The latest selection of space policy/politics related links:

• General:
  • Why We All Want To Find ‘The Edge’ – Rick Tumlinson/Huffington Post
  • Red Tape Hinders Study of Asteroid Impacts on Earth – Space.com
•  NASA:
  • Despite sanctions, Russia is getting a $457.9M check from NASA – Washington Post
• ITAR reform:
  • Officials Can See End of the Long Road to Export Reform – nationaldefensemagazine.org
• Commercial space:
  • Companies seeking to privatize space travel – Writer’s Block/ABC Newspapers
  • Timeline: The privatization of space exploration -Al Jazeera America
• Global space:
  • Department of Space, DoT to overhaul satellite communications policy – The Economic Times
  • China issues first assessment on int’l space activities – Xinhua
  • Kazakhstan’s space future – Trend.Az