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:
- NASA lunar programs:
- NASA’s Artemis Rover to Land Near Nobile Region of Moon’s South Pole | NASA
- Robot Moon Rover: Targeted for Nobile Crater – Leonard David
- Commercial lunar missions:
- Artemis human landing system selection:
- NASA management:
- Space technology:
- Human spaceflight:
- ISS & other space stations:
- Commercial space:
- The great space company sale – The Space Review
- How do chambers support internationalizing space firms? – SpaceWatch.Global
- Human spaceflight/Space tourism:
- Inspiration 4:
- Impact on spaceflight demand:
- Reactions and Commentary
- The real human exploration of the solar system began on September 15, 2021 – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman
- Why SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission matters to everyone – CNET
- Why the ‘all-civilian’ space trip marks the dawn of a new age – GeekWire
- SpaceX takes 4 passengers to orbit—a glimpse at private spaceflight’s future – National Geographic
- Inspiration4: Why SpaceX’s first all-private mission is a big deal | MIT Technology Review
- Commercial spaceflight industry sees Inspiration4 as a pathfinder but not a model – SpaceNews
- Private astronauts are not ‘space tourists’ (op-ed) | Space.com
- In orbit and return:
- Elon Musk pledges $50 million to Inspiration4 fundraiser for St. Jude – CNBC
- Tesla’s Elon Musk pokes fun at US President Joe Biden after Inspiration4 snub – Teslarati
- As One Commercial Space Mission Ends, Another Readies for Launch–With a Movie Crew – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- SpaceX tourist trip to orbit ends with splashdown off Florida coast | Fox Business
- Four civilian space travelers back on Earth after landmark flight – Spaceflight Now
- Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Inspiration4 mission – SpaceNews
- Busy day in orbit for SpaceX’s all-civilian Inspiration4 crew – CBS News
- Launch:
- First All-Commercial Astronaut Crew Reaches Orbit Opening New Era of Spaceflight – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- SpaceX’s historic Inspiration4 launch reaches orbit successfully carrying private crew – CNBC
- SpaceX launches Inspiration4, first all-private orbital mission – NASASpaceFlight.com
- Four private citizens ride SpaceX rocket into orbit on historic mission – Spaceflight Now
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX Launches First All-Civilian Flight to Orbit – WSJ
- Mission info:
- The New Era of Commercial Human Space Flight Means Little News – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- With billionaire’s backing, SpaceX puts citizen spacefliers in orbit – GeekWire
- From Etsy to Earth orbit: Inspiration4 crew packs mementos for space (and sale) | collectSPACE
- Inspiration4 crew planning ultrasounds, microbe samples and more to understand health during flight | Space.com
- SpaceX and the Civilian Travel Era: How Elon Musk Created Inspiration4 – WSJ
- Inspiration 4:
- Constellations
- Finance:
- Science:
- Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
- SpaceX Boca Chica:
- The FAA releases initial report on Boca Chica launches, and it’s not terrible | Ars Technica
- FAA releases draft environmental report on SpaceX Starship orbital launches – SpaceNews
- Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment [PEA] for the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas – FAA (pdf)
- SpaceX Boca Chica:
- Space law:
- Space traffic & environment issues:
- Opinion: Sustainability and Space Debris – SpaceWatch.Global
- Space sustainability makes slow progress at the United Nations – SpaceNews
- It’s Time to Develop a Global Space Traffic Management System, White House Adviser Says – Nextgov
- The Urgency to Act on Space Traffic Management | Secure World
- SpaceX emphasizes coordination with other satellite operators – SpaceNews
- Outer Space Institute’s International Open Letter on Kinetic Anti Satellite (ASAT) – SpaceWatch.Global
- Satellite operators need more accurate SSA data – SpaceNews
- Orbital debris removal:
- Space rescue:
- US states space:
- Weather & other earth observation satellites:
- Tomorrow.io orders demo satellites for rain-tracking constellation – SpaceNews
- NASA and United Launch Alliance Update Landsat 9 Target Launch Date – Landsat 9/NASA
- Planet provides data to federal civilian agencies under NASA contract – SpaceNews
- Planet Expands Contract with NASA to Provide Data to All US Federal Civilian Agencies Researchers – Planet
- GPS:
- US Defense space:
- U.S. generals planning for a space war they see as all but inevitable – SpaceNews
- China:
- Orbital traffic:
- Space Force to consider space sustainability in any future conflict – SpaceNews
- Space Force backs development of commercial orbital debris removal systems – SpaceNews
- Revolutionary Tech Could Allow Near-Real Time Space Tracking, MITRE Says – Breaking Defense
- Congress, Industry Chivvy Space Force On Commercial SSA – Breaking Defense
- Organizational:
- Space Force talent strategy is a departure from the norm – SpaceNews
