{"id":17680,"date":"2019-01-31T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17680"},"modified":"2019-01-31T11:26:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T16:26:05","slug":"space-policy-roundup-jan-31-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17680","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.31.2019"},"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>Congressional space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Kendra Horn to chair space subcommittee\" href=\"https:\/\/newsok.com\/article\/5621609\/kendra-horn-to-chair-space-subcommittee\">Kendra Horn to chair space subcommittee &#8211; NewsOK.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"NASA Ready to Launch Back Into Action After Government Shutdown, Agency Chief Says\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/43169-nasa-launching-back-after-government-shutdown.html\">NASA Ready to Launch Back Into Action After Government Shutdown, Agency Chief Says &#8211; Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Human spaceflight priorities:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The Space Review: Would a decadal survey work for human space exploration?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3649\/1\">Would a decadal survey work for human space exploration? &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space law:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The Sky Is (Not) the Limit - Harvard Law Today\" href=\"https:\/\/today.law.harvard.edu\/the-sky-is-not-the-limit\/\">The Sky Is (Not) the Limit &#8211; Harvard Law Today<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Development monitoring from space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Can the Sustainable Development Goals Be Measured By Satellite?\" href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/2019\/01\/31\/can-progress-toward-the-sustainable-development-goals-be-measured-by-satellite\/\">Can the Sustainable Development Goals Be Measured By Satellite? &#8211; SingularityHub.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Asteroid impact prevention:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"NASA preps for 'Armageddon' style asteroid threat \u2014 but with far less drama | TheHill\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/technology\/425930-nasa-preps-for-armageddon-style-asteroid-threat-but-with-far-less-drama\">NASA preps for &#8216;Armageddon&#8217; style asteroid threat \u2014 but with far less drama | TheHill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Defense space:\n<ul>\n<li>US Space force:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Will Space Force Boost Already-Rising Spending on Satellites? - Defense One\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/business\/2019\/01\/will-space-force-boost-already-rising-spending-satellites\/154507\/\">Will Space Force Boost Already-Rising Spending on Satellites? &#8211; Defense One<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Shanahan Wants Space Force to Have As Small a Footprint as Possible \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/shanahan-wants-space-force-to-have-as-small-a-footprint-as-possible\/\">Shanahan Wants Space Force to Have As Small a Footprint as Possible \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Pentagon chief backs Space Force \u2014 but as part of the Air Force - POLITICO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/01\/29\/space-force-pentagon-trump-1134069\">Pentagon chief backs Space Force \u2014 but as part of the Air Force &#8211; POLITICO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/national-security\/427693-the-us-space-force-is-overdue\" target=\"_d\">The US Space Force is overdue &#8211; TheHill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"White House: Space Force under the Air Force only a \u2018first step,\u2019 a separate department not off the table - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/white-house-space-force-under-the-air-force-only-a-first-step-a-separate-department-not-off-the-table\/\">White House: Space Force under the Air Force only a \u2018first step,\u2019 a separate department not off the table &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"A Space Guard to Enable, Regulate, and Protect National Civil and Commercial Space Activities|National Space Society\" href=\"https:\/\/space.nss.org\/a-space-guard-to-enable-regulate-and-protect-national-civil-and-commercial-space-activities\/\">A Space Guard to Enable, Regulate, and Protect National Civil and Commercial Space Activities &#8211; National Space Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/space.nss.org\/media\/NSS-Position-Paper-Space-Guard-2019.pdf\">A Space Guard to Enable, Regulate, and Protect National Civil and Commercial Space Activities &#8211; NSS (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>DARPA satellite servicing\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"SSL cancels DARPA satellite servicer agreement - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/ssl-cancels-darpa-satellite-servicer-agreement\/\">SSL cancels DARPA satellite servicer agreement &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Commercial Space Blog: Why did Maxar Subsidiary SSL &quot;Terminate&quot; its Participation in the DARPA GEOsynchronous Satellite Servicing Program\" href=\"http:\/\/acuriousguy.blogspot.com\/2019\/01\/why-did-maxar-subsidiary-ssl-terminate.html\">Why did Maxar Subsidiary SSL &#8220;Terminate&#8221; its Participation in the DARPA GEOsynchronous Satellite Servicing Program &#8211; The Commercial Space Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space militarization:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The Space Review: Weaponization of space will harm the United States more than it gains\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3647\/1\">Weaponization of space will harm the United States more than it gains &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Space Wars: U.S. Intelligence Chiefs Describe Growing