{"id":19675,"date":"2019-09-12T12:37:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T16:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19675"},"modified":"2019-09-12T21:57:04","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T01:57:04","slug":"space-policy-roundup-sept-12-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19675","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Sept.12.2019"},"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>NASA management:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2019\/09\/amid-questions-about-leadership-nasa-is-close-to-making-a-key-hire\/\">Amid questions about leadership, NASA is \u201cclose\u201d to making a key hire | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoman.com\/article\/5640943\/point-of-view-bringing-leadership-efficiency-to-nasa\">Point of View: Bringing leadership, efficiency to NASA &#8211; Oklahoman<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Govt\/commercial partnerships:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/technology\/460559-a-diversified-space-portfolio\">A diversified space portfolio &#8211; TheHill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Aerospace credit financing:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/satellite-industry-shifts-away-from-export-credit-financing\/\">Satellite industry shifts away from export credit financing &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space law:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/india-moon-mission-chandrayaan-2-vikram-lander-5980777\/\">It\u2019ll soon get crowded on the lunar surface. Will the laws of space be able to keep pace? | The Indian Express<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>[ Update: Orbital debris:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/qvgvjb\/what-happens-when-two-satellites-collide-in-space\">Scientists Want to Monitor Space Debris from Warming Russian Arctic &#8211; VICE<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/the-united-states-should-follow-frances-lead-in-space\/\">The United States should follow France\u2019s lead in space &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/military-sees-value-in-commercial-data-but-needs-to-figure-out-how-to-buy-it\/\">Military sees value in commercial data, but needs to figure out how to buy it &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/white-house-pushes-back-on-senate-language-on-space-force-missile-defense-satellites\/\">White House pushes back on Senate language on Space Force, missile defense satellites &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/space-command-gets-to-work-while-congress-continues-to-debate-space-force\/\">Space Command Gets to Work While Congress Continues to Debate Space Force \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/senate-defense-appropriators-support-dod-space-request-propose-tactical-responsive-launch-program\/\">Senate defense appropriators support DoD space request, propose \u2018tactical responsive launch\u2019 program &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/national-security\/460943-is-the-senate-ready-to-protect-american-interests-in-space\">Is the Senate ready to protect American interests in space? &#8211; TheHill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>International space<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>China-Russia co-op:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/content\/1164174.shtml\">Li\u2019s Russia visit to widen space for cooperation &#8211; Global Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>India:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/focus-on-future-missions-sivan-tells-scientists-in-internal-address\/articleshow\/71081997.cms\">K Sivan: Focus on future missions: Sivan tells scientists in internal address\u00a0 &#8211; Times of India<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/indian-moon-probes-failure-wont-stop-an-asian-space-race-that-threatens-regional-security-123144\">Indian Moon probe&#8217;s failure won&#8217;t stop an Asian space race that threatens regional security &#8211; The Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/vladimir-putin-donald-trump-space-command-arms-race-space-war-france-a9101271.html\">Putin has warned of an arms race in space \u2013 and we should all be worried | The Independent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1077762\">Russia\u2019s Soyuz-6 to become prototype of super heavy rocket\u2019s second stage \u2014 Roscosmos &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>South Korea:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20190910000879\">S. Korea\u2019s SpaceX lunar project postponed to 2022 &#8211; Korea Herald<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>UK:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesscornwall.co.uk\/news-by-industry\/public-sector-news-categories\/2019\/09\/strong-support-for-spaceport-cornwall\/\">Strong support for Spaceport Cornwall- Business Cornwall<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/04-sep-2019\/broadcast-3368-hotel-mars-doug-loverro\">The Space Show\/Hotel Mars &#8211; Wed, 09\/04\/2019\u00a0 <\/a>&#8211; John Batchelor and David Livingston talked with <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/douglas-loverro-1\">Douglas Loverro<\/a> about &#8220;the USAF, creating a Space Force, China, Mars, national security and more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19675-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3368-BWB-2019-09-04.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3368-BWB-2019-09-04.mp3\">https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3368-BWB-2019-09-04.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/10-sep-2019\/broadcast-3372-dr.-andrew-rader\">The Space Show &#8211; Tue, 09\/10\/2019<\/a> &#8211; Aerospace engineer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andrew-rader.com\/\">Andrew Rader<\/a> talked about his new book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Known-Exploration-Created-Modern\/dp\/1982123532\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=Beyond+The+Known&amp;qid=1568041290&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-2&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=2ad0c302a79fd2366f620dced1b9f012&amp;language=en_US\">Beyond The Known: How Exploration Created the Modern World and Will Take Us to the Stars<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19675-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3372-BWB-2019-09-10.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3372-BWB-2019-09-10.mp3\">https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3372-BWB-2019-09-10.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/september-6-2019-zimmerman-batchelor-podcast\/\">September 6, 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\/7363584-tmt-defeated-again-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=fpEUTcxjbY\" data-secret=\"fpEUTcxjbY\" 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\/7363587-who-is-astronaut-charles-walker-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=X8W2v9Bd9o\" data-secret=\"X8W2v9Bd9o\" 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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