{"id":19518,"date":"2019-08-26T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19518"},"modified":"2019-08-26T11:08:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:08:54","slug":"space-policy-roundup-aug-26-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19518","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Aug.26.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government (US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest (find previous <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7\">space policy roundups here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/whats-happening-in-space-policy-august-25-september-7-2019\/#.XWLxD-fuvFQ.twitter\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What\u2019s Happening in Space Policy August 25-September 7, 2019 \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA lunar program:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2019\/08\/actually-nasa-is-looking-at-all-options-for-the-moon-including-prizes\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Actually, NASA is looking at all options for the Moon\u2014including prizes | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Commercial Crew Program:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/08\/26\/boeing-spacex-aim-for-more-commercial-crew-test-flights-this-fall\/\">Boeing, SpaceX aim for more commercial crew test flights this fall \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space law:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gjsentinel.com\/news\/western_colorado\/tipton-plans-hearing-on-space-resources-bill\/article_54f92e9a-c6f0-11e9-8b79-20677ce85d90.html\">Tipton plans hearing on space resources bill &#8211; gjsentinel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2019\/08\/spacewatchgl-oped-no-tardigrades-here-by-laura-montgomery\/\">#SpaceWatchGL Op&#8217;ed: No Tardigrades Here by Laura Montgomery &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2019\/08\/spacewatchgl-oped-the-dark-side-of-moon-exploration-by-jessica-west\/\">#SpaceWatchGL Op&#8217;ed: The Dark Side of Moon Exploration by Jessica West &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/usspacecom-stands-up-august-29-ushers-in-new-dod-nro-era\/\">USSPACECOM Stands Up August 29, Ushers in New DOD\/NRO Era \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/air-force-seeks-new-candidates-to-manage-the-space-enterprise-consortium\/\">Air Force seeks new candidates to manage the Space Enterprise Consortium &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>International space<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>China:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2019\/08\/22\/america-is-losing-the-second-space-race-to-china\/\">America Is Losing the Second Space Race to China \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2019-08\/25\/c_138337316.htm\">China&#8217;s Chang&#8217;e-4 probe resumes work for ninth lunar day &#8211; Xinhua<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>India + France:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-france-plan-satellite-surveillance-of-ships\/article29237308.ece\">India, France plan satellite surveillance of ships &#8211; The Hindu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1074916\">MS-14 spacecraft to make another attempt to dock at ISS in early morning of August 27 &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1074903\">Situation around failed Soyuz MS-14 docking \u2018complicated\u2019, says Roscosmos chief &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Thailand:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2019\/08\/whats-in-thailands-new-military-space-center-launch\/\">What\u2019s in Thailand\u2019s New Military Space Center Launch? &#8211; The Diplomat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UAE + Kazakhstan\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neweurope.eu\/article\/with-first-emirati-astronaut-ready-for-mission-uae-and-kazakhstan-boost-space-exploration-cooperation\/\">With first Emirati astronaut ready for mission, UAE and Kazakhstan boost space exploration cooperation &#8211; New Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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\/0821-2019-rick-davis-humans-on-mars.html\">NASA\u2019s Red Planet Rick and Putting Humans on Mars | The Planetary Society<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Rick Davis is the perfect person to co-lead NASA\u2019s Mars Human Landing Sites Study. No one is more devoted to putting human bootprints on the Red Planet. He returns to Planetary Radio for this inspiring and informative conversation about our progress. Bruce Betts leads off What\u2019s Up with another brief LightSail 2 update. The Planetary Society\u2019s solar sailing CubeSat continues to raise its orbit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-science\/episodes\/41c55db2-8666-439b-b647-729f24bc38e5\/embed\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/23-aug-2019\/broadcast-3362-jeff-greason\">Fri, 08\/23\/2019 &#8211;<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/mr.-jeff-greason\">Jeff Greason<\/a> talked about &#8220;beam propulsion, advanced propulsion and Jeff&#8217;s new business venture, <a href=\"http:\/\/el-sky.com\">Electric Sky<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19518-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3362-BWB-2019-08-23.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3362-BWB-2019-08-23.mp3\">https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3362-BWB-2019-08-23.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/22-aug-2019\/broadcast-3361-lt.-gen.-steven-kwast-usaf\">The Space Show &#8211; Thu, 08\/22\/2019<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/lt.-general-steven-kwast-usaf\">Lt. General Steven Kwast, USAF<\/a>, discussed the creation of &#8220;a U.S. Space Force, economic protection and power, lunar industrialization, China in space plus much more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19518-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3361-BWB-2019-08-22.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3361-BWB-2019-08-22.mp3\">https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3361-BWB-2019-08-22.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/21-aug-2019\/broadcast-3360-hotel-mars-laura-montgomery\">Wed, 08\/21\/2019 &#8211; Hotel Mars\/The Space Show with\u00a0 John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/laura-montgomery\">Laura Montgomery<\/a> discussed the &#8220;SpaceIL lunar lander crash on the Moon with an unknown tardigrade payload and planetary protection issues&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19518-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3360-BWB-2019-08-21.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3360-BWB-2019-08-21.mp3\">https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3360-BWB-2019-08-21.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/august-22-2019-zimmerman-batchelor-podcast\/\">August 22, 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\/7350784-washington-mistreats-space-exploration-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=UQH3sGR6K9\" data-secret=\"UQH3sGR6K9\" 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\/7350783-methane-hunt-on-mars-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=eVVfnQBm5Y\" data-secret=\"eVVfnQBm5Y\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\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-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\/1426220057\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1426220057&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=811d54246d72bdb81bf217376d6a29e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Moon Rush: The New Space Race<\/strong><\/em><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; 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