{"id":16971,"date":"2018-10-30T12:27:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T16:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16971"},"modified":"2018-10-30T12:27:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T16:27:52","slug":"space-policy-roundup-oct-30-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16971","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Oct.30.2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government related space news and resource items that I found of interest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NASA human spaceflight:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"SLS contractor gets real, says program needs to focus on \u201caffordability\u201d | Ars Technica\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2018\/10\/sls-contractor-says-rocket-program-must-focus-on-affordability-to-survive\/\">SLS contractor gets real, says program needs to focus on \u201caffordability\u201d | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Space Review: Making peace with the SLS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3594\/1\">Making peace with the SLS &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Congress hasn&#8217;t made up its mind yet about the Deep Space Gateway\u2014an interesting contrast to NASA, which speaks of it as a fait accompli. Blurb from Politico&#8217;s space newsletter this morning: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ifp9qilYA6\">pic.twitter.com\/Ifp9qilYA6<\/a> \u2014 Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SciGuySpace\/status\/1055787507797909504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"NASA astronaut still baffled by removal from ISS mission - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/nasa-astronaut-still-baffled-by-removal-from-iss-mission\/\">NASA astronaut still baffled by removal from ISS mission &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"NASA Needs Help Shipping Cargo to Its Future Lunar Space Station\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/42269-nasa-lunar-gateway-cargo-shipments.html\">NASA Needs Help Shipping Cargo to Its Future Lunar Space Station &#8211; Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Pro\/Con: Should the U.S. government invest more in space exploration? | News | victoriaadvocate.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.victoriaadvocate.com\/news\/pro-con-should-the-u-s-government-invest-more-in\/article_b86ec6f6-c29b-11e8-9f99-df09c4797dd2.html\">Pro\/Con: Should the U.S. government invest more in space exploration? &#8211; victoriaadvocate.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Space Review: Putting astrobiology at the heart of NASA science\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3593\/1\">Putting astrobiology at the heart of NASA science &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to inspire the next generation to push the boundaries of space? - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/how-to-inspire-the-next-generation-to-push-the-boundaries-of-space\/\">How to inspire the next generation to push the boundaries of space? &#8211; Leland Melvin\/SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmfe.org\/floridas-senate-race-could-affect-space-policy-funding\/92780\" target=\"_d\">Florida\u2019s Senate Race Could Affect Space Policy, Funding &#8211; 90.7 WMFE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space regulation:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Commercial launch industry seeks updates on regulatory reform work - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/commercial-launch-industry-seeks-updates-on-regulatory-reform-work\/\">Commercial launch industry seeks updates on regulatory reform work &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Revised remote sensing regulatory rule nears release - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/revised-remote-sensing-regulatory-rule-nears-release\/\">Revised remote sensing regulatory rule nears release &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The Air Force Is Actually Considering Rocket Launches to Move Cargo Around the Globe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/space\/rockets\/a24406710\/air-force-rocket-launch-cargo\/\">The Air Force Is Actually Considering Rocket Launches to Move Cargo Around the Globe &#8211; Popular Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"'Screw it, just do it\u2019: Richard Branson addresses airmen, pushes space cargo operations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/airlift-tanker-annual\/2018\/10\/29\/screw-it-just-do-it-sir-richard-branson-addresses-airmen-pushes-space-cargo-operations\/\">&#8216;Screw it, just do it\u2019: Richard Branson addresses airmen, pushes space cargo operations &#8211; Defense News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Air Force launches $100K challenge for \u2018space awareness innovators\u2019 - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/air-force-launches-100k-challenge-for-space-awareness-innovators\/\">Air Force launches $100K challenge for \u2018space awareness innovators\u2019 &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Air Force Magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.airforcemag.com\/Features\/Pages\/2018\/October%202018\/Shanahan-Space-Force-Details-Coming-Soon.aspx\">Shanahan: Space Force Details Coming Soon &#8211; Air Force Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Australian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"'To boldly go': Australia's Space Agency is entering new frontiers - Defence Connect\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defenceconnect.com.au\/key-enablers\/3082-to-boldly-go-australia-s-space-agency-is-entering-new-frontiers\">&#8216;To boldly go&#8217;: Australia&#8217;s Space Agency is entering new frontiers &#8211; Defence Connect<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chinese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Joint China-France oceanography satellite launches from Jiuquan with microsatellite passengers\" href=\"https:\/\/gbtimes.com\/joint-china-france-oceanography-satellite-launches-from-jiuquan-with-microsatellite-passengers\">Joint China-France oceanography satellite launches from Jiuquan with microsatellite passengers &#8211; GBTimes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Japanese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Japanese H-IIA launches GOSAT-2 Earth Observation Satellite launch \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2018\/10\/japanese-h-iia-gosat-2-earth-observation-satellite\/\">Japanese H-IIA launches GOSAT-2 Earth Observation Satellite launch \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"TASS: Science &amp; Space - Roscosmos designers to team up developing super-heavy carrier rocket\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1028159\">Roscosmos designers to team up developing super-heavy carrier rocket &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UAE space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"KhalifaSat launch: UAE rulers hail 'unprecedented Emirati achievement' - The National\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/uae\/government\/khalifasat-launch-uae-rulers-hail-unprecedented-emirati-achievement-1.785390\">KhalifaSat launch: UAE rulers hail &#8216;unprecedented Emirati achievement&#8217; &#8211; The National<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"UAE successfully launches satellite KhalifaSat - Khaleej Times\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/nation\/dubai\/uae-successfully-launches-satellite-khalifa-sat\">UAE successfully launches satellite KhalifaSat &#8211; Khaleej Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** <a title=\"Episode T+98: Gateway Logistics Services - Main Engine Cut Off\" href=\"https:\/\/mainenginecutoff.com\/podcast\/98\"><strong>Episode T+98: Gateway Logistics Services &#8211; Main Engine Cut Off<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; &#8220;NASA released a request for information this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-seeks-information-for-gateway-cargo-delivery-services\">about cargo services to the Gateway<\/a>\u2014big news for the future of NASA and the Gateway. I break down <a href=\"https:\/\/mainenginecutoff.