{"id":7587,"date":"2014-05-01T15:50:32","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T19:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7587"},"modified":"2014-05-02T00:41:45","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T04:41:45","slug":"space-policy-roundup-may-1-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7587","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; May.1.14 [Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s selection of space policy\/politics related posts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NASA:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/05\/01\/senate-appropriations-chairwoman-deeply-troubled-by-proposed-nasa-budget\/\" target=\"_d\">Senate Appropriations chairwoman \u201cdeeply troubled\u201d by proposed NASA budget &#8211; Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/webcast\/cjs-hearing-fy15-nasa-budget-video-stream-will-not-go-live-until-hearing-begins\" target=\"_d\">CJS Hearing: FY15 NASA Budget &#8211;\u00a0Senate Appropriations Committee<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; video<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.al.com\/breaking\/2014\/05\/us_senator_richard_shelby_rips.html\" target=\"_d\">U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby rips NASA over Space Launch System funding &#8211; Huntsville Times<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0&#8211; With no US vehicle available\u00a0to get astronauts to the ISS, Shameless Shelby still\u00a0puts the payload-less SLS on the top of the priority list and contineus to make\u00a0goofy accusations against commercial crew and cargo programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/civil-space\/40413amended-nasa-authorization-bill-headed-for-vote-on-house-floor\" target=\"_d\">Amended NASA Authorization Bill Headed for Vote on House Floor &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/04\/30\/house-appropriations-subcommittee-approves-nasa-funding-bill-with-hints-about-other-provisions\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=house-appropriations-subcommittee-approves-nasa-funding-bill-with-hints-about-other-provisions\" target=\"_d\">House appropriations subcommittee approves NASA funding bill, with hints about other provisions &#8211;\u00a0Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.commercialspaceflight.org\/2014\/04\/commercial-spaceflight-federation-statement-house-appropriations-committee-fy15-nasa-budget\/\" target=\"_d\">Commercial Spaceflight Federation Statement on House Appropriations Committee FY15 NASA Budget &#8211; CSF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fattah.house.gov\/press\/fattah-highlights-priorities-in-fy2015-cjs-appropriations-bill\/\" target=\"_d\">Fattah Highlights Priorities in FY2015 CJS Appropriations Bill &#8211; Congressman Chaka Faffah<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/tech\/science\/space\/2014\/04\/30\/bill-increase-still-falls-short-nasa\/8540633\/\" target=\"_d\">Bill increase still falls short for NASA &#8211; Florida Today<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/04\/30\/nasa-operating-plan-makes-final-adjustments-for-fiscal-year-2014\/\" target=\"_d\">NASA operating plan makes final adjustments for fiscal year 2014 \u00ab Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/lawmakers-seek-end-u-reliance-205931396.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory\" target=\"_d\">Lawmakers seek end to U.S. reliance on Russian rocket engine &#8211; Yahoo Finance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceksc.blogspot.com\/2014\/04\/war-of-words.html\" target=\"_d\">\u0412\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432 (War of Words) &#8211; Space KSC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Defense:\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/economy\/elon-musks-spacex-granted-injunction-in-rocket-launch-suit-against-lockheed-boeing\/2014\/04\/30\/4b028f7c-d0cd-11e3-937f-d3026234b51c_story.html\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/economy\/elon-musks-spacex-granted-injunction-in-rocket-launch-suit-against-lockheed-boeing\/2014\/04\/30\/4b028f7c-d0cd-11e3-937f-d3026234b51c_story.html\"><span data-scaytid=\"4\" data-scayt_word=\"Elon\">Elon<\/span>\u00a0Musk\u2019s\u00a0<span data-scaytid=\"3\" data-scayt_word=\"SpaceX\">SpaceX<\/span>\u00a0granted injunction in rocket launch suit against Lockheed-Boeing &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/space\/spacex-wins-court-injunction-block-russian-rocket-engine-purchases-n94361\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/space\/spacex-wins-court-injunction-block-russian-rocket-engine-purchases-n94361\"><span data-scaytid=\"5\" data-scayt_word=\"SpaceX\">SpaceX<\/span>\u00a0Wins Court Injunction to Block Russian Rocket Engine Purchases &#8211; NBC News.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/i\/MSNBC\/Sections\/NEWS\/z-pdf-archive\/140430-ULAinjunction.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/i\/MSNBC\/Sections\/NEWS\/z-pdf-archive\/140430-ULAinjunction.pdf\"><span data-scaytid=\"6\" data-scayt_word=\"ULA\">ULA<\/span>\u00a0Injunction (<span data-scaytid=\"9\" data-scayt_word=\"pdf\">pdf<\/span>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/05\/01\/preliminary-injunction-blocks-purchases-of-rd-180-engines\/\" target=\"_d\">Preliminary injunction blocks purchases of RD-180 engines (updated) \u00ab Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodbuzz.com\/2014\/04\/30\/mccain-rocket-deal-smacks-of-cronyism\/\" target=\"_d\">McCain: Rocket Deal &#8216;Smacks of Cronyism&#8217; | DoD Buzz<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;&#8216;This smacks of the cronyism that we saw in the first tanker contract that ended up in a major scandal,&#8217; McCain told the Defense Department\u2019s top weapons buyer, Frank Kendall, on Wednesday during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee.