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 April 26-May 2, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Coronavirus:
  • Trump Sees NASA’s COVID-19 Response Efforts First Hand – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Space resources:
  • Putting the White House executive order on space resources in an international context – The Space Review
  • The Lunar Development Cooperative: A new idea for enabling lunar settlement – The Space Review
  • Draft Moon Village Association Principles: creating best practices for sustainable lunar activities – The Space Review
  • Why Mining the Moon Seems Possible | Moon Mining History – Popular Mechanics
  • How the United States plans to make space exploration pay | TheHill
• Commercial crew:
  • NASA to Host Preview Briefings for First Crew Launch with SpaceX | NASA
  • NASA Safety Panel Agrees Demo-2 Launch Date Feasible, NASA Wants Public to Stay Away – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Safety panel concludes May launch of commercial crew test flight is feasible – SpaceNews.com
  • From Shuttle Sadness to Dragon Delight – USA prepares to regain domestic crew launch capability – NASASpaceFlight.com
• NASA science:
  • Taking on the challenge of Mars sample return – The Space Review
• ISS R&D:
  • CASIS Welcomes Dr. Alex MacDonald as Program Executive – ISS National Lab
• Space traffic:
  • House Science Committee Leaders Criticize FCC Action on Space Orbital Debris | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
• American states space:
  • Space Coast delivers boost as supersonic jet builder announces move to Florida – thecentersquare.com
• US national security:
  • Building the Space Range of the Future – Air Force Magazine
  • Lockheed Martin’s New Contract With DARPA Can Disrupt The Future Of Space – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Venture capital slowdown a concern for military space programs, analysts warn – SpaceNews.com
  • Defense market a safe haven for space companies during pandemic – SpaceNews.com
  • ULA begins stacking rocket for next launch of U.S. military spaceplane – Spaceflight Now
  • In the Air Force? The Space Force is accepting applications soon – FloridaToday.com
• International space
  • Canada:
    • White House space resources order gets mixed response – SpaceQ
    • The Canadian spaceport launch vehicle power rankings – SpaceQ
  • China:
    • China’s Mars mission named Tianwen-1, appears on track for July launch – SpaceNews.com
    • China builds Asia’s largest steerable radio telescope for Mars mission – Xinhua
  • Europe:
    • Permanently open call for commercial space transportation services – ESA
    • Europe turns to private enterprise for future space transportation | Behind The Black
    • ESA in a post Covid-19 world – ESA
  • India:
    • Announcement of Opportunity (AO) – Development of Technologies for sustained Indian Human Space Programand Space Exploration – ISRO
  • Iran:
    • Pompeo blasts Iran’s space program in wake of military satellite launch – SpaceNews.com
    • Have Iran’s space ambitions taken a worrisome new turn? | European Leadership Network
    • US Space Force: Iran’s military satellite a ‘tumbling webcam in space’ – i24news
  • Russia:
    • Burevestnik: a Russian air-launched anti-satellite system – The Space Review
    • Sea Launch “frozen” after ships moved to Russia – SpaceNews.com
  • UAE:
    • UAE-built Mars orbiter arrives at launch site ahead of July liftoff – NASASpaceFlight.com
    • UAE leads its pursuit of a strong astronaut core – GulfBusiness.com

Webcasts:

** Episode 14 United Arab Emirates Domestic Space Law – Michael Listner, Space Law & Policy Solutions

** The Space Show – Fri, 04/24/2020 – Dr. Deana Weibel discussed “space tourism, all from the perspective of religion, spiritualism, faith, and anthropology”.

** Webinar | Space Force Gets Down to Business – SpaceNews.com

Since its creation just four months ago, the U.S. Space Force has been working to define its priorities, capabilities and culture. As planning continues to stand up new organizations and recruit talent, one key effort has been the development of an acquisition strategy to build the next generation of military space systems.

Questions explored in this webinar:

• • What are the Space Force’s next steps in its organization?
  • What has been the impact of COVID-19 on Space Force planning and operations?
  • What are the Space Force’s proposals to change the acquisition system?
  • What personnel, resource and budget challenges does the Space Force face going forward?
  • With growing threats in space, what does the Space Force have to do to build more resilient and defendable space systems?

** Large Constellation Disposal Hazards (with Bill Ailor) – Space Policy Show/Aerospace Corp.

**  Whither Human Spaceflight (with James Vedda and John Logsdon) – Space Policy Show/Aerospace Corp.

** April 24, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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