Ad Astra

THIS WEEK, THE GUYS TACKLE THE HEALTHCARE DEBATE. Ha. Just kidding. Jack and Newton cover the latest and greatest in space, including the Mars Exploration Program, UN COPUOS's June meeting, and the new NASA budget proposed by the Senate.   Links: Latest from Washington Louis Friedman points out further problems facing NASA’s Mars Exploration Program NASA is happy with Commercial Crew schedules Jeff Bezos gets an Instagram, shows off New Glenn factory DoD gets new advisory committee Donald Rumsfeld’s Space Commission Report   Space News Highlight of the Week Senate picks $19.5B for NASA’s FY18 budget   International News Summer Update on COPUOS long-term sustainability guidelines Secure World Foundation publishes a fact sheet about these guidelines   Latest in Tech Sierra Nevada to launch Dream Chaser atop Atlas 5 rocket in 2020 Mishap to delay launch of NASA communications satellite Coming Soon to Space Astronomy On Tap   Follow Ad Astra on Twitter at @AdAstra_Podcast, on Facebook, and subscribe to t