{"id":7864,"date":"2014-05-22T02:12:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T06:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7864"},"modified":"2014-05-26T01:49:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T05:49:00","slug":"space-policy-roundup-may-22-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7864","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; May.22.14 [Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of\u00a0space policy\/politics related links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SLS\/Orion:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/civil-space\/40635lockheed-martin-is-seeking-to-americanize-orion%E2%80%99s-european-service-module\" target=\"_d\">Lockheed Martin Is Seeking To Americanize Orion\u2019s European Service Module &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Even with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/GAO-14-385\" target=\"_blank\">$15 B<\/a>\u00a0and with ESA building a service module, there is never enough money for Orion.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/civil-space\/40647second-sls-mission-might-not-carry-crew?utm_content=buffer4cb05&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_d\">Second SLS Mission Might Not Carry Crew &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space industry:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/article\/20140520\/DEFREG02\/305200057\/Space-Industry-Sees-Opportunities-Possible-Consolidation?odyssey=nav|head\" target=\"_d\">Space Industry Sees Opportunities, Possible Consolidation &#8211; defensenews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/sia-reports-satellite-services-and-manfacturing-revenue-up-in-2013?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spacepolicyonline+%28SpacePolicyOnline+News%29\" target=\"_d\">SIA Reports Satellite Services and Manfacturing Revenue Up in 2013 &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SIA_2014_SSIR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">State of the Satellite Industry Report &#8211; Satellite Industries Association (SIA) (pdf)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Defense launch:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.valleymorningstar.com\/news\/local_news\/article_980c7c8c-e09b-11e3-8cd4-001a4bcf6878.html\" target=\"_d\">SpaceX amends complaint against Air Force &#8211; Valley Morning Star<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/aviationweek.com\/space\/replacing-russian-made-atlas-antares-engines-would-take-four-years\" target=\"_d\">Replacing Russian-Made Atlas, Antares Engines Would Take Four Years &#8211; Aviation Week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/news\/n1405\/20f9certification\/#.U3zDuvldVsI\" target=\"_d\">Top general says reliability trumps rocket costs &#8211; Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nlpc.org\/stories\/2014\/05\/18\/space-launch-deal-puts-spotlight-revolving-door\" target=\"_d\">Space Launch Deal Puts Spotlight on Revolving Door &#8211; National Legal and Policy Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/russian-commission-still-mystified-by-cause-of-proton-rocket-failure?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Spacepolicyonline+%28SpacePolicyOnline+News%29\" target=\"_d\">Russian Commission Still Mystified by Cause of Proton Rocket Failure &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.al.com\/breaking\/2014\/05\/houston_newspapers_nasa_adrift.html\" target=\"_d\">Sen. Richard Shelby &#8216;makes no apologies&#8217; for NASA votes that benefit Alabama\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0AL.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/05\/21\/house-and-senate-making-progress-on-nasa-commercial-space-bills\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=house-and-senate-making-progress-on-nasa-commercial-space-bills\" target=\"_d\">House and Senate making progress on NASA, commercial space bills &#8211; Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.rollcall.com\/technocrat\/space-station-costs-too-high-appropriators-say\/\" target=\"_d\">Space Station Operations Costs &#8216;Too High,&#8217; House Panel Says &#8211; Technocrat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacesafetymagazine.com\/2014\/05\/21\/crisis-planning-nasa\/\" target=\"_d\">Crisis Planning for NASA &#8211; Space Safety Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2014-05-22\/the-musk-show-in-washington-roils-rivals-as-fans-applaud\" target=\"_d\">The Musk Show in Washington Roils Rivals as Fans Applaud &#8211; Businessweek<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/opinion\/outlook\/article\/Lembeck-Congress-paving-way-for-Houston-s-demise-5496214.php\" target=\"_d\">Lembeck: Congress paving way for Houston&#8217;s demise as space center &#8211; Houston Chronicle<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0An unabashed complaint about\u00a0insufficient pork for Houston after former Sen. Hutchison went to all the trouble to help\u00a0force\u00a0the SLS\/Orion onto NASA.<\/li>\n<li>US\u00a0engine for Atlas V:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/05\/22\/rd-180-report-recommends-development-of-domestic-replacement-engine\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=rd-180-report-recommends-development-of-domestic-replacement-engine\" target=\"_d\">RD-180 report recommends development of domestic replacement engine &#8211;\u00a0Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/article\/20140521\/DEFREG02\/305210036\/US-Air-Force-Undersecretary-Public-Private-Partnerships-Among-Alternatives-RD-180\" target=\"_d\">US Air Force Undersecretary: Public-Private Partnerships Among Alternatives on RD-180\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Defense News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/aviationweek.com\/site-files\/aviationweek.com\/files\/uploads\/2014\/05\/RD-180%20Study%20Outbrief.