{"id":18311,"date":"2019-03-25T12:19:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T16:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18311"},"modified":"2019-03-25T12:19:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T16:19:45","slug":"space-policy-roundup-mar-25-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18311","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Mar.25.2019"},"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 href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/whats-happening-in-space-policy-march-24-30-2019\/\">What\u2019s Happening in Space Policy March 24-30, 2019 \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bpkpd8gk1hc&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NASA\u2019s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020 &#8211; YouTube<\/a> &#8211; Webcast of House Appropriations Committee hearing on NASA budget request on Wednesday, March 27 at 2:30 pm ET.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA&#8217;s lunar plans:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/political-pressure-grows-on-nasas-lunar-program\/\">Political Pressure Grows on NASA\u2019s Lunar Program \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/space-council-seeks-urgency-in-nasa-exploration-plans\/\">Space Council seeks urgency in NASA exploration plans &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2019\/03\/22\/return-moon-must-include-private-partnerships\/3247165002\/\">Return to the moon must include private partnerships &#8211; Florida Today<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>SLS\/Orion:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2019\/03\/22\/more-boeing-problems-another-space-vehicle-its-building-nasa-is-significantly-delayed\/\">Another Boeing space project delayed &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/air-force-poised-to-release-final-solicitation-notice-for-national-security-space-launch\/\">Air Force poised to release final solicitation notice for national security space launch &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2019\/03\/five-principles-to-drive-the-space-force\/\">Five Principles To Drive The Space Force &#8211; Breaking Defense<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US spaceports:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.satnews.com\/story.php?number=294454697\">Michigan Could Start Launching Rockets to Space &#8211; Satnews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Brazilian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/u-s-brazil-agreement-goes-beyond-launch\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S.-Brazil agreement goes beyond launch &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Canadian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/halifax\/2019\/03\/23\/new-report-details-impact-of-proposed-nova-scotia-spaceport-in-event-of-explosion.html\">New report details impact of proposed Nova Scotia spaceport in event of explosion | The Star<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/canso-rocket-launching-facility-focus-report-1.5065516\">Public, environment will be safe even if rocket launch fails, says company | CBC News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/canadian-space-agency-confident-in-rocket-being-used-to-launch-1-billion-satellite-despite-u-s-investigation\">Canadian Space Agency confident in rocket being used to launch $1 billion satellite despite U.S. investigation | Montreal Gazette<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chinese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2019-03\/22\/c_137915913.htm\">Sino-European joint space mission to send satellites in 2023 &#8211; Xinhua | English.news.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1050031\">Roscosmos CEO announces new \u2018era\u2019 in space race &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1050094\">Russian space agency to produce no less than 8 Angara carrier rockets a year after 2023 &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1050275\">Roscosmos to advocate lunar exploration program in government by mid-2019 &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1050277\">Minimal cost of creation of Russian super-heavy booster is $11.6 billion &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1050285\">Roscosmos vows to keep ISS on orbit if NASA withdraws from the project &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Scottish space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/news\/opinion\/sarah-carroll-giant-leap-for-a-small-nation-in-space-race-1-4894680\">Sarah Carroll: Giant leap for a small nation in space race &#8211; The Scotsman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.satnews.com\/story.php?number=866807194\">Scotland Can Win European Space Race, Says Member of Scottish Parliment &#8211; Satnews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UAE space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cbcabudhabi.com\/page-18089\/7238029?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Conversation with UAE Space Agency Director General, H.E. Dr Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, and Canadian Space Agency President, Mr. Sylvain Laporte &#8211; Canadian Business Council Abu Dhabi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/24-mar-2019\/broadcast-3289-chris-carberry\">The space Show &#8211; Sun, 03\/24\/2019<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/chris-carberry\">Chris Carberry<\/a> discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exploremars.org\/\">Explore Mars<\/a>, their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exploremars.org\/the-humans-to-mars-report\">Mars report<\/a> from late last year, and their upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/h2m.exploremars.org\/\">Humans2Mars Even<\/a>t in May 2019.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18311-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3289-BWB-2019-03-24.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3289-BWB-2019-03-24.mp3\">https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3289-BWB-2019-03-24.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/21-mar-2019\/broadcast-3288-henry-vanderbilt-michael-wallis\">The Space Show &#8211; Thu, 03\/21\/2019<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/mr.-henry-vanderbilt\">Henry Vanderbilt<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/michael-wallis\">Michael Wallis<\/a> talked about &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/space-access.org\/updates\/sa2019schedule.html\">The Space Access Society Conference<\/a> in Freemont, CA from April 18-20, contents, logistics, networking, registration, hospitality, event focus and more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18311-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3288-BWB-2019-03-21.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3288-BWB-2019-03-21.mp3\">https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3288-BWB-2019-03-21.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/march-21-2019-zimmerman-batchelor-podcast\/\">March 21, 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\/7210371-is-nasa-moving-on-from-sls-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=Uge9sVwpmx\" data-secret=\"Uge9sVwpmx\" 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\/7210370-science-paranoia-and-the-trump-administration-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=bpHKRl8slF\" data-secret=\"bpHKRl8slF\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17823\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17823\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=17823\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/oun84.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"537,385\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bernal Sphere\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Bernal Sphere design for an in-space habitat.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/oun84.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-17823\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/oun84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/oun84.jpg 537w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/oun84-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A Bernal Sphere design for an in-space habitat.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1944648453\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1944648453&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=58e1458b47a9ea2c9a71199c1a657964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1944648453\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1944648453&amp;asins=1944648453&amp;linkId=4d5a69f3ddec04646e1ac0c549848ed6&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"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: Schedule: What\u2019s Happening in Space Policy March 24-30, 2019 \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com NASA\u2019s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020 &#8211; YouTube &#8211; Webcast of House Appropriations Committee hearing on NASA budget request &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18311\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; Mar.25.2019<\/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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activism","category-space-policy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4Ll","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17840,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17840","url_meta":{"origin":18311,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; 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