{"id":17909,"date":"2019-02-22T10:15:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T15:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17909"},"modified":"2019-02-22T10:16:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T15:16:42","slug":"space-policy-roundup-feb-22-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17909","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Feb.22.2019"},"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 href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/new-house-space-subcommittee-chair-plans-to-address-commercial-space-issues\/\">New House space subcommittee chair plans to address commercial space issues &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/02\/20\/whittington-nasa-spacex\/\">How Ted Cruz, NASA And SpaceX Could Get America Back To The Moon &#8211; Mark Whittington\/The Daily Caller<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Trump space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.commerce.gov\/policy\/national-space-council-directives\/\">National Space Council Directives | Office of Space Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Commercial Crew Program:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\/2019\/02\/22\/demo-1-flight-readiness-review-begins\/\">Demo-1 Flight Readiness Review Begins \u2013 Commercial Crew Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-to-provide-coverage-of-spacex-commercial-crew-flight-test\">NASA to Provide Coverage of SpaceX Commercial Crew Flight Test &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-crew-dragon-orbital-launch-debut-ten-days-away\/\">NASA and SpaceX will determine fate of Crew Dragon launch debut this Friday &#8211; Teslarati.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/02\/21\/spacex-boeing-design-risks-threaten-new-delays-for-us-space-program.html\">SpaceX, Boeing design risks threaten new delays for US space program &#8211; CNBC<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/even-as-nasa-announces-schedule-for-spacex-dragon-test-flight-anti-american-forces-at-nasa-work-to-block-that-flight\/\">Even as NASA announces schedule for SpaceX Dragon test flight, anti-American forces at NASA work to block that flight | Behind The Black<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\/2019\/02\/21\/nasas-commercial-crew-program-on-the-verge-of-making-history\/\">NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program on the Verge of Making History \u2013 Commercial Crew Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>SLS\/Orion:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2019\/02\/nasa-nears-50-billion-for-deep-space-plans-yet-human-flights-still-distant\/\" target=\"_d\">After nearly $50 billion, NASA\u2019s deep-space plans remain grounded | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraForczyk\/status\/1097512164032724992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Laura Seward Forczyk (@LauraForczyk) &#8211; Twitter<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Amount spent on SLS thus far: $14 billion<br \/>\nAmount spent on Orion thus far: $16 billion<br \/>\nFY2019 SLS\/Orion budget: $4,093 up from $4,045 in 2018.<br \/>\nAnd yet people within NASA are complaining about the lack of money for SLS\/Orion.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidesources.com\/nasa-needs-to-stop-spending-like-a-drunken-cosmonaut\/\">NASA Needs to Stop Spending Like a Drunken Cosmonaut \u2013 InsideSources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Arianespace vs SpaceX:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesechos.fr\/industrie-services\/air-defense\/0600742488315-exclusif-spacex-accuse-arianespace-de-concurrence-deloyale-2246659.php\">Exclusif : SpaceX accuse Arianespace de concurrence d\u00e9loyale &#8211; LesEchos.fr<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?sl=fr&amp;tl=en&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lesechos.fr%2Findustrie-services%2Fair-defense%2F0600742488315-exclusif-spacex-accuse-arianespace-de-concurrence-deloyale-2246659.php\">&#8220;Exclusive: SpaceX accuses Arianespace of unfair competition&#8221; &#8211; Google Translation<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/uk-arianegroup-contracts-idUKKCN1QA2DW\">Ariane 6 rocket sees first commercial deals in race with SpaceX | Reuters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lunar missions:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-selects-experiments-for-possible-lunar-flights-in-2019\">NASA Selects Experiments for Possible Lunar Flights in 2019 &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3661\/1\">Moon racing &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space mining:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leonarddavid.com\/advancing-space-mining-are-new-policies-needed\/\">Advancing Space Mining: Are New Policies Needed? &#8211; Leonard David<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/issues.org\/new-policies-needed-to-advance-space-mining\/\">New Policies Needed to Advance Space Mining &#8211; Issues in Science and Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miningmagazine.com\/exploration\/news\/1357071\/new-space-mining-policy-needed-says-colorado-school-of-mines\">New space mining policy needed, says Colorado School of Mines &#8211; Mining Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Science missions:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/casey-dreier\/2019\/nasas-lucy-mission-gets-caught-between-rocket-companies.html\">NASA\u2019s Lucy mission gets caught in a fight between rocket companies | The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military