A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government (US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest (find previous space policy roundups here):

• Schedule:
  • What’s Happening in Space Policy September 26-October 2, 2021 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Biden space:
  • Moonshots, private space stations and more: NASA chief Bill Nelson on the future of human spaceflight | Space.com
• NASA lunar programs:
  • Commercial lunar programs:
    • Mitigating Lunar Dust: Masten Completes FAST Landing Pad Study – Masten
  • Blue Origin HLS :
    • Technology is easy but politics is hard for NASA’s Lunar Human Landing System | TheHill
    • Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin redacted lunar lander lawsuit vs NASA-SpaceX deal – CNBC
    • Court filing outlines Blue Origin’s case against NASA SpaceX lunar lander award – SpaceNews
    • SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains why Blue Origin’s Starship lawsuit makes no sense – Teslarati
• NASA management:
  • NASA Reorganizing Human Spaceflight Division as Private Space Industry Expands – WSJ
  • NASA Splits Human Spaceflight Directorate Into Two – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • The unreliable narrator – Zapata Talks NASA
• NASA science programs:
  • James Webb Space Telescope (JWST):
    • James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer on the team explains how to send a giant telescope to space – and why – The Conversation
• NASA launch:
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Awarded NASA Contract for Orion Spacecraft Main Engine | Aerojet Rocketdyne
• Human spaceflight:
  • NASA seeks a new ride for astronauts to the Artemis launch pad | Ars Technica
  • NASA Seeks Input from Potential Partners on NextGen Astromobile | NASA
• Commercial Cargo & Crew:
  • Boeing Starliner uncrewed test mission:
    • Boeing still studying Starliner valve issues, with no launch date in sight | Ars Technica
    • Boeing’s Starliner May Not Fly Until 2022 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
    • Boeing still seeking why Starliner’s valves froze on the launchpad – The Washington Post
  • SpaceX:
    • SpaceX Crew Dragon to perform first space station “flyaround” in November – Teslarati
• US space goals:
  • NASA officials eye new missions as they begin to retire ISS – NY1.com
• US and China in space:
  • NASA Wants to Work With China in Space – Newsweek
• US and Russia in space:
  • NASA chief looking forward to Moscow trip, will visit as soon as possible – TASS
• Space technology:
  • 2021 NIAC Symposium on Livestream
• ISS & other space stations:
  • NASA urged to avoid space station gap – SpaceNews
  • Future of the ISS: Showing its Age – Leonard David
  • Congress to NASA: What comes after the International Space Station? | Space.com
• Commercial space:
  • GEO:
    • Orbit Fab to launch propellant tanker to fuel satellites in geostationary orbit – SpaceNews
  • Cislunar:
    • Op-ed | Can we backhaul our way to space? – SpaceNews
    • Xplore Receives $2M Contract from NSIC to Accelerate Xcraft Platform Development – Xplore
    • Spaceflight Inc.’s New Launch Contracts Bolster Growth of Space Infrastructure – Spaceflight
  • Human spaceflight/Space tourism:
    • SpaceX inspiration4 crew changed, inspired by first private citizen mission – Florida Today
    • SpaceX sees growing demand for private Crew Dragon missions – Spaceflight Now
  • Constellations
    • NGSO Constellations Continue to Gain Momentum, Satellite Connectivity & Video Market Expected to Double Over Next Decade – Euroconsult
  • Manufacturing, mining, etc:
    • Inside Varda Space’s plans to revolutionize in-space manufacturing – NASASpaceFlight.com
    • NASA grants UArizona $500,000 to research mining lunar resources – KGUN9.com
    • Perseverance Breathes Fresh Life Into The Mining And Space Sectors – Cosmos Magazine
• Planetary defense:
  • A Ferocious Asteroid Strike Demolished an Ancient Middle Eastern City 3,600 Years Ago – Singularity Hub
• Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
  • SpaceX’s orbital Starship launch debut may be pushed to 2022 by slow FAA reviews – Teslaratic
• Space law:
  • Legal Aspects of Space Debris – Secure World Foundation (pdf)
  • Space Café Recap: “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland” #5 – SpaceWatch.Global
• Space traffic & environment issues:
  • Tensions on Earth reflected in orbit – Axios
  • NASA adviser blasts lack of congressional action on space traffic dangers – UPI.com
• US states space:
  • The imaginary rocket driving a small-town spaceport – The Verge
• Weather & other earth observation satellites:
  • Northrop Grumman-Built Satellite Successfully Launched for NASA’s Landsat 9 Mission | Northrop Grumman
  • House committee presses NOAA on commercial weather data and space traffic management – SpaceNews
  • Exo-Space pivots to meet demand for on-orbit processing – SpaceNews
• GPS:
  • SpaceX satellite signals used like GPS to pinpoint location on Earth – OSU.edu
  • SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites could be used for GPS navigation | Space.com
• US Defense space:
  • Raymond describes Space Force achievements, plans, challenges ahead – United States Space Force
  • Budget:
    • House Begins Debate on FY2022 NDAA – SpacePolicyOnline.com
    • Space Force abolished? House bill would do just that – denvergazette.com
  • Organizational:
    • CMSSF details path forward for developing the force – United States Space Force
    • Army, Navy SATCOM Mission Areas Shifting to U.S. Space Force – United States Space Force
  • Beyond Earth orbit:
    • US Space Command Says It Has the Backs of NASA, Allies, Commercial Partners – Air Force Magazine
  • Commercial services:
    • Space Force discussions with private sector on future space architecture to remain classified – SpaceNews
    • Space Force to share internal digital models with industry – Defense News
  • Space transport:
    • Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX, ULA win Space Force contracts for rocket technology projects – SpaceNews
    • Space Force awards $87.5M to four rocket companies for tests – GeekWire
    • ULA Wants Blue Origin Engine By End of Year – National Defense Magazine
  • Satellites:
    • Space Force grappling with aging infrastructure used to operate satellites – SpaceNews
  • Technology:
    • MIT, US Space Force to explore opportunities for research and workforce development | MIT News/Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Acquisition:
    • Space Force looking for ‘unity’ in acquisitions despite a medley of agencies – SpaceNews
    • GAO steps up criticism of Space Force’s missile-warning satellite procurement – SpaceNews
• General space policy topics, perspectives, resources, etc:
  • SpaceX vs. Boeing: Private Sector Beats Government-Backed Behemoth | National Review

