{"id":17721,"date":"2019-02-04T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T18:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17721"},"modified":"2019-02-04T09:50:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T14:50:29","slug":"space-policy-roundup-feb-4-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17721","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Feb.4.2019"},"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>Schedule:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"What\u2019s Happening in Space Policy February 3-9, 2019 \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/whats-happening-in-space-policy-february-3-9-2019\/\">What\u2019s Happening in Space Policy February 3-9, 2019 \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Congressional space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"House SS&amp;T Committee Gets Set for 116th Congress \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/house-sst-committee-gets-set-for-116th-congress\/\">House SS&amp;T Committee Gets Set for 116th Congress \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Suzanne Gillen Named Associate Administrator for Legislative Affairs | NASA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/suzanne-gillen-named-nasa-associate-administrator-for-legislative-affairs\">Suzanne Gillen Named Associate Administrator for Legislative Affairs | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Op-ed | Time to give H.R. 4945 another look? - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/op-ed-time-to-give-h-r-4945-another-look\/\">Op-ed | Time to give H.R. 4945 another look? &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Govt. &amp; commercial space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/seraphimcapital.passle.net\/post\/102fe66\/the-importance-of-government-support-for-space-start-ups\" target=\"_d\">The importance of Government support for space start-ups, Conor O&#8217;Sullivan &#8211; Seraphim Capital<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"NASA, SpaceX and Boeing\u2019s ISS program is as American as moon pie - CNET\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/nasa-spacex-boeing-commercial-crew-program-us-spacecraft-international-space-station\/\">NASA, SpaceX and Boeing\u2019s ISS program is as American as moon pie &#8211; CNET<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Spaceports:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Protection Sought: Cuellar seeks to protect SpaceX, wildlife refuges, from border wall - Brownsville Herald: Local News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brownsvilleherald.com\/news\/local\/protection-sought-cuellar-seeks-to-protect-spacex-wildlife-refuges-from\/article_9044eefa-2671-11e9-abbc-2b0991dc850c.html\">Protection Sought: Cuellar seeks to protect SpaceX, wildlife refuges, from border wall &#8211; Brownsville Herald<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Feds say Spaceport Camden review \u2018paused,\u2019 Camden County files for launch license - SaportaReport\" href=\"https:\/\/saportareport.com\/feds-say-spaceport-camden-review-paused-camden-county-files-for-launch-license\/\">Feds say Spaceport Camden review \u2018paused,\u2019 Camden County files for launch license &#8211; SaportaReport<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Spaceport meeting slated for Wednesday - Hawaii Tribune-Herald\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiitribune-herald.com\/2019\/02\/04\/hawaii-news\/spaceport-meeting-slated-for-wednesday\/\">Spaceport meeting slated for Wednesday &#8211; Hawaii Tribune-Herald<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Leaner Space Force woos skeptics in Congress - POLITICO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/02\/03\/trump-space-force-pentagon-1132106\">Leaner Space Force woos skeptics in Congress &#8211; POLITICO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Op-ed | A new mission for DARPA\u2019s RSGS robotic spacecraft: satellite bodyguard - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/op-ed-a-new-mission-for-darpas-rsgs-robotic-spacecraft-satellite-bodyguards\/\">Op-ed | A new mission for DARPA\u2019s RSGS robotic spacecraft: satellite bodyguard &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Pentagon space budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last? - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/pentagon-space-budget-is-on-an-upward-trend-how-long-can-this-last\/\">Pentagon space budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last? &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"SAIC wins $655 million Air Force contract to modernize satellite ground systems - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/saic-wins-655-million-air-force-contract-to-modernize-satellite-ground-systems\/\">SAIC wins $655 million Air Force contract to modernize satellite ground systems &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Canadian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The Commercial Space Blog: A Short History of Canada's Military Space Policy and How it Fits into the Current US Space Force Discussions\" href=\"http:\/\/acuriousguy.blogspot.com\/2019\/01\/a-short-history-of-canadas-military_31.html\">A Short History of Canada&#8217;s Military Space Policy and How it Fits into the Current US Space Force Discussions &#8211; The Commercial Space Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chinese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Op-ed | China is beating the United States in the new space race - SpaceNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/op-ed-china-is-beating-the-united-states-in-the-new-space-race\/\">Op-ed | China is beating the United States in the new space race &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Euro space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"'Is EU short for Extraordinarily Unrealistic?' Scientist scoffs at bloc's space force plan | World | News | Express.co.uk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1080849\/space-force-eu-donald-trump-colonisation-esa-mars-moon\">&#8216;Is EU short for Extraordinarily Unrealistic?&#8217; Scientist scoffs at bloc&#8217;s space force plan &#8211; Express.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Iranian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Iran improving its rockets ten years after its first satellite launch \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/02\/iran-advancing-rockets-ten-years-first-satellite-launch\/\">Iran improving its rockets ten years after its first satellite launch \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UK space:\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"SSC seals launch site partnership with ArianeGroup | Shetland Space Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/shetlandspacecentre.com\/general\/ssc-seals-launch-site-partnership-with-arianegroup\/\">SSC seals launch site partnership with ArianeGroup | Shetland Space Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/01\/uk-space-sector-upward-decades-sidelines\/\" target=\"_d\">UK space sector on an upward trajectory after decades on the sidelines \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Comment: Why the sky is the limit for Scotland\u2019s space industry - The Scotsman\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/business\/companies\/comment-why-the-sky-is-the-limit-for-scotland-s-space-industry-1-4865734\">Comment: Why the sky is the limit for Scotland\u2019s space industry &#8211; The Scotsman<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"http:\/\/fiso.spiritastro.net\/telecon\/AlRais_1-30-19\/\">&#8220;UAE National Space Programme&#8221;<\/a> Adnan Al Rais\u00a0 , Mohamed Bin Rashid Space Centre in UAE<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17721-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/fiso.spiritastro.net\/telecon\/AlRais_1-30-19\/AlRais.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/fiso.spiritastro.net\/telecon\/AlRais_1-30-19\/AlRais.mp3\">http:\/\/fiso.spiritastro.net\/telecon\/AlRais_1-30-19\/AlRais.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a title=\"Space Policy Edition: Should the U.S. be in a space race with China? | The Planetary Society\" href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/multimedia\/planetary-radio\/show\/2019\/space-policy-edition-34.html\">Space Policy Edition: Should the U.S. be in a space race with China? | The Planetary Society<\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17721-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/PPY7305000805.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/PPY7305000805.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/PPY7305000805.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a title=\"February 1, 2019 Zimmerman\/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black\" href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/february-1-2019-zimmerman-batchelor-podcast\/\">February 1, 2019 Zimmerman\/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black<\/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\/7162488-searching-for-the-caves-of-mars-what-is-to-be-done-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=I4wqekSbfW\" data-secret=\"I4wqekSbfW\" 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\/7162489-counting-launches-for-2019-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=osJnw31Iqh\" data-secret=\"osJnw31Iqh\" 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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