{"id":19291,"date":"2019-07-19T12:17:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T16:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19291"},"modified":"2019-07-19T12:17:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T16:17:32","slug":"space-policy-roundup-july-19-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19291","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; July.19.2019"},"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>Apollo 11 and the future of spaceflight:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewatlantis.com\/publications\/nasas-next-50-years\">NASA\u2019s Next 50 Years &#8211; The New Atlantis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/space-race-moon-landing\/\">How landing on the moon hurt America&#8217;s space program &#8211; mashable.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ben-shapiro-america-less-ambitious-about-space-travel-in-50-years-since-apollo-11-launch\">Ben Shapiro: America &#8216;less ambitious&#8217; about space travel in 50 years since Apollo 11 launch | Fox News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/op-ed-why-were-not-on-the-moon-now-and-how-we-can-stay-next-time-we-go\/\">Op-ed | Why we&#8217;re not on the moon now (and how we can stay next time we go) &#8211; Rick Tumlinson\/SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space law:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-moon-is-a-huge-potential-resource-but-who-owns-it-11563152580\">The Moon Is a Huge Potential Resource. But Who Owns It? &#8211; WSJ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/fernandezelizabeth\/2019\/07\/16\/on-the-anniversary-of-the-moon-landinga-look-at-space-ethics\/#5578214b7943\">With The Anniversary Of The Moon Landing, Should Laws Governing Space Be Changed? &#8211; Forbes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/science\/2019-07-19\/apollo-11-moon-landing-heritage-preservation-outer-space-treaty\/11055458\">Who protects the Apollo sites when space law says no-one owns the Moon? &#8211; ABC News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space regulations:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/faa-to-extend-comment-period-again-for-revised-launch-licensing-rules\/\">FAA to extend comment period again for revised launch licensing rules &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sia.org\/streamline_smallsat\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SIA Applauds FCC Chairman Pai\u2019s Call to Empower Satellite Entrepreneurs and Streamline SmallSAT Regulations | SIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/fcc-outlines-proposed-smallsat-licensing-rules\/\">FCC outlines proposed smallsat licensing rules &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>SLS\/Orion:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2019\/07\/nasas-large-sls-rocket-unlikely-to-fly-before-at-least-late-2021\/\">NASA\u2019s large SLS rocket unlikely to fly before at least late 2021 | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA lunar program:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/artemis-cost-estimate-wont-be-ready-until-2020\/\">Artemis cost estimate won\u2019t be ready until 2020 &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2019\/07\/trump-and-nasas-uncertain-moon-plans\/593986\/\">Trump and NASA&#8217;s Uncertain Moon Plans &#8211; The Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2019\/07\/apollo-11-moon-landing-anniversary-lessons-jfk-trump\/\">What Lessons Can JFK\u2019s Pledge to Reach the Moon Provide for Trump? | Observer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/forget-new-manned-missions-in-space-nasa-should-focus-on-saving-earth\/2019\/07\/18\/79e55eb8-a995-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html?utm_term=.fd73887b03c7\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lori Garver: Forget new manned missions in space. NASA should focus on saving Earth. &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA management:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3758\/1\">An exploration shakeup &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Commercial partnerships:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2019\/government-officials-reach-commercial-ventures-space-race-revival\/\">NASA and Air Force reach out to commercial ventures for new space race \u2013 GeekWire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Orbital traffic:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/u-s-air-force-to-begin-transferring-space-situational-awareness-data-to-commerce-department\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Air Force to begin transferring space situational awareness data to Commerce Department &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US state space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasstandard.org\/stories\/brownsvilles-growing-role-in-the-modern-space-race\/\">Brownsville\u2019s Growing Role In The Modern Space Race | Texas Standard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/apollo\/how-clear-lake-was-developed-around-nasa\">How Clear Lake was developed around NASA &#8211; Click2Houston.