{"id":18669,"date":"2019-05-06T12:30:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T16:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18669"},"modified":"2019-05-06T11:45:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T15:45:33","slug":"space-policy-roundup-may-6-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18669","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; May.6.2019"},"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-may-5-11-2019\/\">What\u2019s Happening in Space Policy May 5-11, 2019 \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA lunar plans:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3708\/1\">NASA\u2019s plan for a human lunar landing in 2024 takes shape &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3706\/1\">Going to the Moon within five years and on the cheap: yes, it is possible &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/05\/01\/nasa-begins-outlining-roadmap-and-costs-for-2024-moon-landing\/\">NASA begins outlining roadmap for 2024 moon landing \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/05\/03\/whittington-moon-china-america\/\">The Moon Race Between China And America Is Beginning In Earnest &#8211; The Daily Caller<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2019-05-05\/u-s-manned-mission-to-the-moon-should-set-up-lunar-base\">U.S. Manned Mission to the Moon Should Set Up Lunar Base &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space regulation:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/faa-commercial-space-office-reorganization-focuses-on-efficiency\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAA commercial space office reorganization focuses on efficiency &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/fcc-asks-for-more-input-on-c-band\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FCC asks for more input on C-band &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Orbital traffic:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media.mit.edu\/posts\/creating-a-space-sustainability-rating\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creating a Space Sustainability Rating \u2014 MIT Media Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Safety\/Space_Debris\/Recognising_sustainable_behaviour\">Recognising sustainable behaviour &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Planetary defense:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/national-security\/441934-nasa-and-fema-practice-asteroid-collision-scenario\">NASA and FEMA practice asteroid collision scenario &#8211; TheHill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Congressional space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/senate-prepares-to-vote-on-ex-im-board-nominees\/\">Senate prepares to vote on Ex-Im board nominees &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/air-force-requests-bids-for-space-launch-services-will-select-two-companies-in-2020\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Air Force requests bids for space launch services, will select two companies in 2020 &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/1837053\/air-force-releases-proposal-request-for-the-phase-2-launch-service-procurement\/\">Air Force releases proposal request for the Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement Contract &#8211; U.S. Air Force<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/former-u-s-officials-sign-open-letter-in-support-of-dods-space-force-proposal\/\">Former U.S. officials sign open letter in support of DoD&#8217;s Space Force proposal &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afspc.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/1836409\/op-ed-life-in-a-post-jms-world-us-space-superiority-powered-by-agile-acquisitio\/\">Op Ed: Life in a post-JMS world: U.S. Space Superiority powered by \u2018Agile\u2019 Acquisitions &#8211; Air Force Space Command\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/op-ed-a-military-service-is-measured-by-its-impact-not-the-size-of-its-bombs\/\">Op-ed | A military service is measured by its impact, not the size of its bombs &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Canadian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2019\/05\/04\/canadian-astronaut-to-perform-cosmic-catch-of-spacex-craft\/\">Canadian astronaut to perform &#8216;cosmic catch&#8217; of SpaceX craft &#8211; Toronto City News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceq.ca\/canadian-lunar-gateway-proposals-go-ahead-despite-uncertainty-in-the-us\/\">Canadian Lunar Gateway Proposals Go Ahead Despite Uncertainty in the US &#8211; SpaceQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceq.ca\/radarsat-constellation-mission-launch-date-set\/\">RADARSAT Constellation Mission Launch Date Set &#8211; SpaceQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Indian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2019\/05\/why-indias-asat-test-was-reckless\/\">Why India\u2019s ASAT Test Was Reckless | The Diplomat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3709\/1\">Russia\u2019s secret satellite builder &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/multimedia\/planetary-radio\/show\/2019\/space-policy-edition-37.html\">Space Policy Edition: Lessons From the Moonshot That Never Was (with Mark Albrecht) | The Planetary Society<\/a> &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Thirty years ago, Dr. Mark Albrecht led the National Space Council when President George H.W. Bush announced the Space Exploration Initiative, an ambitious effort to send humans to the Moon and then on to Mars. Political divisions and a budget-busting cost estimate grounded the effort before it ever got off the ground. A new National Space Council is attempting to implement a new lunar plan from the Trump Administration. Can the lessons of a failed moonshot help today&#8217;s lunar ambitions succeed?<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18669-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/PPY6212643999.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/PPY6212643999.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/PPY6212643999.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/03-may-2019\/broadcast-3308-marcia-smith\">The Space Show &#8211; Fri, 05\/03\/2019<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/marcia-s.-smith\">Marcia S. Smith<\/a> talked about &#8220;space policy, NASA budgets, returning to the Moon, lunar return costs and policy, the congressional budget process and more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18669-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3308-BWB-2019-05-03.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3308-BWB-2019-05-03.mp3\">http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3308-BWB-2019-05-03.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/spaceinvideos\/Videos\/2018\/01\/Clean_Space_how_to_build_a_satellite_that_won_t_end_up_as_dangerous_debris\">Space in Videos &#8211; 2018 &#8211; 01 &#8211; Clean Space: how to build a satellite that won\u2019t end up as dangerous debris &#8211; ESA<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/spaceinvideos\/content\/view\/embedjw\/496823\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/may-3-2019-zimmerman-batchelor-podcast\/\">May 3, 2019 Zimmerman\/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7251888-blue-origen-preps-for-sub-orbital-passengers-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7251892-waiting-for-apophis-2020-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=18573\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3300,2550\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001-1024x791.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18573 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001-1024x791.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0989135519\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0989135519&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=5203723e716aff942564e0553e7de329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Safe Is Not an Option<\/strong><\/em><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; 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The Space Review Going to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18669\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; May.6.2019<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","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":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18669","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-4R7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18653,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18653","url_meta":{"origin":18669,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; 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