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">RD-180 Availability Risk Mitigation Study Summary &#8211; slides via Aviation Week (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/aviationweek.com\/space\/usaf-commission-urges-new-engine-mitigate-atlas-v-gap\" target=\"_d\">USAF Commission Urges New Engine To Mitigate Atlas V Gap &#8211; Aviation Week<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rescommunis.olemiss.edu\/2014\/05\/22\/event-aba-space-law-current-and-future-issues\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=event-aba-space-law-current-and-future-issues\" target=\"_d\">Event: ABA Space Law \u2013 Current and Future Issues &#8211;\u00a0Res Communis<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;The American Bar Association will host\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/content\/dam\/aba\/images\/air_space\/as-conference.jpg\">Space Law: Current and Future Issues<\/a>\u00a0on June 10, 2014 at Jones Day in Washington, D.C.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/virtuallyspeaking\/2014\/05\/22\/alan-boyle-rand-simberg-safety-in-space-flight\" target=\"_d\">Alan Boyle &amp; Rand Simberg \u2022 Safety in Space Flight? 05\/21 by Jay Ackroyd &#8211;\u00a0Science Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;U.S. space effort\u2019s aversion to risk stunts our expansion into the final frontier and made America more dependent on Russia.\u00a0Rand Simberg\u00a0\u201crecovering aerospace engineer\u201d and author of <a href=\"http:\/\/safeisnotanoption.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Safe Is Not an Option<\/a>, talks with Alan Boyle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7864-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/virtuallyspeaking\/2014\/05\/22\/alan-boyle-rand-simberg-safety-in-space-flight.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/virtuallyspeaking\/2014\/05\/22\/alan-boyle-rand-simberg-safety-in-space-flight.mp3\">http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/virtuallyspeaking\/2014\/05\/22\/alan-boyle-rand-simberg-safety-in-space-flight.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>:\u00a0An article by Alan Boyle previewing the above webcast:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/space\/safety-first-its-time-fresh-look-risks-spaceflight-n110656\" target=\"_d\">Safety First? It&#8217;s Time for a Fresh Look at the Risks of Spaceflight &#8211; NBC News.com<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/johnbatchelorshow.com\/podcasts\/2014\/05\/20\/third-hour\" target=\"_d\">Tues 5\/20\/14 Hr 3 | John Batchelor Show<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.behindtheblack.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Zimmerman<\/a> (second\u00a0guest) reports on the latest space news and policy issues.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7864-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs052014c.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs052014c.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs052014c.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/johnbatchelorshow.com\/podcasts\/2014\/05\/21\/first-hour\" target=\"_d\">Wed 5\/21\/14 Hr 1 | John Batchelor Show<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; On the weekly <em>Mars Hotel<\/em> segment with\u00a0David Livingston of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespaceshow.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Space Show<\/a>,\u00a0Anatoly\u00a0Zak of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.russianspaceweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russian Space Web<\/a>\u00a0discussed Russian space issues.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7864-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/JBS_2014_05_21A.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/JBS_2014_05_21A.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/JBS_2014_05_21A.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of\u00a0space policy\/politics related links: SLS\/Orion: Lockheed Martin Is Seeking To Americanize Orion\u2019s European Service Module &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com\u00a0&#8211; Even with $15 B\u00a0and with ESA building a service module, there is never enough money for Orion. Second SLS Mission Might Not Carry Crew &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com Space industry: Space Industry Sees Opportunities, Possible Consolidation &#8211; defensenews.com SIA Reports &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7864\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; May.22.14 [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-7864","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-22Q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7377,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7377","url_meta":{"origin":7864,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; April.16.14 [Update]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A critique of recent bombast in Congressional hearings :\u00a0Editorial | A Feckless Blame Game on ISS Crew Access -\u00a0SpaceNews.com Those who bemoan NASA\u2019s reliance on Russia, yet shortchange the very program designed to fix that problem, are at the same time adamant that the agency spend nearly $3 billion per\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":5100,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5100","url_meta":{"origin":7864,"position":1},"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":6239,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6239","url_meta":{"origin":7864,"position":2},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.28.14 [Updated]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 28, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A selection of space policy\/politics related items: Rick Boozer, Monday, 1-27-14 - Thespaceshow's Blog\u00a0- Rick gives an update on the SLS\/Orion boondoggles. 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