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:
- Lunar Exploration as a Service: From landers to spacesuits, NASA is renting rather than owning – SpaceNews
- Artemis human landing system selection:
- Gateway lunar station:
- NASA budget:
- NASA programs:
- NASA science programs:
- Ingenuity, InSight, and Ice Mapper – The Space Review
- James Webb Space Telescope (JWST):
- SLS/Orion:
- Commercial space:
- Space Tugs as a Service: In-orbit service providers are bracing for consolidation – SpaceNews
- Jeff Bezos’ space venture nears maximum dynamic pressure – GeekWire
- Space Exploration: U.S. Private Sector Drives Race with China | National Review
- Science:
- Human spaceflight:
- The bell of freedom rings in space – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman
- The suborbital spaceflight race isn’t over – The Space Review
- Richard Branson’s Excellent Adventure to Become an Astronaut – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- Blue Origin fuels feud with Virgin Galactic over space trips – Geekwire
- When Bezos and Branson head into space, they and their companions fly at their own risk – Marketplace
- Finance:
- Planetary protection:
- Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
- SpaceX attacks Dish for ‘flaws’ in 12 GHz argument | FierceWireless
- FAA Introduces New System to Clear Airspace More Quickly Around Launches and Reentries – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- FAA begins use of system to reduce impact of launches on airspace – SpaceNews
- When Bezos and Branson head into space, they and their companions fly at their own risk – Marketplace
- Space traffic & environment issues:
- Opinion: Addressing the limitations of our current approach to collision risk from space debris – SpaceWatch.Global
- Inmarsat’s New CEO Targets ‘Congested’ LEO Environment During UK Speech – Via Satellite
- Interviews: Kai-Uwe Schrogl “Europe Enters Centre Stage in Space Traffic Management” – SpaceWatch.Global
- Secure World Foundation (SWF) July 2021 Newsletter
- US states space:
- New Mexico:
- What’s the relationship between Spaceport America and Virgin Galactic? | KTSM 9 News
- The long, rocky countdown to Sunday’s historic launch – Albuquerque Journal
- Drought-Hit New Mexico Town Eyes Economic Liftoff From Virgin Galactic Space Launch – US News
- Virgin Galactic makes space history at Spaceport America – KRQE
- New Mexico’s Spaceport America hosts Sir Richard Branson’s spaceflight – Spaceport America
- Sunday’s Spaceport America launch to increase New Mexico tourism | KTSM 9 News
- Las Cruces hotel rooms fill up ahead of Branson’s space launch – KVIA
- Some Doña Ana County restaurants say they lack staff to serve Spaceport visitors – KVIA
- How much has Spaceport America cost taxpayers? – KVIA
- New Mexico space innovation hub launches with federal funding – Defense News
- Heinrich Touts New Space Industry Hub For New Mexico – The Paper
- Sen. Heinrich to announce partnership to grow state’s space industry – KRQE
- Spaceport America Executive Director says Sunday’s space flight is history in the making | KDBC
- Georgia spaceport at Camden County:
- Texas:
- New Mexico:
- Weather & remote sensing satellites:
- US Defense space:
- General space policy topics, perspectives, etc:
International space
- Australia:
- China:
- China is using mythology and sci-fi to sell its space program to the world – The Space Review
- Another Free-Falling Chinese Rocket Body Hit Earth Last Week – Defense One
- China’s Ambitious Space Programs Raise Red Flags – National Defense Magazine
- China Focus: Homemade spacesuits ensure safety of Chinese astronauts in space – Xinhua
- Chinese researchers propose deflecting ‘Armageddon’ asteroids with rockets | Reuters
- Chinese aerospace expert dedicates himself to building China’s strength in space – People’s Daily Online
- Space station:
- Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover on Mars:
- Science missions:
- Spaceports:
- Launch:
- Europe
- Germany:
- India:
- Sirisha Bandla: India celebrates woman who flew on Virgin Galactic – BBC News
- ISRO plans to launch geo imaging satellite on Aug 12 – The Hitavada
- No case for auction of satellite spectrum: Sunil Mittal – The Economic Times
- Family of Sirisha Bandla, astronaut on Virgin Galactic crew, ‘happy and overwhelmed’ – The Tribune India
- Israel:
- New Zealand:
- Russia:
- Saudi Arabia:
- Scotland:
- South Korea:
- UAE
Webcasts:
** China Performs Spacewalk at the Chinese Space Station, Plethora of Launches in a Single Week – Ep 41 – Dongfang Hour – YouTube
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover a lot more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com).
