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Lots of people on HN keep up with the space industry and news. Is there any coverage of this story elsewhere? I'd really like to see the other side(s) of this

Lots of people on HN keep up with the space industry and news. Is there any coverage of this story elsewhere? I'd really like to see the other side(s) of this story. I don't trust op-eds at all, especially by politicians, especially by this U.S. administration, especially in regard to it helping its supporters (big business). EDIT: And trying to hook people with moon colonies is transparent. EDIT: added first paragraph, to get to the point promptly, and edited the second.

whatshisface 8y ago
Here is the executive directive: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-reforming-modernizing-american-commercial-space-policy/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-do... Nothing has been done yet (only started), and what's been started isn't a new program, but some regulatory and administrative changes. Therefore if you don't trust the predictions of politicians (a wise choice) then there is no information.
- forapurpose 8y ago
  > if you don't trust the predictions of politicians (a wise choice) then there is no information There could be plenty of analysis from others.
jofer 8y ago
See http://spacenews.com/new-policy-directive-implements-commercial-space-regulatory-reforms/ http://spacenews.com/new-policy-directive-implements-commerc... I'm not sure there's really an opposing view in this case. In broad terms, everyone seems to agree that some commercial space policies are no longer serving their intended purpose and are in need of updates. Whether or not this directive will improve matters is unclear, however.
- forapurpose 8y ago
  > everyone seems to agree I haven't heard from anyone but big business, who designed the policy, and who are generally the primary beneficiaries of this administration. Have you heard from science? Small business? Public interest groups? Anyone else?
Animats 8y ago
The Secretary of Commerce, who normally isn't involved with this, is creating a coordinating committee. Big deal. Regulation is not holding back building a moon colony. It's insanely expensive and nobody wants to spend the money. Even Musk doesn't want to build a moon colony, and he could.
- azernik 8y ago
  Secretary of Commerce is actually intimately involved with space - most regulation of US space activity goes through the FCC, and Ross has been talking up reforms to that administrative process. (In part, it seems, as a power grab WRT the DoT and maybe DoD, which currently do a lot of the regulatory work he's talked about undertaking.)

whatshisface 8y ago

Here is the executive directive: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-reforming-modernizing-american-commercial-space-policy/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-do... Nothing has been done yet (only started), and what's been started isn't a new program, but some regulatory and administrative changes. Therefore if you don't trust the predictions of politicians (a wise choice) then there is no information.

forapurpose 8y ago
> if you don't trust the predictions of politicians (a wise choice) then there is no information There could be plenty of analysis from others.

jofer 8y ago

See http://spacenews.com/new-policy-directive-implements-commercial-space-regulatory-reforms/ http://spacenews.com/new-policy-directive-implements-commerc... I'm not sure there's really an opposing view in this case. In broad terms, everyone seems to agree that some commercial space policies are no longer serving their intended purpose and are in need of updates. Whether or not this directive will improve matters is unclear, however.

forapurpose 8y ago
> everyone seems to agree I haven't heard from anyone but big business, who designed the policy, and who are generally the primary beneficiaries of this administration. Have you heard from science? Small business? Public interest groups? Anyone else?

Animats 8y ago

The Secretary of Commerce, who normally isn't involved with this, is creating a coordinating committee. Big deal. Regulation is not holding back building a moon colony. It's insanely expensive and nobody wants to spend the money. Even Musk doesn't want to build a moon colony, and he could.

azernik 8y ago
Secretary of Commerce is actually intimately involved with space - most regulation of US space activity goes through the FCC, and Ross has been talking up reforms to that administrative process. (In part, it seems, as a power grab WRT the DoT and maybe DoD, which currently do a lot of the regulatory work he's talked about undertaking.)