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:
- Artemis human landing system selection:
- Nelson remains hopeful Congress will provide additional lunar lander funding – SpaceNews
- Station Gears up for U.S. Crew and Cargo Spaceships – Space Station/NASA
- GAO ruling on HLS award protest:
- Statement on Blue Origin-Dynetics Decision | U.S. GAO
- NASA Statement on GAO Ruling Regarding Human Landing System Protest | NASA
- Dynetics Statement Regarding Nasa Human Landing System Decision – Dynetics
- Government denies Bezos’ Blue Origin protest over NASA HLS contract – CNBC
- Jeff Bezos loses attempt to block the Moon-landing contract NASA gave to SpaceX | Ars Technica
- GAO Denies HLS Protests by Blue Origin and Dynetics – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- Blue Origin HLS funding subsidy proposal:
- Gateway lunar station:
- Artemis human landing system selection:
- Biden space:
- NASA launch:
- Commercial Cargo & Crew:
- Congressional space:
- Space technology:
- ISS & other space stations:
- Nauka module’s near miss raises concerns about future of space station | Ars Technica
- Space station situation with Russian module misfire more serious than stated: report | Space.com
- Former NASA official joins Nanoracks to lead commercial space station work – SpaceNews
- Nauka:
- Space Station Stable After Earlier Unplanned MLM Thruster Firing – Space Station/NASA
- Space station “brought a knife to a gun fight” in battle with Russian lab module, NASA flight director says – CBS News
- Russia Blames Software Error For Nauka Misfire – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- Russian module suddenly fires thrusters after docking with space station | Ars Technica
- Station loses attitude control after Nauka docking, Starliner launch delayed – SpaceNews
- Russia offers conflicting causes for Nauka engine firing – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman
- MLM Nauka makes triumphant docking to ISS – NASASpaceFlight.com
- Russia’s Nauka multi-purpose lab module docks to space station | collectSPACE
- Commercial space:
- LEO:
- Human spaceflight/Space tourism:
- Constellations
- Space resources:
- Space apps:
- Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
- Space law:
- Space traffic & environment issues:
- US states space:
- California:
- New Mexico:
- Florida:
- Georgia spaceport at Camden County:
- Texas:
- Weather & other earth observation satellites:
- NOAA recovers from latest GOES-17 weather satellite issue, plans to replace it next year – NASASpaceFlight.com
- Op-ed | The costs of extreme weather and climate are soaring. Commercial space data should be a bigger part of the solution – SpaceNews
- GeoOptics to launch next-generation Earth science constellation – SpaceNews
- How NASA scientists use satellite data to help farmers | Fox Business
- EOMag – Issue 60 Summer 2021
- US Defense space:
- NRO Space ‘Civil Reserve’ Includes Shutter Control Option – Breaking Defense
- Op-ed | Peace in the Era of Weaponized Space – SpaceNews
- Space Force Vice Argues Value Of Embattled Analysis Center – Breaking Defense
- Biden and military space:
- Norms:
- Launch:
- Satellites:
- Technology:
- General space policy topics, perspectives, etc:
International space
- Australia:
- Brazil:
- Canada:
- China:
- Can the U.S. and China Cooperate in Space? – Scientific American
- China’s space propaganda blitz endures at slick new planetarium – AFP/Phys.org
- Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover on Mars:
- Lunar missions:
- BDS navigation system:
- Launch:
- Egypt:
- Europe:
- India:
- Japan:
- Russia:
- Roscosmos CEO invites Musk to Russia live on radio – TASS
- ISS:
- Russia’s Prichal ISS module sent to Baikonur space launch center – TASS
- Roscosmos planning to launch Prichal module to ISS on November 24 — chief – TASS
- Nauka:
- See ISS section above for links for Nauka unplanned thruster firings.
- Russian cosmonauts publish video tour of new ISS module Nauka – Science & Space – TASS
- Elon Musk congratulates Roscosmos chief on successful docking of Nauka module with ISS – TASS
- MLM Nauka docks to ISS, malfunctions shortly thereafter – NASASpaceFlight.com
- Russia’s Nauka research module that docked with ISS has service life through 2027 – TASS
- Russia’s Mission Control says no faults for Nauka module’s docking with orbital outpost – TASS
- New space stations:
- Saudi Arabia:
- Scotland:
- UAE
- UK:
Webcasts:
** Keynote Interview: Tory Bruno, CEO, United Launch Alliance – Secure World Foundation – YouTube
Keynote Speaker: Tory Bruno, CEO, United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Keynote Interviewer: Marina Koren, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
** Panel 2: Megaconstellations: The Train Has Left the Station. Now What? – Secure World Foundation – YouTube
While the early radio-frequency spectrum interference issues were addressed, the regulatory system has largely failed to address the broader public interest concerns from the deployment of LEO megaconstellations. Businesses are operating in a condition of uncertain future
** iSpace’s Asymmetrical Rocket, Mystery around the Long March 9 Engine, Space Pioneer Round of Funding – 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).
See also the program Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 26 July – 1 August 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global
** E68: Space Rescue – Aerospace Corp Space Policy (Vimeo) – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)
** AST SpaceMobile space-based cellular broadband network. A relatively small constellation of 200 satellites in low earth orbit would provide global cell phone connectivity. The plan is controversial, however, because the satellites will have a large cross-section and so could would become potential sources of space debris. This AST video describes the project.
** Space Café WebTalk – Law Breakfast 3 – 25. May 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube
In the latest Space Café “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland”, Steven Freeland and Torsten Kriening welcomed Jenni Tapio and Alexander Soucek, at the wonderful Café Aalto in Helsinki.
** The Space Show – Sunday, Aug.1.2021 – Dr. Jonathan McDowell, known best for Jonathan’s Space Report, talked about “space tourism, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, Elon Musk, SpaceX, Branson, Bezos, policy, human lunar landers and many other important topics and issues for space and NewSpace“.
** The Space Show – Tuesday, July.28.2021 – Robert Zimmerman discussed “suborbital tourism, orbital tourism, SpaceX, Branson, Bezos, Musk, policy, Artemis, the Moon, Mars, nuclear propulsion, desalinization of seawater, nuclear power, U.S. math education in the schools and much more.”
** July 30, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman
** July 28, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman
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