Space policy in US and Russia

A couple of space policy items from Jeff Foust:

And some Russian space policy items:

 

The Fisher Space Pen story

Every so often there is another article on the history of the Fisher Space Pen and the myth that NASA paid big bucks for it instead of having the astronauts use pencils in space: The Fisher Space Pen Boldly Writes Where No Man Has Written Before – Design Decoded/Smithsonian – Jan.11.13.

See other articles on the pen here.

Andrew Chaikin on The Space Show + Space law roundup

Andrew Chaikin talked about “Neil Armstrong & his One small step for man lunar comment, space policy, space media, and more” on The Space Show yesterday: Andrew Chaikin, Sunday, 1-13-13 – Thespaceshow’s Blog

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Res Communis post the latest collection of space and aviation law, regulation and policy links:Library: A Round-up of Reading.

The Space Show: Elliot Pulham of the Space Foundation

Elliot Pulham, CEO of The Space Foundation, spoke on The Space Show last Friday about the Foundation’s white paper, Pioneering: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space, and about other aspects of space policy: Elliot Pulham, The Space Foundation, Friday, 1-11-13 « Thespaceshow’s Blog

Wayne Hale and Columbia: “After Ten Years”

Former Space Shuttle flight directory and program manager Wayne Hale has two more installments in his series on the Columbia disaster:

Some comments here: Too Little, Too Late – Transterrestrial Musings.

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