{"id":3243,"date":"2013-07-08T05:48:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T05:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3243"},"modified":"2013-07-09T01:51:55","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T01:51:55","slug":"space-policy-roundup-july-8-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3243","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; July.8.13 [Update 2]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Various space policy related items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2013\/07\/05\/what-nasa-wants-in-an-authorization-bill\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=what-nasa-wants-in-an-authorization-bill\" target=\"_d\">What NASA wants in an authorization bill &#8211; Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2013\/07\/07\/house-committees-to-take-up-nasa-authorization-appropriations-bills-this-week\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=house-committees-to-take-up-nasa-authorization-appropriations-bills-this-week\" target=\"_d\">House committees to take up NASA authorization, appropriations bills this week &#8211; Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/house-subcommittee-markups-of-nasa-authorizaton-and-appropriations-bills-next-week\" target=\"_d\">House Subcommittee Markups of NASA Authorization and Appropriations Bills Next Week &#8211; spacepolicyonline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/space-policy-events-for-the-week-of-july-8-12-2013\" target=\"_d\">Space Policy Events for the Week of July 8-12, 2013 &#8211; spacepolicyonline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/weather-forecasting-improvement-bill-scheduled-for-markup-july-9\" target=\"_d\">Weather Forecasting Improvement Bill Scheduled for Markup July 9 &#8211; spacepolicyonline.com <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itar-tass.com\/c39\/797383.html\" target=\"_d\">Russian space industry disastrously ill &#8211; ITAR-TASS <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/launch-report\/36108isro-sets-target-of-twelve-missions-in-2013-14#.UdpSbqyLcgo\" target=\"_d\">ISRO sets target of twelve missions in 2013-14 &#8211; Times of India\/SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: More items:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donnaedwards.house.gov\/\" target=\"_d\">Congresswoman Donna Edwards<\/a> (D-MD),\u00a0ranking member of the House Science Committee&#8217;s space subcommittee,\u00a0 gave a speech on NASA policy. Here&#8217;s a sampling of tweeter posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeff_foust\" target=\"_d\">Jeff Foust (jeff_foust) on Twitter<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Edwards reiterating previous concerns about need for balanced portfolio and adequate funding for NASA.<\/li>\n<li>Edwards: time to commit to goal of a human mission to Mars, something the public will support.<\/li>\n<li>Edwards is pushing for a human mission to Mars by 2030, significantly more aggressive than Obama Administration\u2019s current goals.<\/li>\n<li>Edwards: neither the President nor Congress should determine what the interim destinations should be towards Mars; that\u2019s up to NASA.<\/li>\n<li>Edwards: will release version of 2013 NASA authorization act later today to outline this approach to going to Mars.<\/li>\n<li>Asked Edwards if she feared NASA policy was becoming more partisan; she said she though \u201csadly\u201d it already had in recent years.<\/li>\n<li>After her talk, she said she\u2019s had some discussions with the Senate on the general outlines of an authorization bill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpcPlcyOnline\" target=\"_d\">Marcia Smith (SpcPlcyOnline) on Twitter<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Edwards: how do we &#8220;hook&#8221; the next generation on space exploration? NASA should remain a multi-mission agency.<\/li>\n<li>Edwards: need balanced, adequately funded NASA portfolio. Achieveable timelines with safety as priority.<\/li>\n<li>Edwards: have to match the enthusiasm that was demostrated by the huge number of astronaut applicants.<\/li>\n<li>Edwards: need &#8220;21st century space innovation agenda&#8221; &#8211; get used to hearing that phrase.<\/li>\n<li>Edwards wants to get to Mars by 2030. Lists new space techs that are needed, including nuclear propulsion. &#8220;We have a lot of work to do.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Edwards keeps saying &#8220;manned&#8221; mission. How anachronistic. She needs to get up to date. It&#8217;s a HUMAN mission to Mars.<\/li>\n<li>Edwards wants to set NASA vision and roadmap in 2013 NASA auth act that she plans to release 2day.<\/li>\n<li>Not sure what the pt of this really is. Mars as ultimate dest for human spflt is already well accepted. Issue is intermediate steps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Maria Smith later posted this on her blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/edwards-to-release-democratic-version-of-2013-nasa-authotization-bill-today#.UdrY3iU1J6Y.twitter\" target=\"_d\">Edwards To Release Democratic Version of 2013 NASA Authotization Bill Today &#8211; Spacepolicyonline.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A paper on space policies around the world:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/pages\/images\/stories\/Graham%20Gibbs%20Analysis%20of%20National%20Space%20Policies.pdf\" target=\"_d\">An Analysis of the Space Policies of the Major Space Faring Nations and Selected Emerging Space Faring Nations &#8211; Graham Gibbs &#8211; spacepolicyonline.com (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/launiusr.wordpress.com\/2013\/07\/08\/redirect-an-analysis-of-the-space-politics-of-the-major-space-faring-nations-and-selected-emerging-space-faring-nations\/\" target=\"_d\">Redirect: \u201cAn Analysis of the Space Politics of the Major Space Faring Nations and Selected Emerging Space Faring Nations\u201d &#8211;\u00a0 Roger Launius&#8217;s Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update 2<\/strong>: Edwards releases the House Democrats proposed NASA Authorization bill : <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/democratic-2013-nasa-authorization-bill-calls-for-18-1-billion#.UdtmNhkjphs.twitter\" target=\"_d\">Democratic 2013 NASA Authorization Bill Calls for $18.1 Billion, Commitment to Human Landing on Mars &#8211; spacepolicyonline.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Various space policy related items: What NASA wants in an authorization bill &#8211; Space Politics House committees to take up NASA authorization, appropriations bills this week &#8211; Space Politics House Subcommittee Markups of NASA Authorization and Appropriations Bills Next Week &#8211; spacepolicyonline.com Space Policy Events for the Week of July 8-12, 2013 &#8211; spacepolicyonline.com Weather &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3243\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; July.8.13 [Update 2]<\/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":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-space-policy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-Qj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3274,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3274","url_meta":{"origin":3243,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; July.9.13 [Update 2]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 9, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"House committees will be marking up bills that affect NASA this week: Showdown on NASA's future expected this week\u00a0 - Florida Today Edwards introduces alternative NASA authorization bill - Space Politics House Democrats Preparing Their Own NASA Authorization Bill - SpaceNews.com The Future of Civil Space Exploration - YouTube -\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":3464,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3464","url_meta":{"origin":3243,"position":1},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; July.17.13 [Update 3]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Future Space Leaders Foundation is hosting its second annual one-day event on Capitol Hill covering cross-cutting issues in space. 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