Main Engine Cut Off T+193: Marcia Smith, SpacePolicyOnline.com
Marcia Smith of SpacePolicyOnline.com joins me for a round up of space policy news, including how the Biden and Nelson administrations are doing so far, things that are being overlooked or sidelined, the Senate’s NASA Authorization bill, NASA’s Human Landing System contract and the battle for funding, the space tourism learning period, and we finish with a quick look at what China and Russia have been up to lately.
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Topics
- SpacePolicyOnline.com – Your first stop for news, information and analysis about civil, military and commercial space programs
- Marcia Smith (@SpcPlcyOnline) / Twitter
- Op-ed | NOAA is stalling U.S. space traffic management - SpaceNews
- FAA Introduces New System to Clear Airspace More Quickly Around Launches and Reentries – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- Space Force Gets $2 Billion Boost in FY2022 Request – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- Biden Budget Retains Goal of Putting Astronauts Back on Moon by 2024 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- Senate Passes NASA Authorization, SSA Legislation as Part of Sweeping China Competition Bill – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- NASA Offers $45M to Solve Risks for Astronaut Moon Landing Services
- Nelson Sees Jobs Bill as Solution to HLS and Other Funding Needs – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- China, Russia Lay Out Joint Plans To Explore the Moon While China Launches First Crew to Tianhe – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- Putin Wants Continued Space Cooperation With U.S. – SpacePolicyOnline.com
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