Space policy: Damaging US aerospace, NASA & NEO threat, Canada space, Space law roundup

The Chinese plan to use Rep. Wolf (R-VA) to undermine the US aerospace industry and university research is working like a charm:

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Ed Wright comments on Charles Bolden’s comments last week to a hearing on the asteroid/comet impact threat: NASA Administrator Falters on Planetary Defense – CitizensInSpace.org

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Chuck Black reports on developments in Canadian aerospace policy: Emerson’s Space Plan Versus the Canadian Budget – Commercial Space

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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 this week

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, March 25, 2013: 2-3:30 PM PDT (5-6:30 PM EDT, 4-5:30 PM CDT): We welcome MICHAEL PAUL of the Penn State Lunar Lion – A Google Lunar X PRIZE Team, to discuss their GLXP entry.

2. Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 7-8:30 PM PDT (10-11:30 PM EDT, 9-10:30 PM CDT): We welcome BOB ZIMMERMAN back to the show for space news updates and more.

3. Friday, March 29, 2013:, 9:30-11 AM PDT (12:30-2 PM EDT, 11;30 AM-1 PM CDT). We welcome DR. BRUCE CORDELL back to the show to discuss the latest regarding his Maslow Window research applicable to our space program now and in the future.

4. Sunday, March 31, 2013, 12-1:30 PM PDT, 3-4:30 PM EDT, 2-3:30 PM CDT. There will be no Space Show today due to Easter Sunday.

See also:
/– The Space Show on Vimeo – webinar videos
/– The Space Show’s Blog – summaries of interviews.
/– The Space Show Classroom Blog – tutorial programs

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

The Rocket Company: free ebook & serialization

In 2003 HobbySpace presented a serialized version of the book The Rocket Company by Patrick J. G. Stiennon and David M. Hoerr , with illustrations by Doug Birkholz. Subsequently, the book was accepted for publication by the AIAA and released in the summer of 2005. The printed version contained revised and updated materials, a new chapter, and over 30 illustrations.

The Rocket Company is a fictional account of the development of a commercial two stage to orbit (TSTO) reusable launch vehicle (RLV). Included is a description of the business model devised by a group of seven fictional investors committed to creating an economic engine that will cause the cost of space transportation to spiral rapidly downward as the market for launch services expands. In this context, the marketing, regulatory, and technical problems facing any serious attempt to reduce the cost of space transportation are explored. Although a work of fiction, the book follows in the vein of non-fictional accounts of the development of successful technological products and businesses, such as The Soul of a New Machine, and American Steel.

To bring more readers to the book, and to the ideas it offers for space transport development and business model, the authors are offering free access today to the updated electronic version of the book: The Rocket Company eBook by Patrick Stiennon, David Hoerr, Peter Diamandis, Doug Birkhol: Kindle Store/Amazon.com

In addition, the authors are letting me temporarily re-serialize the updated version. Today you can obtain here the following sections of the book: