{"id":17006,"date":"2018-11-06T09:23:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T14:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17006"},"modified":"2018-11-06T09:23:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T14:23:52","slug":"space-policy-roundup-nov-6-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17006","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Nov.6.2018"},"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>Space politics\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Key Congressional Races to Watch on Tuesday \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/key-congressional-races-to-watch-on-tuesday\/\">Key Congressional Races to Watch on Tuesday \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Former NASA chief visits Space Coast, stumps for Sen. Bill Nelson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/tech\/science\/space\/2018\/11\/02\/former-nasa-chief-visits-space-coast-stumps-sen-bill-nelson\/1858399002\/\">Former NASA chief visits Space Coast, stumps for Sen. Bill Nelson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Field widens to chair House science panel - POLITICO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/11\/02\/frank-lucas-house-science-panel-949377\">Field widens to chair House science panel &#8211; POLITICO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lunar missions:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Mars maverick lays out a low-cost plan to set up lunar bases \u2013 GeekWire\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2018\/moon-direct-mars-maverick-lays-low-cost-plan-set-lunar-bases\/\">Mars maverick lays out a low-cost plan to set up lunar bases \u2013 GeekWire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Moon Direct - The New Atlantis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewatlantis.com\/publications\/moon-direct\">Moon Direct &#8211; Robert Zubrin\/The New Atlantis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Space Review: No to a cheap lunar Gateway\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3599\/1\">No to a cheap lunar Gateway &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Commercial crew:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"SpaceX Rehearses Helicopter Landing at Sea \u2013 Commercial Crew Program\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\/2018\/11\/05\/spacex-rehearses-helicopter-landing-at-sea\/\">SpaceX Rehearses Helicopter Landing at Sea \u2013 Commercial Crew Program\/NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space technology:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"NASA Awards Grant for New Life Detection Project | NASA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2018\/nasa-awards-grant-for-new-life-detection-project\">NASA Awards Grant for New Life Detection Project | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/11\/02\/nasa-working-on-nuclear-fission-system-that-could-help-us-reach-mars.html\" target=\"_d\">NASA working on nuclear fission system that could help us reach Mars &#8211; CNBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space regulation\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The Space Review: Turning space policy into space regulation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3598\/1\">Turning space policy into space regulation &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Air Force expanding space training for more depth - Federal News Network\" href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/defense-main\/2018\/11\/air-force-expanding-space-training-for-more-depth\/\">Air Force expanding space training for more depth &#8211; Federal News Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Space Commander Pushes Wing To 48 Launches Per Year - Space - 90.7 WMFE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wmfe.org\/space-commander-pushes-wing-to-48-launches-per-year\/93035\">Space Commander Pushes Wing To 48 Launches Per Year &#8211; Space &#8211; 90.7 WMFE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ABA Panel Explores Space Force, Bringing Expectations Down to Earth | National Law Journal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/nationallawjournal\/2018\/11\/02\/aba-panel-explores-space-force-bringing-expectations-down-to-earth\/\">ABA Panel Explores Space Force, Bringing Expectations Down to Earth | National Law Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chinese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The Space Review: Racing China to the high frontier\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3597\/1\">Racing China to the high frontier &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Flash - China unveils new 'Heavenly Palace' space station as ISS days numbered - France 24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20181106-china-unveils-new-heavenly-palace-space-station-iss-days-numbered-0\">China unveils new &#8216;Heavenly Palace&#8217; space station as ISS days numbered &#8211; France 24<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?sl=zh-CN&amp;tl=en&amp;js=y&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmp.weixin.qq.com%2Fs%2FmqO_bGZ8zwsBQJ9xDDfSNQ&amp;edit-text=&amp;act=url\" target=\"_d\">See you tomorrow! The heavy equipment of the space station core cabin, the No. 4 and other countries will be unveiled at the 12th Zhuhai Air Show &#8211; China Academy of Space Technology (Google Translate)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"China's World\u2019s Largest Radio Telescope Faces