A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government (US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest (find previous space policy roundups here):

• NASA management:
  • Here’s why NASA’s chief of human spaceflight resigned—and why it matters | Ars Technica
  • NASA’s human spaceflight chief just resigned, and the timing couldn’t be worse | Ars Technica
  • Loverro: “No Regrets” – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Senior NASA Official Resigns Amid Probe Into Suspect Contracting Actions – WSJ
  • Doug Loverro Resigns, Ken Bowersox to be Acting Human Exploration Lead – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • NASA human spaceflight head Loverro leaves agency – SpaceNews.com
  • ‘We need answers’: Departure of NASA’s human spaceflight chief raises alarm – POLITICO
  • Loverro letter to NASA HEO staff – NASASpaceflight.com
• Space law:
  • NASA Proposes New Rules for Moon-Focused Space Race – Scientific American
  • Lunapolitics: NASA Releases More Details About Its Proposed Artemis Accords – SpaceWatch.Global
  • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: The Artemis Accords’ Proposed “Safety Zones” On The Moon A Good Start – SpaceWatch.Global
• Commercial crew:
  • The numbers don’t lie—NASA’s move to commercial space has saved money | Ars Technica
  • SpaceX and Boeing’s bitter rivalry over crewed spaceflight – The Washington Post
  • NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is a Fantastic Deal – The Planetary Society
  • Burt Rutan: Views on SpaceX/NASA Demo-2 Mission – Leonard David
  • Why SpaceX’s next rocket launch is so important to NASA and Elon Musk – Business Insider
• Commercial space:
  • Why it’s ‘dangerous’ for the government to bail out new space – POLITICO (Interview with Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck)
  • Forgivable loans in an unforgiving environment – SpaceNews.com
• Lunar programs:
  • NASA OIG on Twitter: “OIG announces audit of NASA’s acquisition strategy for the Artemis missions to include landing astronauts on the Moon by 2024.”
• Trump space:
  • US Space Council Meets Ahead of Private, US Manned Launch | Voice of America
  • Space Council Hears Good News About Civil, Commercial, National Security Space – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• ISS:
  • NASA outlines the near and far future of the Space Station – NASASpaceFlight.com
• Regulation:
  • Commerce Department releases streamlined commercial remote sensing regulations – SpaceNews.com
  • Remote sensing industry welcomes revamped regulations – SpaceNews.com
  • New rules streamline process for approving space imaging systems – Geekwire.com
  • Commerce Slashes Restrictions On Remote Sensing Sats – Breaking Defense
• Spectrum:
  • Ajit Pai doubts Elon Musk’s SpaceX broadband-latency claims | Ars Technica
  • DoD looks to Congress for help in dispute with FCC over Ligado network – SpaceNews.com
• Space traffic:
  • #SpaceWatch GL Opinion: Moon Junk – Responsible Management Of Lunar Orbital Debris – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Most Satellite Operators Fail To Follow Space Debris Rules: NASA – Breaking Defense
  • New DLR research observatory tracks down-to-earth satellites and space debris – DLR (Google Translation)
• US states space:
  • Tesla dispute costs SpaceX state grant – SpaceNews.com
• US national security:
  • Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later – SpaceNews.com
  • Viasat receives $998M contract for tactical radio systems for the Navy – Defense.gov
  • Space Command Gets New Mission Statement – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Space Development Agency scouting the market for launch services – SpaceNews.com
  • Space Force proposes ‘alternative acquisition system’ with less red tape – SpaceNews.com
  • Highly Anticipated Space Acquisition Report Will Be Delivered to Congress Imminently
• Space benefits:
  • Study: What’s the Value of Space? – Leonard David
  • The Value of Space – The Aerospace Corporation
  • The Value of Space, R.S. Wilson et al, Center for Space Policy and Strategy/The Aerospace Corp. (pdf) –
    “The estimated 2,200 active satellites now in space generate immense quantities of data that support earthly infrastructure, economies, and national security systems. With the help of space-based services, utility companies synchronize energy flows across the grid, stock market exchanges record transactions, oceanographers track endangered whales, scientists monitor the climate, and farmers increase crop yields. Communications satellites let air traffic controllers manage planes in crowded airspace, remote-sensing satellites reveal what is happening on Earth’s surface in near realtime, and weather satellites give us a better chance of having an umbrella when we need it. Satellites also allow you to check delivery of the gift you ordered online, reset your home thermostat from the office, talk with family overseas, avoid traffic jams, maybe even find true love.“