space:\n<ul>\n<li>EELV:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/air-force-awards-739-million-in-launch-contracts-to-ula-and-spacex\/\">Air Force awards $739 million in launch contracts to ULA and SpaceX &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-falcon-9-ula-launch-costs-30-percent-less-air-force-contracts\/\">SpaceX&#8217;s Falcon 9 beats ULA launch costs by 30% in latest Air Force contracts &#8211; Teslarati<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space force:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/pentagon-to-pitch-space-force-plan-to-skeptical-lawmakers\/\">Pentagon to pitch Space Force plan to skeptical lawmakers &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/trump-signs-space-force-policy-directive-now-comes-the-heavy-lifting\/\">Trump signs Space Force policy directive, now comes the heavy lifting &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/politics\/2019\/02\/trump-officially-directs-pentagon-create-space-force-within-air-force\/154977\/\">Trump Officially Directs Pentagon to Create Space Force, Within Air Force &#8211; Defense One<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/dodbuzz\/2019\/02\/19\/lawmakers-petition-trump-put-new-space-force-cocom-headquarters-florida.html\">Lawmakers Petition Trump to Put New Space Force COCOM Headquarters in Florida | Military.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/growing-asat-threat-behind-new-space-force\/\">Growing ASAT Threat Behind New Space Force &#8211; FreeBeacon.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>State space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thebrunswicknews.com\/news\/local_news\/critics-line-up-to-oppose-spaceport-authority\/article_20a20cc3-faef-5c93-9799-8466c64a159d.html\">Critics line up to oppose spaceport authority &#8211; The Brunswick News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/state--regional-govt--politics\/lawsuit-claims-camden-county-withheld-spaceport-documents-from-environmentalists-residents\/VbLWfwtnfnFTx0U5ke2mXK\/\">Lawsuit claims Camden County withheld Spaceport documents from environmentalists, residents &#8211; ajc.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spacecoastdaily.com\/2019\/02\/rep-tyler-sirois-announces-launch-of-space-caucus-at-florida-capitol\/\">Rep. Tyler Sirois Announces Launch of Space Caucus At Florida Capitol &#8211; SpaceCoastDaily.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/288891-space-florida-paints-florida-as-a-future-london-of-commercial-space-trade\">Space Florida envisions the state as the world&#8217;s commercial spaceport &#8211; Florida Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>International space partnerships:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2019\/02\/france-and-singapore-discuss-space-innovation-and-economic-development-cooperation\/\">France And Singapore Discuss Space Innovation And Economic Development Cooperation &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajudaily.com\/view\/20190222153950894\">S. Korea and India agree to step up cooperation in military and space sectors &#8211; AJUDaily.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2019\/02\/france-and-the-uae-discuss-hyperspectral-space-exploration-cooperation-plans\/\">France And The UAE Discuss Hyperspectral, Space Exploration Cooperation Plans &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Canadian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/acuriousguy.blogspot.com\/2019\/02\/the-next-three-important-dates-for.html\">The Next Three Important Dates For the Canadian Space Industry &#8211; The Commercial Space Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chinese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/201902\/20\/WS5c6d501aa3106c65c34ea6c3.html\">Xi meets Chang&#8217;e-4 mission representatives &#8211; Chinadaily.com.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/china\/2019-02\/18\/content_74475413.htm\">PLA welcomes launches of private rockets- China.org.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecns.cn\/news\/2019-02-18\/detail-ifzeratr8870469.shtml\">China to launch first rocket for commercial missions in H1 -ecns.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Israeli space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2019\/spacex-launches-israeli-lunar-lander-along-high-flying-satellites\/\">SpaceX launches Israeli lunar lander along with high-flying satellites \u2013 GeekWire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacils-moon-mission-honors-first-israeli-astronaut.html\">Israeli Moon Lander Team Draws Inspiration from Country&#8217;s 1st Astronaut Ilan Ramon &#8211; Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-administrator-statement-on-israeli-moon-mission\">NASA Administrator Statement on Israeli Moon Mission | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jonathanocallaghan\/2019\/02\/20\/spacex-is-about-to-launch-israels-first-ever-mission-to-the-moon\/#77baf5838eac\">SpaceX Is About To Launch Israel&#8217;s First Ever Mission To The Moon &#8211; Forbes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/israel-could-become-fourth-country-to-reach-the-moon-with-space-shot-this-week\/2019\/02\/20\/c0c8b026-346c-11e9-8375-e3dcf6b68558_story.html\">With help from Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX, Israel could become fourth country to reach moon &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Japanese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/2\/21\/18234782\/jaxa-hayabusa-2-ryugu-asteroid-sample-return-mission\">Japanese spacecraft successfully touches down on an asteroid, grabbing a sample of dust &#8211; The