{"id":6776,"date":"2014-03-06T05:55:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6776"},"modified":"2014-03-06T22:09:25","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T22:09:25","slug":"space-policy-roundup-march-6-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6776","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; March.6.14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A reader points me to this CNBC interview with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dfj.com\/team\/teamdetail.php?SteveJurvetson-10148\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Jurvetson<\/a>\u00a0(a founder of the famous DFJ venture capital fund) who talks about rocket costs and SpaceX (one of DFJ investments) in the context of the Senate hearing on Wednesday about Defense Dept launches :\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/video.cnbc.com\/gallery\/?video=3000252930&amp;play=1\">SpaceEx board member: Beginning of long new-space period &#8211; CNBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object id=\"cnbcplayer\" width=\"400\" height=\"380\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"best\" \/><param name=\"scale\" value=\"noscale\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"salign\" value=\"lt\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"endTime=000\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/plus.cnbc.com\/rssvideosearch\/action\/player\/id\/3000252930\/code\/cnbcplayershare\" \/><param name=\"pluginspage\" value=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"endTime=000\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>More space policy\/politics related links<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/press\/2014\/03\/05\/elon-musks-statement-us-senate-appropriations-subcommittee-defense\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/press\/2014\/03\/05\/elon-musks-statement-us-senate-appropriations-subcommittee-defense\">Elon\u00a0Musk&#8217;s Statement to US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense &#8211;\u00a0SpaceX<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spacenews.com\/article\/launch-report\/39746near-term-pool-of-competitively-awarded-us-military-launches-shrinks-for\">Near-term Pool of Competitively Awarded U.S. Military Launches Shrinks for SpaceX &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/elon-musk-spacex-russia-ukraine-ula-2014-3\">Elon Musk On Russia&#8217;s Invasion Of Ukraine &#8211; Business Insider<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceflightnow.com\/news\/n1403\/05spacexula\/#.Uxfzw_ldVsI\">SpaceX, ULA spar over military contracting &#8211; Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/bad_astronomy\/2014\/03\/05\/nasa_budget_2015_more_cuts_more_politics.html\">Another Year, Another Set of Bizarre Cuts to NASA&#8217;s Budget &#8211; Phil Plait\/Slate Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/39714inspiration-mars-sets-sights-on-venusmars-flyby-in-2021\">Inspiration Mars Sets Sights on Venus\/Mars Flyby in 2021 \u00a0&#8211; Dennis Tito\/SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/39710tears-in-rain-the-case-for-manned-space-travel\">Tears in Rain: The Case For Manned Space Travel &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/39712why-aren%E2%80%99t-we-on-mars-yet\">Why Aren\u2019t We on Mars Yet? &#8211; Chris Carberry\/SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/crimea-situation-not-affecting-u-s-russian-space-relationship-so-far?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spacepolicyonline+%28SpacePolicyOnline+News%29\">Crimea Situation Not Affecting U.S.-Russian Space Relationship So Far &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english\/sci\/2014-03\/02\/c_133153535.htm\">China expects to launch cargo ship into space around 2016 &#8211; Xinhua | English.news.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceflightnow.com\/news\/n1403\/04h3rocket\/#.UxghifldVsI\">Japan moves forward with replacement for H-2A rocket &#8211; Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update 2<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pjmedia.com\/blog\/time-to-end-our-dependence-on-russian-spaceships\/?singlepage=true\" target=\"_d\">Time to End Our Dependence on Russian Spaceships &#8211; Rand Simberg\/PJ Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/losangeles\/news\/2014\/03\/05\/lockheed-boeing-space-launch-monopoly-elon-musk.html\" target=\"_d\">Elon Musk chimes in on Lockheed-Boeing space launch monopoly &#8211; L.A. Biz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/in-testimony-to-congress-wednesday-elon-musk-described-how-allowing-spacex-to-compete-as-a-military-launch-provider-would-significantly-lower-costs\" target=\"_d\">In testimony to Congress Wednesday, Elon Musk described how allowing SpaceX to compete as a military launch provider would significantly lower costs &#8211; Behind The Black<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/article\/20140306\/SPACE\/303060036\/SpaceX-woos-Pentagon-secret-satellite-business\" target=\"_d\">SpaceX woos Pentagon for secret satellite business \u00a0&#8211; Florida Today<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update 3<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceref.com\/the-path-forward-in-american-space---2014-edition.html\" target=\"_d\">The Path Forward In American Space &#8211; 2014 Edition &#8211; Dennis Wingo\/SpaceRef<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; An extended essay by Dennis on space policy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/03\/06\/mixed-reactions-to-nasa-budget-proposal\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=mixed-reactions-to-nasa-budget-proposal\" target=\"_d\">Mixed reactions to NASA budget proposal &#8211; Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2014\/03\/ukraine-crisis-russia-space-104361.html\" target=\"_d\">Ukraine crisis could end U.S. space reliance on Russia &#8211; Leigh Munsil\/POLITICO.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/06\/john-batchelor-hotel-mars-wednesday-3-5-14\/\" target=\"_d\">John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 3-5-14 &#8211; Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Anatoly Zak of (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.russianspaceweb.com\/\">www.russianspaceweb.com<\/a>) discusses US-Russian space relations in the wake of the Crimea invasion.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/johnbatchelorshow.com\/podcasts\/2014\/03\/04\/third-hour\" target=\"_d\">Tues 3\/4\/14 Hr 3 | John Batchelor Show<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.behindtheblack.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Zimmerman<\/a>&#8216;s latest report<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/multimedia\/planetary-radio\/show\/2014\/20140305-planetary-radio-special-nasa-fy2015-budget.html\" target=\"_d\">A Planetary Radio Special Feature: NASA Unveils Its Proposed FY2015 Budget &#8211; The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reader points me to this CNBC interview with\u00a0Steve Jurvetson\u00a0(a founder of the famous DFJ venture capital fund) who talks about rocket costs and SpaceX (one of DFJ investments) in the context of the Senate hearing on Wednesday about Defense Dept launches :\u00a0SpaceEx board member: Beginning of long new-space period &#8211; CNBC === More space &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6776\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; March.6.14<\/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_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-6776","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-1Li","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3531,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3531","url_meta":{"origin":6776,"position":0},"title":"Steve Jurvetson&#8217;s space museum on display","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 21, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Steve Jurvetson of the venture capital firm DFJ invests in a number of space related businesses such as SpaceX. 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