Library: A Round up of Reading

August 2, 2010 at 2:08 pm | Posted in Library | Leave a comment

Articles
Franz G. Von der Dunk, The International Law of Outer Space and Consequences at the National Level for India: Towards an Indian National Space Law?, Indian Yearbook of International Law and Policy (2009)

Jeff Foust, Parsing the policy, The Space Review

Documents
United Nations Treaties and Principles on Outer Space, related General Assembly resolutions and other documents (U.N. Doc ST/SPACE/51)

Reports
NextGen Air Transportation System: FAA’s Metrics Can Be Used to Report on Status of Individual Programs, but Not of Overall NextGen Implementation or Outcomes. GAO-10-629, July 27.

Aviation Safety: Improved Planning Could Help FAA Address Challenges Related to Winter Weather Operations. GAO-10-678, July 29.

Aviation Safety: Icing and Winter Weather-Related Recommendations That NTSB Has Issued Since 1996 (GAO-10-679SP), an E-supplement to (GAO-10-678). GAO-10-679SP, July 29.

ESPI Perspectives 36: “Towards a New Era in Transatlantic Cooperation”

Blogs
Anti-missile Satellites Pass Big Tests: Pentagon’s space-based defense system spots missile launches – MDAA

Wolf makes few predictions about the NASA appropriations process – Space Politics

Purposeful Interference and the National Space Policy – Arms Control Wonk

Showdown over space policy – Cosmic Log

More speak out about NASA authorization bill – Space Politics

America COMPETES Includes Competitions – The Launch Pad

NASA authorization bill postponed, and other reaction – Space Politics

Authorization bill discussion and more from Florida – Space Politics

The Cost of Free Earth Observation Data – Spatial Law and Policy

U-2 Spyplane Trial Began 50 Years Ago – Spaceports

The Unsafe Mexican Skies? – Aviation Law Prof Blog