A selection of space policy/politics related links:
- SLS/Orion:
- Lockheed Martin Is Seeking To Americanize Orion’s European Service Module – SpaceNews.com – Even with $15 B and with ESA building a service module, there is never enough money for Orion.
- Second SLS Mission Might Not Carry Crew – SpaceNews.com
- Space industry:
- Defense launch:
- SpaceX amends complaint against Air Force – Valley Morning Star
- Replacing Russian-Made Atlas, Antares Engines Would Take Four Years – Aviation Week
- Top general says reliability trumps rocket costs – Spaceflight Now
- Space Launch Deal Puts Spotlight on Revolving Door – National Legal and Policy Center
- Russia:
- NASA
[ Update:
- The Musk Show in Washington Roils Rivals as Fans Applaud – Businessweek
- Lembeck: Congress paving way for Houston’s demise as space center – Houston Chronicle – An unabashed complaint about insufficient pork for Houston after former Sen. Hutchison went to all the trouble to help force the SLS/Orion onto NASA.
- US engine for Atlas V:
- RD-180 report recommends development of domestic replacement engine – Space Politics
- US Air Force Undersecretary: Public-Private Partnerships Among Alternatives on RD-180 – Defense News
- RD-180 Availability Risk Mitigation Study Summary – slides via Aviation Week (pdf)
- USAF Commission Urges New Engine To Mitigate Atlas V Gap – Aviation Week
- Event: ABA Space Law – Current and Future Issues – Res Communis – “The American Bar Association will host Space Law: Current and Future Issues on June 10, 2014 at Jones Day in Washington, D.C.”
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Webcasts:
* Alan Boyle & Rand Simberg • Safety in Space Flight? 05/21 by Jay Ackroyd – Science Podcasts – “U.S. space effort’s aversion to risk stunts our expansion into the final frontier and made America more dependent on Russia. Rand Simberg “recovering aerospace engineer” and author of Safe Is Not an Option, talks with Alan Boyle.”
[ Update: An article by Alan Boyle previewing the above webcast: Safety First? It’s Time for a Fresh Look at the Risks of Spaceflight – NBC News.com.]
* Tues 5/20/14 Hr 3 | John Batchelor Show – Bob Zimmerman (second guest) reports on the latest space news and policy issues.
* Wed 5/21/14 Hr 1 | John Batchelor Show – On the weekly Mars Hotel segment with David Livingston of The Space Show, Anatoly Zak of the Russian Space Web discussed Russian space issues.