International space

• Bhutan:
  • India signs pact for joint development of small satellite for Bhutan – Zee News
• China:
  • Space station:
    • China eyes sending 1st female astronaut to new space station | Space.com
  • Launch:
    • Chinese KZ-1A returns to flight and lofts new remote sensing satellite into orbit – NASASpaceFlight.com
    • China launches new satellite – Xinhua
• Egypt:
  • UAE and Egypt to advance cooperation in space sector – SatellitePro ME
• Europe:
  • Microgravity on demand with Earth return through ESA’s Boost! – ESA
  • ESA selects Thales Alenia Space to design and develop NLES-Next – SatellitePro ME
  • Opinion: ESA-EU relationship and ESA transformation priorities in the new ESA Agenda – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Opinion: Conflicting Visions of European Space Security? – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Space Café WebTalk with Jean-Jacques Tortora: Can a broad church develop a broad consensus? What’s at stake for Europe’s space sector – SpaceWatch.Global
  • UK’s D-Orbit Signs A €2,197M Contract With ESA To Develop Debris Removal Technology – SatNews
• India:
  • ISRO’s Mars orbiter was made for mission life of six months, completed seven years in orbit this month – Firstpost
  • India’s private space sector is rising, but wait for Bezos-like ‘joy rides’ will be longer – ThePrint.in
  • Telesat, OneWeb take steps to begin India operations – The Hindu BusinessLine
• Kuwait:
  • UAE and Kuwait discuss space cooperation – SatellitePro ME
• Mexico:
  • Glavkosmos, Space JLTZ sign agreement on promotion of Russian space products in Mexico – TASS
• Nigeria:
  • Nigeria sets up two new satellite companies – SatellitePro ME
• New Zealand:
  • Second pad work resumes, space junk clean up announced – The Gisborne Herald
• Russia:
  • Launch:
    • Russia to conduct about 15 space launches by yearend — Roscosmos chief – TASS
  • Tourism, commercial human spaceflight:
    • Movie Set: The ISS – Film Crew Ready for Liftoff – Leonard David
    • Russian film crew return from space slated for October 17 – TASS
  • ISS:
    • Space station’s orbit adjusted ahead of Soyuz MS-19 crewed spacecraft launch – TASS
    • Roscosmos announces tender to gauge ISS Russian segment’s residual service life – TASS
    • Crew of ISS’s Russian segment are testing, integrating robotic manipulator – TASS
  • New space stations:
    • RAS recommends Roscosmos file proposals on Russian space station to the government – TASS
    • Russia’s future orbital outpost to embrace seven modules, centrifuge – TASS
• Scotland:
  • Scottish spaceport and launch partner prepare for blast-off | The National
  • Prestwick Spaceport partners with Astraius – SpaceWatch.Global
• Turkey:
  • UAE and Turkey discuss collaboration in space sector – SatellitePro ME
• UAE
  • AST SpaceMobile eyes UAE for spacecraft component manufacturing – SatellitePro ME
  • MBRSC and Jsoor launch Emirates Space Art Programme – SatellitePro ME
  • UAE Crew One to start SIRIUS 20/21 mission in Moscow in November 2021 – SatellitePro ME
  • UAE astronauts to simulate long-term space travel to study effect of isolation – Gulf News
• UK:
  • Exclusive: UK Pushes New UN Accord On Military Space Norms – Breaking Defense

Webcasts:

** Chinese Smartphones to Adopt Satellite Connectivity, Recap on Provincial Space Policies – Dongfang Hour – YouTube

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com). This week, we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
01:01 Chinese smartphones and satellite connectivity
11:08 Recap on provincial space policies
15:25 Two launches for China’s space program

See also the summary: Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 20 – 26 September 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global

** NASA’s Future in Low Earth Orbit: Considerations for ISS Extension and Transition – House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Witnesses included:

Ms. Robyn Gatens, Director, International Space Station, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dr. Kathleen “Kate” Rubins, Astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|Mr. Jeffrey Manber, Chief Executive Officer, Nanoracks, LLC
Mr. Todd Harrison, Senior Fellow and Director of the Aerospace Security Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Captain William Shepherd (USN, Ret), former Astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

** T+197: NASA’s Human Spaceflight Directorate Shakeup – Main Engine Cut Off

At a town hall this week, NASA announced that the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate will be split in two: the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, led by Jim Free, and the Space Operations Mission Directorate, led by Kathy Lueders. I discuss what this change might mean for the future of NASA’s human spaceflight program, and why I think it’s not something to worry about if you’re a Kathy Lueders stan.

