Administrator Statement on Agency Response to Coronavirus | NASA
  • Virgin Orbit’s space launch business deemed ‘essential service,’ work allowed to continue at Long Beach – SpaceNews.com
  • Astronaut’s family won’t attend launch next month due to coronavirus threat – Spaceflight Now
• Lunar plans:
  • NASA decides against using Gateway for 2024 lunar landing – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • Study recommends minimizing elements for Artemis lunar lander – SpaceNews.com
• Science programs:
  • So Far So Good for Mars 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • “Overstressed” NASA Mars exploration budget threatens missions – SpaceNews.com
• SLS/Orion:
  • NASA spent a decade and nearly $1 billion for a single launch tower | Ars Technica
  • Over budget, behind schedule: NASA’s SLS megarocket faces congressional review | Space.com
• Commercial crew:
  • NASA & SpaceX Soldier On Despite Coronavirus, Set May for Launch of Demo-2 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Spectrum:
  • FCC approves SpaceX to deploy 1 million antennas for Starlink internet – CNBC
• US military:
  • DoD increases progress payments to contractors to shore up cash-strapped suppliers – SpaceNews.com
  • DoD memo: Suppliers of critical products and services must stay on the job during pandemic – SpaceNews.com
  • Op-ed | National security launch not ready to commit to commercial practices – SpaceNews.com
  • Bids sought for $12 billion Space Enterprise Consortium contract – SpaceNews.com
  • Lawmakers Considering Remote Markup of NDAA Bill – Air Force Magazine
• International space
  • Afghanistan:
    • Afghanistan Seeks Use Of Indian Satellite For Distance Learning During Covid-19 Crisis – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Canada:
    • Canadian Space Agency working in an evolving COVID-19 situation – SpaceQ
  • Europe:
    • EU’s Farming By Satellite Prize 2020 Launched On 16 March – SpaceWatch.Global
  •  India:
    • The First Crewed Mission from India May Launch in 2021 – Discover Magazine
    • Outer Space Diplomacy in South Asia – Modern Diplomacy
  • Russia:
    • Roscosmos starts manufacturing components of its future super-heavy rocket – TASS
  • UAE:
    • UAE’s Hope Mars Mission On Schedule for July Launch Despite Pandemic – SpaceWatch.Global
    • UAE’s mission to Mars on schedule for launch despite Covid-19 – The National
  • UK:
    • The U.K. Space Agency Has a Scottish Peat Bog Problem – Bloomberg

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – Tue, 03/17/2020 – Jose Ocasio-Christian and Micah Walter-Range of Caelus discussed “the COVID-19 virus and the space industry, plus the state of the industry before the virus and challenges once the virus threat is passed”.

** Hotel Mars/The Space Show – Wed, 03/18/2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talk with Jeff Foust of Space News “about the impact of COVID-19 on the space industry”.

** The Space Show – Fri, 03/20/2020 – Dan Oltrogge of the AGI Center for Space Standards and Innovation.

** The Space Show – Sun, 03/22/2020 –  David Livingston led a discussion with listeners “mostly concerning COVID-19 but also how it is impacting space, the energy business and other fields”.

** The world before and after COVID-19 – Geospatial World – YouTube

Satellite imagery show by Maxar technologies shows changes in movements and activities in cities due to COVID-19

** March 17, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** Space Podcasts I’m Hooked On – Laura’s Space on Space – Laura Seward Forczyk list of space podcasts.

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