{"id":7035,"date":"2014-03-22T02:48:43","date_gmt":"2014-03-22T02:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7035"},"modified":"2014-03-22T22:15:17","modified_gmt":"2014-03-22T22:15:17","slug":"space-policy-roundup-mar-21-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7035","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Mar.21.14 [Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of space policy\/politics related items<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 part series by\u00a0<i>Gene R. Grush former propulsion and power division chief at NASA Johnson Space Center:<\/i>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/2014\/03\/21\/making-moon-base-why-now-is-time\/\" target=\"_d\">Making a moon base: Why now is the time &#8211; Fox News &#8211; Fri<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/2014\/03\/20\/shoot-for-moon-how-america-can-lead-world-back\/\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/2014\/03\/20\/shoot-for-moon-how-america-can-lead-world-back\/\">Shoot for the moon: How America can lead the world back &#8211; \u00a0Fox News &#8211; Thurs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/2014\/03\/19\/how-to-return-to-moon-in-just-four-years\/\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/2014\/03\/19\/how-to-return-to-moon-in-just-four-years\/\">How to return to the moon in just four years &#8211; Fox News- Wed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/2014\/03\/18\/chinas-moon-rover-wake-up-call\/\" target=\"_d\">China\u2019s moon rover a wake-up call, former NASA division chief says \u2013 Fox News \u2013 Tues<\/a><\/li>\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 \u2013 Fox News \u2013 Mon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/military-space\/39938darpa-space-budget-increase-includes-27m-for-spaceplane\" target=\"_d\">DARPA Space Budget Increase Includes $27M for Spaceplane &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/03\/21\/pentagon-confirms-study-into-reliance-on-rd-180-engine-underway\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=pentagon-confirms-study-into-reliance-on-rd-180-engine-underway\" target=\"_d\">Pentagon confirms study into reliance on RD-180 engine underway &#8211; Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/house-hearings-begin-next-week-on-fy2015-budget-requests-for-science-nasa?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spacepolicyonline+%28SpacePolicyOnline+News%29\" target=\"_d\">House Hearings Begin Next Week on FY2015 Budget Requests for Science, NASA &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press\/2014\/march\/nasa-seeks-proposals-on-asteroid-redirect-mission-concepts-development\/#.UyyHGqhdVtA\" target=\"_d\">NASA Seeks Proposals on Asteroid Redirect Mission Concepts Development &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/article\/373866\/win-win-sanction-josh-gelernter\" target=\"_d\">A Win-Win Sanction &#8211; National Review Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/military-space\/39936report-rekindles-suspicions-about-chinese-rocket-launch?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&amp;utm_medium=Space%20News%20This%20Week+NON%20active%20cur_status&amp;utm_campaign=2013%20SNTW&amp;_wcsid=B654FC545CCAE055C27898CFD57FB657263FED92415F4620BC356692770EA12D\" target=\"_d\">Report Rekindles Suspicions About Chinese Rocket Launch &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canberratimes.com.au\/technology\/sci-tech\/nasa-costcutting-panics-staff-at-space-centre-20140321-3593r.html\" target=\"_d\">NASA cost-cutting panics staff at space centre &#8211; Canberra Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Webcasts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/johnbatchelorshow.com\/podcasts\/2014\/03\/20\/fourth-hour\" target=\"_d\">Thurs 3\/20\/14 Hr 4 | John Batchelor Show<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Bob Zimmerman reports on space news and policy issues<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/20\/john-batchelor-hotel-mars-wednesday-3-19-14\/\" target=\"_d\">John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 3-19-14 &#8211; Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Space historian Robert Launius talks about\u00a0rocket engine testing &amp; static firing tests.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/21\/gwynne-shotwell-friday-3-21-14\/\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/21\/gwynne-shotwell-friday-3-21-14\/\">Gwynne\u00a0Shotwell, Friday, 3-21-14 &#8211;\u00a0Thespaceshow&#8217;s\u00a0Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; SpaceX President dealt with several policy related questions in her interview<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceflightnow.com\/news\/n1403\/21armbaa\/#.Uy2VfqhdVtC\" target=\"_d\">NASA to examine commercial role in asteroid mission &#8211; Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.executivegov.com\/2014\/03\/michael-lopez-alegria-commercial-spaceflight-federation-president-on-aligning-stakeholders-and-nasas-budget-picture\/\" target=\"_d\">Michael Lopez-Alegria Talks His Transition From NASA Astronaut to Leading the Commercial Spaceflight Federation &amp; the Benefits of the CSF Mission &#8211; ExecutiveGov.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaldefensemagazine.org\/blog\/Lists\/Posts\/Post.aspx?ID=1452\" target=\"_d\">Satellite Industry Frets About Future Military Business &#8211; Blog\/NationalDefenseMagazine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/defensesystems.com\/articles\/2014\/03\/21\/satellite-communications-future-options.aspx?admgarea=DS\" target=\"_d\">The future of satellites: What are the options? &#8212; Defense Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/johnbatchelorshow.com\/podcasts\/2014\/03\/21\/fourth-hour\" target=\"_d\">Fri 3\/21\/14 Hr 4 | John Batchelor Show<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0&#8211; Bob Zimmerman<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of space policy\/politics related items 5 part series by\u00a0Gene R. Grush former propulsion and power division chief at NASA Johnson Space Center: Making a moon base: Why now is the time &#8211; Fox News &#8211; Fri Shoot for the moon: How America can lead the world back &#8211; \u00a0Fox News &#8211; Thurs How &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7035\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; Mar.21.14 [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-7035","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-1Pt","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7016,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7016","url_meta":{"origin":7035,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; 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