{"id":7177,"date":"2014-04-02T06:36:53","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T06:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7177"},"modified":"2014-04-02T20:24:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T20:24:04","slug":"space-policy-roundup-april-2-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7177","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; April.2.14 [Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of space policy\/politics related links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/guest-blogs\/lou-friedman\/20140328-the-future-of-human-spaceflight.html\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/guest-blogs\/lou-friedman\/20140328-the-future-of-human-spaceflight.html\">The Future of Human Spaceflight \u2013 A Public Forum &#8211; The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/denniswingo.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/01\/the-economic-development-of-the-solar-system-lessons-from-1961\/\" target=\"_d\">The Economic Development of the Solar System: Lessons from 1961 &#8211; DennisWingo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/innerspace.net\/nasa\/fox-news-surrendering-america-does-space-matter-again\/\" target=\"_d\">Fox News Surrendering America: Does Space Matter Again? &#8211; Innerspace.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/innerspace.net\/cotscommercial-crew\/nasa-extends-crs-contracts-will-a-new-competitor-come-forward\/\" target=\"_d\">NASA Extends CRS Contracts, Will a New Competitor Come Forward? &#8211; Innerspace.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newspacejournal.com\/2014\/04\/01\/nasa-to-extend-iss-commercial-cargo-contracts\/\">NASA to extend ISS commercial cargo contracts &#8211; NewSpace Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/04\/01\/fears-of-loss-of-access-to-the-iss-fade-despite-ongoing-crisis\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=fears-of-loss-of-access-to-the-iss-fade-despite-ongoing-crisis\">Fears of loss of access to the ISS fade despite ongoing crisis &#8211; Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/gao-eelv-program-to-cost-70-billion-through-2030\">GAO: EELV Program To Cost $70 Billion Through 2030 &#8211; spacepolicyonline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/670\/662184.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Defense Acquisitions:\u00a0Assessments of\u00a0Selected Weapon\u00a0Programs &#8211; GAO (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationweek.com\/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:04ce340e-4b63-4d23-9695-d49ab661f385&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a04ce340e-4b63-4d23-9695-d49ab661f385Post%3a9da0eabd-905e-4fc9-9235-e6cf89d45d1b\">Starting Point &#8211; Aviation Week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leonarddavid.com\/space-exploration-what-are-the-benefits\/\" target=\"_d\">Space Exploration: What are the Benefits? &#8211; LeonardDavid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/house-passes-weather-forecasting-improvement-act?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spacepolicyonline+%28SpacePolicyOnline+News%29\" target=\"_d\">House Passes Weather Forecasting Improvement Act &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spacenews.com\/article\/civil-space\/40071nasa-open-to-renting-sofia-for-1-million-a-night\" target=\"_d\">NASA Open To Renting SOFIA for $1 Million a Night -SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/allthingsnuclear.org\/reconsidering-chinese-views-on-military-space-strategy\/\">Reconsidering Chinese Views on Military Space Strategy &#8211; All Things Nuclear<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/nasa-restricts-contacts-with-russia-except-for-iss?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spacepolicyonline+%28SpacePolicyOnline+News%29\" target=\"_d\">NASA Restricts Contacts with Russia Except for ISS &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; includes a copy of the memo<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/in-a-vague-announcement-with-unclear-ramifications-a-nasa-memo-today-suspended-all-contact-with-russian-government-officials-though-it-exempted-all-activities-in-connection-with-iss\" target=\"_d\">In a vague announcement with unclear ramifications, a NASA memo today suspended&#8230; &#8211; Behind The Black<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/innerspace.net\/cotscommercial-crew\/nasa-extends-crs-contracts-will-a-new-competitor-come-forward\/\" target=\"_d\">NASA Extends CRS Contracts, Will a New Competitor Come Forward? &#8211; Innerspace.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/innerspace.net\/eelv\/annual-gao-report-highlights-exploding-costs-of-eelv\/\" target=\"_d\">Annual GAO Report Highlights Exploding Costs of EELV &#8211; Innerspace.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rescommunis.olemiss.edu\/2014\/04\/02\/event-space-security-and-long-term-sustainability-of-outer-space-activities\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=event-space-security-and-long-term-sustainability-of-outer-space-activities\" target=\"_d\">Event: Space Security and Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities &#8211; Res Communis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/01\/patrick-ritchie-monday-3-31-14\/\" target=\"_d\">Patrick Ritchie, Monday, 3-31-14 | Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A discussion about space related presentations and sessions at the recent Southwest by Southwest (SXSW) event in Austin, Texas:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7177-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/archived.thespaceshow.com\/shows\/2219-BWB-2014-03-31.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/archived.thespaceshow.com\/shows\/2219-BWB-2014-03-31.mp3\">http:\/\/archived.thespaceshow.com\/shows\/2219-BWB-2014-03-31.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/johnbatchelorshow.com\/podcasts\/2014\/04\/01\/fourth-hour\" target=\"_d\">Tues 4\/1\/14 Hr 4 | John Batchelor Show<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Bob Zimmerman&#8217;s regular segment on space news and policy:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7177-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs040114d.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs040114d.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs040114d.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of space policy\/politics related links: The Future of Human Spaceflight \u2013 A Public Forum &#8211; The Planetary Society The Economic Development of the Solar System: Lessons from 1961 &#8211; DennisWingo Fox News Surrendering America: Does Space Matter Again? &#8211; Innerspace.net NASA Extends CRS Contracts, Will a New Competitor Come Forward? &#8211; Innerspace.net NASA &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7177\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; April.2.14 [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_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-7177","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-1RL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6766,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6766","url_meta":{"origin":7177,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; March.5.14","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 5, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A selection of space policy\/politics related links: Ukraine Crisis Highlights America\u2019s Propulsion Problem - Innerspace.net Two key Texas races heading to runoffs - Space Politics Why Ukraine crisis won't affect Russia, U.S. space collaboration - CNN.com NASA Budget 2105 Proposal: NASA FY 2015 budget supports asteroids, Europa, and commercial crew,\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":2786,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2786","url_meta":{"origin":7177,"position":1},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; June 14.13","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Some space policy items today: The Call of Mars - NYTimes.com Buzz Aldrin Draft NASA Authorization Bill Nixes Asteroid Retrieval Mission - SpaceNews.com NASA\u2019s Asteroid Retrieval Mission May Lack a Viable Target | Innerspace.net House hearing next week on new NASA authorization bill - Space Politics Announcement of Opportunity 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":4045,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4045","url_meta":{"origin":7177,"position":2},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Aug.19.13","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 20, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A selection of space policy related items Surprise Chinese Satellite Maneuvers Mystify Western Experts - SpacePolicyOnline.com Musk: To be a Multi-Planetary Species, We Need To Develop Reusable Rockets - Singularity Hub The DC-X, NASA and the Future of RLV Development - Innerspace.net Can lightning strike twice for RLVs? 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