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:
- Biden space:
- Nomination of Bill Nelson as NASA Admin:
- NASA Statement on Nomination of Bill Nelson for Agency Administrator | NASA
- Here are five questions we would ask the nominee for NASA administrator | Ars Technica
- Bill Nelson’s nomination to head NASA draws both cheers and jeers – Florida Today
- Next NASA chief will face big decisions on future moon missions – Geekwire.com
- Biden missed an opportunity in picking Nelson for NASA – Orlando Sentinel
- Bill Nelson’s nomination as NASA administrator is replete with irony | TheHill
- Bill Nelson’s NASA Dreams Come True – The Atlantic
- Nelson wins bipartisan praise in bid for top NASA job – POLITICO
- Widespread support for Nelson nomination to lead NASA – SpaceNews
- Biden to tap former Senator Bill Nelson as NASA chief – The Verge
- Biden to Nominate Former Sen. Bill Nelson to Lead NASA – WSJ
- The latest on Biden’s science team: former senator to lead NASA – Nature
- A moonshot to inspire: Building back better in space – Alan Stern/ TheHill
- NASA Joins White House National Climate Task Force | NASA
- US military to keep wary eye on Chinese and Russian space ambitions under President Biden | Space.com
- Nomination of Bill Nelson as NASA Admin:
- NASA lunar programs:
- NASA science programs:
- SLS/Orion:
- SLS Hot Fire Test a Success on Second Try – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- NASA fired up its new rocket for 499.6 seconds on Thursday | Ars Technica
- NASA looking to confirm certification objectives as SLS Core Stage completes second static fire – NASASpaceFlight.com
- NASA has begun a study of the SLS rocket’s affordability – Ars Technica
- Jurczyk: Artemis I Schedule To Firm Up in A Few Weeks – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- ISS & other space stations:
- Commercial space:
- Planetary defense:
- Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
- Space law:
- Space traffic & environment issues:
- Decommissioned NOAA weather satellite breaks up – SpaceNews
- Space Force to push conversation on spaceflight safety, orbital debris – SpaceNews
- U.S. Space Force would support commercial services to remove orbital debris – SpaceNews
- The history of space debris creation – ESA
- NASA, SpaceX Sign Joint Spaceflight Safety Agreement – NASA
- NASA and SpaceX sign agreement on spaceflight safety – SpaceNews
- Orbital debris removal:
- US states space:
- New Mexico spaceport’s new director hopes to launch new era – SantaFeNewMexican.com
- Air Force to build space environment research facility in New Mexico – SpaceNews
- Space City Weather’s Eric Berger: Your flight to Mars will start in Texas. SpaceX has the ticket. – Houston Chronicle.com
- Amazon’s Project Kuiper says it’s not ‘Kraken’ satellite venture – GeekWire.com
- Space Florida going after $300M spacecraft factory – Florida Politics
- Space Florida in talks to bring manufacturing facility and new jobs to Space Coast – Orlando Business Journal
- Weather & remote sensing satellites:
- Beyer Seeks Regulatory Balance for Commercial Remote Sensing – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- The not-so-secret value of sharing commercial geospatial and open-source information | TheHill
- Opinion: Facing Global Challenges Using Satellite Technologies – SpaceWatch.Global
- Satellites detect volcanoes heating up before they blow | Ars Technica
- US Defense space:
- Rogers: Proposed cuts to military spending ‘my biggest concern’ – SpaceNews
- Satellite operators want a seat at the table in space security discussions – SpaceNews
- U.S. Space Force would support commercial services to remove orbital debris – SpaceNews
- GAO to review Air Force process for selecting location of U.S. Space Command – SpaceNews
- Launch:
- Orbital traffic:
- Technology:
- Activism:
International space
- Multi-national topics:
- Australia:
- Canada:
- China:
- China’s ambitions in manned space exploration – CGTN (includes video report)
- China’s Xingyun announces massive funding round – SpaceWatch.Global
- China’s plan to compete with SpaceX – Axios
- Chinese private firm to build space lab by 2025 – Global Times
- China to construct commercial spaceport to support booming space industry – SpaceNews
- Misc. highlights:
- Costa Rica:
- Europe
- Opinion: NATO Space – Recognition versus Current Reality – SpaceWatch.Global
- Galileo will help Lunar Pathfinder navigate around Moon – ESA
- ArianeGroup studies European Moon missions for ESA – SpaceWatch.Global
- Space Café WebTalk Recap: José Achache on Space’s increasing value brings with it greater threats – SpaceWatch.Global
- How ESA technology contributes to worldwide water security – ESA
- France:
- Greece:
- India:
- Ex ISRO chief praises Elon Musk’s business model, says India needs reusable rocket tech | The News Minute
- India, France working on third joint satellite mission, says ISRO chief K Sivan – ThePrint.in
- ISRO to establish space technology incubation center at NIT Rourkela – LiveMint.com
- Space diplomacy: India plans space pact with Saudi, pushes key projects with Quad nations – Times of India
- ISRO to set up Space Technology Incubation Centre at VNIT, signs MoU – The Hitavada
