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 August 1-7, 2021 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA lunar programs:
  • Artemis human landing system selection:
    • Nelson remains hopeful Congress will provide additional lunar lander funding – SpaceNews
    • Station Gears up for U.S. Crew and Cargo Spaceships – Space Station/NASA
    • GAO ruling on HLS award protest:
      • Statement on Blue Origin-Dynetics Decision | U.S. GAO
      • NASA Statement on GAO Ruling Regarding Human Landing System Protest | NASA
      • Dynetics Statement Regarding Nasa Human Landing System Decision – Dynetics
      • Government denies Bezos’ Blue Origin protest over NASA HLS contract – CNBC
      • Jeff Bezos loses attempt to block the Moon-landing contract NASA gave to SpaceX | Ars Technica
      • GAO Denies HLS Protests by Blue Origin and Dynetics – SpacePolicyOnline.com
    • Blue Origin HLS funding subsidy proposal:
      • What Northrop makes of Bezos’ offer to subsidize NASA moon lander — Washington Technology
      • The danger in Bezos’ $2B offer to NASA — Washington Technology
  • Gateway lunar station:
    • MDA gets $35M design contract for Lunar Gateway Gateway External Robotics Interfaces – SpaceQ
• Biden space:
  • In selecting space leader, White House opts for policy chops over politics | Ars Technica
  • Harris Selection of Chirag Parikh to Lead Space Council Wins Wide Praise – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Parikh named executive secretary of National Space Council – SpaceNews
  • Senate confirms NASA CFO – SpaceNews
• NASA launch:
  • NASA cites Falcon flight heritage to select SpaceX to launch Europa Clipper – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX saved NASA $500 million — Quartz
  • iRocket Signs Space Act Agreement With NASA To Start Building Autonomous, Reusable Rockets For Smallsats – SatNews
• Commercial Cargo & Crew:
  • Boeing’s second Starliner mission to the ISS is a make-or-break moment | MIT Technology Review
• Congressional space:
  • Senate confirms NASA CFO – SpaceNews
• Space technology:
  • $100M gift from Irvine Co.’s Bren powers Caltech space electricity idea – Press Telegram
  • Is using nuclear materials for space travel dangerous, genius, or a little of both? – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
  • NASA Starts Proposal Solicitation for Near-Earth Commercial Satcom Services – ExecutiveBiz
• ISS & other space stations:
  • Nauka module’s near miss raises concerns about future of space station | Ars Technica
  • Space station situation with Russian module misfire more serious than stated: report | Space.com
  • Former NASA official joins Nanoracks to lead commercial space station work – SpaceNews
  •  Nauka:
    • Space Station Stable After Earlier Unplanned MLM Thruster Firing – Space Station/NASA
    • Space station “brought a knife to a gun fight” in battle with Russian lab module, NASA flight director says – CBS News
    • Russia Blames Software Error For Nauka Misfire – SpacePolicyOnline.com
    • Russian module suddenly fires thrusters after docking with space station | Ars Technica
    • Station loses attitude control after Nauka docking, Starliner launch delayed – SpaceNews
    • Russia offers conflicting causes for Nauka engine firing – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman
    • MLM Nauka makes triumphant docking to ISS – NASASpaceFlight.com
    • Russia’s Nauka multi-purpose lab module docks to space station | collectSPACE
• Commercial space:
  • LEO:
    • NASA Extends Contract for Commercialization of Low-Earth Orbit | NASA
    • Varda Space raises over $50 million to build space factories – CNBC
