{"id":21252,"date":"2020-02-24T08:47:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T13:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21252"},"modified":"2020-02-24T08:47:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T13:47:14","slug":"space-policy-roundup-feb-24-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21252","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Feb.24.2020"},"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=105\">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-february-23-29-2020\/\">What\u2019s Happening in Space Policy February 23-29, 2020 \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lunar programs:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2020\/02\/21\/let-moon-rush-begin\/\">The economic argument for sending blue-collar workers and others to the moon &#8211; Homer Hickam\/The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Commercial space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2020\/02\/mars-elon-musk-plan-to-settle-red-planet\/\">Mars: Elon Musk\u2019s Plan to Settle the Red Planet &#8211; Robert Zubrin\/National Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0SLS\/Orion\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/02\/sls-debut-april-2021-ksc-teams-launch-sims\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SLS debut slips to April 2021, KSC teams working through launch sims &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA commercial programs\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/op-ed-nasa-need-another-space-assignment\/\">Op-ed | NASA: Need Another Space Assignment? &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2020\/02\/21\/how-elon-musk-went-sleeping-factory-being-cusp-launching-crew-into-space\/\">How Elon Musk went from sleeping in the factory to being on the cusp of launching a crew into space &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Orbital traffic:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/howard-urgent-need-for-ssa-funding-at-department-of-commerce\/\">Howard: \u201cUrgent Need\u201d for SSA Funding at Department of Commerce \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Planetary defense:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/how-to-stop-asteroid-from-hitting-earth.html\">What should we do if a &#8216;planet-killer&#8217; asteroid takes aim at Earth? | Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space law:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/About_Us\/ECSL_European_Centre_for_Space_Law\/IISL-ECSL_Symposia\">IISL-ECSL Symposia &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2020\/02\/iisl-ecsl-symposia-on-space-law-for-the-global-space-economy\/\">2020 Symposium, \u201cSpace Law for the Global Space Economy\u201d &#8211; Spacewatch.global<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>American states space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/albuquerque-metro\/new-mexico-lt-gov-predicts-virgin-galactics-space-tourism-launch-is-close\/\">New Mexico Lt. Gov. predicts Virgin Galactic\u2019s space tourism launch is close &#8211; KRQE News 13<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kvia.com\/news\/new-mexico\/2020\/02\/23\/an-amazing-facility-spaceport-opens-doors-to-host-land-speed-racing-event\/\">&#8216;An amazing facility&#8217;: Spaceport hosts racing enthusiasts at land speed racing event &#8211; KVIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/business\/long-beach-pushes-to-become-hub-for-booming-space-industry\">Long Beach pushes to become hub for booming space industry &#8211; Long Beach Post News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US military:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/air-warfare-symposium\/2020\/02\/24\/us-air-forces-top-officer-talks-about-the-budget-and-why-he-wont-drop-the-386-squadron-goal\/\">US Air Force\u2019s top officer talks about the budget and why he won\u2019t drop the 386 squadron goal &#8211; Defense News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investors.com\/news\/spacex-starlink-satellites-virgin-orbit-massive-live-fire-air-force-exercise\/\">SpaceX Starlink Satellites Have Bigger Role In &#8216;Massive&#8217; Live Fire Air Force Test | Investor&#8217;s Business Daily<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/u-s-militarys-annual-list-of-unfunded-priorities-includes-1-billion-for-space-force\/\">U.S. military\u2019s annual list of \u2018unfunded priorities\u2019 includes $1 billion for Space Force &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/2091009\/barrett-outlines-air-force-budget-priorities-strategies-for-working-with-other\/\">Barrett outlines Air Force budget priorities, strategies for working with other services &#8211; U.S. Air Force<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>International space<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Australia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2020\/02\/australian-space-agency-opens-in-adelaide\/\">Australian Space Agency Opens In Adelaide &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0China:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/china-space-station-april-launch-will-prepare.html\">China wants to build a new space station. A launch planned for April will help prepare. | Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2020-02\/24\/c_138814033.htm\">China&#8217;s BeiDou satellites help navigate fight against epidemic &#8211; Xinhua<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.satnews.com\/story.php?number=2132711234\">China\u2019s First Rival to SpaceX Starlink Satellites Completes Key Test &#8211; Satnews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>India:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/donald-trumps-india-visit-india-us-eyeing-to-ink-five-pacts-during-donald-trumps-visit-2183358\">Donald Trump&#8217;s India Visit: India, US Eyeing To Ink Five Pacts During Donald Trump&#8217;s Visit &#8211; NDTV.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.satnews.com\/story.php\">ISRO to Launch an Unprecedented 10 Earth Imaging Satellites &#8211; Satnews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Kenya:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/article\/2001361466\/starry-eyed-kenya-ready-for-race-to-space\">Starry-eyed Kenya ready for race to space &#8211; The Standard<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2020\/02\/saudi-space-programme-to-establish-national-training-base\/\">Saudi Space Programme To Establish National Training Base &#8211; SpaceWatch.Global<\/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\/20-feb-2020\/broadcast-3464-hotel-mars-rand-simberg\">Hotel Mars\/The Space Show &#8211; Thu, 02\/20\/2020<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/john-batchelor\">John Batchelor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/dr.-david-livingston\">Dr. David Livingston<\/a> spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/rand-simberg\">Rand Simberg<\/a> about &#8220;space property rights, the Moon treaty, owning a marketable title for space property and more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-21252-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3464-BWB-2020-02-20.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3464-BWB-2020-02-20.mp3\">https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3464-BWB-2020-02-20.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/february-21-2020-zimmerman-batchelor-podcast\/\">February 21, 2020 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\/7512040\/embed\/v4#?secret=uKLC2AxyPx\" data-secret=\"uKLC2AxyPx\" 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\/7512041\/embed\/v4#?secret=yfeOMh29LJ\" data-secret=\"yfeOMh29LJ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>==<\/strong><\/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;\">==<strong> <em>Amazon Ad<\/em> <\/strong>==<\/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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<a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21252\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; Feb.24.2020<\/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":[3,105],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activism","category-roundup"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-5wM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3904,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3904","url_meta":{"origin":21252,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; 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