{"id":17304,"date":"2018-12-14T10:30:45","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T15:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17304"},"modified":"2018-12-14T10:32:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T15:32:48","slug":"space-policy-roundup-dec-14-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17304","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Dec.14.2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government\u00a0(US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Space politics:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"We have the technology to build a colony on the moon. Let\u2019s do it. - The Washington Post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/we-have-the-technology-to-build-a-colony-on-the-moon-lets-do-it\/2018\/12\/10\/28cf79d0-f8a8-11e8-8d64-4e79db33382f_story.html\">We have the technology to build a colony on the moon. Let\u2019s do it. &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; Bob Zubrin and Homer Hickam<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Mankind needs Ted Cruz to step up for NASA [Editorial] - HoustonChronicle.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article\/Mankind-needs-Ted-Cruz-to-step-up-for-NASA-13458782.php\">Mankind needs Ted Cruz to step up for NASA [Editorial] &#8211; HoustonChronicle.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Trump\u2019s NOAA Nominee Won\u2019t Get Senate Vote This Year - The New York Times\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/12\/13\/climate\/senate-noaa-barry-myers.html\">Trump\u2019s NOAA Nominee Won\u2019t Get Senate Vote This Year &#8211; The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bill Nelson's Senate farewell to space speech urges exploration forever more - Orlando Rising\" href=\"http:\/\/orlando-rising.com\/bill-nelsons-senate-farewell-to-space-speech-urges-exploration-forever-more\/\">Bill Nelson&#8217;s Senate farewell to space speech urges exploration forever more &#8211; Orlando Rising<\/a> &#8211; <em>Note: See below a video of Nelson&#8217;s speech.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Nelson continues effort to extend space station - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/nelson-continues-effort-to-extend-space-station\/\">Nelson continues effort to extend space station &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space regulation:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"How rocket launches like SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy affect air traffic - Washington Post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/graphics\/2018\/business\/spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-faa-air-traffic\/\">How rocket launches like SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy affect air traffic &#8211; Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2018\/12\/13\/18130973\/space-karman-line-definition-boundary-atmosphere-astronauts\">Why defining the boundary of space may be crucial for the future of spaceflight &#8211; Verge.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Why the \u201cAmazonification\u201d of satellite data communications is a good thing - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/why-the-amazonification-of-satellite-data-communications-is-a-good-thing\/\">Why the \u201cAmazonification\u201d of satellite data communications is a good thing &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US space policy\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Government's leading space think tank has busy year ahead - POLITICO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/12\/12\/space-center-for-space-policy-and-strategy-2019-1054923\">Government&#8217;s leading space think tank has busy year ahead &#8211; POLITICO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Plutonium for space missions:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"NASA Doesn't Have Enough Nuclear Fuel For Its Deep Space Missions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/startswithabang\/2018\/12\/13\/nasa-doesnt-have-enough-nuclear-fuel-for-its-deep-space-missions\/#3c11d2d71c18\">NASA Doesn&#8217;t Have Enough Nuclear Fuel For Its Deep Space Missions &#8211; Ethan Siegel\/Forbes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Planetary protection:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"NASA to Form Task Force to Review Planetary Protection Guidelines \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/nasa-to-form-task-force-to-review-planetary-protection-guidelines\/\">NASA to Form Task Force to Review Planetary Protection Guidelines \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US defense space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Shanahan: Space Force Decision Made, But Not Ready To Reveal It \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/shanahan-space-force-decision-made-but-not-ready-to-reveal-it\/\">Shanahan: Space Force Decision Made, But Not Ready To Reveal It \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"DARPA\u2019s next project: Design a Space Development Agency - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/darpas-next-project-design-a-space-development-agency\/\">DARPA\u2019s next project: Design a Space Development Agency &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Air Force Space Command officially takes over as chief buyer of satellite communications for the Defense Department - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/air-force-space-command-officially-takes-over-as-chief-buyer-of-satellite-communications-for-the-defense-department\/\">Air Force Space Command officially takes over as chief buyer of satellite communications for the Defense Department &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"New Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee Gets Space\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spacewar.com\/reports\/New_Chairman_of_Senate_Armed_Services_Committee_Gets_Space_999.html\">New Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee Gets Space &#8211; SpaceDaily.