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 management:
  • Here’s why NASA’s chief of human spaceflight resigned—and why it matters | Ars Technica
  • NASA’s human spaceflight chief just resigned, and the timing couldn’t be worse | Ars Technica
  • Loverro: “No Regrets” – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Senior NASA Official Resigns Amid Probe Into Suspect Contracting Actions – WSJ
  • Doug Loverro Resigns, Ken Bowersox to be Acting Human Exploration Lead – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • NASA human spaceflight head Loverro leaves agency – SpaceNews.com
  • ‘We need answers’: Departure of NASA’s human spaceflight chief raises alarm – POLITICO
  • Loverro letter to NASA HEO staff – NASASpaceflight.com
• Space law:
  • NASA Proposes New Rules for Moon-Focused Space Race – Scientific American
  • Lunapolitics: NASA Releases More Details About Its Proposed Artemis Accords – SpaceWatch.Global
  • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: The Artemis Accords’ Proposed “Safety Zones” On The Moon A Good Start – SpaceWatch.Global
• Commercial crew:
  • The numbers don’t lie—NASA’s move to commercial space has saved money | Ars Technica
  • SpaceX and Boeing’s bitter rivalry over crewed spaceflight – The Washington Post
  • NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is a Fantastic Deal – The Planetary Society
  • Burt Rutan: Views on SpaceX/NASA Demo-2 Mission – Leonard David
  • Why SpaceX’s next rocket launch is so important to NASA and Elon Musk – Business Insider
• Commercial space:
  • Why it’s ‘dangerous’ for the government to bail out new space – POLITICO (Interview with Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck)
  • Forgivable loans in an unforgiving environment – SpaceNews.com
• Lunar programs:
  • NASA OIG on Twitter: “OIG announces audit of NASA’s acquisition strategy for the Artemis missions to include landing astronauts on the Moon by 2024.”
• Trump space:
  • US Space Council Meets Ahead of Private, US Manned Launch | Voice of America
  • Space Council Hears Good News About Civil, Commercial, National Security Space – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• ISS:
  • NASA outlines the near and far future of the Space Station – NASASpaceFlight.com
• Regulation:
  • Commerce Department releases streamlined commercial remote sensing regulations – SpaceNews.com
  • Remote sensing industry welcomes revamped regulations – SpaceNews.com
  • New rules streamline process for approving space imaging systems – Geekwire.com
  • Commerce Slashes Restrictions On Remote Sensing Sats – Breaking Defense
• Spectrum:
  • Ajit Pai doubts Elon Musk’s SpaceX broadband-latency claims | Ars Technica
  • DoD looks to Congress for help in dispute with FCC over Ligado network – SpaceNews.com
• Space traffic:
  • #SpaceWatch GL Opinion: Moon Junk – Responsible Management Of Lunar Orbital Debris – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Most Satellite Operators Fail To Follow Space Debris Rules: NASA – Breaking Defense
  • New DLR research observatory tracks down-to-earth satellites and space debris – DLR (Google Translation)
• US states space:
  • Tesla dispute costs SpaceX state grant – SpaceNews.com
• US national security:
  • Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later – SpaceNews.com
  • Viasat receives $998M contract for tactical radio systems for the Navy – Defense.gov
  • Space Command Gets New Mission Statement – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Space Development Agency scouting the market for launch services – SpaceNews.com
  • Space Force proposes ‘alternative acquisition system’ with less red tape – SpaceNews.com
  • Highly Anticipated Space Acquisition Report Will Be Delivered to Congress Imminently
• Space benefits:
  • Study: What’s the Value of Space? – Leonard David
  • The Value of Space – The Aerospace Corporation
  • The Value of Space, R.S. Wilson et al, Center for Space Policy and Strategy/The Aerospace Corp. (pdf) –
    “The estimated 2,200 active satellites now in space generate immense quantities of data that support earthly infrastructure, economies, and national security systems. With the help of space-based services, utility companies synchronize energy flows across the grid, stock market exchanges record transactions, oceanographers track endangered whales, scientists monitor the climate, and farmers increase crop yields. Communications satellites let air traffic controllers manage planes in crowded airspace, remote-sensing satellites reveal what is happening on Earth’s surface in near realtime, and weather satellites give us a better chance of having an umbrella when we need it. Satellites also allow you to check delivery of the gift you ordered online, reset your home thermostat from the office, talk with family overseas, avoid traffic jams, maybe even find true love.“

International space

• Canada:
  • Are the Artemis Accords the path forward? – SpaceQ
• China:
  • Does Elon Musk’s dream of satellite internet for all matter to anyone in China? – Experts say that even if China did let the SpaceX internet service Starlink operate in the country, which is unlikely, it would still be censored | Abacus
  • Beidou navigation system plays major role in many Chinese products – Chinadaily.com.cn
  • Largest satellite completes testing – ecns.cn
  • Chinese tracking vessel Yuanwang 6 sails to Pacific Ocean for multiple monitoring missions – Chinadaily.com.cn
• Europe:
  • ESA Gives Updates About ExoMars Rover Upgrades And Parachute Tests – SpaceWatch.Global
• France:
  • France Delivers NISP Instrument For Europe’s Euclid Space Mission – SpaceWatch.Global
• India:
  • Why India should exit the Moon Agreement – The Hindu BusinessLine
  • Indian space sector reforms: Will it be a big bang approach? – OutlookIndia.com
  • Gaganyaan trainees back at astronaut classes in Moscow – The Hindu
• Japan:
  • Japan Stands Up Its First Military Space Operations Squadron – SpaceWatch.Global
  • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Japan’s New Space Domain Mission Unit And Security In The Indo-Pacific Region – SpaceWatch.Global
• Norway:
  • New ‘spaceport’ wins funding – NewsInEnglish.no
  • Parliamentary Committee Supports Andøya Spaceport: “Fantastic News”
• Russia:
  • Soyuz-2.1b rocket with military satellite takes off from Plesetsk Cosmodrome – TASS
  • Lunapolitics: Russia’s Roscosmos Signals Openness To US-Proposed Artemis Accords – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Russia starts work on conceptual design of next-generation satellite communications system – TASS
• Rwanda:
  • Rwanda Space Agency to be operational in July – Rwanda

Webcasts:

** Hotel Mars/The Space Show – Wed. O5/20/2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talk with CBS News space expert William Harwood about “the upcoming SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Dragon flight to the ISS with two astronauts on board”.

** Episode 17 Artemis Accords Update – Michael Listner, Space Law & Policy Solutions

The NASA Fact Sheet on the Artemis Accords: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-accords/index.html

** 30 – There’s Always Money in the VAB | Off-Nominal

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jason Davis of The Planetary Society to talk about NASA’s human landing systems, SpaceX’s upcoming DM-2 launch, and to debate whether or not Tom Cruise will make a cool movie on the ISS.

** The Space Show – Tues. 05/19/2020 – Leonard David talked about “Artemis, returning to the Moon, space policy, SETI and more”.

** May 19, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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