{"id":7971,"date":"2014-05-30T14:00:33","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T18:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7971"},"modified":"2014-05-31T01:51:04","modified_gmt":"2014-05-31T05:51:04","slug":"space-policy-roundup-may-30-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7971","title":{"rendered":"Space policy roundup &#8211; May.30.14 [Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As he explained\u00a0in the\u00a0book <em><a href=\"http:\/\/safeisnotanoption.com\/\" target=\"_d\">Safe Is Not An Option<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and discussed in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2014\/05\/16\/nasa-russia-international-space-station-column\/8821671\/\" target=\"_d\">USA Today article<\/a> recently, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transterrestrial.com\/\" target=\"_d\">Rand Simberg<\/a>\u00a0is campaigning for astronaut\u00a0safety to\u00a0be put into its\u00a0proper perspective. A decision to push forward on a dangerous and difficult frontier is a decision\u00a0to make that\u00a0frontier\u00a0more important than safety. He has opened a petition to Congress to push forward on the dangerous and difficult space frontier\u00a0:<\/p>\n<p>[<strong>\u00a0Link change:\u00a0<\/strong>Rand \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transterrestrial.com\/?p=55189\" target=\"_blank\">decided it was best to\u00a0move<\/a>\u00a0the petition to this page: <a href=\"http:\/\/safeisnotanoption.com\/safety-cannot-be-the-highest-priority-in-nasa-spaceflight\/\" target=\"_blank\">Safety Cannot Be The Highest Priority In NASA Spaceflight &#8211; Safe Is Not An Option<\/a><\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>The Onion reports on introducing\u00a0realism into Space Camp :\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/articles\/modernized-space-camp-allows-kids-to-simulate-frus,36148\/?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=SocialMarketing&amp;utm_campaign=Pic:2:Default&amp;recirc=technology\" target=\"_d\">Modernized Space Camp Allows Kids To Simulate Frustration Over Lack Of Funding &#8211;\u00a0The Onion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>More space policy\/politics related links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NASA budget:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/05\/29\/as-house-debates-spending-bill-administration-calls-for-more-commercial-crew-and-space-technology-funding\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=as-house-debates-spending-bill-administration-calls-for-more-commercial-crew-and-space-technology-funding\" target=\"_d\">As House debates spending bill, administration calls for more commercial crew and space technology funding &#8211; Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/casey-dreier\/2014\/0529-the-house-just-passed-an-increase-to-nasas-budget.html\" target=\"_d\">The House Passes a $435 Million Increase to NASA&#8217;s Budget &#8211;\u00a0The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolicyonline.com\/news\/house-passes-fy2015-cjs-appropriations-bill-funding-nasa-and-noaa\" target=\"_d\">House Passes FY2015 CJS Appropriations Bill Funding NASA and NOAA &#8211; SpacePolicyOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>NASA missions:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepolitics.com\/2014\/05\/29\/the-planetary-society-offers-a-stronger-endorsement-of-arm\/\" target=\"_d\">The Planetary Society offers a stronger endorsement of ARM &#8211;\u00a0Space Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Russia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.airspacemag.com\/space\/spaceport-siberia-180951416\/?no-ist\" target=\"_d\">The Spaceport in Siberia: Russia is building a rocket launch complex six time zones from Moscow. Will its aerospace industry follow? &#8211; Air &amp; Space Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/health-science\/us-military-national-security-agencies-vexed-by-dependence-on-russian-rocket-engines\/2014\/05\/30\/19822e40-e6c0-11e3-8f90-73e071f3d637_story.html\" target=\"_d\">U.S. military, national security agencies vexed by dependence on Russian rocket engines &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsnet5.com\/news\/national\/house-passes-bill-ordering-nasa-to-cut-first-class-travel-promptly-correct-errors\" target=\"_d\">House Passes Bill Ordering NASA To Cut First Class Travel, &#8216;Promptly\u2019 Correct Errors &#8211; newsnet5.com Cleveland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rescommunis.olemiss.edu\/2014\/05\/30\/event-emerging-space-challenges\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=event-emerging-space-challenges\" target=\"_d\">Event: Emerging Space Challenges &#8211; Res Communis<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Scott Pace (GWU Space Policy Institute) and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #262626;\">James Clay Moltz, Professor, Naval Postgraduate School,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #262626;\">Thursday, June 5, 2014,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #262626;\">12:30 \u2013 2:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Webcasts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/29\/the-john-batchelor-show-hotel-mars-wednesday-5-28-14\/\" target=\"_d\">The John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 5-28-14 &#8211;\u00a0Thespaceshow&#8217;s Blog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Batchelor and David Livingston talk with John Logsdon,\u00a0former head of the GWU Space Policy Institute, about &#8220;U.S.-Russia space cooperation, NASA, RD180 engines, GPS, &amp; more&#8221;.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7971-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/archived.thespaceshow.com\/shows\/2251-BWB-2014-05-28.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/archived.thespaceshow.com\/shows\/2251-BWB-2014-05-28.mp3\">http:\/\/archived.thespaceshow.com\/shows\/2251-BWB-2014-05-28.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/johnbatchelorshow.com\/podcasts\/2014\/05\/28\/third-hour\" target=\"_d\">Wed 5\/28\/14 Hr 3 | John Batchelor Show<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.behindtheblack.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Zimmerman<\/a>\u00a0(guest 4) reports\u00a0on space news and policy<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7971-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs052814c.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs052814c.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs052814c.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>*\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/johnbatchelorshow.com\/podcasts\/2014\/05\/29\/third-hour\" target=\"_d\">Thurs 5\/29\/14 Hr 3 | John Batchelor Show<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.behindtheblack.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Zimmerman<\/a>\u00a0(guest 3) gives another\u00a0update on space news and policy<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7971-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs052914c.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs052914c.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/batchelorshow\/jbs052914c.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As he explained\u00a0in the\u00a0book Safe Is Not An Option\u00a0and discussed in a\u00a0USA Today article recently, Rand Simberg\u00a0is campaigning for astronaut\u00a0safety to\u00a0be put into its\u00a0proper perspective. A decision to push forward on a dangerous and difficult frontier is a decision\u00a0to make that\u00a0frontier\u00a0more important than safety. He has opened a petition to Congress to push forward on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7971\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space policy roundup &#8211; May.30.14 [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-7971","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-24z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7864,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7864","url_meta":{"origin":7971,"position":0},"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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