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Aerospace Corp. to lay out strategy to \u2018outpace the threat\u2019 in space - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/aerospace-corp-to-lay-out-strategy-to-outpace-the-threat-in-space\/\">Aerospace Corp. to lay out strategy to \u2018outpace the threat\u2019 in space &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US defense launch:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Highly anticipated GPS 3 launch just days away - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/highly-anticipated-gps-3-launch-just-days-away\/\">Highly anticipated GPS 3 launch just days away &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Live coverage: Delayed flight of ULA\u2019s heavy-lift rocket set for Tuesday night \u2013 Spaceflight Now\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2018\/12\/07\/delta-382-mission-status-center\/\">Live coverage: Delayed flight of ULA\u2019s heavy-lift rocket set for Tuesday night \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Getting Vulcan up to speed: Part one of our interview with Tory Bruno | Ars Technica\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2018\/12\/talking-rockets-with-tory-bruno-vulcan-the-moon-and-hat-condiments\/\">Getting Vulcan up to speed: Part one of our interview with Tory Bruno | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ULA chief Tory Bruno on competing with Blue Origin, SpaceX rocket landings | Ars Technica\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2018\/12\/ula-chief-tory-bruno-on-competing-with-blue-origin-spacex-rocket-landings\/\">ULA chief Tory Bruno on competing with Blue Origin, SpaceX rocket landings | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Australian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Australia's new national space agency to be based in Adelaide | Science | The Guardian\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2018\/dec\/12\/australias-new-national-space-agency-to-be-based-in-adelaide\">Australia&#8217;s new national space agency to be based in Adelaide &#8211; The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Canadian space:\n<ul>\n<li><em>Note: See the Planetary Radio program below about Canadian space.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Commercial Space Blog: 2019 Federal Pre-Budget Consultation Report Mentions &quot; Significant, Ongoing Investments to Advance Canada\u2019s Space Program&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/acuriousguy.blogspot.com\/2018\/12\/2019-federal-pre-budget-consultation.html\">2019 Federal Pre-Budget Consultation Report Mentions &#8221; Significant, Ongoing Investments to Advance Canada\u2019s Space Program&#8221; &#8211; The Commercial Space Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Is Canada's space program slipping out of orbit? - Macleans.ca\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/society\/science\/is-canadas-space-program-slipping-out-of-orbit\/\">Is Canada&#8217;s space program slipping out of orbit? &#8211; Macleans.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Commercial Space Blog: Canadian Intelligence Agency &quot;Warning Country's Top Universities&quot; About Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei\" href=\"http:\/\/acuriousguy.blogspot.com\/2018\/12\/canadian-intelligence-agency-warning.html\">Canadian Intelligence Agency &#8220;Warning Country&#8217;s Top Universities&#8221; About Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei &#8211; The Commercial Space Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Williams: Canada must continue to be a spacefaring nation. Here\u2019s why | Ottawa Citizen\" href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/opinion\/columnists\/williams-canada-must-continue-to-be-a-spacefaring-nation-heres-why\">Williams: Canada must continue to be a spacefaring nation. Here\u2019s why | Ottawa Citizen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chinese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Chang\u2019e-4 spacecraft enters lunar orbit ahead of first-ever far side landing - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/change-4-spacecraft-enters-lunar-orbit-ahead-of-first-ever-far-side-landing\/\">Chang\u2019e-4 spacecraft enters lunar orbit ahead of first-ever far side landing &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Moon\u2019s Far Side and China\u2019s Space Strategy | The Diplomat\" href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2018\/12\/the-moons-far-side-and-chinas-space-strategy\/\">The Moon\u2019s Far Side and China\u2019s Space Strategy | The Diplomat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Egyptian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Egypt Receives Second ITU Extension For Military Satellite Due To Launch Delay - SpaceWatch.Global\" href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2018\/12\/egypt-receives-second-itu-extension-for-military-satellite-due-to-launch-delay\/\">Egypt Receives Second ITU Extension For Military Satellite Due To Launch Delay &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Euro space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Update from ESA Council, December 2018 \/ Welcome to ESA \/ About Us \/ ESA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/About_Us\/Welcome_to_ESA\/Update_from_ESA_Council_December_2018\">Update from ESA Council, December 2018 &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Japanese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"First commercial launch of Japan\u2019s H3 rocket set for 2022 | Aerospace Testing International\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aerospacetestinginternational.com\/news\/space\/first-commercial-launch-of-japans-h3-rocket-set-for-2022.html\">First commercial launch of Japan\u2019s H3 rocket set for 2022 | Aerospace Testing International<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Russian spacewalkers carve away at Soyuz spaceship to inspect plugged hole \u2013 GeekWire\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2018\/russian-spacewalkers-carve-away-soyuz-spaceship-inspect-plugged-hole\/\">Russian spacewalkers carve away at Soyuz spaceship to inspect plugged hole \u2013 GeekWire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Russia Wants to Extend U.S. Space Partnership. Or It Could Turn to China. - The New York Times\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/12\/11\/world\/europe\/russia-space-us.html\">Russia Wants to Extend U.S. Space Partnership. Or It Could Turn to China. &#8211; The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"TASS: Science &amp; Space - France signs contract to join Russia\u2019s Bion-M2 bio-satellite project\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1035585\">France signs contract to join Russia\u2019s Bion-M2 bio-satellite project &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"TASS: Science &amp; Space - Russia delivers 3 more RD-180 space rocket engines to US\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1035282\">Russia delivers 3 more RD-180 space rocket engines to US &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Syrian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Syria Wants to Launch First Domestically-Produced Satellite Into Orbit - Sputnik International\" href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/science\/201812121070606586-syria-satellite-orbit-launch\/\">Syria Wants to Launch First Domestically-Produced Satellite Into Orbit &#8211; Sputnik International<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Turkish space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Turkey's President Erdogan Establishes National Space Agency - SpaceWatch.Global\" href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2018\/12\/turkeys-president-erdogan-establishes-national-space-agency\/\">Turkey&#8217;s President Erdogan Establishes National Space Agency &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UK space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Could the United Kingdom really build its own global satnav system?