{"id":19030,"date":"2019-06-17T13:30:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T17:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19030"},"modified":"2019-06-17T14:27:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T18:27:05","slug":"space-policy-roundup-june-17-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19030","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; June.17.2019"},"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-june-16-22-2019\/#.XQeF5EYcOaE.twitter\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What\u2019s Happening in Space Policy June 16-22, 2019 \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA&#8217;s lunar programs:\n<ul>\n<li><em>Update<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/06\/nasa-commercial-lunar-gateway-resupply\/\">NASA determining best course for commercial Lunar Gateway resupply \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/bridenstine-to-meet-with-international-partners-on-lunar-plans-at-paris-air-show\/\">Bridenstine to meet with international partners on lunar plans at Paris Air Show &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/nasa-to-seek-proposals-for-gateway-logistics\/\">NASA to seek proposals for Gateway logistics &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/06\/14\/books\/review\/moon-landing-anniversary.html\">Why Did the Moon Landing Matter? A Slew of New Books Offer Answers &#8211; The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Moon program budgets past and present:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/paying-for-artemis-how-much-will-it-cost-to-go-back-to-the-moon\/\">Paying for Artemis: How much will it cost to go back to the moon? &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/press-room\/releases\/2019\/apollo-cost-analysis.html\">The Planetary Society Releases New Apollo Cost Analysis | The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/6\/14\/18678565\/nasa-administrator-artemis-moon-return-cost-estimate-20-30-billion-dollars-bridenstine\">NASA administrator says it will cost an extra $20 to $30 billion to send astronauts back to the Moon &#8211; The Verge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>GPS:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2019\/06\/study-finds-that-a-gps-outage-would-cost-1-billion-per-day\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Study finds that a GPS outage would cost $1 billion per day | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Spectrum:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/fcc-dismisses-studies-of-potential-5g-interference-with-satellite-weather-observations\/\">FCC dismisses studies of potential 5G interference with satellite weather observations &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2019\/06\/congress-gives-trump-rump-space-force\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Congress Gives Trump Rump Space Force &#8211; Breaking Defense<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaldefensemagazine.org\/articles\/2019\/6\/11\/thornberry-says-hasc-republicans-are-supportive-of-new-space-force\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thornberry: HASC Republicans &#8216;Supportive&#8217; of Space Force &#8211; National Defense Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/smith-to-continue-to-press-for-change-in-national-security-space-launch-program\/\">Smith to continue to press for change in national security space launch program &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/on-national-security-as-it-plans-leo-constellations-dod-must-prepare-to-deal-with-congestion\/\">As it plans LEO constellations, DoD must prepare to deal with congestion &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>International Space<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<li>Chinese space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/06\/16\/war-in-space-trump-china-1365842\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are the U.S. and China on a war footing in space? &#8211; POLITICO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/military\/article\/3014692\/are-china-and-us-racing-towards-inevitable-military\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are China and US racing towards inevitable military confrontation in outer space? | South China Morning Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Euro Space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2019\/06\/esa-looks-to-boost-commercial-space-launch-services-at-space-19\/\">ESA Looks To Boost Commercial Space Launch Services At Space 19+ &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Science\/Arianespace_and_ESA_announce_Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Explorer_launch_contract\">Arianespace and ESA announce Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer launch contract &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Indian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/2-days-after-space-station-news-isro-calls-for-docking-experiments-on-pslv-stage-4\/articleshow\/69800354.cms\">2 days after Space Station news, Isro calls for \u2018docking experiments\u2019 on PSLV stage-4 | India News &#8211; Times of India<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/defence\/iaf-gets-to-work-begins-picking-the-indians-who-will-go-to-space-on-isros-gaganyaan\/250733\/\">IAF gets to work, begins picking the Indians who will go to space on ISRO\u2019s Gaganyaan &#8211; ThePrint.in<\/a> (See video below.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/india-chandrayaan-2-moon-orbiter-lander-rover-launch-date.html\">India Will Launch an Ambitious Moon Orbiter-Lander-Rover Combo in July &#8211; Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/editorials\/isro-space-station-mars-mission-mangalyaan-chandrayaan-vikram-sarabhai-a-home-in-space-5781467\/\">A home in space | The Indian Express<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russian space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1063830\">Russia\u2019s Glonass navigation satellites to switch to domestic components by 2023 &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1063923\">Russian scientist sees need to include women in space crews &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/14-jun-2019\/broadcast-3325-jim-muncy\"><strong>The Space Show &#8211; Fri, 06\/14\/2019<\/strong><\/a> &#8211;<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/james-.-m.-muncy\">James A. M. Muncy<\/a><\/strong> talked about &#8220;draft regulations for commercial space transportation and launches, rules, regulations, and much more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19030-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3325-BWB-2019-06-14.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3325-BWB-2019-06-14.mp3\">https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3325-BWB-2019-06-14.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/defence\/iaf-gets-to-work-begins-picking-the-indians-who-will-go-to-space-on-isros-gaganyaan\/250733\/\"><strong>IAF begins process to select astronauts for Gaganyaan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started the process for selecting 10 astronauts for the country&#8217;s maiden manned space mission, of which three, including a woman, will go to space.<\/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\/BXH9cZHDgbw?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>** <strong>The Case for Space: Interview with author Dr. Robert Zubrin<\/strong>:<\/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\/Dz0I9PAmcVg?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><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 style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1633885348\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1633885348&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=7ec96ebea81491302a758ed76d152d6a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Case for Space:<br \/>\nHow the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up<br \/>\na Future of Limitless Possibility<\/a><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; 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