{"id":6034,"date":"2014-01-14T07:22:47","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T07:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6034"},"modified":"2014-01-14T23:40:24","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T23:40:24","slug":"space-policy-roundup-dec-14-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6034","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Dec.14.14 [Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASA will get close to the administration&#8217;s requested 2014 budget in the new Omnibus bill:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/appropriators-release-fy2014-omnibus-bill-nasa-does-well#.UtTH5qPDxbM.twitter\" target=\"_d\">Appropriators Release FY2014 Omnibus Bill, NASA Does Well &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>4,113 million for exploration, of which<\/p>\n<p>* $696 million is for commercial crew, with $171 million available only after the Administrator certifies that the program has undergone an independent benefit-cost analysis<br \/>\n* $1,197 million is for Orion<br \/>\n* $1,918 million is for Space Launch System (SLS)\u00a0of which $1,600 million is for launch vehicle development and $318 million is for exploration ground systems<br \/>\n* $302 million is for exploration research and development<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, there is no independent benefit-cost analysis required before yet another $3 billion goes down the SLS\/Orion money pit.<\/p>\n<p>More links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rules.house.gov\/bill\/113\/hr-3547-sa\" target=\"_d\">Senate Amendment to H.R. 3547\u2014An Act to extend the application of certain space launch&#8230; &#8211; House Committee on Rules<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; extension of launch indemnification<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationweek.com\/Article.aspx?id=\/article-xml\/AW_01_13_2014_p18-653040.xml\" target=\"_d\">More Years Eyed For ISS, To Increase Utilization &#8211; Aviation Week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/las_cruces-news\/ci_24902294\/pat-hynes-international-space-station-good-another-10\" target=\"_d\">International Space Station is good for another 10 years and great for Las Cruces &#8211; Pat Hynes\/Las Cruces Sun-News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.defense.gov\/news\/newsarticle.aspx?id=121474\" target=\"_d\">DARPA Programs Create New Future for Space, Director Says &#8211; Defense.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/science\/space\/10568934\/Nasa-looking-for-taxi-firm.html\" target=\"_d\">[NASA] \u00a0looking for taxi firm &#8211; Telegraph<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/38north.org\/2014\/01\/jlewis011314\/\" target=\"_d\">The Axis of Orbit: Iran-DPRK Space Cooperation &#8211; 38 North<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/worldviews\/wp\/2014\/01\/13\/iranian-news-agency-says-the-u-s-is-secretly-run-by-nazi-space-aliens-really\/\" target=\"_d\">Iranian news agency says the U.S. is secretly run by Nazi space aliens. Really. &#8211; Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/spaceksc.blogspot.com\/2014\/01\/vse-10.html\" target=\"_d\">VSE + 10 &#8211; Space KSC<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0&#8211; Nice review of Pres. Bush&#8217;s Vision for Space Exploration<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/01\/14\/omnibus-bill-gives-nasa-17-65-billion-and-launch-indemnification-extension-as-well\/\" target=\"_d\">Omnibus bill gives NASA $17.65 billion (and launch indemnification extension as well) &#8211; Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/civil-space\/39087commercial-crew-would-get-boost-in-omnibus-spending-bill-for-2014?utm_content=bufferbc159&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_d\">Commercial Crew Would Get Boost in Omnibus Spending Bill for 2014 &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/39078what-is-wrong-with-retrieving-an-asteroid\" target=\"_d\">What Is Wrong With Retrieving an Asteroid? &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/39079changing-the-military%E2%80%99s-approach-to-commercial-satellite-services\" target=\"_d\">Changing the Military\u2019s Approach to Commercial Satellite Services &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update 2<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/innerspace.net\/2014\/01\/14\/seeing-double-the-vision-for-space-exploration-ten-years-later\/\" target=\"_d\">Seeing Double: The Vision for Space Exploration Ten Years Later &#8211; Innerspace.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/congress-says-no-to-stem-reorganization-not-yet-to-asteroid-mission?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spacepolicyonline+%28SpacePolicyOnline+News%29\" target=\"_d\">Congress Says No to STEM Reorganization, Not Yet to Asteroid Mission &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/technology\/2014\/01\/its-becoming-too-expensive-military-go-space\/76772\/?oref=defenseone_today_nl%3Foref%3Dd-interstitial-continue%3Foref%3Dd-interstitial-continue?oref=d-interstitial-continue?oref=d-interstitial-continue\" target=\"_d\">It&#8217;s Becoming Too Expensive for the Military to Go Into Space &#8211; Defense One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update 3:<\/strong> Lori Garver comments on the NASA budget:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lori_Garver\/status\/423136529037656064\" target=\"_d\">Twitter \/ Lori_Garver:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hill appropriators fund Abu Dhabi CBP and cut commercial crew funding. Ask Congress why they support foreign air &amp; space activities over US?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">**************************<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=hobbyspace&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=1300939060&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA will get close to the administration&#8217;s requested 2014 budget in the new Omnibus bill:\u00a0Appropriators Release FY2014 Omnibus Bill, NASA Does Well &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline.com 4,113 million for exploration, of which * $696 million is for commercial crew, with $171 million available only after the Administrator certifies that the program has undergone an independent benefit-cost analysis &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6034\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; Dec.14.14 [Update]<\/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_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":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6034","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-1zk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3274,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3274","url_meta":{"origin":6034,"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":6053,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6053","url_meta":{"origin":6034,"position":1},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.15.14","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 15, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Today's selection of space policy\/politics related links Bolden, Stakeholders Pleased with How NASA Fares in 2014 Omnibus Spending Bill - \u00a0SpaceNews.com Charlie Bolden Has His Head In The Sand Again - NASA Watch The big problem with the \u201cbig win\u201d for NASA\u2019s exploration program budget - SciGuy Spending bill holds\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":6088,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6088","url_meta":{"origin":6034,"position":2},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.17.14 [Updated]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The space policy\/politics links just keep on coming: People love NASA's new spending plan, but will Russia take it to the bank? - Huntsville Times U.S. in Space: Superiority, Not Dominance - The Diplomat Destination Moon - Space KSC Continued Victories for Planetary Exploration - The Planetary Society Extend ISS\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":6106,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6106","url_meta":{"origin":6034,"position":3},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.18.14","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 18, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Science fiction writer and webcaster\u00a0Doug Turnbull\u00a0writes about the importance of a cost-effective, sustainable human spaceflight program to maintain support for unmanned space exploration:\u00a0Will Robots or Astronauts be the Future of Interplanetary Research? - \u00a0Space.com The famous line from the movie \"The Right Stuff,\" which tells the story of America's early\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":4136,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4136","url_meta":{"origin":6034,"position":4},"title":"SLS\/Orion program likely to see cost overruns, delays","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"James Dean has written a report on costs overruns and delays that will likely start to hit the Space Launch System\/Orion capsule program in the coming years: Faith in rocket's progress stumbles: NASA:\u00a0Budget's structure makes cost overruns, delays likely\u00a0- Forida Today. The video shown here earlier goes with this article.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&l=as2&o=1&a=B00CQQ3MQK","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":20202,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20202","url_meta":{"origin":6034,"position":5},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Nov.11.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"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 space policy roundups here): Schedule: What\u2019s Happening in Space Policy November 10-16, 2019 \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com \u00a0SLS\/Orion: NASA does not deny the \u201cover $2\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Activism&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Activism","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001-300x232.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6034"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6050,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6034\/revisions\/6050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}