{"id":7849,"date":"2014-05-20T16:59:46","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T20:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7849"},"modified":"2014-05-21T00:22:54","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T04:22:54","slug":"space-policy-roundup-may-20-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7849","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; May.20.14 [Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Space policy\/politics links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>US human spaceflight:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/378287\/set-safety-aside-we-need-way-get-space-without-russians-rand-simberg\" target=\"_d\">Set Safety Aside \u2014 We Need a Way to Get Into Space Without the Russians &#8211;\u00a0National Review Online<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transterrestrial.com\/?p=55045\" target=\"_d\">Forget Safety, We Need Our Own Spaceships -Transterrestrial Musings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/about\/office_org\/headquarters_offices\/ast\/media\/US_HOM_compet_adv_analysis-Final_1-7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">An Analysis of the Competitive Advantage of the United States of America in Commercial Human Orbital Spaceflight Markets &#8211; FAA &#8211; 2014 (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>SLS\/Orion:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/civil-space\/40610gao-true-cost-of-sls-orion-unclear\" target=\"_d\">GAO: True Cost of SLS, Orion Unclear &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Defense launch:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/05\/20\/shelton-time-for-pause-in-rd-180-debate\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=shelton-time-for-pause-in-rd-180-debate\" target=\"_d\">Shelton: time for \u201cpause\u201d in RD-180 debate &#8211;\u00a0Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2014\/05\/20\/us-lockheed-martin-boeing-rockets-idUSKBN0E00BF20140520\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2014\/05\/20\/us-lockheed-martin-boeing-rockets-idUSKBN0E00BF20140520\">Lockheed-Boeing venture says rocket launch costs lower than claimed by rival &#8211; Reuters<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0I\u00a0believe\u00a0Gass leaves out the billion dollar a year &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/spacex-says-it-could-launch-military-rockets-for-less-than-ula\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/spacex-says-it-could-launch-military-rockets-for-less-than-ula\/\">Launch Capability<\/a>&#8221; subsidy that\u00a0ULA\u00a0receives\u00a0regardless of how many rockets they launch per year\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/news\/n1405\/19delta4\/#.U3t37fldVsJ\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/news\/n1405\/19delta4\/#.U3t37fldVsJ\">With questions swirling,\u00a0<span data-scaytid=\"6\" data-scayt_word=\"ULA\">ULA<\/span>\u00a0hastens Delta 4 production &#8211; Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russia-US:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Technology\/wireStory\/nasa-space-station-work-russia-23780780\" target=\"_d\">NASA: Russia Alone Can&#8217;t End Space Station Work &#8211; AP\/ABC News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Europe:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/launch-report\/40626french-space-minister-open-to-ariane-6-design-changes\" target=\"_d\">French Space Minister Open to Ariane 6 Design Changes &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space industry:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/space-foundation-space-economy-grew-by-4-percent-in-2013?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spacepolicyonline+%28SpacePolicyOnline+News%29\" target=\"_d\">Space Foundation: Space Economy Grew by 4 Percent in 2013<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Private spaceflight\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/across-the-universe\/2014\/may\/19\/nasa-private-manned-missions-mars?CMP=twt_gu\" target=\"_d\">[NASA]\u00a0would speak out if private manned missions to Mars too risky\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Stuart Clark\/ theguardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.TheSpaceReview.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Space Review<\/a>:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/2516\/1\" target=\"_d\">Life in space is impossible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/2515\/1\" target=\"_d\">The future of NASA\u2019s commercial partnerships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/2514\/1\" target=\"_d\">The quest for on-orbit authority<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/2513\/1\" target=\"_d\">Review: Nearest Star<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><i style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #666666;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1107672643\/hobbyspace\" target=\"_blank\">Nearest Star: The Surprising Science of our Sun<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">by Leon Golub and Jay M. Pasachoff<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nasawatch.com\/archives\/2014\/05\/and-people-wond.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nasawatch%2FAekt+%28NASA+Watch%29\" target=\"_d\">And People Wonder Why Government Space Is So Expensive &#8211; NASA Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2014\/05\/19\/why-did-we-give-putin-control-over-our-satellite-launches\/\" target=\"_d\">Why Did We Give Putin Control Over Our Satellite Launches?\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0The Daily Caller<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/civil-space\/40615international-suborbital-safety-proposal-gets-cold-shoulder-in-us\" target=\"_d\">International Suborbital Safety Proposal Gets Cold Shoulder in U.S.\u00a0-SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/40622editorial-a-mission-worth-a-closer-look\" target=\"_d\">Editorial | A Mission Worth a Closer Look &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/406242021-a-new-space-odyssey\" target=\"_d\">2021: A New Space Odyssey? &#8211; Rep. Lamar Smith\/SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/government\/leadership\/private-firms-flock-to-space-exploration\/d\/d-id\/1252897\" target=\"_d\">Private Firms Flock To Space Exploration &#8211; InformationWeek<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chron.com\/sciguy\/2014\/05\/what-if-the-worst-happens-losing-the-international-space-station\/\" target=\"_d\">What if the worst happens? Losing the International Space Station &#8211; SciGuy\/Houston Chronicle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/casey-dreier\/2014\/0520-no-russia-did-not-just-kick-the-us-out-of-the-space-station.html\" target=\"_d\">No, Russia Did Not Just Kick the U.S. Out of the Space Station | The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Space policy\/politics links: US human spaceflight: Set Safety Aside \u2014 We Need a Way to Get Into Space Without the Russians &#8211;\u00a0National Review Online Forget Safety, We Need Our Own Spaceships -Transterrestrial Musings An Analysis of the Competitive Advantage of the United States of America in Commercial Human Orbital Spaceflight Markets &#8211; FAA &#8211; 2014 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7849\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; May.20.14 [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-7849","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-22B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5100,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5100","url_meta":{"origin":7849,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Oct.28.13 [Update]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"October 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Another selection of space policy\/politics related items: \u00a0A Last Chance to Tell the NRC *YOUR* Ideas for Human Spaceflight -- Via Twitter - SpacePolicyOnline.com Sequester would delay NASA missions: Lawmakers, officials warn of consequences of next round's cuts - Florida Today French PM to Discuss Space, Nuclear Deals in Russia\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/FWwGEYJLgG0\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6106,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6106","url_meta":{"origin":7849,"position":1},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.18.14","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 18, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Science fiction writer and webcaster\u00a0Doug Turnbull\u00a0writes about the importance of a cost-effective, sustainable human spaceflight program to maintain support for unmanned space exploration:\u00a0Will Robots or Astronauts be the Future of Interplanetary Research? - \u00a0Space.com The famous line from the movie \"The Right Stuff,\" which tells the story of America's early\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":4354,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4354","url_meta":{"origin":7849,"position":2},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Sept.7.13","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 7, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Some space policy items: Lori Garver, who is leaving her job as NASA Deputy Administrator, warns that funding for SLS\/Orion is insufficient to meet the schedule but enough to gut the agency's other priorities: New NASA rocket: New NASA rocket faces delays - Orlando Sentinel As she leaves NASA, Garver\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":7864,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7864","url_meta":{"origin":7849,"position":3},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; May.22.14 [Update]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A selection of\u00a0space policy\/politics related links: SLS\/Orion: Lockheed Martin Is Seeking To Americanize Orion\u2019s European Service Module -\u00a0SpaceNews.com\u00a0- Even with $15 B\u00a0and with ESA building a service module, there is never enough money for Orion. 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