    • Varda Space Industries closes $42M Series A for off-planet manufacturing | TechCrunch
  • Human spaceflight/Space tourism:
    • Will suborbital space tourism take a suborbital trajectory? – The Space Review
    • The case for suborbital scholarships – The Space Review
  • Constellations
    • Inmarsat to launch new satellite network – SatellitePro ME
    • The Role of IoT in Fleet Management | ORBCOMM Blog
• Space resources:
  • The Space Resource Newsletter – July 2021
• Space apps:
  • Akiak to become first in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to get high-speed broadband internet – Anchorage Daily News
• Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
  • SpaceX installed 29 Raptor engines on a Super Heavy rocket last night | Ars Technica – Discusses FAA enviro study
  • Starship’s environmental review might push launch back – Space Explored
  • New FAA rules change who qualifies for commercial astronaut wings | Space.com
• Space law:
  • Isle of Man Joins Artemis Accords – SpaceWatch.Global
• Space traffic & environment issues:
  • Who’s going to fix the space junk problem? | Space.com
  • Astronomers back technical efforts to reduce impacts of satellite megaconstellations while seeking regulatory solutions – SpaceNews
  • Orbital debris removal:
    • Astroscale and rocket maker MHI team up to develop debris removal technology – SpaceNews
• US states space:
  • California:
    • Paso Robles City Council to discuss spaceport pre-application for airport – Paso Robles Daily News
  • New Mexico:
    • NM space industry rockets forward » Albuquerque Journal
  • Florida:
    • Cecil Spaceport mission control named after Jacksonville astronaut – Jacksonville.com
    • JAA dedicates Cecil Spaceport mission control named after Jacksonville astronaut | Jax Daily Record
  • Georgia spaceport at Camden County:
    • Spaceport decision delayed until September – The Brunswick News/Yahoo
  • Texas:
    • Brownsville officials say tourism is slowly recovering, local business point to SpaceX | KVEO-TV
• Weather & other earth observation satellites:
  • NOAA recovers from latest GOES-17 weather satellite issue, plans to replace it next year – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • Op-ed | The costs of extreme weather and climate are soaring. Commercial space data should be a bigger part of the solution – SpaceNews
  • GeoOptics to launch next-generation Earth science constellation – SpaceNews
  • How NASA scientists use satellite data to help farmers | Fox Business
  • EOMag – Issue 60 Summer 2021
• US Defense space:
  • NRO Space ‘Civil Reserve’ Includes Shutter Control Option – Breaking Defense
  • Op-ed | Peace in the Era of Weaponized Space – SpaceNews
  • Space Force Vice Argues Value Of Embattled Analysis Center – Breaking Defense
  • Biden and military space:
    • Inside the Ring: Austin calls for ‘responsible’ space operations – Washington Times
  • Norms:
    • Space Norms and U.S. National Security: Leading on Space Debris – War on the Rocks
  • Launch:
    • Space Force sees ‘advantages and opportunities’ in nuclear-powered space missions – SpaceNews
    • House panel wants details on Space Force plans to upgrade launch infrastructure – SpaceNews
  • Satellites:
    • Military communications payloads could hitchhike on future GPS satellites – SpaceNews
    • Geomatics is vital to US national security; our advantage is at risk – c4isrnet.com
  • Technology:
    • Space Force eyes solar-powered vehicles for operations near the moon – SpaceNews
• General space policy topics, perspectives, etc:
  • The billionaires’ space race is just the beginning | TheHill
  • The U.S. Should Send a President to Space – WSJ
  • Cozy Futurism – False Choices Without Substance | NextBigFuture.com