** The Space Show – Sunday, Sept.26.2021 – Dr. David Livingston led an open lines program with callers who discussed a range of topics including the Inspiration 4 flight, lunar vs Martian colonies, UAP, space advocacy, and more.

** The Space Show – Friday, Sept.24.2021 – Jose Ocasio-Christian talked about “Caleus Partners and their new Communities in Space LLC which focused quite a bit on commercial space and investing“.

• Beijing Review April 2021 – see page 20 (pdf)
• The Community in Space LLC Narrative (pdf)

** The Space Show – Tuesday, Sept.21.2021 – Dan Adamo discussed “Inspiration 4, SpaceX, Starlink, orbital debris removal, tourism, space settlement and more“.

** E72: Inspiring for a More Secure World – Aerospace Corp Space Policy (Vimeo) – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)

** Space Café WebTalk – Lynette Tan – 3. August 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube

After a much-deserved summer break, during this week’s Space Café, SpaceWatch.Global publisher, Torsten Kriening caught up with Chief Executive of Singapore Space & Technology and “this century’s role model for space”, Lynette Tan to talk about Singapore’s role in space and her company’s commercial vision.

With an international career spanning the last three decades, Lynette has worked to increase trade viability through organisations like the Singapore Economic Development Board and GlaxoSmithKline. Before pivoting to the space sector, she studied chemical engineering degrees at Illinois and Stanford universities, and in 2018 conducted international space training at the Korean Aerospace Research Institute.

In her current role at Singapore Space and Technology Limited, a role which she was appointed to in 2020 after having successfully served as Executive Director and Director, Lynette has steered the pioneering space organisation towards regional space developments and is spearheading major trade and business-focused initiatives including start-up accelerators. …

** 2022 Orientation for IISL Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition – Space Court Foundation – YouTube

Featuring:
Kai Uwe-Schrogl, President of IISL
Skip Smith, Chair of IISL Moot Court Committee
Chris Hearsey, Chair of Space Court Foundation
Regional Organizers from North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America
2020 World Championship Team
and Steph Tai, former competitor who used their competition experience while working at the US Department of Justice

** Podcast: 111 – Affordability, Productivity, Capability…Changing the Satellite Industry Dynamic – Constellations, a New Space and Satellite Innovation Podcast / Constellations Podcast – YouTube

In this Constellations Podcast we are joined by Carissa Christensen, CEO and Founder of Bryce Tech, a leading aerospace and emerging markets consultancy and the publisher of multiple space tech-related reports including the most recent annual State of the Satellite Industry Report. Among today’s topics, Carissa will discuss the impact of advances in satellite manufacturing, including software-defined payloads, miniaturization, and virtualization. She discusses the evolution of ground systems given the advent of software-defined satellite networks and virtualization. We will also learn more about on-orbit services including repair, life extension and deorbiting and how they will change the industry dynamic. And, last but not least, Carissa will discuss some of the dramatic changes to the launch industry, including rideshare, reusable launch vehicles and increased affordability. For more information on all these topics and more, get a copy of “The State of the Satellite Industry Report”, published by Bryce Tech.

** The Space Show – Tuesday, Sept.21.2021 – Dan Adamo discussed “Inspiration 4, SpaceX, Starlink, orbital debris removal, tourism, space settlement and more“.

** September 24, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

** September 22, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

** September 21, 2021 Zimmerman/Pratt on Texas podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

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A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government (US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest (find previous space policy roundups here):

