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 lunar programs:
- House Committee Presses NASA for Artemis Plan – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- Nelson says Artemis plans pending decision on GAO protest – SpaceNews
- Artemis human landing system selection:
- Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS):
- Biden space:
- Commercial Cargo & Crew:
- US and China in space:
- US and Russia in space:
- NASA science programs:
- Human spaceflight:
- ISS & other space stations:
- U.S., Russian Resupply Ships Depart and Launch on Tuesday – Space Station/NASA
- Russian, US Scientists Spar Over Causes of ISS Astronauts’ Headache, Report Says – Sputnik International
- Second of the New Solar Arrays Successfully Deployed – Space Station/NASA
- NASA to Air Northrop Grumman Cygnus Departure from Space Station | NASA
- Commercial space:
- Software-as-a-Service model takes the space sector by storm – SpaceNews
- Human spaceflight:
- Finance:
- Connecting the Dots | Space after SPACs: Industry could be on the verge of new investment era – SpaceNews
- EXIM Approves $80.7 Million to Support SpaceX Launch Services and U.S.-Brokered Insurance for Hispasat Satellite | EXIM.gov
- U.S. EXIM bank returns to space with SpaceX and Hispasat funding – SpaceWatch.Global
- Planetary defense:
- Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
- ULA CEO Calls For Bigger ‘Penalties’ For Unsafe Space Operations – Breaking Defense
- USAF, FAA collaborate on commercial space regulations – UPI.com
- U.S. DOT Renews Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee – FAA
- Op-Ed | Who wants to step up to a $10 billion risk? – SpaceNews
- Virgin Galactic Gets FAA Approval to Fly Customers to Space – WSJ
- Virgin Galactic cleared to fly customers on SpaceShipTwo – SpaceNews
- SpaceX aiming for July for Starship orbital launch despite regulatory reviews – SpaceNews
- Space law:
- Space traffic & environment issues:
- US states space:
- SpaceX’s New Rocket Factory Is Making Its Texas Neighbors Mad – NPR
- Editorial: Virginia’s space program poised for growth – The Virginian-Pilot
- Spaceport America Completes Bond Refinancing – Spaceport America
- Georgia spaceport at Camden County:
- Huntsville Spaceport:
- Weather & remote sensing satellites:
- US Defense space:
- Physics Gets a Vote: No Starcruisers for Space Force – War on the Rocks
- Space War, Like the Cold War, Is All Risk, No Reward – Air Force Magazine
- FAA, Department of the Air Force sign commercial space agreement – United States Space Force
- Beyond Earth orbit:
- Cybersecurity:
- Commercial services:
- University partnerships:
- Launch:
- Satellites:
- Technology:
- General space policy topics, perspectives, etc:
International space
- Brazil:
- Canada:
- China:
- China in Space: Impact on China-US Competition – The Diplomat
- China is using mythology and sci-fi to sell its space programme to the world – SpaceWatch.Global
- Is space the final frontier with Chinese characteristics? – CGTN
- In space, China’s focus still on defence, says Shenzhou veteran | South China Morning Post
- Space station:
- Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover landing on Mars:
- China releases new videos, pics captured by Tianwen-1 Mars probe – CGTN
- China’s Zhurong rover returns landing footage and sounds from Mars – SpaceNews
- Answers you might want to get from Shenzhou-12 astronauts – People’s Daily Online
- China Mars Rover: Imagery Shows Movement to the South – Leonard David
- Mars crew missions:
- Science missions:
- Space traffic:
- Launch:
- Europe
- India:
- Iran:
- Israel:
- Luxembourg:
- Mauritius:
- New Zealand:
- Russia:
- Scrutinizing the Russian-Iranian satellite deal – The Space Review
- China co-op:
- ISS:
- NASA working with Russia to ensure safe operation of ISS — spokesperson – TASS
- Roscosmos Suffers From Russia’s Confrontation With the US – Jamestown
- A detailed look at Russia’s suffering and shrinking space program – Behind the Black
- Russian, US Scientists Spar Over Causes of ISS Astronauts’ Headache, Report Says – Sputnik International
- Scotland:
- Somalia:
- South Korea:
- Turkey:
- UAE
- UK:
Webcasts:
** Episode 40: Virgin Galactic Launch License and New Mexico Spaceflight Informed Consent Act – Space Thoughts (YouTube) – Space Law & Policy Solutions/Michael Listner
** Major Updates for China’s Lunar Rockets, China SatNet Signs Collaboration with Chongqing – Ep 39 – Dongfang Hour – YouTube
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Aero/Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover a lot more stories every week in the DFH Newsletter (getrevue.co/profile/dongfanghour).
This week, we discuss:
1) Massive Design Changes for China’s Super Heavy Rocket the Long March 9 (Long Lehao Presentation at the University of Hong-Kong)
2) Assorted Updates on China SatNet
3) Satellite Industry Fund of 50B RMB to be Set Up in Shenzhen
See also Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 21 June – 27 June 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global
** The Space Show – Sunday, June.27.2021 – Dr. Scott Pace discussed “a wide range of space policy issues including space situational awareness, Artemis, the National Space Council directives and space in the new Biden Administration“.
** Hotel Mars – John Batchelor Show/The Space Show – Wed. June.23.2021 – Dr. Haym Benaroya of Purdue Univ. spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston “about lunar habs, Venus, China and Russian lunar development and more“.
** The Space Show – Tuesday, June.22.2021 – Mark Whittington spoke about his new book, Why is America Going Back to the Moon [Amazon commission link] and a variety of other space policy issues and news items.
** Hotel Mars – John Batchelor Show/The Space Show – Wed. June 16.2021 – Dr. David Grinspoon spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “the new planned missions to Venus plus the new photos coming back of the Jupiter moon, Ganymede. The photos are being taken and sent back to Earth by the Juno mission.”
** The Space Cafe Podcast #30: Yvette Hopkins, Shetland Space Center – SpaceWatch.Global
Episode 030 features a special guest Yvette Hopkins.
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a little north of Scotland, there is a small island that you can cross by car in just two and a half hours. In the far north, there is not much going on, lush meadows as far as the eye can see. And sheep, of course. On closer inspection, however, there is one place with a most curious combination of buildings that piqued our interest: a spaceport with its own pub. Naturally, we got curious and did a little research and uncovered a most fascinating story.
** E65 – Partnership Across the National Labs & Academia – Aerospace Corp Space Policy (Vimeo) – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)
** Space Café WebTalk – Laura Seward Forczyk – 11. May 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube
During this week’s Space Café, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening met with space professional, author, scientist, analyst and millennial, Laura Seward Forczyk.
Laura is the founder and CEO of Astralytical, a space science, industry and policy consultancy that provides space career coaching services, big-picture market trends, startup and stealth company strategies, astronomy and planetary science mission analysis, as well as an advisory for space tourism, spaceport development and education… just to name a few.
She is also a NASA Subject Matter Expert for planetary science missions, the author of a book, Rise of the Space Age Millennials: Aspirations of a Rising Generation, and a prolific volunteer for organisations such as For All Moonkind: Science, Industry and Education Council and the Lifeboat Foundation.
This week, she and Torsten discuss the one thing we all want to know: how close are we to commercial human space travel?
** June 25, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast
** June 23, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast
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