International space

• Australia:
  • Australia to create a new Space Electronic Warfare capability – Cosmos Magazine
• Brazil:
  • IAE Successfully Completes Operation Santa Maria at CLA – IAE (Institute of Aeronautics and Space) – June.29.2021 (Google translation)
    
• Canada:
  • MDA gets $35M design contract for Lunar Gateway Gateway External Robotics Interfaces – SpaceQ
• China:
  • Can the U.S. and China Cooperate in Space? – Scientific American
  • China’s space propaganda blitz endures at slick new planetarium – AFP/Phys.org
  • Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover on Mars:
    • China’s Zhurong rover reaches complex terrain on Mars – Xinhua
  • Lunar missions:
    • China publishes second batch of lunar sample data online – Xinhua
  • BDS navigation system:
    • China Has Been Investing Massively in the Beidou SatNav Constellation: Here’s Why – The China Aerospace Blog
  • Launch:
    • China’s space-tracking ship Yuanwang-3 completes new monitoring missions – Xinhua
• Egypt:
  • Egypt hosts training to boost space cooperation among African countries – Xinhua
• Europe:
  • Companies compete on payload to make air from moondust – ESA
• India:
  • Modi Govt to encourage private participation in space sector: Dr Jitendra – DailyExcelsior.com
  • India’s satellite navigation sector gets a policy push from DoS; aims to be ‘Aatmanirbhar’ – Republic World
• Japan:
  • Japan space center joins push to settle Mars and beyond – Nikkei Asia
  • Astroscale and rocket maker MHI team up to develop debris removal technology – SpaceNews
  • Intelsat returning JCSAT-RA satellite to Japan’s Sky Perfect JSAT – SpaceNews
• Russia:
  • Roscosmos CEO invites Musk to Russia live on radio – TASS
  • ISS:
    • Russia’s Prichal ISS module sent to Baikonur space launch center – TASS
    • Roscosmos planning to launch Prichal module to ISS on November 24 — chief – TASS
    • Nauka:
      • See ISS section above for links for Nauka unplanned thruster firings.
      • Russian cosmonauts publish video tour of new ISS module Nauka – Science & Space – TASS
      • Elon Musk congratulates Roscosmos chief on successful docking of Nauka module with ISS – TASS
      • MLM Nauka docks to ISS, malfunctions shortly thereafter – NASASpaceFlight.com
      • Russia’s Nauka research module that docked with ISS has service life through 2027 – TASS
      • Russia’s Mission Control says no faults for Nauka module’s docking with orbital outpost – TASS
  • New space stations:
    • New orbital station to become evolutionary step in Moon, Mars development program – TASS
• Saudi Arabia:
  • Saudi Arabia’s TRSDC signs contract with KACST to provide satellite data – SatellitePro ME
• Scotland:
  • Scottish sites in the running for UK’s first ever space launch | The National
  • Blast off: Could we soon see space flights launching from Scotland? | HeraldScotland
• UAE
  • Mohammed bin Rashid appoints Board of MBRSC and MBRCH – SatellitePro ME
• UK:
  • Minister for Defence Procurement’s speech at the stand-up of UK Space Command – GOV.UK
  • Royal Air Force stands-up UK Space Command – EU Today
  • Ofcom wants to tighten U.K. rules over mega-constellations – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Lift off for UK spaceflight as regulations passed – GOV.UK

Webcasts:

**  Keynote Interview: Tory Bruno, CEO, United Launch Alliance – Secure World Foundation – YouTube

Keynote Speaker: Tory Bruno, CEO, United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Keynote Interviewer: Marina Koren, Staff Writer, The Atlantic

** Panel 2: Megaconstellations: The Train Has Left the Station. Now What? – Secure World Foundation – YouTube

While the early radio-frequency spectrum interference issues were addressed, the regulatory system has largely failed to address the broader public interest concerns from the deployment of LEO megaconstellations. Businesses are operating in a condition of uncertain future

** iSpace’s Asymmetrical Rocket, Mystery around the Long March 9 Engine, Space Pioneer Round of Funding – Dongfang Hour – YouTube

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

See also the program Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 26 July – 1 August 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global

** E68: Space Rescue – Aerospace Corp Space Policy (Vimeo) – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)

** AST SpaceMobile space-based cellular broadband network. A relatively small constellation of 200 satellites in low earth orbit would provide global cell phone connectivity. The plan is controversial, however, because the satellites will have a large cross-section and so could would become potential sources of space debris. This AST video describes the project.