This week, we discuss:
1) China’s 1st EVA with Tianhe (and 2nd ever Chinese EVA)
2) A Plethora of launches in a Single Week
3) Guangzhou & Tianjin Add Satellite Internet to their Development Plans
A summary of the program is provided here: Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 5 July – 11 July 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global.
** Episode 42 – What is Going on With This Idea of Space Pollution – Space Thoughts (YouTube) – Space Law & Policy Solutions/Michael Listner
** T+193: Marcia Smith, SpacePolicyOnline.com – Main Engine Cut Off
Marcia Smith of SpacePolicyOnline.com joins me for a round up of space policy news, including how the Biden and Nelson administrations are doing so far, things that are being overlooked or sidelined, the Senate’s NASA Authorization bill, NASA’s Human Landing System contract and the battle for funding, the space tourism learning period, and we finish with a quick look at what China and Russia have been up to lately.
** The Space Cafe Podcast #31: Ian Carnelli, Preparing for the worst – SpaceWatch.Global
Episode 031 features a special guest Ian Carnelli. Next year, a small spacecraft will head for the double asteroid Didymos to slam into it with its brakes off. The name of the mission gives free rein to the imagination: Planetary Defense Mission. It is a joint mission between ESA and NASA, and it wants to test for the first time what has long been a topic in science fiction: can a deadly chunk of rock be deflected from its collision course with the earth or is a second event that took away the dinosaurs only a matter of time? The Planetary Defense Mission will find an answer. Whether it is the one we would like remains to be seen. Mission Director Ian Carnelli paints a fascinating picture of this unique mission.
** Space Policy and History Forum: The History and Politics of Space Junk – NASA Video
The exponential rise in debris cluttering Earth orbits poses formidable technical, political, financial, and legal challenges, from threatening satellites and space stations to impacting Earth to potentially provoking international conflict. How is the space debris situation evolving? Who is responsible for the management of Earth orbit? How should we approach debris removal and growth mitigation? Can the history of orbital debris help us achieve a safe and sustainable future in space? Join the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum and NASA for a virtual Space Policy and History Forum featuring a panel discussion on the politics of orbital debris within a historical context. Panelists include: • Jonathan McDowell, Astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics • Lisa Ruth Rand, Assistant Professor of History, California Institute of Technology • Gabriel Swiney, Attorney Advisor, International Space Lawyer, U.S. State Department Moderated by Bhavya Lal, Senior Advisor for Budget and Finance, NASA.
** The Space Show – Friday, July.9.2021 – Dr. Matthew Weinzierl, a Harvard space economist, discussed “commercial space through the eyes of an economist”. See the paper, The Commercial Space Age Is Here – Harvard Business Review by Matt Weinzierl and Mehak Sarang.
** Hotel Mars: – The John Batchelor Show/The Space Show – Wed. July.7.2021 – Leonard David talked with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the upcoming Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin suborbital spaceflights and about space tourism in general
** The Space Show – Tuesday, July.6.2021 – Aaron Bateman spoke about “national space security issues and history“.
** Registering Lunar Activities – Moon Dialogs Salon #14 – Moon Dialogs
This salon was part of our Sustainable Moon series and features the first public workshop of The Registration Project and featured a number of space law experts. The Registration Project was launched to address the shortcomings of existing law and practice regarding registration as humankind returns to the Moon. The Project is a joint venture of the Moon Village Association (MVA) and the Global Space Law Center (GSLC) at Cleveland State University.
** Insight – 3rd Summit for Space Sustainability | Secure World
** Space Café WebTalk – Katherine Courtney – 18. May 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube
During this week’s Space Café, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening met with space strategist and former Chief Executive for the UK Space Agency, Katherine Courtney, to discuss space sustainability and her role as founder of education charity PrimarySpace.
Katherine is the current strategic adviser for Arqit, an encryption platform based in London. She was previously the regulator for UK License Space Operations and has worked with organisations such as Avascent, the Global Network on Sustainability in Space and MULTIPLY Space to create clear strategies, manage risks and multiply returns on innovation investment; bring government, researchers and businesses together to apply innovation to key policy aims; and support start-ups to scale-up.
This week, she and Torsten discuss the biggest risk of all – what will our contemporary use of space mean for future generations, and are we sleepwalking into the next catastrophe?
** Operating in a new space age: Does space security matter to industry? Space Court Foundation – YouTube
** July 7, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman
** July 9, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman
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