{"id":6289,"date":"2014-01-31T21:22:56","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T21:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6289"},"modified":"2014-01-31T23:44:05","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T23:44:05","slug":"space-policy-roundup-jan-31-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6289","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.31.14 [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some recent space policy related webcasts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.behindtheblack.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Zimmerman<\/a> on the radio:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/johnbatchelorshow.com\/podcasts\/2014\/01\/30\/third-hour\" target=\"_d\">Thurs 1\/30\/14 Hr 3 &#8211; John Batchelor Show\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coasttocoastam.com\/show\/2014\/01\/29\" target=\"_d\">Bob Zimmerman on Coast to Coast AM &#8211; Jan.29.14<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/29\/chuck-mcmurray-tuesday-1-28-14\/\" target=\"_d\">Chuck McMurray, Tuesday, 1-28-14 | Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Topics discussed with McMurray of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marssociety.org\" target=\"_blank\">Mars Society<\/a> included the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceexplorationalliance.org\/blitz\">Space Exploration Alliance Legislative Blitz<\/a>\u00a0on Capitol Hill, Feb.23-25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More space policy\/politics related links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2014\/01\/30\/death-space-china-lunar-probe-apollo-column\/5064815\/\" target=\"_d\">Space casualties a necessary tragedy &#8211; Rand Simberg\/USA Today<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/science\/space\/nasa\/is-the-relationship-between-nasa-and-private-space-about-to-sour-16441487\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/science\/space\/nasa\/is-the-relationship-between-nasa-and-private-space-about-to-sour-16441487\">Is the Relationship Between NASA and Private Space About to Sour?\u00a0<em>2014 will be the year when the space agency and private companies must find a way to work together to get astronauts safely into orbit. For boosters of the private space, there&#8217;s plenty to worry about.<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Popular Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/2014\/01\/30\/air-force-mysterious-x-37b-space-plane-passes-400-days-in-orbit\/\" target=\"_d\">Air Force&#8217;s mysterious X-37B space plane passes 400 days in orbit &#8211; Space.com\/Fox News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2014\/01\/responses-challenger\/\" target=\"_d\">Challenger and the Diminishment of the NASA Space Program &#8211; Wired Science<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/01\/31\/nasa-marks-progress-on-jwst-but-concerns-remain\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=nasa-marks-progress-on-jwst-but-concerns-remain\" target=\"_d\">NASA marks progress on JWST, but concerns remain &#8211; Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/nasas-day-of-remembrance-2014-honoring-apollo-1-challenger-and-columbia-crews?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spacepolicyonline+%28SpacePolicyOnline+News%29\" target=\"_d\">NASA&#8217;s Day of Remembrance 2014 Honoring Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia Crews &#8211; spacepolicyonline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Operations\/Space_Situational_Awareness\/Getting_ready_for_asteroids\" target=\"_d\">Getting ready for asteroids &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/military-space\/39348us-air-force-claims-big-savings-on-eelv-block-buy?\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/military-space\/39348us-air-force-claims-big-savings-on-eelv-block-buy\">U.S. Air Force Claims Big Savings on\u00a0EELV\u00a0Block Buy &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceflightnow.com\/news\/n1401\/30blockbuy\/\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceflightnow.com\/news\/n1401\/30blockbuy\/\">Four Delta 4-Heavy rockets part of\u00a0ULA\u00a0block buy deal &#8211; Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizensinspace.org\/2014\/01\/nasa-education-goes-dark\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=nasa-education-goes-dark\" target=\"_d\">NASA Education Goes Dark &#8211; Citizens in Space<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizensinspace.org\/2014\/01\/nasa-education-chief-resigns\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=nasa-education-chief-resigns\" target=\"_d\">NASA Education Chief Resigns &#8211; Citizens in Space<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div 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=0989135519&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><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some recent space policy related webcasts: Bob Zimmerman on the radio: Thurs 1\/30\/14 Hr 3 &#8211; John Batchelor Show\u00a0 Bob Zimmerman on Coast to Coast AM &#8211; Jan.29.14 Chuck McMurray, Tuesday, 1-28-14 | Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog\u00a0&#8211; Topics discussed with McMurray of the Mars Society included the\u00a0Space Exploration Alliance Legislative Blitz\u00a0on Capitol Hill, Feb.23-25. More space policy\/politics &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6289\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.31.14 [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-6289","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-1Dr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6063,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6063","url_meta":{"origin":6289,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.16.14 [Updated]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 16, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Space policy\/politics related links today: Government should butt out of space race: The private sector is getting us to the moon faster and for a cheaper price. - Rand Simberg\/USA Today NASA Budget: Will there be money for the mortgage payments? - Future Planetary Exploration McKeon\u2019s retirement opens the door\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":17498,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17498","url_meta":{"origin":6289,"position":1},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.8.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 8, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government\u00a0(US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest: Schedule: What\u2019s Happening in Space Policy January 6-20, 2019 \u2013 SpacePolicyOnline.com NASA: SpaceX demo flight a month away, will be \u201cespecially dangerous,\u201d Musk says | Ars\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":4523,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4523","url_meta":{"origin":6289,"position":2},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Sept.19.13 [Update]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Some recent space policy related items: Analysis: NASA\u2019s New Role as Partner - Nextgov.com Matt Reed: Giant leap for smarter government: Missions will deliver at one-third shuttle's cost - Florida Today Reaction to the Cygnus launch - Space Politics Satellite Imagery Firms in U.S. and Europe Pushing for Permission To\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":17561,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17561","url_meta":{"origin":6289,"position":3},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.17.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government\u00a0(US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest: NASA future: Where will NASA go in 20 years? 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