** Space Café WebTalk – Law Breakfast 3 – 25. May 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube

In the latest Space Café “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland”, Steven Freeland and Torsten Kriening welcomed Jenni Tapio and Alexander Soucek, at the wonderful Café Aalto in Helsinki.

** The Space Show – Sunday, Aug.1.2021 – Dr. Jonathan McDowell, known best for Jonathan’s Space Report, talked about “space tourism, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, Elon Musk, SpaceX, Branson, Bezos, policy, human lunar landers and many other important topics and issues for space and NewSpace“.

** The Space Show – Tuesday, July.28.2021 – Robert Zimmerman discussed “suborbital tourism, orbital tourism, SpaceX, Branson, Bezos, Musk, policy, Artemis, the Moon, Mars, nuclear propulsion, desalinization of seawater, nuclear power, U.S. math education in the schools and much more.”

** July 30, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

** July 28, 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 July 25-August 1, 2021 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA lunar programs:
  • Artemis human landing system selection:
    • Bezos offers billions in incentives for NASA lunar lander contract – SpaceNews
    • Bezos says he is now willing to invest in a Moon lander—here’s why | Ars Technica
    • Open Letter to Administrator Nelson – Blue Origin
    • Op-ed | The Success of Artemis Hinges on NASA’s Commitment to Competition – SpaceNews
• Congressional space:
  • Space Amendments on Tap as House Gears Up for Appropriations Week – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Lawmakers position U.S. to become the galaxy’s garbage man as space trash piles up – Washington Times
  • Senators push for action on space traffic management – SpaceNews
  • Senators Fret Shift Of Civil Space Tracking From DoD Lagging – Breaking Defense
  • Oregon congressman proposes new space tourism tax | Space.com
• Commercial Cargo & Crew:
  • NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station | NASA
  • Flight Readiness Concludes for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 – Commercial Crew Program/NASA
  • Starliner cleared for second uncrewed test flight – SpaceNews
• US and China in space:
  • Editorial: Will the Chinese beat the U.S. to Mars? – Editorial/roanoke.com
• US and Russia in space:
  • Russia, US to carry on space engine cooperation despite sanctions, says Roscosmos – TASS
• NASA science programs:
  • Hubble resumes science observations after month-long outage – Spaceflight Now
  • Astronomy flagships, past and future – The Space Review
• Space technology:
  • Op-ed | It’s time to seriously consider space-based solar power – SpaceNews
• Govt. launch:
  • NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Europa Clipper Mission | NASA
• ISS & other space stations:
  • Progress 77 and Pirs Undocked from Station – Space Station/NASA
  • Farewell, Pirs; ISS module decommissioned, destructively reentered – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • Russia’s Nauka Module Finally Takes Flight – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Ex-NASA chief envisions a future where humans go to space stations owned by corporations – CNBC
• Commercial space:
  • Despite Tuesday’s flight, Jeff Bezos is running out of time to save Blue Origin | Ars Technica
  • Proposal: SPACE Tax Act – Leonard David
  • Op-ed | Commerce Department, NOAA ensuring U.S. remains a world leader in space commerce – SpaceNews
  • Human spaceflight/Space tourism:
    • Astronaut criteria:
      • FAA revises criteria for commercial astronaut wings – SpaceNews
      • Who’s an astronaut? FAA wades into a murky issue for spacefliers – GeekWire
    • Why Space Tourism? Because It Operates Outside of NASA – WSJ
    • Meet Richard Garriott, America’s Only Second-Generation Astronaut – Robb Report
    • Opinion: From ISS Control Room to a lunar fly-by: Matej Poliacek’s dearMoon journey – SpaceWatch.Global
    • New Shepard astronauts rave about suborbital spaceflight experience as Bezos faces backlash – SpaceNews
    • Wally Funk Gets Her Astronaut Pin (oh, and Jeff Bezos, too) – SpacePolicyOnline.com
    • Jeff Bezos and Cornelius Vanderbilt: Private Ventures that Inspire | National Review
    • First space tourist Dennis Tito: ‘I was euphoric’ – BBC News
    • Space tourism: How the collapse of the Soviet Union aided the birth of paid space travel – The Washington Post