• Schedule:
  • What’s Happening in Space Policy September 19-25, 2021 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Biden space:
  • Elon Musk mocks President Biden after SpaceX completes first all-civilian mission – CNBC
  • Elon Musk mocks Biden for ignoring his company’s historic space flight | TheHill
• NASA lunar programs:
  • NASA’s Artemis Rover to Land Near Nobile Region of Moon’s South Pole | NASA
  • Robot Moon Rover: Targeted for Nobile Crater – Leonard David
  • Commercial lunar missions:
    • NASA to Announce Landing Site for Artemis Lunar Robotic Rover | NASA
  • Artemis human landing system selection:
    • NASA Selects Five U.S. Companies to Mature Artemis Lander Concepts | NASA
    • NASA awards five contracts for lunar landers to follow SpaceX demonstration | Ars Technica
    • NASA taps Alabama’s Dynetics to study ‘routine’ lunar landers – al.com
• NASA management:
  • NASA Leadership Positions Agency for Future | NASA
  • NASA to split leadership of its human spaceflight program | Ars Technica
• Space technology:
  • Space Based Solar Power vs Earth-based-with-storage – Part 1 – Crowlspace
  • Space Based Solar Power vs Earth-based-with-storage – Part 2 – Crowlspace
• Human spaceflight:
  • NASA astronaut gets extended stay in space for record-breaking 353-day mission | Space.com
• ISS & other space stations:
  • What is the future of the International Space Station? – The Space Review
  • NASA evaluating private space station proposals for ISS replacement – CNBC
• Commercial space:
  • The great space company sale – The Space Review
  • How do chambers support internationalizing space firms? – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Human spaceflight/Space tourism:
    • Inspiration 4:
      • Impact on spaceflight demand:
        • An inspiration for private human spaceflight – The Space Review
        • After Inspiration4, SpaceX sees high demand for free-flyer missions | Ars Technica
        • SpaceX aims to send up to 6 civilian flights a year after Inspiration4 success – Orlando Sentinel
      • Reactions and Commentary
        • The real human exploration of the solar system began on September 15, 2021 – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman
        • Why SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission matters to everyone – CNET
        • Why the ‘all-civilian’ space trip marks the dawn of a new age – GeekWire
        • SpaceX takes 4 passengers to orbit—a glimpse at private spaceflight’s future – National Geographic
        • Inspiration4: Why SpaceX’s first all-private mission is a big deal | MIT Technology Review
        • Commercial spaceflight industry sees Inspiration4 as a pathfinder but not a model – SpaceNews
        • Private astronauts are not ‘space tourists’ (op-ed) | Space.com
      • In orbit and return:
        • Elon Musk pledges $50 million to Inspiration4 fundraiser for St. Jude – CNBC
        • Tesla’s Elon Musk pokes fun at US President Joe Biden after Inspiration4 snub – Teslarati
        • As One Commercial Space Mission Ends, Another Readies for Launch–With a Movie Crew – SpacePolicyOnline.com
        • SpaceX tourist trip to orbit ends with splashdown off Florida coast | Fox Business
        • Four civilian space travelers back on Earth after landmark flight – Spaceflight Now
        • Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Inspiration4 mission – SpaceNews
        • Busy day in orbit for SpaceX’s all-civilian Inspiration4 crew – CBS News
      • Launch:
        • First All-Commercial Astronaut Crew Reaches Orbit Opening New Era of Spaceflight – SpacePolicyOnline.com
        • SpaceX’s historic Inspiration4 launch reaches orbit successfully carrying private crew – CNBC
        • SpaceX launches Inspiration4, first all-private orbital mission – NASASpaceFlight.com
        • Four private citizens ride SpaceX rocket into orbit on historic mission – Spaceflight Now
        • Elon Musk’s SpaceX Launches First All-Civilian Flight to Orbit – WSJ
      • Mission info:
        • The New Era of Commercial Human Space Flight Means Little News – SpacePolicyOnline.com
        • With billionaire’s backing, SpaceX puts citizen spacefliers in orbit – GeekWire
        • From Etsy to Earth orbit: Inspiration4 crew packs mementos for space (and sale) | collectSPACE
        • Inspiration4 crew planning ultrasounds, microbe samples and more to understand health during flight | Space.com
        • SpaceX and the Civilian Travel Era: How Elon Musk Created Inspiration4 – WSJ
  • Constellations
    • OneWeb Confirms Successful Launch of 34 Satellites from Baikonur | OneWeb
    • Spire snaps up exactEarth in first acquisition as a public company – SpaceNews
  • Finance:
    • Spire Global to acquire exactEarth – SatellitePro ME
  • Science:
    • Xplore and W. M. Keck Observatory announce innovative collaboration – Xplore
• Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
  • SpaceX Boca Chica:
    • The FAA releases initial report on Boca Chica launches, and it’s not terrible | Ars Technica
    • FAA releases draft environmental report on SpaceX Starship orbital launches – SpaceNews
    • Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment [PEA] for the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas – FAA (pdf)
• Space law:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Ambassador Misztal and Professor Freeland on UNCOPUOS Working Group on Space Resources – SpaceWatch.Global
• Space traffic & environment issues:
  • Opinion: Sustainability and Space Debris – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Space sustainability makes slow progress at the United Nations – SpaceNews
  • It’s Time to Develop a Global Space Traffic Management System, White House Adviser Says – Nextgov
  • The Urgency to Act on Space Traffic Management | Secure World
  • SpaceX emphasizes coordination with other satellite operators – SpaceNews
  • Outer Space Institute’s International Open Letter on Kinetic Anti Satellite (ASAT) – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Satellite operators need more accurate SSA data – SpaceNews
  • Orbital debris removal:
    • Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak wants to clean up space junk with new company | Space.com
  • Space rescue:
    • Humanity needs a space-rescue capability, report stresses | Space.com
    • The In-space Rescue Capability Gap – Aerospace.org (pdf)
• US states space:
  • California:
    • Paso Robles Chamber endorses proposed spaceport | NewsChannel 3-12
  • Texas:
    • Space for SpaceX: Company signs leases on Brownsville properties | MyRGV.com
    • New Raptor Factory under construction at SpaceX McGregor amid continued engine testing – NASASpaceFlight.com
• Weather & other earth observation satellites:
  • Tomorrow.io orders demo satellites for rain-tracking constellation – SpaceNews
  • NASA and United Launch Alliance Update Landsat 9 Target Launch Date – Landsat 9/NASA
  • Planet provides data to federal civilian agencies under NASA contract – SpaceNews
  • Planet Expands Contract with NASA to Provide Data to All US Federal Civilian Agencies Researchers – Planet
• GPS:
  • Op-ed | GPS Offers Lessons for the Infrastructure of Tomorrow – SpaceNews
• US Defense space:
  • U.S. generals planning for a space war they see as all but inevitable – SpaceNews
  • China:
    • Kendall: If China can’t beat the U.S. in the air it will try in space – SpaceNews
    • SpOC Commander Seeks More Intelligence Capability in Response to China – Air Force Magazine
  • Orbital traffic:
    • Space Force to consider space sustainability in any future conflict – SpaceNews
    • Space Force backs development of commercial orbital debris removal systems – SpaceNews
    • Revolutionary Tech Could Allow Near-Real Time Space Tracking, MITRE Says – Breaking Defense
    • Congress, Industry Chivvy Space Force On Commercial SSA – Breaking Defense
  • Organizational:
    • Space Force talent strategy is a departure from the norm – SpaceNews
    • Space Force reveals which Army and Navy units are moving to the space branch – SpaceNews
    • Hyten Says Pentagon is Moving “Unbelievably Slow” in Defense Modernization – National Defense Magazine
    • Space Force grappling with aging infrastructure used to operate satellites – SpaceNews
  • Commercial services:
    • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Space Applications for Military: Eyes Beyond the Sky – SpaceWatch.Global
  • GPS:
    • Northrop Grumman’s LEO Satellite Payload for DARPA Revolutionizes Positioning, Navigation and Timing | Northrop Grumman
  • Technology:
    • Space Force to brief industry on its future architecture for space-based missile warning – SpaceNews
    • DARPA seeking satellite laser terminals that can talk to any space network – SpaceNews
• General space policy topics, perspectives, resources, etc:
  • Astrofeminism as a theory of change: save our planet, not escape from it – The Space Review

