{"id":6935,"date":"2014-03-17T22:45:50","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T22:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6935"},"modified":"2014-03-18T05:18:40","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T05:18:40","slug":"space-policy-roundup-march-17-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6935","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; March.17.14 [Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[\u00a0<strong>Update 2<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/2014\/03\/17\/its-time-to-return-to-moon-former-nasa-chief-says\/\" target=\"_d\">It\u2019s time to return to the moon, former NASA division chief says &#8211; Fox News<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; First of a five part series by\u00a0\u00a0former JSC Engineering Directorate division chief\u00a0Gene R. Grush who, I&#8217;m told, was &#8220;part of an internal NASA team in 2011 that developed a strategy to return to the Moon &#8212; using existing commercial launch vehicles &#8212; within a decade and within NASA&#8217;s existing budget. \u00a0No need for any magical thinking on budgets. &#8220;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/03\/17\/nelson-argues-for-commercial-crew-brooks-and-shelby-seek-more-money-for-sls\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nelson-argues-for-commercial-crew-brooks-and-shelby-seek-more-money-for-sls\" target=\"_d\">Nelson argues for commercial crew, Brooks and Shelby seek more money for SLS &#8211; Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/flatoday_jdean\/status\/445681486625509376\" target=\"_d\">Twitter \/ flatoday_jdean:\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;Sen. Bill Nelson: NASA briefing some in Congress on &#8220;plans and options&#8221; should U.S.\/Russian relations deteriorate; must fund commercial.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s selection of space policy\/politics related links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/space-policy-events-march-17-21-2014#.UyZIVAqLsl0.twitter\" target=\"_d\">Space Policy Events March 17-21, 2014 &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The key obstacle to space development:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/39895it%E2%80%99s-the-cost\" target=\"_d\"><strong>It\u2019s the Cost<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Gary Oleson\/SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space advocacy:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/39893measuring-space-choices-by-our-real-purpose\" target=\"_d\">Measuring Space Choices by Our Real Purpose &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/press-room\/releases\/2014\/largest-single-donor-gift.html\" target=\"_d\">The Planetary Society Announces Its Largest Single Donor Gift &#8211; The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/marssociety.org\/www\/home\/press\/announcements\/2014sealegislativeblitzverysuccessful\" target=\"_d\">2014 SEA Legislative Blitz Very Successful &#8211; The Mars Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2014\/03\/16\/nasa-planets-outer-space-exploration-column\/6496651\/\" target=\"_d\">What compels us to explore starry skies? Op-Ed\/USA Today<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Defense:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationweek.com\/Article.aspx?id=\/article-xml\/AW_03_17_2014_p30-671542.xml\" target=\"_d\">Satellite Networks Face Growing Cyber Threat &#8211; Aviation Week<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/nasa-asserts-its-new-strategic-plan-provides-clear-unified-and-long-term-direction\" target=\"_d\">NASA Asserts Its New Strategic Plan Provides \u201cClear, Unified, and Long-Term Direction&#8221; &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Misc:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.al.com\/breaking\/2014\/03\/us_rep_mo_brooks_says_obama_wh.html\" target=\"_d\">U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks says Obama White House &#8216;seriously underfunded&#8217; Space Launch System in 2015 budget (photos) &#8211; Huntsville Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/03\/16\/science\/billionaires-with-big-ideas-are-privatizing-american-science.html?smid=tw-share&amp;_r=0\" target=\"_d\">Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science &#8211; NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Global space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/39894an-exemplary-trans-atlantic-achievement\" target=\"_d\">An Exemplary Trans-Atlantic Achievement &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/39890editorial-us-and-german-tax-dollars-at-waste\" target=\"_d\">Editorial | U.S. and German Tax Dollars at Waste &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/yutu-awakes-again-but-mechanical-problem-remains-unresolved\" target=\"_d\">Yutu Awakes Again, But Mechanical Problem Remains Unresolved &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/\" target=\"_d\">The Space Review:\u00a0<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/2473\/1\" target=\"_d\">Through a glass, darkly: Chinese, American, and Russian anti-satellite testing in space\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/2470\/1\" target=\"_d\">Regulatory effects of the International Code of Conduct on commercial space<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/2472\/1\" target=\"_d\">Aborted takeoff: Just as SOFIA prepares to enter routine observations, NASA seeks to end its funding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/2471\/1\" target=\"_d\">India\u2019s 2014\u201315 space budget: an assessment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Webcasts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/17\/dr-doug-plata-sunday-3-16-14-2\/\" target=\"_d\">Dr. Doug Plata, Sunday, 3-16-14 &#8211; Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A discussion of the\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cislunarone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cis-Lunar One Transportation Architecture<\/a> developed by Dr. Plata. (Find background <a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/15\/dr-doug-plata-sunday-3-16-14\/\" target=\"_blank\">docs here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/15\/robert-walker-friday-3-14-14\/\" target=\"_d\">Robert Walker, Friday, 3-14-14 | Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: NASA planetary science funding discussion: <a href=\"http:\/\/new.livestream.com\/viewnow\/lpsc2014\" target=\"_d\">LPSC 2014 on Livestream<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[\u00a0Update 2: It\u2019s time to return to the moon, former NASA division chief says &#8211; Fox News\u00a0&#8211; First of a five part series by\u00a0\u00a0former JSC Engineering Directorate division chief\u00a0Gene R. Grush who, I&#8217;m told, was &#8220;part of an internal NASA team in 2011 that developed a strategy to return to the Moon &#8212; using existing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6935\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; March.17.14 [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-6935","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-1NR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7035,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7035","url_meta":{"origin":6935,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Mar.21.14 [Update]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A selection of space policy\/politics related items 5 part series by\u00a0Gene R. 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