  • Constellations
    • Lynk books SpaceX flight for direct-to-cellphone satellites – SpaceNews
  • Finance:
    • Investors drop out of Momentus SPAC deal – SpaceNews
• Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
  • Judges reject Viasat’s plea to stop SpaceX Starlink satellite launches | Ars Technica
  • Court denies Viasat attempt to halt Starlink launches pending legal action – SpaceNews
  • FAA Opens Houston Space Safety Office to Increase Oversight of Texas and New Mexico Operations – FAA
  • FAA opens Houston Space Safety office to help monitor testing programs, commercial space tourism in Texas, New Mexico – Click2Houston.com
  • Is Washington ready for space tourism to take off? – POLITICO
  • Spectrum:
    • Report calls on government agencies to better coordinate spectrum – SpaceNews
    • U.K. to strengthen regulations for Starlink, OneWeb and other NGSO constellations – SpaceNews
• Space law:
  • From Bezos to satellites, does new space era need new rules? – CSMonitor.com
  • Space Café Recap: “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland” #4 – SpaceWatch.Global (incl. video)
• Space traffic & environment issues:
  • Lawmakers position U.S. to become the galaxy’s garbage man as space trash piles up – Washington Times
  • U.S. Space Traffic Management and Orbital Debris Policy – Reason Foundation
    • U.S. Space Traffic Management and Orbital Debris Policy, Rebecca van Burken – Reason Foundation (pdf)
  • Senators push for action on space traffic management – SpaceNews
  • Senators Fret Shift Of Civil Space Tracking From DoD Lagging – Breaking Defense
  • Space executives: Regulations and incentives needed to curtail collisions and debris – SpaceNews
  • Montreal startup NorthStar wants to play traffic cop in space – The Globe and Mail
• US states space:
  • Florida:
    • Cecil Air and Spaceport plans space launches – Action News Jax
    • Cecil Airport and Spaceport Unveils Mission Control for Commercial Spaceflight | WJCT NEWS
  • Kansas:
    • Kansas poised to become national leader in aerospace industry – kpvi.com
  • New Mexico:
    • NASA to hopefully land Starliner rocket in White Sands in August – KOAT.com
    • Space race sends local solar company soaring | KOB 4
  • Texas:
    • Blue Origin brings space tourism to tiny Texas town – BenningtonBanner.com
    • A squished tarantula and being followed by a Tesla: How we got the story on SpaceX and Blue Origin – Houston Chronicle
• Weather & remote sensing satellites:
  • NASA Invites Media to Launch of Landsat 9 From West Coast | NASA
• US Defense space:
  • Can Conflict in Space—and in Cyberspace—Be Avoided? – Foreign Policy.com
  • Space Force chief seeks European alliances to counter threats – Editor 99
  • US military must avoid a ‘Kasserine Pass’ failure for space power – Defense News
  • Biden and military space:
    • Exclusive: NRO Erects Buy American Barriers Against Allied Satellite Data – Breaking Defense
  • Norms:
    • Exclusive: In A First, SecDef Pledges DoD To Space Norms – Breaking Defense
    • Aerospace: More Questions Than Answers For Milspace Norms – Breaking Defense
      • Building Normentum: A Framework for Space Norm Development | The Aerospace Corporation (See also the Aerospace Corp video below.)
      • Building Normentum: A Framework for Space Norm Development (pdf)
  • Orbital traffic:
    • Exclusive: In A First, SecDef Pledges DoD To Space Norms – Breaking Defense
  • Organizational:
    • Peterson, Schriever, Cheyenne Mountain to become Space Force bases – SpaceNews
  • Launch:
    • SpaceX or ULA to launch future Space Development Agency satellites – SpaceNews
  • Technology:
    • Enhancing Military and Commercial Spacepower through Nuclear – The Space Force Journal
• Space advocacy/activism
  • The Coalition to Save Manned Space Exploration: Apollo 11 and the Democratization of Space – SaveMannedSpace.com
  • With the HUMANS project, a message that space is for everyone – MIT News/Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• General space policy topics, perspectives, etc:
  • Congress can’t agree on big things. Let billionaires handle space. – The Washington Post
  • Americans are good at democratizing things. Space is next. – Vince Bzdek/gazette.com
  • GW Alumni Highlight Demand for Collaboration in Space Technology Development – GW Today/The George Washington University