&#8221;<\/span><\/span>&#8220;He was referring to the Air Force\u2019s initial deal with Chicago-based Boeing for a fleet of new refueling aircraft. The agreement was canceled in 2004 amid a scandal involving Boeing\u2019s chief financial officer, Michael Sears, who offered a job to the Air Force\u2019s top procurement official, Darleen Druyun, during negotiations. Both were sentenced to serve jail time.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/04\/30\/spacex-court-filings-offer-new-details-on-eelv-protest\/\" target=\"_d\">SpaceX court filings offer new details on EELV protest\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/04\/30\/nasa-operating-plan-makes-final-adjustments-for-fiscal-year-2014\/\" target=\"_d\">NASA operating plan makes final adjustments for fiscal year 2014 \u00ab Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0General:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/host.madison.com\/daily-cardinal\/nasa-losing-hold-of-public-imagination\/article_c1a7ef4e-d02f-11e3-9d30-0019bb2963f4.html\" target=\"_d\">NASA losing hold of public imagination : Daily-cardinal (Univ. of Wisconsin)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/technosciencepeople.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/30\/elon-musk-and-the-great-competition-caper\/comment-page-1\/#comment-1\" target=\"_d\">Elon Musk and the Great Competition Caper &#8211; TechnoScience as if People Mattered<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; I made some comments to this.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceksc.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/trial-balloon.html\" target=\"_d\">Trial Balloon &#8211; Space KSC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/exoscientist.blogspot.com\/2014\/04\/a-contingency-plan-for-fast-return-of.html\" target=\"_d\">Polymath: A contingency plan for a fast return of the U.S. to space &#8211; Polymath<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/guest-blogs\/2014\/0501-an-open-letter-to-planetary-scientists-from-jim-bell.html\" target=\"_d\">An Open Letter to the Planetary Science Community &#8211;\u00a0The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/on-the-radio-2\" target=\"_d\">On the radio | Behind The Black<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Bob Zimmerman will go on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespaceshow.com\/\">the Space Show<\/a>\u00a0with David Livingston on May 6th at 7 :00 pm (PT) &#8220;to discuss the situation with the Russians and ISS&#8221;. \u00a0He will also go on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coasttocoastam.com\/\">Coast to Coast with George Noory<\/a>\u00a0on May 7th from 10 to 11 pm (PT) to discuss the same topic.<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/01\/the-john-batchelor-show-hotel-mars-wednesday-4-30-14\/\" target=\"_d\">The John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 4-30-14 | Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Space law expert Michael Listner discussed China and the militarization of space, sanctions on Russian space industry and the Russian response, and the SpaceX lawsuit against the Air Force&#8217;s ULA launch monopoly.<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/29\/isdc-2014-monday-4-28-14\/\" target=\"_d\">ISDC 2014, Monday, 4-28-14 | Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A preview of the upcoming annual National Space Society conference with\u00a0Dr. Nicola Sarzi-Amade, John Spencer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s selection of space policy\/politics related posts. NASA: Senate Appropriations chairwoman \u201cdeeply troubled\u201d by proposed NASA budget &#8211; Space Politics CJS Hearing: FY15 NASA Budget &#8211;\u00a0Senate Appropriations Committee\u00a0&#8211; video U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby rips NASA over Space Launch System funding &#8211; Huntsville Times\u00a0&#8211; With no US vehicle available\u00a0to get astronauts to the ISS, Shameless Shelby &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7587\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; May.1.14 [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-7587","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-1Yn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3447,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3447","url_meta":{"origin":7587,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; July.16.13","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 16, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Recent space policy items (check back for additions throughout the day and evening): Mikulski Includes $18 Billion for NASA in 2014 Appropriations Bill - SpaceNews.com Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Approves $18 Billion for NASA in FY2014 This week: appropriations and authorization markups -\u00a0 Space Politics NASA goes back to the drawing\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":1890,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=1890","url_meta":{"origin":7587,"position":1},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; April 25, 2013","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Jeff Foust writes about the James Webb Space Telescope status: Not-so-news about JWST - Space Politics === The Economist comments on the recent Antares rocket test: Private space flight: Orbital in orbit - Competition comes to the celestial trucking business - The Economist === Some reports on today's Senate Appropriations\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&l=ur2&o=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3464,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3464","url_meta":{"origin":7587,"position":2},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; July.17.13 [Update 3]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Future Space Leaders Foundation is hosting its second annual one-day event on Capitol Hill covering cross-cutting issues in space. 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