Difficulty Recruiting Researchers - Sputnik International\" href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/science\/201811031069471382-china-fast-telescope\/\">China&#8217;s World\u2019s Largest Radio Telescope Faces Difficulty Recruiting Researchers &#8211; Sputnik International<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Luxembourg to Host NewSpace Europe 2018 Conference Aimed at Identifying Opportunities in the Global Space Economy\" href=\"https:\/\/businesswireindia.com\/news\/fulldetails\/luxembourg-host-newspace-europe-2018-conference-aimed-at-identifying-opportunities-global-space-economy\/60666\">Luxembourg to Host NewSpace Europe 2018 Conference Aimed at Identifying Opportunities in the Global Space Economy &#8211; Luxembourg Space Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"TASS: Science &amp; Space - Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with Glonass-M satellite launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1029242\">Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with Glonass-M satellite launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Soyuz 2-1b launches Uragan-M GLONASS satellite \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2018\/11\/soyuz-2-1b-launch-uragan-m-glonass-satellite\/\">Soyuz 2-1b launches Uragan-M GLONASS satellite \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UAE space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"UAE targets mission to Mars following KhalifaSat success - The National\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/uae\/uae-targets-mission-to-mars-following-khalifasat-success-1.788352\">UAE targets mission to Mars following KhalifaSat success &#8211; The National<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** <a title=\"49 - Moon to Mars (feat. Laura Forczyk) - WeMartians Podcast\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wemartians.com\/episode049\/\"><strong>49 &#8211; Moon to Mars (featuring Laura Forczyk) &#8211; WeMartians Podcast<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; &#8220;NASA continues to advance it\u2019s Moon-first strategy, and commercial companies are starting to hop on board. Along with international interest, it all forms the backbone of NASA\u2019s Moon to Mars strategy. Space consultant and founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.astralytical.com\/\">Astralytical Laura Forczyk<\/a> returns to the show to talk with Jake about what this all means for Mars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17006-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/content.blubrry.com\/wemartians\/Ep49.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/content.blubrry.com\/wemartians\/Ep49.mp3\">https:\/\/content.blubrry.com\/wemartians\/Ep49.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a title=\"Episode 182: Astronomia Nova \u2014 The Orbital Mechanics Podcast\" href=\"https:\/\/theorbitalmechanics.com\/show-notes\/astronomia-nova\"><strong>Episode 182: Astronomia Nova \u2014 The Orbital Mechanics Podcast<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Gaining confidence in Soyuz and beginning to say goodbye to Kepler.&#8221;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17006-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5439a3d0e4b0dedc218f23b9\/t\/5bd8d1f1562fa78dd5dc35a6\/1540936217754\/Episode-182.mp3\/original\/Episode-182.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5439a3d0e4b0dedc218f23b9\/t\/5bd8d1f1562fa78dd5dc35a6\/1540936217754\/Episode-182.mp3\/original\/Episode-182.mp3\">http:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5439a3d0e4b0dedc218f23b9\/t\/5bd8d1f1562fa78dd5dc35a6\/1540936217754\/Episode-182.mp3\/original\/Episode-182.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a title=\"November 1, 2018 Zimmerman\/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black\" href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/november-1-2018-zimmerman-batchelor-podcast\/\"><strong>November 1, 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\/7071809-return-of-the-tmt-maybe-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=4oXuxWdoZb\" data-secret=\"4oXuxWdoZb\" 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\/7071811-spacex-talks-buck-rogers-for-the-usaf-in-boca-chica-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=p2GDalNbDD\" data-secret=\"p2GDalNbDD\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=83bcfeddf696d358f69568254bcd9ce9&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;node=172282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the Best Selling Electronics at Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/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: Space politics Key Congressional Races to Watch on Tuesday \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com Former NASA chief visits Space Coast, stumps for Sen. Bill Nelson Field widens to chair House science panel &#8211; POLITICO Lunar missions: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17006\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; Nov.6.2018<\/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":[3,7,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activism","category-space-policy","category-spacecasts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4qi","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5416,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5416","url_meta":{"origin":17006,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; 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