A handful of recent space policy/politics/law related links:
- Space Law in Down-To-Earth English: The FAA’s Six-Stepped Staircase to Space – Moonandback
- Outer Space May Rescue US Lawyers From A Saturated Job Market – ibtimes.com
- Mars orbiter granted reprieve from government closure – Spaceflight Now
- NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter granted ‘Emergency Exemption’ to Resume Processing during Government Shutdown – Unverse Today
- IAC 2013 Beijing: The relentless rise of China in space – Hyperbola/Flight Global
- NASA’s J-2X Engine To Be Mothballed After Testing – Hyperbola/Flight Global
Update: Why the Shutdown Could Further Delay NASA’s Lease of Pad 39A – SpaceNews.com
Update 2: US scientists boycott Nasa conference over China ban – theguardian.com