Chinese And Russian Space Threats - SpaceWatch.Global\" href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2019\/01\/space-wars-u-s-intelligence-chiefs-describe-growing-chinese-and-russian-space-threats\/\">Space Wars: U.S. Intelligence Chiefs Describe Growing Chinese And Russian Space Threats &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Spaceports:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Camden County Georgia Submits Launch Site Operator License Application to FAA | Business Wire\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20190129005581\/en\/Camden-County-Georgia-Submits-Launch-Site-Operator\">Camden County Georgia Submits Launch Site Operator License Application to FAA | Business Wire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"New Mexico expects tourist boom amid Spaceport launch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/new-mexico\/new-mexico-expects-tourist-boom-amid-spaceport-launch\/1726713522\">New Mexico expects tourist boom amid Spaceport launch &#8211; KRQE.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chinese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"China's Chang'e-4 probe wakes up after first lunar night - Xinhua | English.news.cn\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2019-01\/31\/c_137789743.htm\">China&#8217;s Chang&#8217;e-4 probe wakes up after first lunar night &#8211; Xinhua | English.news.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Chang'e-4 finds moon's far side colder than expected during night - Xinhua | English.news.cn\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2019-01\/31\/c_137789734.htm\">Chang&#8217;e-4 finds moon&#8217;s far side colder than expected during night &#8211; Xinhua | English.news.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"China\u2019s Chang\u2019e-4 Farside Mission: Cold Spell Survivors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leonarddavid.com\/chinas-change-4-farside-mission-cold-spell-survivors\/\">China\u2019s Chang\u2019e-4 Farside Mission: Cold Spell Survivors &#8211; LeonardDavid.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Euro space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"European Debris-Removal Concept Gets New Mission: Refuel and Repair\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/43157-e-deorbit-new-refuel-repair-mission.html\">European Debris-Removal Concept Gets New Mission: Refuel and Repair &#8211; Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Indian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isro.gov.in\/update\/30-jan-2019\/inauguration-of-human-space-flight-centre-hsfc\" target=\"_d\">Inauguration of Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) &#8211; ISRO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/pti-stories\/isro-sets-up-human-space-flight-centre-in-bengaluru-for-manned-119013001266_1.html\" target=\"_d\">Isro sets up Human Space Flight Centre in Bengaluru for manned | Business Standard News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photos: India\u2019s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle flies in new configuration \u2013 Spaceflight Now\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/01\/28\/photos-indias-polar-satellite-launch-vehicle-flies-in-new-configuration\/\">Photos: India\u2019s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle flies in new configuration \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Iranian\/Iraqi space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Iran And Iraq Discuss Possible Space Cooperation - SpaceWatch.Global\" href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2019\/01\/iran-and-iraq-discuss-possible-space-cooperation\/\">Iran And Iraq Discuss Possible Space Cooperation &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Japanese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/01\/30\/international-space-station-privatize-japan-1132889\" target=\"_d\">Japan positioned for outsize role in NASA&#8217;s moon, Mars plans &#8211; POLITICO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The long road to Vostochny: Inside Russia's newest launch facility - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/the-long-road-to-vostochny-inside-russias-newest-launch-facility\/\">The long road to Vostochny: Inside Russia&#8217;s newest launch facility &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"TASS: Science &amp; Space - Russian cosmonauts conducting 300 scientific experiments on orbital outpost\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1042270\">Russian cosmonauts conducting 300 scientific experiments on orbital outpost &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Russia Positions Its Moon Programme As Alternative To U.S. Lunar-Orbit Gateway Station - SpaceWatch.Global\" href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2019\/01\/russia-positions-its-moon-programme-as-alternative-to-u-s-lunar-orbit-gateway-station\/\">Russia Positions Its Moon Programme As Alternative To U.S. Lunar-Orbit Gateway Station &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"TASS: Science &amp; Space - Russian specialists working to eliminate Fregat booster\u2019s malfunction at Kourou spaceport\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1042366\">Russian specialists working to eliminate Fregat booster\u2019s malfunction at Kourou spaceport &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/science\/201901311071987984-russia-oneweb-satellite\/\" target=\"_d\">OneWeb Delays Launch of Satellites Over Problems With Russian Carrier &#8211; Chairman &#8211; Sputnik International<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-russia-space-oneweb\/russian-rocket-glitch-to-delay-satellite-launch-for-u-s-startup-oneweb-idUSKCN1PP0UA\" target=\"_d\">Russian rocket glitch to delay satellite launch for U.S. startup OneWeb | Reuters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/science\/201901311071987984-russia-oneweb-satellite\/\" target=\"_d\">OneWeb Delays Launch of Satellites Over Problems With Russian Carrier &#8211; Chairman &#8211; Sputnik International<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-russia-space-oneweb\/russian-rocket-glitch-to-delay-satellite-launch-for-u-s-startup-oneweb-idUSKCN1PP0UA\" target=\"_d\">Russian rocket glitch to delay satellite launch for U.S. startup OneWeb | Reuters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Scottish space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/business\/companies\/scotland-s-space-sector-is-punching-above-its-weight-says-report-1-4865063\" target=\"_d\">Scotland\u2019s space sector is \u2018punching above its weight\u2019, says report &#8211; The Scotsman<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UAE space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Dh10 million fine if you try to launch space objects in UAE - Khaleej Times\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/nation\/dubai\/uae-residents-could-face-dh10-million-fine-for-this--offence\">Dh10 million fine if you try to launch space objects in UAE &#8211; Khaleej Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UK space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/3400-new-uk-space-jobs-created\" target=\"_d\">3,400 new UK space jobs created &#8211; GOV.UK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** <a title=\"Tue, 01\/29\/2019 - 19:00 | Rod Pyle\" href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/29-jan-2019\/broadcast-3261-rod-pyle\">Tue, 01\/29\/2019<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/rod-pyle\">Rod Pyle<\/a> talked about &#8220;his new book<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/163388502X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=163388502X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=55ed9e509e63ce1415500f5d234d1636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interplanetary Robots: True Stories of Space Exploration<\/a> <\/em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=163388502X\" alt=\"\" \/> plus specific missions, Mars, Saturn, the Moon, the attributes of a PI and much more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17680-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3261-BWB-2019-01-29.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3261-BWB-2019-01-29.mp3\">http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3261-BWB-2019-01-29.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a title=\"Mon, 01\/28\/2019 - 14:00 | Laura Forczyk\" href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/28-jan-2019\/broadcast-3260-laura-forczyk\">Mon, 01\/28\/2019<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/laura-forczyk\">Laura Forczyk<\/a> spoke about her book project &#8220;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/spacemillennials\/rise-of-the-space-age-millennials?ref=user_menu\">Rise Of The Space Age Millennials: The Space Aspirations of a Rising Generation<\/a><\/em>, plus additional multiple commercial space topics, policy issues, and STEM subjects&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17680-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3260-BWB-2019-01-28.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3260-BWB-2019-01-28.mp3\">http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3260-BWB-2019-01-28.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a title=\"Sun, 01\/27\/2019 - 12:00 | Robert (Rob) Godwin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thespaceshow.com\/show\/27-jan-2019\/broadcast-3259-rob-godwin\">Sun, 01\/27\/2019<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespaceshow.com\/guest\/robert-rob-godwin\">Robert (Rob) Godwin<\/a> talked about his new book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1989044034\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1989044034&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=3be3115527a4ae7585023dbe84241de5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outpost in Orbit: A Pictorial &amp; Verbal History of the Space Station<\/a><\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1989044034\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17680-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3259-BWB-2019-01-27.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3259-BWB-2019-01-27.mp3\">http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3259-BWB-2019-01-27.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>**<a href=\"https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7159929-the-steady-and-discreet-success-of-blue-origin-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\"> John Batchelor Show<\/a>: <em>The steady and discreet success of Blue Origin. Bob Zimmerman, <a href=\"http:\/\/BehindtheBlack.com\">BehindtheBlack.com<\/a><\/em><\/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\/7159929-the-steady-and-discreet-success-of-blue-origin-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=pGrWIMxDgm\" data-secret=\"pGrWIMxDgm\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>** <a title=\"Audioboom \/ Cheap SpaceX shuts down the expensive competition. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com\" href=\"https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7159933-cheap-spacex-shuts-down-the-expensive-competition-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\">John Batchelor:<\/a> <em>Cheap SpaceX shuts down the expensive competition. Bob Zimmerman, <a href=\"http:\/\/BehindtheBlack.com\">BehindtheBlack.com<\/a><\/em><\/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\/7159933-cheap-spacex-shuts-down-the-expensive-competition-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=3v0HdtzxY2\" data-secret=\"3v0HdtzxY2\" 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\/gp\/product\/1250098963\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1250098963&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=55ed9e509e63ce1415500f5d234d1636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1250098963\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; 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