{"id":7955,"date":"2014-05-28T01:51:56","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T05:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7955"},"modified":"2014-05-28T18:58:44","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T22:58:44","slug":"space-policy-roundup-may-28-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7955","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; May.28.14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest selection of space policy\/politics related links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Defense space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceksc.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/the-plot-thickens.html\" target=\"_d\">The Plot Thickens &#8211; Space KSC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/40702space-resilience-deterrence-fast-ships-and-harm%E2%80%99s-way\" target=\"_d\">Space Resilience, Deterrence, Fast Ships and Harm\u2019s Way &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/40701milsatcom-security-claims-warrant-scrutiny\" target=\"_d\">Milsatcom Security Claims Warrant Scrutiny &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceflightnow.com\/news\/n1405\/27soyuz\/#.U4V1tvldVsI\" target=\"_d\">NASA&#8217;s latest Soyuz seat procurement may be its last &#8211; Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/40700letter-forced-iss-cooperation-a-feature-not-a-bug\" target=\"_d\">Letter | Forced ISS Cooperation: A Feature, Not a Bug &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/casey-dreier\/2014\/0527-the-planetary-society-updates-its-stance-on-arm.html\" target=\"_d\">The Planetary Society Supports NASA&#8217;s Asteroid Initiative &#8211;\u00a0The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.space.com\/26019-spitzer-space-telescope-proposed-cancellation.html\" target=\"_d\">Cash-Starved NASA May Have to Nix 1 Space Telescope to Save Others &#8211;\u00a0Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Euro space:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/business\/sns-rt-us-airbus-enders-space-20140523,0,762374.story\" target=\"_d\">Airbus CEO urges radical shake-up of space launcher industry &#8211; chicagotribune.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/civil-space\/40685european-union-delays-decision-on-esa-changes\" target=\"_d\">European Union Delays Decision on ESA Changes &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Weather satellites:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/opinion\/40699editorial-ignorance-is-not-bliss\" target=\"_d\">Editorial | Ignorance Is Not Bliss &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Planetary contamination:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/science\/space\/moon-mars\/its-time-to-stop-babying-mars-16830194?src=spr_TWITTER&amp;spr_id=1457_60677834\" target=\"_d\">It&#8217;s Time to Stop Babying Mars: Is the fear of contaminating other worlds with life from Earth stymying explorers? &#8211; Popular Mechanics<\/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\/2521\/1\" target=\"_d\">Export control reform (almost) reaches the finish line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/2520\/1\" target=\"_d\">Regulating the void: In-orbit collisions and space debris<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/2519\/1\" target=\"_d\">Making progress, and seeking stability, with SLS and Orion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/2517\/1\" target=\"_d\">Review: Innovation the NASA Way<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/007182913X\/hobbyspace\" target=\"_blank\">Innovation the NASA Way: Harnessing the Power of Your Organization for Breakthrough Success<\/a><\/em>\u00a0by Rod Pyle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[<strong> Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/omb\/legislative\/sap\/113\/saphr4660h_20140528.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Statement of Administration Policy :\u00a0H.R. 4660 \u2014 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies ,\u00a0Appropriations Act, 2015 &#8211; White House OMB (pdf)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; See section on NASA and criticism of funding shortfall for commercial crew.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.rollcall.com\/technocrat\/former-science-committee-chairman-loses-re-election-bid\/?dcz=\" target=\"_d\">Ralph Hall&#8217;s Loss Will Leave a Hole on Science Panel &#8211;\u00a0Technocrat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/guardianlv.com\/2014\/05\/spacex-likely-to-prove-pivotal-to-nasa-mars-goal\/\" target=\"_d\">SpaceX Likely to Prove Pivotal to NASA Mars Goal &#8211; Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webcast<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/johnbatchelorshow.com\/podcasts\/2014\/05\/27\/fourth-hour\" target=\"_d\">Tues 5\/27\/14 Hr 4 | John Batchelor Show<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Bob Zimmerman (3rd guest) reports on space news and policy<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7955-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs052714d.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs052714d.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs052714d.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/multimedia\/planetary-radio\/show\/2014\/0527-spacefest-vi-with-gene-cernan.html\" target=\"_d\">At Spacefest VI With Apollo Astronaut Gene Cernan and a Host of Proud Space Geeks | The Planetary Society<\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7955-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/planetary.s3.amazonaws.com\/radio\/pr20140526_64kb.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/planetary.s3.amazonaws.com\/radio\/pr20140526_64kb.mp3\">http:\/\/planetary.s3.amazonaws.com\/radio\/pr20140526_64kb.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: <em>I&#8217;ll be moving my\u00a0space policy roundups to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newspacewatch.com\" target=\"_blank\">NewSpaceWatch.com<\/a> starting in June.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest selection of space policy\/politics related links: Defense space: The Plot Thickens &#8211; Space KSC Space Resilience, Deterrence, Fast Ships and Harm\u2019s Way &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0SpaceNews.com Milsatcom Security Claims Warrant Scrutiny &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com Russia: NASA&#8217;s latest Soyuz seat procurement may be its last &#8211; Spaceflight Now Letter | Forced ISS Cooperation: A Feature, Not a Bug &#8211;\u00a0SpaceNews.com &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7955\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; May.28.14<\/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-7955","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-24j","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5357,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5357","url_meta":{"origin":7955,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; 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