- Isro to attempt solar mission by end of 2021 | Hindustan Times
- Isro expects Chandrayaan-2 orbiter to last for 7 years, says Jitendra Singh – LiveMint.com
- Indonesia:
- Japan:
- New Zealand:
- Philippines:
- Russia:
- Soyuz launch marks first full-commercial mission of Russia’s GK Launch Services – SpaceNews
- Soyuz-2.1a rocket with 38 satellites from 18 countries launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome – TASS
- Russia needs over $200 mln a year to finance space research programs, Roscosmos chief says – TASS
- Launch of 4 Angara rockets to Moon to cost less than two super-heavy carriers — Roscosmos – TASS
- Russian, US researches identify optimal module design for human flights to Moon – TASS
- Russian-Chinese cooperation on lunar station is not aimed against the West – space chief – TASS
- Russian Moon and Mars Projects Discussed – Leonard David
- ISS Crew Once Again Uses Tea Leaves to Locate Air Leak in Russian Module Zvezda – Sputnik International
- US underestimates Russian space agency’s technical potential, says Roscosmos chief – TASS
- Saudi Arabia:
- Turkey:
- UAE
- UK:
- Inmarsat gets funding to develop satellite-based telemetry relay network for rocket launches – SpaceNews
- As Astroscale prepares to launch debris-removal demo, UK eyes in-orbit servicing leadership – SpaceNews
- Space projects scrubbed in UK overseas aid cut – BBC News
- UK sets out plans to be a ‘meaningful actor’ in new space race – CityAM
Webcasts:
** Space Matters Episode 1 – Tau Zero Foundation
Join us as we host a panel discussion with pillars of the space industry, Dr. Andy Aldrin of the ISU Center for Space Entrepreneurship at FIT, Mr. Jeff Greason of the Tau Zero Foundation, and Electric Sky, Mr. Justin Kugler of Redwire Space, and Made In Space, Mr. Grant Anderson of Paragon Space Development Corporation, and renowned author, Mr. Rod Pyle.
** Upcoming Launch of Hangsheng-1, Starwin Tests Phased Array Antenna, CASICloud Funding Round – Ep 25 – Dongfang Hour – YouTube
1) Some news from Hangsheng Satellite, including an upcoming launch next month …
2) Starwin Completes Testing of Ka-band Phased Array Antenna …
3) CASICloud announces an RMB 2.63 billion round of funding …
** Hotel Mars | The Space Show/John Bachelor Show – James C. Bennett spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “the three heavy lift rockets being made in the US: SLS, New Glenn, and Starship. In addition, John talked about the recent joint announcement about a Russian-Chinese lunar colony to be built at the lunar South Pole in the coming decade(s). ”
** Bryant Baker – Are We Headed Towards Moon Wars? – Cold Star Technologies – YouTube
USAF JAG and space lawyer Bryant Baker is back on the Make Space Boring News show to discuss his new article, Moon Wars. Is there a framework for predicting, understanding and handling conflict on Luna? As great powers are heading straight for precious resource locations on our Moon, what mechanisms are in place if any, and what do we need to create, to resolve conflicts before they get to war as a solution? This discussion and article are part of an essential education that our policy makers must experience so we do not fall into the war traps of previous generations. Bryant’s article, Moon Wars: https://www.coldstarproject.com/moonw… Space Law and Policy website: https://spacelawandpolicy.com/
** Quantum Communications, “Spooky” Quantum Entanglement, and Applications in the Space… – Constellations Podcast
In this episode of Constellations, we first get a primer about quantum physics and quantum technology, then a discussion about the growing field of quantum communications, and how it applies to the space industry. There are only a handful of companies specializing in this technology, including SQT, a company that claims to transform the world’s networks for the quantum revolution. SQT CEO David Mitlyng joins us to explain the ins and outs of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), applications in Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), and quantum communications’ defense implications.
** Space Café WebTalk – Moriba`s Vox Populi #3 – Prof. Moriba Jah – 11. February 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube
In this session of Space Cafè “Moriba’s Vox Populi #03” Dr. Moriba Jah talked about religion, ethics and space, and sustainability with
Brother Guy Consolmagno – Director, The Vatican Observatory. (Catholic perspective),
Harel Ben-Ami – Delegate, Israel Space Agency to the United Nations. (Jewish perspective),
Ari Leon – Senior Project Planning and Control Analyst, Parker Aerospace. (Buddhist perspective),
Hdeel Abdelhady – Professorial Lecturer in Law, George Washington University (Islamic perspective),
Andreas Losch – Faculty of Theology, University of Bern, Switzerland and Editor-in-Chief, Dialog Theology & Science. (Protestant perspective).
Moriba’s Vox Populi is a disruptor in the current growing ocean of webcasts!
** March 19, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast
** March 17, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast
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