International space

• Australia:
  • Kanyini is the first satellite built in South Australia – CosmosMagazine.com
• China:
  • Xi affirms importance of China’s space ambitions in milestone week for programme | South China Morning Post
  • Paradigmatic shifts in space? – The Space Review
  • Space station:
    • China’s Space Station: What’s Ahead? – Leonard David
    • Cargo resupply:
      • Tianzhou-3 cargo craft launches to the Chinese Space Station – NASASpaceFlight.com
      • China Space Station Construction Site: New Supply Ship Docking – Leonard David
      • China rolls out cargo mission rocket as Shenzhou-12 astronauts leave space station – SpaceNews
      • China prepares to launch Tianzhou 3 cargo spacecraft – Chinadaily.com.cn
    • Crew return:
      • Shenzhou-12 astronauts return to Earth after 3-month space station mission – SpaceNews
      • Shenzhou XII spacecraft headed back to Earth – Chinadaily.com.cn
      • Astronauts to return home after China’s longest space mission – Xinhua
      • China’s Space Station Crew: Ready for Return to Earth – Leonard David
  • Lunar missions:
    • China moon rock studies include fusion energy analysis, volcanic history – Space.com
  • Facilities:
    • South China city strives for new engine of commercial aerospace industry – People’s Daily Online
  • Launch:
    • Tianzhou-3 cargo craft launches to the Chinese Space Station – NASASpaceFlight.com
• Europe:
  • Opinion: Jump-starting the commercialization of the European space industry – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Joining forces for Aeolus – ESA
  • First deep drilling success for ExoMars – ESA
  • Path set for commercial communications around the Moon – ESA
  • SSTL signs up ESA as anchor customer for Lunar Pathfinder – SSTL
  • Arianespace tops 1000 with number of launched satellites – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Space Café WebTalk with Lukasz Wilczynski: There’s space for everyone in space – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Combined tests start for Ariane 6 at Europe’s Spaceport – ESA
  • Space startups launch YEESS to make their case in Europe – SpaceWatch.Global
  • JAXA and ESA spacewalkers carry out system upgrades on ISS – SpaceWatch.Global
• Hungary:
  • Hungarian government adopts ambitious space strategy – SpaceWatch.Global
• India:
  • ISRO centres told to stop manpower intake – The Hindu
  • Paradigmatic shifts in space? – The Space Review
  • Commercial space:
    • Indian Industry to produce two more entire rockets — GSLV-Mk III and SSLV: DoS – Outlook India
    • 2 Space Technology Startups Get Access To ISRO Facilities. What They Plan To Test
    • India to revise FDI [Foreign Direct Investment] policy for space sector, says Isro chief Sivan | Business Standard News
    • India’s share less than 2% of global space economy, private sector can drive growth: Experts – Zee News
  • Crew missions:
    • ISRO to launch Gaganyaan mission by end of 2022 or early 2023 after COVID delays, says Jitendra Singh – Firstpost
  • New rocket projects:
    • ISRO to experiment vertical landing of rockets, aims to make GSLV Mk3 reusable – Zee News
    • ISRO’s new series of heavy-lift rockets to carry between 5-16 tons to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit – Zee News
    • ISRO working on fleet of heavy lift rockets – Times Now News
• Japan:
  • JAXA and ESA spacewalkers carry out system upgrades on ISS – SpaceWatch.Global
• Kazakhstan
  • Russia, Kazakhstan sign agreement on construction of Soyuz-5 launch complex — Roscosmos – TASS
• Russia:
  • Russia, Kazakhstan sign agreement on construction of Soyuz-5 launch complex — Roscosmos – TASS
  • Launch:
    • Assembly of Angara carrier rocket kicks off at Plesetsk ahead of test flights – TASS
  • Tourism, commercial human spaceflight:
    • Here’s why Russia’s space chief keeps asking Elon Musk to visit him | Ars Technica
    • Russian actress, film director to shoot movie during 12-day space mission – TASS
  • China co-op:
    • Russian cosmonaut optimistic about space cooperation with China – CGTN
  • GLONASS navigation satellite system:
    • Roscosmos to deploy GLONASS monitoring stations in five countries – TASS
  • Commercial:
    • Russian private space firm to orbit hi-tech satellites in early 2022 – TASS
• Saudi Arabia:
  • Saudi Space Commission opens registration for Space Hackathon – SatellitePro ME
• Scotland:
  • Scotland’s spaceport gets final go ahead after historic court ruling | The Scotsman
  • Scottish Land Court rules in favour of Space Hub Sutherland – Scottish Legal News
• South Korea:
  • KPLO, South Korea’s first Moon mission – Planetary Society
  • South Korea seeks $553 million space budget for 2022 – SpaceNews
• Taiwan:
  • UPDATE 4: TiSPACE’s Hapith I Rocket’s 1st Test Launch From Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex In Southern Australia Catches Fire – SatNews
  • TiSpace´s Hapith I rocket fails to launch for third time – SpaceWatch.Global
• Turkey:
  • SpaceX to launch Turksat 6A – SpaceNews
  • SpaceX to launch communication satellite Türksat 6A – SatellitePro ME
• UAE
  • MBRCGI opens contact-free educational space in Dubai – SatellitePro ME
  • UAE: 2-month contest launched to build robots for deep space exploration – Khaleej Times
  • UAE Space Agency and NCEMA discuss collaboration in space sector – SatellitePro ME
• UK:
  • Exclusive: UK Pushes New UN Accord On Military Space Norms – Breaking Defense
  • Brexit news: UKspace launches campaign to boost British satellite investment – Express.co.uk
• Zimbabwe:
  • Zimbabwe to launch its first satellite in 2022 | ZAWYA MENA Edition