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-018-07734-x\">Could the United Kingdom really build its own global satnav system?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Uzbeki space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Uzbekistan And India To Cooperate On Satellite Communications And Space Research - SpaceWatch.Global\" href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2018\/12\/uzbekistan-and-india-to-cooperate-on-satellite-communications-and-space-research\/\">Uzbekistan And India To Cooperate On Satellite Communications And Space Research &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Senator Bill Nelson, U.S. Space Program, December 10, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>On December 10, 2018, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) gave a speech on the floor of the Senate discussing the American space program. This was Senator Nelson&#8217;s farewell address on space before leaving office in January 2019.<\/em><\/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\/Zyr5wJ5gwJU?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>** <a title=\"Space Policy Edition: Canada's Uncertain Future in Space (with Kate Howells) | The Planetary Society\" href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/multimedia\/planetary-radio\/show\/2018\/space-policy-edition-32.html\"><strong>Space Policy Edition: Canada&#8217;s Uncertain Future in Space (with Kate Howells) | The Planetary Society<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Canada was the third country in history to launch a satellite into space, but now lags in its space ambitions, capability, and spending. What happened? Kate Howells, who serves on the Canadian Space Advisory Board, joins the podcast to talk about the challenges facing Canada&#8217;s future in space and how the nation needs to do a better job of communicating the benefits of space exploration to its citizens. Casey and Mat also look at the latest machinations of the U.S. Congress, which has yet to fund NASA for 2019 and is rapidly running out of time to do so.<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17304-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/PPY2563488644.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/PPY2563488644.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/PPY2563488644.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <strong><a title=\"At the Space Settlement Summit With Former NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden | The Planetary Society\" href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/multimedia\/planetary-radio\/show\/2018\/1212-2018-bolden-space-settlement-summit.html\">At the Space Settlement Summit With Former NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden | The Planetary Society<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>He led NASA for eight years, but not till he had flown on four Space Shuttle missions and enjoyed a long military career. Charlie Bolden talks with Mat about his time at the space agency and where we\u2019re headed on the final frontier. Space station designer Al Globus says a city in space may be much easier to achieve than was thought. Planetary Society Senior Editor Emily Lakdawalla has news about five planetary science missions. Mat has a surprise for Bruce Betts and more great prizes for the space trivia contest.<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17304-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/PPY5596551377.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/PPY5596551377.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/PPY5596551377.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <strong>Kickstarting Space Industry with Isaac Arthur<\/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\/JjVYYgUxb_0?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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government\u00a0(US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest: Space politics: We have the technology to build a colony on the moon. Let\u2019s do it. &#8211; The Washington Post &#8211; Bob Zubrin and Homer Hickam Mankind needs Ted Cruz to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17304\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; Dec.14.2018<\/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_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":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17304","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-4v6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5416,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5416","url_meta":{"origin":17304,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; 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Nov.22.13 [Update]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 22, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Obama administration released their official national space transportation policy document yesterday: National Space Transportation Policy - The White House (pdf) New national space transportation policy makes modest, not major, changes - Space Politics Commercial Spaceflight Federation Hails Innovative\u00a0National Space Transportation Policy - CSF U.S. Issues New Space-Transportation Policy -\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":7365,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7365","url_meta":{"origin":17304,"position":4},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; April.15.14","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 16, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Another selection of space policy\/politics related links: Commercial space policy Senate committee approves commercial launch license\/permit bill - Space Politics DC events: Holdren to Discuss Administration's Vision for NASA with NAC on April 16 Now Hear This - Space KSC GAO report on NAS large scale projects: GAO Credits NASA\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":2735,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2735","url_meta":{"origin":17304,"position":5},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; 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