International space

• Canada:
  • Are the Artemis Accords the path forward? – SpaceQ
• China:
  • Does Elon Musk’s dream of satellite internet for all matter to anyone in China? – Experts say that even if China did let the SpaceX internet service Starlink operate in the country, which is unlikely, it would still be censored | Abacus
  • Beidou navigation system plays major role in many Chinese products – Chinadaily.com.cn
  • Largest satellite completes testing – ecns.cn
  • Chinese tracking vessel Yuanwang 6 sails to Pacific Ocean for multiple monitoring missions – Chinadaily.com.cn
• Europe:
  • ESA Gives Updates About ExoMars Rover Upgrades And Parachute Tests – SpaceWatch.Global
• France:
  • France Delivers NISP Instrument For Europe’s Euclid Space Mission – SpaceWatch.Global
• India:
  • Why India should exit the Moon Agreement – The Hindu BusinessLine
  • Indian space sector reforms: Will it be a big bang approach? – OutlookIndia.com
  • Gaganyaan trainees back at astronaut classes in Moscow – The Hindu
• Japan:
  • Japan Stands Up Its First Military Space Operations Squadron – SpaceWatch.Global
  • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Japan’s New Space Domain Mission Unit And Security In The Indo-Pacific Region – SpaceWatch.Global
• Norway:
  • New ‘spaceport’ wins funding – NewsInEnglish.no
  • Parliamentary Committee Supports Andøya Spaceport: “Fantastic News”
• Russia:
  • Soyuz-2.1b rocket with military satellite takes off from Plesetsk Cosmodrome – TASS
  • Lunapolitics: Russia’s Roscosmos Signals Openness To US-Proposed Artemis Accords – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Russia starts work on conceptual design of next-generation satellite communications system – TASS
• Rwanda:
  • Rwanda Space Agency to be operational in July – Rwanda

Webcasts:

** Hotel Mars/The Space Show – Wed. O5/20/2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talk with CBS News space expert William Harwood about “the upcoming SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Dragon flight to the ISS with two astronauts on board”.

** Episode 17 Artemis Accords Update – Michael Listner, Space Law & Policy Solutions

The NASA Fact Sheet on the Artemis Accords: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-accords/index.html

** 30 – There’s Always Money in the VAB | Off-Nominal

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jason Davis of The Planetary Society to talk about NASA’s human landing systems, SpaceX’s upcoming DM-2 launch, and to debate whether or not Tom Cruise will make a cool movie on the ISS.

** The Space Show – Tues. 05/19/2020 – Leonard David talked about “Artemis, returning to the Moon, space policy, SETI and more”.