Webcasts:

** Tour of NASA Moon Rover South Pole Landing Site – NASA

In 2023, NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, will land near the western edge of the Nobile Crater at the Moon’s South Pole to map and explore the region’s surface and subsurface for water and other resources. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/na…

** The Space Show – Tuesday, Sept.14.2021 – Dr. Thomas Matula discussed “his two papers and ideas on space settlement and the benefits for Earth from space settlement“.

• New Matula Earth Benefits Article (pdf)
• New Matula Space Strategy Article (pdf)

** Shenzhou-12 Taikonauts Safely Return to Earth, More News on China’s Mars UAV, Weekly Launch Update – Dongfang Hour – YouTube

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com).

This week, we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
01:00 The Shenzhou 12 crew de-orbits and returns safely to Earth
06:29 Major launch update including Space Transportation and Orienspace
18:10 Updates on China’s Mars UAV

See also the show summary at Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 13 – 19 September 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global.

** A new fleet of Moon landers will set sail next year, backed by private companies – Science/AAAS

Who knew outsourcing could extend to outer space? In some ways, that’s the aim of NASA’s $2.6-billion initiative meant to galvanize the private sector’s development of Moon landers and rovers.

** Space Café WebTalk – Law Breakfast 4 – 22. July 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube

In the latest Space Café “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland”, Steven Freeland and Torsten Kriening welcomed Elina Morozova and Andrzej Misztal at the wonderful ‘Coffee-Desk’ Café in Warsaw.

** Space Policy Edition: The cultural rituals of space advocacy, with Linda Billings – Planetary Radio/Planetary Society

Communication is culture, says Dr. Linda Billings, an expert in social science and space outreach. So what culture is summed by the types of space advocacy that call for pioneering, colonization and conquest of nature? Linda talks about the importance of language and context when advocating for space, and how we should consider other cultural values and frameworks for effective public engagement.

** September 17, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

** September 14, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

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A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government (US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest (find previous space policy roundups here):