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypress.net\/news\/local-news\/2019\/07\/marquette-explains-hopes-for-spaceport\/\">Marquette explains hopes for spaceport | News, Sports, Jobs &#8211; Daily Press<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/science\/2019\/07\/why-apollo-missions-made-florida-space-coast-moon-landing\/\">Why the Apollo missions made Florida synonymous with space &#8211; National Geographic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/2019\/07\/17\/apollopalooza-adams-county-spaceport\/\">Adams County Wants To Bring Big Space Business To Its Spaceport \u2013 CBS Denver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keyt.com\/news\/santa-maria-north-county\/space-tourism-project-boosting-to-higher-orbit-in-lompoc\/1096319635\">Space tourism project boosting to higher orbit in Lompoc &#8211; KEYT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space advocacy:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/space.nss.org\/home-district-congressional-visits-fall-fury-2019\/\">Home District Congressional Visits: \u201cFall Fury 2019\u201d &#8211; National Space Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spacer.pamhoffman.com\/lift-off\/\">Lift Off! &#8211; Everyday Spacer Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/07\/17\/delta-4-launch-delayed-as-ula-probes-supplier-concern\/\">Delta 4 launch delayed as ULA probes supplier concern \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2019\/07\/space-force-what-is-it-good-for\/\">Space Force: What Is It Good For? &#8211; Breaking Defense<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/space-force-legislative-talks-at-impasse-over-personnel-issues-cost-concerns\/\">Space Force legislative talks at impasse over personnel issues, cost concerns &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/house-armed-services-committee-denies-funding-for-space-development-agency\/\">House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2019\/07\/commercial-satellites-will-they-be-military-targets\/\">Commercial Satellites: Will They Be Military Targets? &#8211; Breaking Defense<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>International Space<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Canada:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/local-news\/canadas-future-in-space-starts-with-the-moon-again\">Canada\u2019s future in space starts with the moon, again | Edmonton Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0China:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecns.cn\/news\/sci-tech\/2019-07-17\/detail-ifzkzyey4244294.shtml\">China expected to send man to moon by 2035 &#8211; ecns.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collection\/apollo-11-50\/5623537\/china-space\">China Is Quickly Becoming a Space Superpower | Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/china-moon-south-pole-research-station-2020s.html\">China Eyes Robotic Outpost at the Moon&#8217;s South Pole in Late 2020s | Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Europe:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/07\/18\/world\/europe\/france-europe-space-race-apollo-11-anniversary.html\">France Nudges Europe Into Space Race, Where It Lags Behind &#8211; The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/eus-galileo-satellites-returning-to-service-after-week-long-disruption\/\">EU\u2019s Galileo satellites returning to service after weeklong disruption \u2013 POLITICO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2019-07-16\/galileo-outage-why-the-world-needs-a-civilian-satnav-system\">Galileo Outage: Why the World Needs a Civilian Satnav System &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>India:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Technology\/wireStory\/india-assesses-technical-snag-aborted-moon-mission-64336610\">India assesses technical snag that aborted moon mission &#8211; ABC News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/07\/18\/indian-moon-launch-rescheduled-for-monday\/\">Indian moon launch rescheduled for Monday \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Japan:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Business\/Aerospace-Defense\/Japan-nurtures-Asian-entrepreneurs-for-edge-in-new-space-race\">Japan nurtures Asian entrepreneurs for edge in new space race &#8211; Nikkei Asian Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Russia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2019\/07\/18\/rocket-rolls-out-ready-to-launch-new-station-crew-on-apollo-50th\/\">Rocket Rolls Out Ready to Launch New Station Crew on Apollo 50th \u2013 Space Station\/NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2019\/07\/theres-a-slight-problem-with-russias-proposed-federation-spacecraft\/\">There\u2019s a slight problem with Russia\u2019s proposed Federation spacecraft &#8211; Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/science\/201907151076253145-russia-glonass-ground-stations-in-saudi-arabia\/\">Russia May Set Up GLONASS Ground Stations in Saudi Arabia &#8211; Meeting Papers &#8211; Sputnik International<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UAE:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/technology\/space-flights-to-take-off-with-new-uae-law-\">Space flights to take off with new UAE law &#8211; Khaleej Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabianbusiness.com\/travel-hospitality\/424073-pm-virgin-galactic-spaceport-plans-must-fit-key-criteria-for-uae-space-agency\">Talks ongoing with Virgin Galactic on UAE spaceport plans &#8211; ArabianBusiness.