Library: A Round-up of Reading

February 16, 2009 at 11:20 am | Posted in Library | Leave a comment

Articles
Miles, Christopher. Comment. Assessing the need for an international patent regime for inventions in outer space. 11 Tul. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. 59-74 (2008).

Matt Ball, What are some of the ways that geospatial technology helps assess and mitigate risk?, Vector 1 Magazine

Steven Ramage and Dave Lovell, A Bridge Over Troubled Geospatial Data – and best practice for INSPIRE, Vector 1 Magazine

Glenn Reynolds, Can Obama Ban Space Weapons Successfully?, Popular Mechanics

Glenn Reynolds, The Law of Space Collisions: International Rule Above the Earth, Popular Mechanics

Mike Moore, Space Debris: From Nuisance to Nightmare, Foreign Policy

Michael Listner, A bilateral approach from maritime law to prevent incidents in space, The Space Review

Reports
Aviation Security: TSA’s Cost and Performance Study of Private-Sector Airport Screening. GAO-09-27R, January 9

FAA – State Support for Commercial Space Activities

National Airspace System: FAA Reauthorization Issues are Critical to System Transformation and Operations. GAO-09-377T, February 11

Aviation Security: Federal Air Marshal Service Has Taken Actions to Fulfill Its Core Mission and Address Workforce Issues, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Improve Workforce Survey. GAO-09-273, January 14

Audit of the Virtual Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Satellite System at the United Nations Logistics Base in Brindisi, Italy, 15 Apr 2008 – WikiLeaks

Blogs
OSD, AF Scrubbing Space Programs; T-Sat Reassess – DoD Buzz

A curious interview with Bill Nelson – Space politics

The Law of Neutrality in Outer Spacee – Lunar Networks

Where planes go to die – Coming Anarchy

Transparency at the NAC – NASA Watch

SpaceX asks for support for COTS D – RLV and Space Transport News

The Future (of Space) Is Now – Arms Control Wonk

Rethinking Freedom of Action in Orbit – Arms Control Wonk

Iridium-Cosmos – Total Wonker

Beyond Open Skies Available for Preorder – Aviation Law Prof Blog

Cartwright: US Must Better Sat Awareness – DoD Buzz

Virgin America: Like Deja Vu All Over Again – Aviation Law Prof Blog

Have there been other collisions in space? – Secure World Foundation Blog

Persona satellite failure – Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces

Satellite Collision: Urgent Call for Action – Secure World Foundation Blog

Is space war possible? – FP Passport

DoD, Intel Mull Higher Rez Sat Shots – DoD Buzz

Space Laws – The Aviation Nation

EVA Interviews James E. Dunstan – Out of the Cradle

COPUOS highlighting Iridium 33-Cosmos 2251 incident – Secure World Foundation Blog

Space Florida Is Under Increased Scrutiny – NASA Watch

Will NASA Become A New Branch Of The Military? – Jeff Krukin

AirLaunch LLC grounded – RLV and Space Transport News

Export of Civil Aircraft Parts to Syria Approved by BIS – Export Law Blog