• Schedule:
  • What’s Happening in Space Policy September 12-18, 2021 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Biden space:
  • VP wants more diversity in the National Space Council’s industry advisory group – SpaceNews
  • National Space Council Priorities Begin to Emerge – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Harris, we have a problem – POLITICO
• NASA lunar programs:
  • Commercial lunar missions:
    • The Coming Lunar Armada: NASA-funded startups will soon put a fleet of landers on the Moon – Science/AAAS
  • Artemis human landing system selection:
    • Blue Origin HLS :
      • NASA chief on Blue Origin protest: “They have every right” to sue | Ars Technica
• NASA budget:
  • House Science Committee advances budget reconciliation package – SpaceNews
  • House Committee Clears Reconciliation Bill With $4.4 Billion for NASA – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA programs:
  • NASA has too Many Spacecraft to Communicate With. Time to Build More Dishes – Universe Today
  • NASA IG Faults NASA On Management of Infrastructure Projects – SpacePolicyOnline.com
    • NASA’S Construction of Facilities – NASA OIG (pdf)
• NASA science programs:
  • James Webb Space Telescope (JWST):
    • NASA Readies James Webb Space Telescope for December Launch | NASA
• NASA launch:
  • NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for GOES-U Mission | NASA
• Commercial Cargo & Crew:
  • SpaceX:
    • NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Commercial Crew Space Station Launch | NASA
    • NASA, SpaceX Continue Planning for Next Crew Rotation Missions to International Space Station – Commercial Crew Program/NASA
• Commercial space:
  • Pandemic, changing industry affecting satellite manufacturer supply chains – SpaceNews
  • The boom in commercial space continues – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman
  • Launch:
    • Launch companies optimistic about future demand – SpaceNews
  • Suborbital:
    • Potential component defect to delay next Virgin Galactic flight – SpaceNews
  • LEO:
    • Big Aerospace Contractors Bet On Space Refueling Startup – WSJ
  • Cislunar:
    • Moonopolis or Apollo 2.0 ? – New Study Glimpses into the Future – Leonard David
    • The cis-lunar ecosystem — A systems model and scenarios of the resource industry and its impact, Marc-AndreChavy-Macdonald et al – ScienceDirect –
  • Constellations
    • Supporting SpaceX Starlink in remote communities – CIS 471
    • OneWeb and AT&T partner to extend fiberlike coverage across United States – SpaceNews
  • Finance:
    • Space SPACs could prompt new wave of acquisitions – SpaceNews
• Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
  • Dish Pushes FCC to Open Satellite Airwaves for 5G Deployment – BloombergLaw.com
  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX vs. the environmentalists | TheHill
  • Watchdog launches probe of how FAA de-conflicts space and regular flights – CNNPolitics
  • DC swamp moving to cancel Trump effort to cut red tape at FAA? – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman
  • We must subsidize and regulate space exploration | TechCrunch
  • Blue Origin vs SpaceX Starlink:
    • Amazon slams SpaceX, tells FCC that Musk-led companies are rule-breakers | Ars Technica
• Space traffic & environment issues:
  • UN space office seeks consensus on space traffic management – SpaceNews
• US states space:
  • California:
    • Mojave Air and Space Port Newsletter – Sept.2021 (pdf)
  • Georgia spaceport at Camden County:
    • Georgia Today: Cumberland Residents and Advocates Hoping to Scrub Proposed Camden County Spaceport | Georgia Public Broadcasting
    • $150 million SpaceX rocket factory headed to McGregor, getting $6 million from Waco, county – wacotrib.com
  • Texas:
    • SpaceX has entered into a $150 million development agreement with the City of Waco for the expansion of its McGregor facility. – VirtualBX.com
• Weather & other earth observation satellites:
  • Meet the Landsat pioneer who fought to revolutionize Earth observation – Science/AAAS
  • Geospatial intelligence companies struggle to educate customers about their capabilities – SpaceNews
  • SpaceX wins contract to launch weather satellite after ULA withdraws – SpaceNews
• US Defense space:
  • US Space Force chief convinced China would use satellite killers – Nikkei Asia
  • Norms:
    • Government watchdog: Lack of user equipment holds back military’s narrowband satellite capabilities
  • Cybersecurity:
    • DoD To Update Satellite Cyber Rules For Megaconstellations – Breaking Defense
  • Satellites:
    • Raymond: Small satellites and fast data transforming space business – SpaceNews
    • U.S. military has growing appetite for satellite communications but its needs are complex – SpaceNews
    • DoD a challenging customer for fast-moving satellite broadband industry – SpaceNews
    • Small Sats at DoD: Let Hundreds Of Programs Bloom – Breaking Defense
    • Satellite propulsion startup Benchmark eyes growth in military market – SpaceNews
    • DoD looking for commercially available nuclear propulsion for small spacecraft – SpaceNews
  • Technology:
    • Satcom executives see growing military demand for more secure, mobile equipment – SpaceNews
• General space policy topics, perspectives, resources, culture, etc:
  • The privatized frontier: the ethical implications and role of private companies in space exploration – The Space Review
  • General exchange of views – United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space – Secure World Foundation (pdf)
  • The making of an Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian and the aerospace industry helped create Star Trek – The Space Review

International space

• Australia:
  • UPDATE: TiSPACE’s Hapith I Rocket’s 1st Test Launch From Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex In Southern Australia Is Postponed – SatNews
  • Space Café Australia by Annie Handmer Recap: Vienna Tran on Healthcare for Earth and Space – SpaceWatch.Global
• China:
  • China Space News Update – Issue #5 | Revue
  • BDS navigation system:
    • China’s Beidou system offers 7 different user services – ecns.cn
  • Launch:
    • China successfully launches radio and television broadcasting satellite – NASASpaceFlight.com
• Europe:
  • Selection begins | ESA’s next astronauts – ESA
  • D-Orbit signs €2,2 million space debris removal contract with ESA – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Fourth spacewalk for Alpha mission – ESA
  • Space Café WebTalk with Niels Eldering and Rene Olie: How business education is creating a new generation of space players – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Commercialisation – ESA’s added space ingredient – ESA
  • New angle on reflected satnav yields sharper sea tracking – ESA
  • Dates set for Space Station change of command as Franco-German relations awarded Media prize – ESA
  • European Space Agency: Europe risks being ′left behind′ – DW
• Germany:
  • Isar Aerospace to launch OroraTech wildfire monitoring cubesat constellation – SpaceNews
• India:
  • Chandrayaan-2 orbiter payloads made major findings, reveals ISRO – The Hitavada
  • ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 detects presence of water ice at permanently shadowed regions of moon – DNAIndia.com
  • ISRO Chandrayaan-2 Finds Water And Ice On Moon’s Polar Regions – IndiaTimes.com
• Japan:
  • SpaceX’s Starlink broadband to be available in Japan’s remote areas next year – SpaceNews
• Russia:
  • BRICS countries reaffirm commitment to preventing arms race in space – TASS
  • Here’s why Russia’s space chief keeps asking Elon Musk to visit him | Ars Technica
  • Tourism, commercial human spaceflight:
    • Russian film crew deemed medically fit for Oct. 5 launch to space station | Space.com
    • Space Café Russia Recap: Igor Porokhin on the resurgent interest in space tourism and its prospects and the fate of the Berlin Protocol to the Cape Town Convention – SpaceWatch.Global
  • ISS:
    • Cosmonauts Wrap Up Second Spacewalk to Set Up Science Module – Space Station/NASA
    • Russian astronauts complete spacewalk despite burning smell on ISS – SpaceWatch.Global
    • Crew smells smoke and burning In Russian part of International Space Station – CBS News
    • International Space Station: Smoke triggers alert on board – BBC News
• Scotland:
  • How green is Scotland’s space industry? – BBC News
• South Korea:
  • South Korean consortium invests in Relativity Space – SpaceWatch.Global
  • South Korea to spend $593 million on public-to-private transfer of rocket technologies – SpaceNews
• UAE
  • Emirates Mars Mission and Dubai Airshow 2021 woo students with Planet X challenge – SatellitePro ME
• UK:
  • Rocket man on board as Shetland space project gets ready for take-off – PressAndJournal.co.uk
  • Blast off! Billionaire Anders Polvsen confirms he will not appeal Sutherland space port decision – PressAndJournal.co.uk
  • ‘Space minister needed in Cabinet’ to stop the UK falling behind its rivals