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UK:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/u-k-deepens-space-ties-with-u-s-announces-investments-in-small-satellites-responsive-launch\/\">U.K. deepens space ties with U.S., announces investments in small satellites, responsive launch &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/17771937.moon-landing-links-scotland-highlighted-visitscotland\/\">Moon landing links to Scotland highlighted by VisitScotland map &#8211; The National<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/double-the-space-budget-to-make-britain-a-world-leader-p0nprf7kg\">\u2018Double the space budget to make Britain a world leader\u2019 &#8211; The Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cornishstuff.com\/2019\/07\/17\/virgin-confirm-2020-vision-for-spaceport-cornwall\/\">Virgin confirm 2020 vision for Spaceport Cornwall &#8211; CornishStuff.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** \u00a0<strong>Back to the Moon: This Time to Stay? &#8211; SETI Institute<\/strong>. The first of two public seminars on NASA&#8217;s Artemis lunar program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&#8230; Greg Schmidt, Director of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI), and Michael Sims, CEO, and founder of Ceres Robotics will present this first talk.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Greg leads NASA\u2019s lunar exploration research program and will give us an update on Artemis. Michael, an expert on AI and robotic exploration, will describe the activities of Ceres Robotics in the exploration of the Moon and the understanding of its geology and surface properties. After a short presentation, both speakers will participate in a discussion about the past, present, and future of lunar exploration moderated by David Morrison, Senior Scientist at SSERVI and former director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute.<\/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\/0IrRHDqvmxk?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\/july-16-2019-zimmerman-batchelor-podcast\/\"><strong>July 16, 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\/7319137-fifty-years-after-the-moon-landing-is-an-all-commercial-space-show-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=1y2TFvmmv4\" data-secret=\"1y2TFvmmv4\" 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\/7319136-hayabusa-2-reveals-that-carbonaceous-chondrite-asteroids-are-unlikely-to-survive-entry-to-the-atm\/embed\/v4#?secret=OIQDZz5Rkd\" data-secret=\"OIQDZz5Rkd\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/mainenginecutoff.com\/podcast\/126\">Episode T+126: The NASA Ousters &#8211; Main Engine Cut Off<\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19291-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.simplecast.com\/audio\/232ec5\/232ec5f9-c8b1-4198-a24e-3a96d4edfad7\/ba14c9e3-4cbb-487a-bfc2-d6a424077a3e\/t_126_tc.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.simplecast.com\/audio\/232ec5\/232ec5f9-c8b1-4198-a24e-3a96d4edfad7\/ba14c9e3-4cbb-487a-bfc2-d6a424077a3e\/t_126_tc.mp3\">https:\/\/cdn.simplecast.com\/audio\/232ec5\/232ec5f9-c8b1-4198-a24e-3a96d4edfad7\/ba14c9e3-4cbb-487a-bfc2-d6a424077a3e\/t_126_tc.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/16-jul-2019\/broadcast-3342-doug-messier\">The Space Show &#8211; Tue, 07\/16\/2019<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/douglas-messier\">Douglas Messier<\/a> talked about Virgin Galactic, &#8220;human spaceflight, NASA key personnel changes, congressional funding for NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin and much more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19291-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3342-BWB-2019-07-16.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3342-BWB-2019-07-16.mp3\">http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3342-BWB-2019-07-16.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/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-medium-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001-300x232.jpg\" 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;\"><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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