Space policy/politics related links today:
- Government should butt out of space race: The private sector is getting us to the moon faster and for a cheaper price. – Rand Simberg/USA Today
- NASA Budget: Will there be money for the mortgage payments? – Future Planetary Exploration
- McKeon’s retirement opens the door for a commercial space advocate – Space Politics
- With a budget in place, House members plan to return to NASA authorization bill – Space Politics
- How other space-related items fared in the FY14 spending bill – Space Politics
- Reactions to NASA’s fiscal year 2014 appropriation – Space Politics
- Should NASA Ames Be Renamed After Sally Ride? — The First American Woman in Space – Space.com
- China considers Manned Moon Landing following breakthrough Chang’e-3 mission success
A couple of space policy related webcasts:
- Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Tuesday, 1-14-14 – Thespaceshow’s Blog
- Bob Zimmerman – Tuesday 1/14/14 Hr 2 – John Batchelor Show
Update:
- Schedule for full-up Orion test flight to be reassessed – Spaceflight Now
- NASA Has a Budget – Space KSC
- NASA gets some funding for Mars 2020 rover in federal spending bill – latimes.com
- Pentagon’s Top Space Contractor Recognizes Imperative To Change – SpaceNews.com
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