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/gateway-logistics-services\">the technical and non-technical bits<\/a> of that announcement, as well as some <a href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/dod-moving-out-on-space-force-as-space-council-approves-six-recommendations-to-president\/\">updates on Space Force<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/bridenstine-confident-in-soyuz-return-to-flight-despite-quality-concerns\/\">the Soyuz situation<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16971-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.simplecast.com\/episodes\/audio\/219236\/T%2B98.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.simplecast.com\/episodes\/audio\/219236\/T%2B98.mp3\">https:\/\/media.simplecast.com\/episodes\/audio\/219236\/T%2B98.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <strong><a title=\"Sun, 10\/28\/2018 - 12:00 | Dr. David Livingston\" href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/28-oct-2018\/broadcast-3214-open-lines\">The Space Show &#8211; Sun, 10\/28\/2018 | Open Lines<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; David Livingston and his listeners discussed the &#8220;SLS, OGLF Advisory Board, SpaceX, electric cars, rocket reusability, U.S. Space Force, Trucks &amp; diesel users, ROI for commercial projects, public benefit for government projects, BFR, SLS Block 2, US Congress, NASA funding, SLS funding, First Man the movie, Neil Armstrong, JWST, public private partnerships&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16971-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3214-BWB-2018-10-28.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3214-BWB-2018-10-28.mp3\">http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3214-BWB-2018-10-28.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a title=\"Mon, 10\/29\/2018 - 14:00 | Dr. Kirsten Siebach\" href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/29-oct-2018\/broadcast-3215-dr.-kirsten-siebach\">The Space Show &#8211; Mon, 10\/29\/2018<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/dr.-kirsten-siebach\">Dr. Kirsten Siebach<\/a> from Rice University discussed &#8220;her work regarding Mars, the Mars Rovers, and much more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16971-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3215-BWB-2018-10-29.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3215-BWB-2018-10-29.mp3\">http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3215-BWB-2018-10-29.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a title=\"October 26, 2018 Zimmerman\/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black\" href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/october-26-2018-zimmerman-batchelor-podcast\/\"><strong>October 26, 2018 Zimmerman\/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audioboom player\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7063424-curiosity-back-in-the-hunt-on-mars-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=50I9HWotL4\" data-secret=\"50I9HWotL4\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audioboom player\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7063423-roscosmos-back-into-orbit-with-the-troubled-soyuz-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=tCjawErK21\" data-secret=\"tCjawErK21\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government related space news and resource items that I found of interest: NASA human spaceflight: SLS contractor gets real, says program needs to focus on \u201caffordability\u201d | Ars Technica Making peace with the SLS &#8211; The Space Review Congress hasn&#8217;t made up its mind yet &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16971\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; Oct.30.2018<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-space-policy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4pJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5893,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5893","url_meta":{"origin":16971,"position":0},"title":"Space policy discussion on NPR radio","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"[ Update: Report on the program: Garver: NASA should cancel SLS and Mars 2020 - Space Politics Garver Would Cut SLS, Mars 2020; Says Space Isn't Partisan, But Parochial - SpacePolicyOnline.com Lori Garver says NASA should not build the SLS: \u201cWhere is it going to go?\u201d - SciGuy\/Houston Chronicle ]\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4264,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4264","url_meta":{"origin":16971,"position":1},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Sept.1.13","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 2, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Legendary\" Chris Kraft,\u00a0 the first NASA manned spaceflight director, lays into the SLS mess again: Sunday conversation: NASA veteran Chris Kraft upfront with criticism - Houston Chronicle A sampling of his comments: \"The problem with the SLS is that it's so big that makes it very expensive. It's very expensive\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3754,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3754","url_meta":{"origin":16971,"position":2},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Aug.1.13","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Some space policy items today: The Congressional debate over NASA\u2019s asteroid capture mission ignores the ageny\u2019s real spaceflight problem - SciGuy\/Houston Chronicle SLS Passes PDR - Transterrestrial Musings The state of SLS construction. - Behind The Black Debating schedule versus competition for commercial crew - Space Politics Commercial Crew Looks\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4354,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4354","url_meta":{"origin":16971,"position":3},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Sept.7.13","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 7, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Some space policy items: Lori Garver, who is leaving her job as NASA Deputy Administrator, warns that funding for SLS\/Orion is insufficient to meet the schedule but enough to gut the agency's other priorities: New NASA rocket: New NASA rocket faces delays - Orlando Sentinel As she leaves NASA, Garver\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":262,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=262","url_meta":{"origin":16971,"position":4},"title":"Space Policy: Killing the SLS + Space Law roundup","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Jeff Foust reports on a Wall Street Journal op-ed in favor of ending the SLS project: WSJ op-ed calls on the President to kill the SLS - Space Politics \u00a0Walker and Miller: Commercial Space Exploration Needs an Obama Relaunch: Ronald Reagan started the process, but the idea of cutting back\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5898,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5898","url_meta":{"origin":16971,"position":5},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.3.14 [Updated]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 3, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Some space policy\/politics related links: Garver Would Cut SLS, Mars 2020; Says Space Isn't Partisan, But Parochial - SpacePolicyOnline.com Lori Garver says NASA should not build the SLS: \u201cWhere is it going to go?\u201d - SciGuy\/Houston Chronicle Garver: NASA should cancel SLS and Mars 2020 - Space Politics New year,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16971"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16972,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16971\/revisions\/16972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}