International space

• Canada:
  • NorthStar developing prototype Earth observation system for marine and coastal tracking – SpaceNews
  • Montreal startup NorthStar wants to play traffic cop in space – The Globe and Mail
• China:
  • Space station:
    • China’s space station is preparing to host 1,000 scientific experiments – Nature
  • Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover on Mars:
    • China’s Mars rover travels 585 meters on red planet – People’s Daily Online
  • Lunar missions:
    • China is working on a relay satellite to support lunar polar missions – SpaceNews
  • Remote sensing, reconaissance, weather, etc.
    • China deploys satellites to support rescue in Henan rainstorms – People’s Daily Online
  • Commercial space:
    • Space travel may soon be affordable for adventurous Chinese – Chinadaily.com.cn
• Europe:
  • Space Force chief seeks European alliances to counter threats – Editor 99
  • Eumetsat signs €735 million Sentinel contract with European Commission – SpaceWatch.Global
  • France and Germany agree to ramp up Ariane 6 support – SpaceWatch.Global
  • ESA advances Vega rocket evolution beyond 2025 – ESA
  • European Robotic Arm is launched into space – ESA
  • Reprogrammable satellite fuelled prior to launch – ESA
  • ESA’s Boost! fosters new launch and in-orbit services – ESA
• Japan:
  • Japan is joining the push to return to the moon | TheHill
• Russia:
  • A Cosmonaut Is Demoted And Russia’s Star-Crossed Space Agency Lurches. Again. – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  • Roscosmos plans to establish alternative spacesuit production – TASS
  • Tomsk engineers work on secure satellite communication terminals for Arctic – TASS
  • Launch:
    • Russia, US to carry on space engine cooperation despite sanctions, says Roscosmos – TASS
    • US government has not yet approved purchase of Russian rocket engines — Roscosmos – TASS
  • ISS:
    • Progress 77 and Pirs Undocked from Station – Space Station/NASA
    • Farewell, Pirs; ISS module decommissioned, destructively reentered – NASASpaceFlight.com
    • Russia sends long-delayed module to space station – BBC News
    • Nauka module passed over 700 tests at Baikonur launch center – TASS
    • Russian lab module set for launch to space station Wednesday – Spaceflight Now
• Scotland:
  • What could a thriving space industry in the north of Scotland look like? – PressAndJournal.co.uk
• UAE
  • Emirates Mars Mission completes one year – SatellitePro ME
• UK:
  • After 50 years, the British space programme is set for re-entry | The Big Issue
  • U.K. to strengthen regulations for Starlink, OneWeb and other NGSO constellations – SpaceNews

Webcasts:

** Episode 44: Let’s Talk About Astronauts – Space Thoughts (YouTube) – Space Law & Policy Solutions/Michael Listner

Discussing some of the issues around the use of the word “astronaut” as it relates to commercial space activities.

** Episode 43 – Update: ViaSat Motion to Stay – Space Thoughts (YouTube) – Space Law & Policy Solutions/Michael Listner

Update on the Order issued on ViaSat’s Motion to Stay (Preliminary Injunction) in D.C. Court of Appeals.

