{"id":7715,"date":"2014-05-07T17:19:04","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T21:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7715"},"modified":"2014-05-07T22:34:28","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T02:34:28","slug":"space-policy-roundup-may-7-14-a-video-psa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7715","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; May.7.14 + A video PSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yet more space policy\/politics related links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.space.com\/25785-american-human-spaceflight-capability-richard-garriott.html?cmpid=514648\" target=\"_d\">It&#8217;s Time to Push for US Human Spaceflight Independence) &#8211;\u00a0Space.com<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Richard and Owen Garriott<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarusinterstellar.org\/start-of-the-true-space-age\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=start-of-the-true-space-age\" target=\"_d\">Start of the True Space Age &#8211;\u00a0Icarus Interstellar<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NASA Budget:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/house-appropriators-want-to-limit-arm-funding-require-independent-assessment-of-mars-2021?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spacepolicyonline+%28SpacePolicyOnline+News%29\" target=\"_d\">House Appropriators Want To Limit ARM Funding, Require Independent Assessment of Mars 2021 &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/casey-dreier\/2014\/0507-the-house-restores-170-million-to-planetary-science.html\" target=\"_d\">Wow, an Increase of $170 million for Planetary Exploration\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/hrpt-113-hr-fy2015-cjs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">House Appropriations Bill (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>US defense space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/05\/07\/armed-services-committee-to-take-up-authorization-bill-with-rd-180-and-other-provisions\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=armed-services-committee-to-take-up-authorization-bill-with-rd-180-and-other-provisions\" target=\"_d\">Armed Services Committee to take up authorization bill with RD-180 and other provisions &#8211;\u00a0Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spacenews.com\/article\/military-space\/40481house-defense-bill-funds-satcom-pilot-projects-denies-new-weather\" target=\"_d\">House Defense Bill Funds Satcom Pilot Projects, Denies New Weather Satellite\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/article\/20140506\/DEFREG02\/305060022\/US-Space-Defense-Funding-Drops-From-Previous-Projections\" target=\"_d\">US Space Defense Funding Drops From Previous Projections &#8211; Defense News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/u-s-government-files-for-dissolution-of-injunction-against-payments-to-russia#.U2odvIdcmqc.twitter\" target=\"_d\">U.S. Government Files for Dissolution of Injunction Against Payments to Russia &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/space\/u-s-officials-want-judge-lift-ban-russian-rocket-engines-n98851\" target=\"_d\">U.S. Officials Want Judge to Lift Ban on Russian Rocket Engines &#8211; NBC News.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Latests on House budget for NASA:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/05\/07\/cjs-report-offers-more-details-on-proposed-nasa-spending\/\" target=\"_d\">CJS report offers more details on proposed NASA spending &#8211; Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/civil-space\/40494nasa-budget-bill-would-boost-commercial-crew-keep-sofia-flying-kill-hosted\" target=\"_d\">NASA Budget Bill Would Boost Commercial Crew, Keep SOFIA Flying, Kill Hosted Climate Instrument -SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.sciencemag.org\/funding\/2014\/05\/u.s.-house-spending-panel-favors-planetary-science-nasa\" target=\"_d\">U.S. House Spending Panel Favors Planetary Science at NASA &#8211; Science\/AAAS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.uk\/masters-solar-system-we-need-conquer-space-save-earth-1447555\" target=\"_d\">Masters of the Solar System: We Need to Conquer Space to Save Earth &#8211; IBD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spudislunarresources.com\/blog\/stupid-space-tricks\/\" target=\"_d\">Stupid Space Tricks &#8211; Spudis Lunar Resources Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/article\/20140507\/DEFREG02\/305070044\/US-House-Panel-Raises-Concerns-About-Russian-Satellite-Monitoring-Sites?odyssey=nav|head\" target=\"_d\">US House Panel Raises Concerns About Russian Satellite Monitoring Sites &#8211; Defense News<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceflightnow.com\/news\/n1405\/07govtrd180\/#.U2rrzIFdVtA\" target=\"_d\">Government asks to lift ban on buying Russian engine &#8211; Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/johnbatchelorshow.com\/podcasts\/2014\/05\/06\/fourth-hour\" target=\"_d\">Tues 5\/6\/14 Hr 4 | John Batchelor Show<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.behindtheblack.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Zimmerman<\/a> on the first of his twice weekly report on space news &amp; policy<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7715-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs050614d.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs050614d.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs050614d.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/07\/robert-bob-zimmerman-tuesday-5-6-14\/\" target=\"_d\">Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Tuesday, 5-6-14 | Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Bob spoke about &#8220;Russia-NASA space relationship with sanctions, ISS, SpaceX, Air Force &amp; more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7715-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/archived.thespaceshow.com\/shows\/2239-BWB-2014-05-06.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/archived.thespaceshow.com\/shows\/2239-BWB-2014-05-06.mp3\">http:\/\/archived.thespaceshow.com\/shows\/2239-BWB-2014-05-06.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/07\/walt-cunningham-rocky-mtn-college-4-4-14\/\" target=\"_d\">Walt Cunningham @ Rocky Mtn College, 4-4-14 | Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Former astronaut\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walter_Cunningham\" target=\"_d\">Walter Cunningham<\/a>\u00a0spoke about &#8220;Apollo 7 &amp; Skylab experiences, STEM &amp; student inspiration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7715-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/archived.thespaceshow.com\/shows\/2240-BWB-2014-05-07.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/archived.thespaceshow.com\/shows\/2240-BWB-2014-05-07.mp3\">http:\/\/archived.thespaceshow.com\/shows\/2240-BWB-2014-05-07.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>A\u00a0public service announcement brought to you by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.organizingforhumanity.com\" target=\"_blank\">Organizing for Humanity<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sPeHIaWquBk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yet more space policy\/politics related links: It&#8217;s Time to Push for US Human Spaceflight Independence) &#8211;\u00a0Space.com\u00a0&#8211; Richard and Owen Garriott Start of the True Space Age &#8211;\u00a0Icarus Interstellar NASA Budget: House Appropriators Want To Limit ARM Funding, Require Independent Assessment of Mars 2021 &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline Wow, an Increase of $170 million for Planetary Exploration\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0The Planetary &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7715\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; May.7.14 + A video PSA<\/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-7715","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-20r","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":497,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=497","url_meta":{"origin":7715,"position":0},"title":"Dennis Wingo: Expanding a vision of space beyond NASA","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 8, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Dennis Wingo recently posted an essay about the need for a space policy that went beyond the usual Space polic =NASA policy paradigm: Space Abhors a Policy Vacuum: The NRC Report and The Need for a Broad National Space Policy -\u00a0 Moonandback. 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