Jeff Foust reports on the “Lost in Space” panel discussion on space policy (see earlier post) at Rice University : In the search for a “definitive” national space policy, no definitive answers – Space Politics
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Spacevidcast: The upcoming Asteroid Mining Industry
The latest episode of Spacevidcast Live focuses on “the yet-to-be-realized space mining industry. Two companies are now looking to the stars for mining materials, Deep Space Industries and Planetary Resources” : The upcoming Asteroid Mining Industry – Spacevidcast
AMSAT and ISS amateur radio news
Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS.
ANS 027 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – January 26, 2013:
* AMSAT-NA Website Outage * K6GSJ Donates OSCAR-1 Historical Artifacts to ARRL Archives * Open Source Satellite OSSI CubeSat Launch in April 2013 * IARU Satellite Coordination Board Says DOVE-1 Will Not Use 145.825 * Vote for Your Favorite Photos From Japan's PRISM Satellite * February 14 PSLV-C20 Launch Planned by India * Surrey Satellite Selected to Evaluate Small Satellites for GPS * NASA History Program Office Summer 2013 Internships * Satellite Shorts From All Over
ISDC 2013 call for papers
The National Space Society‘s annual conference is happening in just a few months: ISDC 2013. May 23 – 27, 2013. San Diego, California – Global Collaboration in 21st Century Space
They have a call out for talk proposals with Abstracts due 7 Feb 2013 : Int’l Space Dev Conference Call for Proposals
The sessions will include four on solar power from space:
Space‐Based Solar Power
PAPER TOPICS ‐ FRIDAY
Session 1 Friday a.m.
“Timing, Budget, Economics, and Commercialization of SBSP” Funding sources/methods, Urgency, pace Amounts needed, how to sustain, Net Present Value, Cost‐of‐ownership, FinancingSession 2 Friday p.m.
“Components, Infrastructure, and Enabling Technology for SBSP”
Rectennae and WPT, Energy conversion Power management, Thermal management Station keeping, structural dynamics On‐orbit assembly, Repair, protection, robustness, safety, Sustainment, end‐of‐life
PAPER TOPICS ‐ SATURDAY
Session 3 Saturday a.m.
“Motivation, Urgency, Scope, and Collaborations for SBSP”
Baseload power uses, Space settlement Leadership, Innovation, Economics, EnvironmentSession 4 Saturday p.m.
“Architecture, Pathways to Success, and Obstacles for SBSP”
Orbital configurations, Launch systems SSP architecture, Transition pathways Global initiatives, Resistance/Opposition Politics & Policy
