{"id":19750,"date":"2019-09-23T14:40:43","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T18:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19750"},"modified":"2019-09-23T15:26:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T19:26:59","slug":"space-policy-roundup-sept-23-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19750","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Sept.23.2019"},"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-september-22-28-2019\/\">What\u2019s Happening in Space Policy September 22-28, 2019 \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Politics:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/technology\/462245-sanders-plan-for-nasa-is-definitely-earth-first\">Sanders NASA plan is definitely Earth first | TheHill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>[NASA programs]:\n<ul>\n<li><em>Update<\/em>:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3799\/1\">\u201cThe slaughter of the innocents\u201d redux &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Update<\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3798\/1\">America\u2019s incoherent Moon strategy is weakening its space leadership &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/2019\/09\/over-30-billion-and-33-years-to-turn-space-shuttle-components-into-a-super-heavy-lift-rocket.html\">Over $30 Billion and 33 Years to Turn Space Shuttle Components into a Super Heavy Lift Rocket \u2013 NextBigFuture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Orbital traffic:\n<ul>\n<li><em>Update<\/em>:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3800\/1\">Keeping satellites from going bump in the night &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/clusters-not-constellations-pose-biggest-orbital-debris-risk\/\">Clusters, not constellations, pose biggest orbital debris risk &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/incentives-and-requirements-may-be-needed-to-enhance-space-sustainability\/\">Incentives and requirements may be needed to enhance space sustainability &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/data-sharing-seen-as-critical-to-future-of-space-situational-awareness\/\">Data sharing seen as critical to future of space situational awareness &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Planetary defense:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2019\/09\/it-looks-like-nasa-is-getting-serious-about-finding-hazardous-asteroids\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It looks like NASA is getting serious about finding hazardous asteroids | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/air-force-certified-falcon-heavy-for-national-security-launch-but-more-work-needed-to-meet-required-orbits\/\">Air Force certified Falcon Heavy for national security launch but more work needed to meet required orbits &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2019\/09\/af-education-training-shifts-to-space-warfighting-ethos-gen-webb\/\">AF Education &amp; Training Shifts To \u2018Space Warfighting Ethos\u2019: Gen. Webb &#8211; Breaking Defense<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>International space<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Australia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/australian-government-commits-to-join-nasa-in-lunar-exploration-and-beyond\">Australian Government Commits to Join NASA in Lunar Exploration | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2019\/sep\/21\/scott-morrison-to-unveil-150m-support-for-trumps-mission-to-mars\">Scott Morrison to unveil $150m support for Trump&#8217;s mission to Mars &#8211; The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/trump-australias-morrison-talk-moon-mars-cooperation\/\">Trump, Australia\u2019s Morrison Talk Moon\/Mars Cooperation \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>China:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/china-aerospace.blog\/2019\/09\/12\/thoughts-on-the-hype-about-chinas-newspace-launcher-startups-part-1\/\">Thoughts on the \u201cHype\u201d about China\u2019s NewSpace Launcher Startups \u2013 (Part 1\/2) \u2013 The China Aerospace Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/china-aerospace.blog\/2019\/09\/22\/thoughts-on-the-hype-about-chinas-newspace-launcher-startups-part-2\/\">Thoughts on the \u201cHype\u201d about China\u2019s NewSpace Launcher Startups \u2013 (Part 2\/2) \u2013 The China Aerospace Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0India:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/manned-space-mission-next-priority-isro-chief-k-sivan\/story-HiPFxMsQrw9b3VHRXQTaZN.html\">Manned space mission next priority: Isro chief K Sivan | india news | Hindustan Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/national\/isro-is-developing-a-methane-powered-rocket-engine\/article29483292.ece\">ISRO is developing a methane-powered rocket engine &#8211; The Hindu BusinessLine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Japan:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/japanese-cargo-spacecraft-launch-rescheduled-after-pad-fire\/\">Japanese cargo spacecraft launch rescheduled after pad fire &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/russia-china-moon-exploration-partnership.html\">Russia and China Are Teaming Up to Explore the Moon | Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/russian-soyuz-hole-air-leak-source-secret-nasa-chief.html\">Russia Says It Will Keep Source of Hole (and Air Leak) on Soyuz Secret\u2014 But NASA Wants to Know: Report | Space.com<\/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\/22-sep-2019\/broadcast-3379-wayne-white\">The Space Show &#8211; Sun, 09\/22\/2019<\/a> &#8211; Space attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/wayne-white\">Wayne White<\/a>\u00a0 discussed property rights and other commercial space legal issues.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19750-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3379-BWB-2019-09-22.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3379-BWB-2019-09-22.mp3\">https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3379-BWB-2019-09-22.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/20-sep-2019\/broadcast-3378-dr.-david-warmflash\">The Space Show &#8211; Fri, 09\/20\/2019<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/dr.-david-warmflash\">Dr. David Warmflash<\/a>\u00a0 talked ab out his new book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1454931981\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1454931981&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=26ff9835ceef1f9bfc72c1adaadc044c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moon: An Illustrated History: From Ancient Myths to the Colonies of Tomorrow <\/a><\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1454931981\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, and about &#8220;Apollo&#8217;s Biomedical Lessons, human lunar spaceflight and more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19750-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3378-BWB-2019-09-20.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3378-BWB-2019-09-20.mp3\">https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3378-BWB-2019-09-20.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/september-20-2019-zimmerman-batchelor-podcast\/\">September 20, 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\/7376244-1-2-fly-me-to-the-moon-unless-congress-is-a-pinchpenny-with-robert-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=Ja9QMlfbz7\" data-secret=\"Ja9QMlfbz7\" 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\/7376243-2-2-fly-me-to-the-moon-unless-congress-is-a-pinchpenny-with-robert-zimmerman-behindtheblack\/embed\/v4#?secret=uCjy9PwFwx\" data-secret=\"uCjy9PwFwx\" 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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<a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19750\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; Sept.23.2019<\/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":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activism","category-space-policy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-58y","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6122,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6122","url_meta":{"origin":19750,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.20.14 [Updated]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 20, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A selection of space policy\/politics related links: Space Policy Events for January 20-24, 2014 - SpacePolicyOnline.com A forgotten anniversary - Space Politics Government should butt out of space race: Private sector is getting us to moon faster and cheaper - OpEd\/Florida Today The Commercial Space Blog: The Next Sixteen Months\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5386,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5386","url_meta":{"origin":19750,"position":1},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Nov.22.13 [Update]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 22, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Obama administration released their official national space transportation policy document yesterday: National Space Transportation Policy - The White House (pdf) New national space transportation policy makes modest, not major, changes - Space Politics Commercial Spaceflight Federation Hails Innovative\u00a0National Space Transportation Policy - CSF U.S. Issues New Space-Transportation Policy -\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4810,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4810","url_meta":{"origin":19750,"position":2},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; 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