The latest selection of space policy items:

• Time to Move Beyond “New Space”? – Moonandback
• World space agencies publish roadmap for future space exploration – BIS
• New class of astronauts signals optimism – Charles Bolden/Houston Chronicle
• NASA’s Global Plan for Space Exploration Gets an Upgrade – Space.com
• The promise of the International Space Station (Guest Blog) – Marion Blakey/Washington Business Journal
• Starship Congress: A Very Human Interstellar Journey – Discovery News
  • Money Mechanics for Space – YouTube

Update:

• The White Elephant in NASA’s Living Room – PJ Media – Rand Simberg
• Revised exploration roadmap sees asteroids and Moon as temporary stepping stones to Mars – Space Politics
• [NASA] sells shuttle launch platforms – theguardian.com
• Editorial: Thumbs up, thumbs down – Florida Today

Update 2: A conceptual lunar mission designed by a NASA team uses two SLS launches separated by 6 months and a large lander. It would allow a crew of four to stay a week on the Moon. The high cost of two SLS launches plus a multi-billion dollar lander, however, means such a mission falls far outside expected NASA funding levels: Dual SLS launch campaign required for NASA’s Lunar return – NASASpaceFlight.com.

Update 3: Bob Zimmerman comments on the Global Exploration Roadmap (GER) released yesterday by NASA and other space agencies: Space agencies of the world unite! – Behind The Black