Government shutdown, budgets, aerospace commissions, lunar x-prizes, and of course, SpaceX. A short episode, but full of all the space policy and technology news you need for the week ahead.

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Latest From Washington

Shutdown ends...but did we learn our lesson?

List of programs affected by a government shutdown

Related…

NASA 2019 Budget Request to include details on Lunar and Martian exploration

California gets an Aerospace Commission

Back where we ended last year for Bridenstine and Myers

International News

Google Lunar X-Prize ends without winner

Latest in Tech

Falcon Heavy is getting ready to go

Rocket Lab rocket launches

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