{"id":6437,"date":"2014-02-11T08:29:52","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T08:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6437"},"modified":"2014-02-12T05:44:32","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T05:44:32","slug":"space-policy-roundup-feb-11-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6437","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Feb.11.14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/astromaven.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Boozer<\/a>\u00a0points to Elon Musk&#8217;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 :\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.space.com\/24628-will-spacex-kill-nasa-sls.html\" target=\"_d\">Will SpaceX Super Rocket Kill NASA&#8217;s &#8216;Rocket to Nowhere&#8217;? \u00a0&#8211; Space.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rick also had this earlier op-ed by Rick at Space.com:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.space.com\/23407-astronauts-inner-solar-system-exploration.html\" target=\"_d\">It&#8217;s Time to Send Americans to the Inner Solar System &#8211; Space.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rick is the author of the\u00a0\u00a0book\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lulu.com\/spotlight\/The_Plundering_of_NASA\" target=\"_d\">The Plundering of NASA: an Expos\u00e9<\/a><\/em>, which I\u2019ve mentioned here many times. It\u2019s available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1300939060?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1300939060\" target=\"_d\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See also my post\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4887\" target=\"_d\">Alternatives to the Monster Rocket for beyond earth missions<\/a>\u00a0for more resources regarding lowering the cost of getting to space and of getting around in space.<\/p>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>Other space policy\/politics related links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paloaltoonline.com\/news\/2014\/02\/10\/google-wins-hangar-one-lease\" target=\"_d\">Google wins Hangar One lease &#8211; Palo Alto Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press\/2014\/february\/gsa-nasa-competitively-select-planetary-ventures-llc-to-begin-lease-negotiations\/#.UvlqFmJdVtB\" target=\"_d\">GSA, NASA Competitively Select Planetary Ventures LLC to Begin Lease Negotiations for Rehabilitation of Hangar One and Use of Moffett Federal Airfield &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredenterprise\/2014\/02\/hangar_one\/\" target=\"_d\">Google Takes Over NASA&#8217;s Hangar One, a Silicon Valley Icon &#8211; Wired Enterprise\/Wired.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/news\/local\/congressman-nasa-experts-meet-discuss-unused-ksc-b\/ndJyM\/\" target=\"_d\">Congressman, NASA experts meet to discuss unused KSC buildings &#8211; www.wftv.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/federal-eye\/wp\/2014\/02\/10\/union-says-supervisory-mischief-leads-to-robust-bias-at-nasa\/\" target=\"_d\">Union says \u2018supervisory mischief\u2019 leads to \u2018robust\u2019 bias at NASA &#8211; Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press\/2014\/february\/nasa-and-french-space-agency-sign-agreement-for-mars-mission\/#.Uvlqn2JdVtA\" target=\"_d\">NASA and French Space Agency Sign Agreement for Mars Mission &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/waiting-for-word-on-yutus-fate?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spacepolicyonline+%28SpacePolicyOnline+News%29\" target=\"_d\">Waiting for Word on Yutu&#8217;s Fate &#8211; SpacePolicyOnine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Webcast:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/10\/rick-tumlinson-sunday-2-9-14\/\" target=\"_d\">Rick Tumlinson, Sunday, 2-9-14- Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;Rick\u2019s commercial space ventures, space advocacy, NASA, space development and exploration challenges &amp; methods for moving the \u201crevolution\u201d forward.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/article\/20140211\/NEWS01\/302110021\/Congressional-panel-reviews-Shiloh-launch-pad-issues\" target=\"_d\">Congressional panel reviews Shiloh launch pad issues: Meetings review options, concerns for environment &#8211; Florida Today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailypress.com\/news\/science\/dp-nws-warner-nasa-langley-20140211,0,7441293.story\" target=\"_d\">Composites: Sen. Warner says Hampton Roads could become the Silicon Valley of composites &#8211; dailypress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transterrestrial.com\/?p=53574#comments\" target=\"_d\">Cost Versus Safety &#8211; Transterrestrial Musings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>Rick Boozer\u00a0points to Elon Musk&#8217;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&#8217;s &#8216;Rocket to Nowhere&#8217;? \u00a0&#8211; Space.com. Rick also had this earlier op-ed by Rick at Space.com:\u00a0\u00a0It&#8217;s Time to Send Americans to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6437\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; Feb.11.14<\/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-6437","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-1FP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5124,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5124","url_meta":{"origin":6437,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Oct.31.13","author":"TopSpacer","date":"October 31, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Rick Boozer\u00a0writes about lower cost alternatives to the SLS\/Orion system that would allow NASA to start exploring deep space soon rather than much, much later:\u00a0It's Time to Send Americans to the Inner Solar System - Space.com. 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