{"id":17022,"date":"2018-11-07T15:50:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T20:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17022"},"modified":"2018-11-07T15:50:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T20:50:29","slug":"space-policy-roundup-nov-7-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17022","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Nov.7.2018"},"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=\"Culberson loses as Democrats win House; Nelson losing Senate reelection - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/culberson-loses-as-democrats-win-house-nelson-losing-senate-reelection\/\">Culberson loses as Democrats win House; Nelson losing Senate reelection &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"What the 2018 midterms mean for NASA and planetary science | The Planetary Society\" href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/casey-dreier\/2018\/what-the-2018-midterms-mean-for-nasa.html\">What the 2018 midterms mean for NASA and planetary science | The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Democrats Win the House, Republicans Keep the Senate \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/democrats-win-the-house-republicans-keep-the-senate\/\">Democrats Win the House, Republicans Keep the Senate \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Midterms and Space - Main Engine Cut Off\" href=\"https:\/\/mainenginecutoff.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/midterms-and-space\">Midterms and Space &#8211; Main Engine Cut Off<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Why the Midterms Could Kill Trump's Space Force | The Fiscal Times\" href=\"http:\/\/ns60.thefiscaltimes.com\/2018\/11\/06\/Why-Midterms-Could-Kill-Trumps-Space-Force\">Why the Midterms Could Kill Trump&#8217;s Space Force | The Fiscal Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lunar missions:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"A new era in spaceflight: Back to the moon on the way to Mars - The Washington Post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/kidspost\/a-new-era-in-spaceflight-back-to-the-moon-on-the-way-to-mars\/2018\/11\/02\/6aef26b0-c34e-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html\">A new era in spaceflight: Back to the moon on the way to Mars &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"URBAN\u2026izing the Moon \u2013 New European Plans\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leonarddavid.com\/urban-izing-the-moon-new-european-plans\/\">URBAN\u2026izing the Moon \u2013 New European Plans &#8211; LeonardDavid.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space law &amp; regs:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Air Force Magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.airforcemag.com\/Features\/Pages\/2018\/November%202018\/Space-Law-A-Final-Frontier-Fraught-With-Risk.aspx\">Space Law: A Final Frontier, Fraught With Risk &#8211; Air Force Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Space Month at the FCC | Federal Communications Commission\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/news-events\/blog\/2018\/10\/24\/space-month-fcc\">Space Month at the FCC | Federal Communications Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"DARPA selects spaceports for responsive launch competition - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/darpa-selects-spaceports-for-responsive-launch-competition\/\">DARPA selects spaceports for responsive launch competition &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"DARPA Names Potential Sites for Launch Challenge, Eighteen Teams Prequalify\" href=\"https:\/\/dtdnnp-01.darpa.mil\/news-events\/2018-11-06\">DARPA Names Potential Sites for Launch Challenge, Eighteen Teams Prequalify &#8211; DARPA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Military buyers struggle to sort through glut of commercial satellite communications services - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/military-buyers-struggle-to-sort-through-glut-of-commercial-satellite-communications-services\/\">Military buyers struggle to sort through glut of commercial satellite communications services &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>European space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Another Soyuz success: Arianespace launches Metop-C for Europe\u2019s meteorological operational system of polar-orbiting satellites \u2013 Arianespace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arianespace.com\/mission-update\/vs19-success-metop-c\/\">Another Soyuz success: Arianespace launches Metop-C for Europe\u2019s meteorological operational system of polar-orbiting satellites \u2013 Arianespace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"France to add third Syracuse 4 satellite to future milsatcom fleet - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/france-to-add-third-syracuse-4-satellite-to-future-milsatcom-fleet\/\">France to add third Syracuse 4 satellite to future milsatcom fleet &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Italian military mulls smaller GEO satellites so it can launch them on Vega rockets - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/italian-military-mulls-smaller-geo-satellites-so-it-can-launch-them-on-vega-rockets\/\">Italian military mulls smaller GEO satellites so it can launch them on Vega rockets &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Portugal to build satellite launch pad, lab with China | Reuters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-portugal-websummit-space-idUSKCN1NB25K\">Portugal to build satellite launch pad, lab with China | Reuters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chinese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"NEWS-DETAIL-CCTVPLUS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cctvplus.com\/news\/20181106\/8095068.shtml#!language=1\">New Long March rocket series on display at Airshow China &#8211;CCTVPLUS.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Kazak space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Kazakhstan chooses SpaceX over a Russian rocket for satellite launch | Ars Technica\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2018\/11\/kazakhstan-chooses-spacex-over-a-russian-rocket-for-satellite-launch\/\">Kazakhstan chooses SpaceX over a Russian rocket for satellite launch | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Russian space leader issues decree against trash, \u201csloppy\u201d work attitudes | Ars Technica\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2018\/11\/russian-space-leader-issues-decree-against-trash-sloppy-work-attitudes\/\">Russian space leader issues decree against trash, \u201csloppy\u201d work attitudes | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UAE space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Another UAE satellite bound for space - Khaleej Times\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/nation\/dubai\/another-uae-satellite-bound-for\/-space\">Another UAE satellite bound for space &#8211; Khaleej Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UK space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Evaluation: UK Spaceport Business Case - GOV.UK\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/evaluation-uk-spaceport-business-case\">Evaluation: UK Spaceport Business Case &#8211; GOV.UK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"As satellites become targets, UK military seeks closer ties with space industry - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/as-satellites-become-targets-u-k-military-seeks-closer-ties-with-space-industry\/\">As satellites become targets, UK military seeks closer ties with space industry &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Visit Congress with The Planetary Society, March 3rd &#8211; 4th, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7xiQotKaXj8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong><a title=\"Mon, 11\/05\/2018 - 14:00 | Douglas Loverro\" href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/05-nov-2018\/broadcast-3220-douglas-loverro\">The Space Show &#8211; Mon, 11\/05\/2018<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/douglas-loverro-1\">Douglas Loverro<\/a> talked &#8220;about the need for a U.S. space force and why&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17022-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3220-BWB-2018-11-05.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3220-BWB-2018-11-05.mp3\">http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3220-BWB-2018-11-05.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\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=9ad77237101a529e858b08c724b1d0e6&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;node=499320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telescopes and Binoculars at Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; 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