Webcasts:

** Chinese Smartphones to Adopt Satellite Connectivity, Recap on Provincial Space Policies – Dongfang Hour – YouTube

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com). This week, we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
01:01 Chinese smartphones and satellite connectivity
11:08 Recap on provincial space policies
15:25 Two launches for China’s space program

See a summary of the program at Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 6 – 12 September 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global.

** NSS Town Hall: The NSS Policy Committee with Randy Gigante and Charles Ellzey – National Space Society

For our September 9 Town Hall, NSS presented two leaders from our policy committee. As a grass-roots advocacy and educational organization, the National Space Society takes positions on space activities from NASA to industry to commercial and entrepreneurial spaceflight. Did you ever wonder how the decision is made to take a position on a particular issue? The National Space Society’s Policy Committee discusses, debates, and formulates the positions that the NSS takes to advance the cause of human beings living and working in communities beyond the Earth. …

** How reforms can further accelerate the pace of Indian Space sector – Geospatial World

The Government of India has recently announced policy reforms to boost the country’s Space sector. With a clear focus on ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ or a self-reliant India, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe), has been formed to bridge the gap between the government and private industry. This is what the industry experts had to say about the impact of the new policy reforms.

** The Space Show – Sunday, Sept.12.2021 – John Bucknell talked about space solar power (SSP) and about the plans of his company Virtus Solis to develop commercial SSP.

** The Space Show – Friday, Sept.10.2021 – Dr. Namrata Goswami discussed U.S. space and national security in Asia post Afghanistan.

** Hotel Mars – John Batchelor Show/The Space Show – Wed. Sept.8.2021 – Stephanie Thomas of Princeton Satellite Systems spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about about fusion for in-space propulsion.

** The Space Show – Tuesday, Sept.8.2021 – Chris Blackerby gave an “update … on Astrocale with its life extension space hardware process plus their work on orbital debris removal“.

** Space, Climate Change, and International Cooperation | Secure World

The need for accurate and precise data on the current state of the planet has never been more urgent. Space is playing an increasingly important role in enabling us to monitor and tackle climate change, helping the global community gain a better picture of the urgency to take action.

The Secure World Foundation and the British Embassy co-hosted a webinar delving into this timely topic. It focused on the applications of space technologies, such as satellites, to help track climate change on Earth and provide critical data for scientists and policy makers, how space will fit into 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) being held in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021, and the UK’s overall global leadership in climate action. The event also underscored the imperative to work through multilateral fora and international agreements to address this global priority.

** Podcast: 110 – NGSO Constellations Everywhere, Déjà Vu all Over Again, and What the Future Really Holds – Constellations, a New Space and Satellite Innovation Podcast / Constellations Podcast – YouTube

On this Constellations Podcast, we’ll talk about the exponential growth of Non-Geostationary-Orbit (NGSO) satellite constellations, their commercial and go-to-market plans, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in realizing a bandwidth filled future. Well over 50,000 NGSO communications smallsats are planned for launch over the next decade. SpaceX, Amazon Project Kuiper, SES, Telesat, OneWeb and many other constellation providers are promising to transform the space industry with thousands of NGSOs beaming tens of Terabits per second to the ground to satisfy a seemingly endless demand for bandwidth. During this episode, Nathan de Ruiter, the Managing Director of Euroconsult Canada will share insights into the go-to-market plans and commercial strategy for these NGSO constellations and the implications from a business model, cost, funding and ground segment perspective.

** Space Café WebTalk – Prof. Enrico Stoll – 6. July 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube

During this week’s Space Café, SpaceWatch.Global publisher, Torsten Kriening had the opportunity to speak with one of the industry’s “hidden gems”, Professor Enrico Stoll, who is the new Chair of Space Technology at Technische Universität Berlin, Germany’s first technical university. Born and raised in the former German Democratic Republic and with a 20-year career spanning several continents, holding academic positions in Dresden, Moscow, Massachusetts, Munich and Sydney, he is an expert in aerospace engineering and astronautics. In his current role, he researches space technology, debris removal, manufacturing in space and space robotics. This week, he and Torsten discuss TU Berlin’s legacy of space innovation as well as Professor Stoll’s own research into nano-sats and space debris. A crash course in TU Berlin’s 30-year small-sat history …

** Gordon Roesler – Why Do We Need Commercial Logistics Systems for Space? – Cold Star Technologies – YouTube

Robots In Space founder Dr. Gordon Roesler returns to the Cold Star Project following his appearance as a speaker at the State of the Space Industrial Base 2021 event. We’re looking at the need for commercial logistics systems for space, and why the US needs to invest in these in a hurry. …

** September 10, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

** September 7, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

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