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:
- NASA programs:
- Artemis:
- Moon and Mars advocates find peace – The Space Review
- Will NASA Choose A Venus Mission After Phosphine Discovery? – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- The West needs bold, sustainable, and inclusive space programs and visions, or else – The Space Review
- NASA is in the market for moon rocks | TheHill
- Why NASA Wants to Buy More Moon Rocks – National Space Society
- NASA Administrator to Discuss Collaboration with US Space Force | NASA
- NASA and Energy Department step up cooperation – SpaceNews
- Congressional space:
- Human spaceflight:
- Private space:
- ISS:
- Space law:
- Space cybersecurity:
- SIA Commends White House for Release of Cybersecurity Principles for Space Policy – Satellite Industry Association
- Space ISAC Releases Statement on SPD-5 – Space ISAC
- Officials say NASA facing increased targeting by foreign and domestic hackers | TheHill
- Pandemic exacerbates NASA cybersecurity challenges – SpaceNews
- Space traffic:
- US states space:
- Final spaceport decision due in March – The Brunswick News
- Camden County Sued for Hiding Critical Spaceport Information from the Public | Southern Environmental Law Center
- Midland continues to attract space business – Midland Reporter-Telegram
- Commercial space industry taking off in Midland-literally | newswest9.com
- Weather satellites:
- Space weather:
- US Defense space:
- Launch:
- The Space Force’s relevance to the green agenda | TheHill
- Earth-moon space: The US military’s new high ground? – Leonard David/Space.com
- Space Has Not Been a Sanctuary for Decades – War on the Rocks
- Driven by ‘a tectonic shift in warfare’ Raymond describes Space Force’s achievements and future – United States Space Force
- Space Force Official Argues Funding Should Match ‘Huge’ Space Responsibilities – Air Force Magazine
- Air Force Research Laboratory’s NTS-3 satellite to launch on ULA’s Vulcan – SpaceNews
- Space Force seeks to influence private sector investments in space technology – SpaceNews
- Space Development Agency praised as change agent in Pentagon procurement – SpaceNews
International space
- Multi-national issues:
- Australia:
- China:
- China Space Plane Deployed Payload – Leonard David
- China to launch Chang’e-5 lunar probe this year – Xinhua
- China is quietly preparing for November launch of the Chang’e-5 lunar sample return mission – SpaceNews
- China’s Humans to the Moon Program: Challenges Outlined – Leonard David
- Nation determined to land astronauts on lunar surface – People’s Daily Online
- Shandong to establish new rocket factory – Chinadaily.com.cn
- China’s Relentless Space March Calls For Renewed U.S. Resilience – Forbes
- New study looks at space power competition through China’s lens – SpaceNews
- Europe:
- Egypt:
- Germany:
- Iran:
- Japan:
- Russia:
- Singapore:
- UAE
- UK:
- UK Space Agency report sees soaring demand for space surveillance and tracking – SpaceWatch.Global
- Space Café WebTalk Recap: Prof. Chris Newman On UK Space Policy – Back To The Future – SpaceWatch.Global
- #SpaceWatchGL Perspective: Next Gen ESA by Dr Alice Bunn – SpaceWatch.Global
- Government backs UK companies tackling dangerous ‘space junk’ – GOV.UK
- MP accuses government of ‘interference’ in inquiry into Oneweb takeover – CityAM
Webcasts:
** Space Café Podcast Episode 011 Featuring Sara Langston Is Now Available – SpaceWatch.Global
Sara Langston teaches at the time-honored Embry Riddle flight school and knows what astronauts had to endure before they were allowed into orbit. But many things change. Not only the attitude of the students when it comes to challenging subjects. The whole industry is breaking new ground. In this episode Sara succeeds in a tour de force through a number of fascinating topics: Is it allowed to buy land on the moon, is ethics an obstacle or the future of research and why is space law the best subject in the world?
** The Rise of China in Space – Newsthink
** The Space Show – Tues. Sept.15.2020 – Dr. Ajay Kothari of Astrox Corp discussed “his plans for getting to the lunar surface post pandemic”.
**The Space Show – Fri. Sept.18.2020 – Dr. Peter Hague discussed his “new metric system for measuring the quality, effectiveness, economics of space programs based on mass”. See Hague’s paper, A Metric of Solar System Development.
** Sun. Sept.20.2020 – Wayne White, founder and CEO of SpaceBooster LLC, talked about his Space Pioneer Act for space property rights and more
** E32 – Integrating Space into Joint Warfighting Analysis (w Russell Rumbaugh and special guests) – Aerospace Corp – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS}
** E33 – Japan’s New Space Policy – Its Intersection with Missile & Missile Defense Activity (with Sam Wilson and special guests) – Aerospace Corp – Center for Space Policy & Strategy
** September 18, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black
** September 16, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black
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