{"id":6239,"date":"2014-01-28T22:45:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T22:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6239"},"modified":"2014-01-29T06:31:32","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T06:31:32","slug":"space-policy-roundup-jan-28-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6239","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.28.14 [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of space policy\/politics related items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/28\/rick-boozer-monday-1-27-14\/\" target=\"_d\">Rick Boozer, Monday, 1-27-14 &#8211; Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Rick gives an update on the SLS\/Orion boondoggles.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/civil-space\/39312nasa-to-order-more-soyuz-seats\" target=\"_d\">NASA To Order More Soyuz Seats &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Those in Congress who set NASA budget prefer the agency buys Russian Soyuz services than US commercial transport services since the latter threatens SLS\/Orion pork for their states and districts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationweek.com\/Article.aspx?id=\/article-xml\/awx_01_24_2014_p0-657983.xml\" target=\"_d\">Station Role In Earth Science Growing &#8211; Aviation Week<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; ISS provides a low cost platform for earth observation systems delivered by commercial cargo transports.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/civil-space\/39307nasa-planning-for-mission-to-mine-water-on-the-moon?utm_content=bufferf6912&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_d\">NASA Planning for Mission To Mine Water on the Moon &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2014\/01\/28\/we-need-to-get-more-comfortable-with-people-dying-in-space\/\" target=\"_d\">We Need To Get More Comfortable With People Dying In Space &#8211; The Federalist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaljournal.com\/technology\/did-we-break-space-20140128\" target=\"_d\">Did We Break Space? &#8211; NationalJournal.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/27\/dr-paul-spudis-sunday-1-26-14\/\" target=\"_d\">Dr. Paul Spudis, Sunday, 1-26-14 &#8211; Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transterrestrial.com\/?p=53408\" target=\"_d\">The Other Sad Space Anniversary &#8211; Transterrestrial Musings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2014\/01\/28\/india-joins-space-race\/4961141\/\" target=\"_d\">India joins the space race \u00a0&#8211; USA Today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spacefellowship.com\/news\/art36999\/russian-space-agency-plans-world-s-biggest-rocket.html\" target=\"_d\">Russian Space Agency Plans World\u2019s Biggest Rocket &#8211; International Space Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/floridaspaceday.com\/florida-space-industry-to-visit-capitol-on-march-12-former-astronaut-bob-crippen\/\" target=\"_d\">Florida Space Industry to Visit Capitol on March 12 [with] Former Astronaut Bob Crippen &#8211; Florida Space Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/hasc-told-chinas-counterspace-capabilities-extremely-serious?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spacepolicyonline+%28SpacePolicyOnline+News%29\" target=\"_d\">HASC Told China&#8217;s Counterspace Capabilities &#8220;Extremely Serious&#8221; &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">************************************<br \/>\n<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>A selection of space policy\/politics related items: Rick Boozer, Monday, 1-27-14 &#8211; Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog\u00a0&#8211; Rick gives an update on the SLS\/Orion boondoggles. NASA To Order More Soyuz Seats &#8211; SpaceNews.com\u00a0&#8211; Those in Congress who set NASA budget prefer the agency buys Russian Soyuz services than US commercial transport services since the latter threatens SLS\/Orion pork &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6239\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.28.14 [Updated]<\/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-6239","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-1CD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14069,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14069","url_meta":{"origin":6239,"position":0},"title":"&#8220;Capitalism in Space&#8221; &#8211; NASA&#8217;s big costly rocket vs commercial alternatives","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Author and journalist\u00a0Bob Zimmerman\u00a0points me to a report, sponsored by the\u00a0Center for a New American Security\u00a0(CNAS), in which he examines\u00a0the current state of development of space transportation by\u00a0NASA and by the private sector. He focuses in particular on a comparison between NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CapitalisminSpaceTable51.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11419,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11419","url_meta":{"origin":6239,"position":1},"title":"Video: TMRO.tv 8.27 &#8211; Space Launch System Past and Future","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest TMRO.tv live program focused on\u00a0NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), \"where it came from and where it could be going\":\u00a0Space Launch System Past and Future - TMRO https:\/\/youtu.be\/nxO2FpfYC-c For some background info to the SLS: Revisiting SLS\/Orion launch costs - John Strickland\/The Space Review Congress and NASA: Commercial Crew\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/nxO2FpfYC-c\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":16895,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16895","url_meta":{"origin":6239,"position":2},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Oct.22.2018","author":"TopSpacer","date":"October 22, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of links to policy, politics, and other government news and resource items related to space that I found of interest: Events: What\u2019s Happening in Space Policy October 21-27, 2018 \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com Loverro, Sirangelo, McLaughlin Headline National Space Council Meeting \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com SLS\/Orion: Congress Needs To Stop Pouring Money\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&l=am2&o=1&a=0062850210","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7377,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7377","url_meta":{"origin":6239,"position":3},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; April.16.14 [Update]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A critique of recent bombast in Congressional hearings :\u00a0Editorial | A Feckless Blame Game on ISS Crew Access -\u00a0SpaceNews.com Those who bemoan NASA\u2019s reliance on Russia, yet shortchange the very program designed to fix that problem, are at the same time adamant that the agency spend nearly $3 billion per\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":5276,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5276","url_meta":{"origin":6239,"position":4},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Nov.13.13 [Updated]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The incoherence of NASA policy is on full display this week. On Tuesday morning and apparently on an distant planet, NASA and reps of \u00a0its biggest contractors held a choir meeting to sing the praises of the $3B per year SLS\/Orion program*:\u00a0Contractors Pitch SLS as Everybody\u2019s Rocket - SpaceNews.com. On\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":6437,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6437","url_meta":{"origin":6239,"position":5},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Feb.11.14","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Rick Boozer\u00a0points to Elon Musk's recent comments about eventually building a giant rocket for Mars transportation to highlight again the absurdity of the enormously expensive and pointless SLS\/Orion program :\u00a0Will SpaceX Super Rocket Kill NASA's 'Rocket to Nowhere'? \u00a0- Space.com. 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