Verge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-space-japan-probe-idUSKCN1QB08K\">Japanese space probe touches down on asteroid to collect samples | Reuters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/jason-davis\/hayabusa2-touches-down.html\">Hayabusa2 has touched down on Ryugu! | The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1045914\">Egyptsat-A satellite put into designated orbit &#8211; Roscosmos &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/science\/201902211072637460-oneweb-satellites-launch-soyuz-emergency-delay\/\">OneWeb Satellites Launch Could Be Postponed After Soyuz Emergency &#8211; Sputnik International<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1045629\">Putin orders government to create National Space Center in Moscow &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1045321\">Roscosmos signs new contract on flight of two space tourists to ISS &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1045475\">Space Adventures hopes for fruitful cooperation with Russia\u2019s Roscosmos &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** &#8220;<strong>Watch This Space with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine with the latest from the Moon<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; NASA update by the administrator &#8211;<\/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\/JN0OWlfGWhw?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 class=\"youtube-player\" style=\"border: 0;\">** &#8220;<strong>Space Solar: Common Ground from Space<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; The National Space Society posts this<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>9-minute TED talk on space solar power is presented by Paul Jaffe, PhD, of the Naval Research Laboratory Space Engineering Department. 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The talk was given in October 2018 and published January 28.<\/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\/e3jwr3sTxpc?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 href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/february-19-2019-zimmerman-batchelor-podcast\/\"><strong>February 19, 2019 Zimmerman\/Batchelor podcast<\/strong> | 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\/7181075-is-nasa-pros-roscosmos-and-anti-spacex-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=MLxXzVOqY5\" data-secret=\"MLxXzVOqY5\" 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\/7181077-opportunity-did-not-transmit-my-battery-is-low-and-it-s-getting-dark-bob-zimmerman-behindthe\/embed\/v4#?secret=t9QNIra18R\" data-secret=\"t9QNIra18R\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/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: Congressional space: New House space subcommittee chair plans to address commercial space issues &#8211; SpaceNews.com How Ted Cruz, NASA And SpaceX Could Get America Back To The Moon &#8211; Mark Whittington\/The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17909\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; Feb.22.2019<\/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-17909","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-4ER","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1421,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=1421","url_meta":{"origin":17909,"position":0},"title":"Space Policy: NASA budget and sequestration, commercial crew &#038; planetary exploration","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Jeff Foust discusses the effects of sequestration on NASA's budget, and the commercial crew program in particular : Sequestration\u2019s effects on commercial crew, and planning for FY14 - Space Politics === Bill Nye, aka the Science Guy and and the CEO of the Planetary Society, thanks members and other space\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/HEGaGx_vgd8\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5290,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5290","url_meta":{"origin":17909,"position":1},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Nov.14.13","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Today's list of space policy\/politics related links NASA has broad political support, and therein lies one of its biggest problems - SciGuy\/Houston Chronicle Private flights to ISS slowed? Commercial Crew Program could be delayed for years - Florida Today Another call for\u2014and warning about\u2014commercial crew funding - Space Politics 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":3754,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3754","url_meta":{"origin":17909,"position":2},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Aug.1.13","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Some space policy items today: The Congressional debate over NASA\u2019s asteroid capture mission ignores the ageny\u2019s real spaceflight problem - SciGuy\/Houston Chronicle SLS Passes PDR - Transterrestrial Musings The state of SLS construction. - Behind The Black Debating schedule versus competition for commercial crew - Space Politics Commercial Crew Looks\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":5829,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5829","url_meta":{"origin":17909,"position":3},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Dec.26.13","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 26, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"*\u00a0Rick Boozer\u00a0urges grassroots support for NASA's Commercial Crew Program :\u00a0U.S Citizens: Demand Maximum Support of NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program - Astro Maven. 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