** Stellar Decisis – Case No. 1 –  Space Court Foundation – YouTube

Stellar Decisis examines how courts in the not too distant future might handle disputes in space, using real international law to argue hypothetical but plausible cases involving future space activity. In the premiere of the pilot episode, one nation uses its nuclear arsenal to destroy an asteroid threatening Earth in the year 2050, with the unfortunate consequence of raining radioactive debris down on the far side of the Moon. A mix of governments and private companies file claims against that nation for damages suffered by lunar industry, and bring the first case to call for the Space Court.

Special Guest Justices: President Dr. Alissa Haddaji, Justice David Koplow, and Justice Chris Newman, PhD.
Advocate for the Applicant: Ryan Noble
Advocate for the Respondent: Jessica Noble

** Chongqing Builds Space-based Solar Power Base, EO Analytics Startups & Henan Disaster Relief Effort – Dongfang Hour – YouTube

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

1) China officially kicks off the construction of the country’s first space-based solar power industry base in Chongqing
2) Chinese Earth observation data analytics startups participate in Henan disaster relief effort after the recent floods
3) A new series of Yaogan satellites launched on board a Long March 2C, with Tianqi-15 as secondary payload.

** The Space Show – Sunday, July.25.2021 – Dr. Kelly Weinersmith talked about “the future of humans in space, settlement, space tourism, policy, suborbital and more“.

** The Space Show – Friday, July.23.2021 – Andrew Chaikin talked about “his new space book folio, Apollo 15, space tourism, commercial space and more“.

** The Space Show – Tuesday, July.21.2021 – Rand Simberg discussed

the significance of July 20th, 52 years ago with Apollo. We talked about www.evoloterra. com (see blog to hear the show referenced) Blue Orgin and their flight earlier in the day, suborbital companies, going to space for the wrong and right reasons and much more.

** The Space Cafe Podcast #32: Jacques Arnould, a tricky question for the entire space industry – SpaceWatch.Global

Jacques Arnould is paid to ask uncomfortable questions. As an ethicist at the French space agency CNES, Jacques puts his fingers on places that people sometimes like to ignore: such as the question: why we do what we do. Why money is spent on this mission and not on another, and above all, why we want to do spaceflight in the first place.

** E67: Building Normentum – Norms of Behavior in Space – Aerospace Corp Space Policy (Vimeo) – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)

** Edmund Burke – What Does It Take To Get On The Test Launch Schedule At Vandenberg AFB? – CSP S02E81 – Cold Star Technologies – YouTube

What does it take to get on the test launch schedule at Vandenberg Air Force Base? How do so many organizations unnecessarily delay their time because of unexpected but avoidable issues? Edmund Burke of Space Information Labs joins host Jason Kanigan on the Cold Star Project to explain range safety compliance – happenings, trends, success, and failure. We discuss:

– The shift to Autonomous Flight Termination and Space Based Range
– Brief explanation of flight termination systems
– Advantages and necessity of intelligent lithium battery systems
– RadTol BMS, and radiation tolerant avionics
– Testing and documentation required to fly (RCC 319-19)
– A decade of watching companies fall short on promises because the didn’t understand what it takes
– Danger of vertical integration for startups
– Important lessons learned.

Edmund Burke served as an Air Force Program Manager and Project Director for many years prior to founding Space Information Laboratories in 2004. He served as the Space Lift Range System, Range Instrumentation and Metric Track lead for both Vandenberg AFB and Cape Canaveral, FL.

** Space Café WebTalk – Thomas Schildknecht – 1. June 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube

In this week’s Space Café WebTalk Prof. Thomas Schildknecht, Director of Swiss Optical Ground Station and Geodynamics Observatory Zimmerwald and Vice-Director of Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern, Switzerland, talked about Sustainability beyond (our) planet protection from the perspective of an astronomer.

Human-caused climate change, global pandemics, ocean acidification and species extinctions may eventually threaten the collapse of humanity, while others argue that for political or economic reasons we should allow industrial development to continue without restrictions.

Can we afford that?

What role plays space?

** July 23, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

** July 21, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

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