** May 19, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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• NASA lunar programs:
  • NASA advisers skeptical of agency’s ability to meet 2024 lunar landing goal – SpaceNews.com
  • A 2024 Moon landing may sound crazy, but NASA is giving its best shot | Ars Technica
  • NASA refines plans for launching Gateway and other Artemis elements – SpaceNews.com
  • NASA Advisors Worry Agency is Spinning Its Wheels on Artemis – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • HEO Committee Outlines TDRS Replacement, Improved Artemis Testing – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • The Elephant in the Room — Can NASA Get Astronauts on the Moon by 2024? – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Toward a brighter future: Continuity of the Artemis program – The Space Review
  • NASA official on how lunar landers will be developed by 2024 – HoustonChronicle.com
• Space cooperation agreements:
  • NASA Artemis Accords
  • NASA creates Artemis Accords in effort to extend its values to the Moon | Ars Technica
  • NASA announces Artemis Accords for international cooperation in lunar exploration – SpaceNews.com
• NASA human spaceflight:
  • How NASA Certifies New Spacecraft Safe Enough for Humans | WIRED
  • NASA Completes Negotiations for Additional Soyuz Seat in Fall – Space Station/NASA
  • NASA, Roscosmos Agree on One More Soyuz Seat – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Commercial space
  • Op-ed | What the government should or should not do to help space industry – SpaceNews.com
  • Reps. Posey & Crist Introduce Bipartisan Space Launch Legislation to Keep America First in Space | Congressman Bill Posey :: Representing the 8th District of Florida
  • No Checkered Flag Yet, But Commercial Crew Getting Closer to Finish Line – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• SLS/Orion:
  • Space Launch System rocket now targeted for a late 2021 launch | Ars Technica
  • First SLS launch now expected in late 2021 – SpaceNews.com
• Coronavirus:
  • Stennis roars back to life after COVID-19 layoff | WWL
  • Reinvigorating NASA’s lunar exploration plans after the pandemic – The Space Review
•  Spectrum:
  • Intelsat declares bankruptcy as means to fund C-band spectrum clearing – SpaceNews.com
  • ABS, Hispasat and Arsat sue FCC over C-band auction – SpaceNews.com
• American spaceports:
  • Camden signs spaceport memorandum – The Brunswick News
• Planetary protection:
  • Planetary Protection Report Flags Commercial, Private Group Exploration – Leonard David
  • Independent Process Needed For Setting Planetary Protection Policy – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• US national security:
  • Space transport:
    • The launch showdown – The Space Review
    • X-37B Space Plane: Ready for New Mission – Leonard David
  • Defense and commercial space:
    • Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery – SpaceNews.com
    • SpaceX could fill the US military’s Arctic communications gap by the end of this year – c4isrnet
    • A bankrupt OneWeb and other troubled space startups could get some help from the Defense Department – Defense News
    • Space Force vice commander: China can’t be allowed to buy bankrupt U.S. space companies – SpaceNews.com
    • National security space conference to propose plan to boost industrial base – SpaceNews.com
    • Pentagon keeping an eye on space industry bankruptcies but no actions planned yet – SpaceNews.com
  • Smallsat constellations:
    • DARPA set to launch first Blackjack satellite later this year – c4isrnet
  • Space Force:
    • Space Force to begin specialized warfare training for new officers – SpaceNews.com
    • Space Force, Services Struggle To Define Mission Boundaries – Breaking Defense

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International space

• Canada:
  • NEOSSat findings influence Space Situational Awareness procurement – SpaceQ
  • CSA preparing for Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program Science Instruments AO – SpaceQ
• China:
  • An out-of-control Chinese rocket may have dumped debris in Africa after falling from space – The Verge
  • Large chunks of a Chinese rocket missed New York City by about 15 minutes | Ars Technica
  • China’s commercial satellite sector sees boost from ‘new infrastructure’ policy – SpaceNews.com
  • China to complete BeiDou system with launch of final satellite next month – Xinhua
  • Report: China’s Role in Space – Strategic Risk for the U.S. – Leonard David
    • China’s Space and Counterspace Activities – U.S.-China: Economic and Security Review Commission
    • China’s Space and Counterspace Activities – USCC – May 2020 (pdf)
• Europe:
  • Lunar Delivery: Europe’s Large Logistics Lander – Leonard David
  • Laser-powered rover to explore Moon’s dark shadows – ESA
• Iran:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Perspectives On Iran’s Satellite Launch: Afshon Ostovar On The IRGC’s Space Role – SpaceWatch.Global
  • #SpaceWatchGL Perspectives On Iran’s Satellite Launch: Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi’s View On The Political Implications – SpaceWatch.Global
  • #SpaceWatchGL Perspectives On Iran’s Satellite Launch: Fabian Hinz On The Qased Satellite Launch Vehicle – SpaceWatch.Global
  • #SpaceWatchGL Perspectives On Iran’s Satellite Launch: Tal Inbar On The Israeli Reaction – SpaceWatch.Global
  • #SpaceWatchGL Perspectives On Iran’s Satellite Launch: Mahsa Rouhi On The IRGC’s Quest For Space And Political Power – SpaceWatch.Global
  • IRGC Space Command Chief Says Iran Plans To Put A Satellite In Geostationary Orbit – SpaceWatch.Global
• Myanmar:
  • Myanmar To Build Two Earth Observation Satellites With Japanese Assistance – SpaceWatch.Global
• Pakistan:
  • The Rocket & Satellite Company, Pakistan’s First Private Space Company, Is Ready To Launch – SpaceWatch.Global
• Russia:
  • Roscosmos says signed contract with NASA on Soyuz seat for US astronaut – TASS
• UAE:
  • UAE to select next astronauts in January – SpaceNews.com

Webcasts:

** Hotel Mars/John Batchelor Show – Wed, 05/06/2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talked with Eric Berger of Arstechnica about the “NASA awards for human lunar lander systems studies as part of the Artemis return to the Moon program.