- Space Force reveals which Army and Navy units are moving to the space branch – SpaceNews
- Hyten Says Pentagon is Moving “Unbelievably Slow” in Defense Modernization – National Defense Magazine
- Space Force grappling with aging infrastructure used to operate satellites – SpaceNews
- Commercial services:
- GPS:
- Technology:
- General space policy topics, perspectives, resources, etc:
International space
- Australia:
- China:
- Xi affirms importance of China’s space ambitions in milestone week for programme | South China Morning Post
- Paradigmatic shifts in space? – The Space Review
- Space station:
- China’s Space Station: What’s Ahead? – Leonard David
- Cargo resupply:
- Tianzhou-3 cargo craft launches to the Chinese Space Station – NASASpaceFlight.com
- China Space Station Construction Site: New Supply Ship Docking – Leonard David
- China rolls out cargo mission rocket as Shenzhou-12 astronauts leave space station – SpaceNews
- China prepares to launch Tianzhou 3 cargo spacecraft – Chinadaily.com.cn
- Crew return:
- Lunar missions:
- Facilities:
- Launch:
- Europe:
- Opinion: Jump-starting the commercialization of the European space industry – SpaceWatch.Global
- Joining forces for Aeolus – ESA
- First deep drilling success for ExoMars – ESA
- Path set for commercial communications around the Moon – ESA
- SSTL signs up ESA as anchor customer for Lunar Pathfinder – SSTL
- Arianespace tops 1000 with number of launched satellites – SpaceWatch.Global
- Space Café WebTalk with Lukasz Wilczynski: There’s space for everyone in space – SpaceWatch.Global
- Combined tests start for Ariane 6 at Europe’s Spaceport – ESA
- Space startups launch YEESS to make their case in Europe – SpaceWatch.Global
- JAXA and ESA spacewalkers carry out system upgrades on ISS – SpaceWatch.Global
- Hungary:
- India:
- ISRO centres told to stop manpower intake – The Hindu
- Paradigmatic shifts in space? – The Space Review
- Commercial space:
- Indian Industry to produce two more entire rockets — GSLV-Mk III and SSLV: DoS – Outlook India
- 2 Space Technology Startups Get Access To ISRO Facilities. What They Plan To Test
- India to revise FDI [Foreign Direct Investment] policy for space sector, says Isro chief Sivan | Business Standard News
- India’s share less than 2% of global space economy, private sector can drive growth: Experts – Zee News
- Crew missions:
- New rocket projects:
- Japan:
- Kazakhstan
- Russia:
- Russia, Kazakhstan sign agreement on construction of Soyuz-5 launch complex — Roscosmos – TASS
- Launch:
- Tourism, commercial human spaceflight:
- China co-op:
- GLONASS navigation satellite system:
- Commercial:
- Saudi Arabia:
- Scotland:
- South Korea:
- Taiwan:
- Turkey:
- UAE
- UK:
- Zimbabwe:
Webcasts:
** Tour of NASA Moon Rover South Pole Landing Site – NASA
In 2023, NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, will land near the western edge of the Nobile Crater at the Moon’s South Pole to map and explore the region’s surface and subsurface for water and other resources. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/na…
** The Space Show – Tuesday, Sept.14.2021 – Dr. Thomas Matula discussed “his two papers and ideas on space settlement and the benefits for Earth from space settlement“.
** Shenzhou-12 Taikonauts Safely Return to Earth, More News on China’s Mars UAV, Weekly Launch Update – Dongfang Hour – YouTube
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com).
This week, we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
01:00 The Shenzhou 12 crew de-orbits and returns safely to Earth
06:29 Major launch update including Space Transportation and Orienspace
18:10 Updates on China’s Mars UAV
See also the show summary at Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 13 – 19 September 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global.
** A new fleet of Moon landers will set sail next year, backed by private companies – Science/AAAS
Who knew outsourcing could extend to outer space? In some ways, that’s the aim of NASA’s $2.6-billion initiative meant to galvanize the private sector’s development of Moon landers and rovers.
** Space Café WebTalk – Law Breakfast 4 – 22. July 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube
In the latest Space Café “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland”, Steven Freeland and Torsten Kriening welcomed Elina Morozova and Andrzej Misztal at the wonderful ‘Coffee-Desk’ Café in Warsaw.
Communication is culture, says Dr. Linda Billings, an expert in social science and space outreach. So what culture is summed by the types of space advocacy that call for pioneering, colonization and conquest of nature? Linda talks about the importance of language and context when advocating for space, and how we should consider other cultural values and frameworks for effective public engagement.
** September 17, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman
** September 14, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman
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