** The Space Show – Fri, 05/08/2020 – Dr. George Sowers talked about “Executive Order on space resources, The Artemis Project, returning to the Moon, NIAC Phase 1 study, Colorado School of Mines Space Resources program”:

** Hotel Mars/John Batchelor Show – Wed. 05/13/2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston spoke with Dr. Jim Logan about “telemedicine history which he helped pioneer with astronauts, Apollo, and the ISS. We talked about how that telemedicine space history happened, then its growing acceptance in the mainstream, especially due to the pandemic.”

** Strategic Foresight Panel on Possibilities of Future Space Enterprise (with Kara Cunzeman, Jake Sotiriadis, Josh Kerbel) – Aerospace CSPS on Vimeo

** Japan’s Gradual Shift Towards Space Security (paper release event with Sam Wilson and Frank Rose) – Aerospace CSPS on Vimeo

** Space Policy Edition Live! With Casey Dreier and host Mat Kaplan – The Planetary Society

** May 8, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** May 12, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government (US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest (find previous space policy roundups here):

• Schedule:
  • What’s Happening in Space Policy May 10-16, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA programs:
  • Columnist: Get rid of NASA’s bloated bureaucracy – Orlando Sentinel
  • National Space Society Supports NASA’s New Lunar Lander Decision – National Space Society
• Coronavirus:
  • Colorado lawmaker going to bat for space industry in pandemic – POLITICO
  • Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chairwoman Horn Holds Bipartisan Teleconference on NASA’s Response to COVID-19 – House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
• Space resource & space law:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Lunapolitics Or Lunapolitik? The Choice Is Ours – SpaceWatch.Global
• Spectrum:
  • HASC joins critics of FCC’s Ligado decision, FCC denounces ‘baseless fear mongering’ – SpaceNews.com
  • PSSI Global Services sues FCC over C-Band order – SatellitePro ME
• Space traffic:
  • Earth’s Orbiting Junkyard Threatens the Space Economy – Bloomberg
• American spaceports:
  • FAA establishes spaceport office to support growing number of launch sites – SpaceNews.com
• US national security:
  • Space Force to get deeper insight into inner workings of SpaceX commercial launches – SpaceNews.com

International space

• Arab world should seize opportunities of joint space program – ZAWYA MENA Edition
• Australia:
  • Australia’s National Intelligence Office seeks ‘smart’ satellites | ZDNet
• China:
  • New Chinese spacecraft landing marks step toward future crewed lunar missions – SpaceNews.com
• Iran:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Perspectives On Iran’s Satellite Launch: Gawdat Bahgat On The Launch Defying ‘Maximum Pressure’ – SpaceWatch.Global
  • #SpaceWatchGL Perspectives On Iran’s Satellite Launch: Seyed Hossein Mousavian’s Iranian View – SpaceWatch.Global
• New Zealand:
  • Rocket Lab CEO on why Covid-19 is a time for economic re-evaluation – NewsTalkZB

Webcasts:

** Episode 16 The Artemis Accords – Michael Listner,  Space Law & Policy Solutions

** Hotel Mars/John Batchelor Show – Wed, 05/06/2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talked with Eric Berger of Arstechnica about the “NASA awards for human lunar lander systems studies as part of the Artemis return to the Moon program”.

** The Space Show – Fri, 05/08/2020 – Dr. George Sowers of the Colorado School of Mines Space Resources Dept. discussed his latest work, space resource utilization and more.

**  The Space Show – Tues, 05/05/2020 – Dr. Haym Benaroya of Rutgers talked about “Lunar return, costs, wealth building, challenges, needed technology, national policy and more.”

** May 8, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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