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 October 20-26, 2019 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
•  ISS:
  • Female Duo Ventures Outside Station for Historic Spacewalk – Space Station/NASA
  • A Spacewalking First – National Space Society
  • NASA’s First All-Female Spacewalk Makes History – The Atlantic
  • Astronauts replace failed unit on ISS | Behind The Black
• SLS/Orion:
  • NASA Orders More SLS Megarockets from Boeing for Artemis Moon Missions | Space.com
  • NASA Buying Ten SLS Rocket Launches Through 2035 in a Show of Washington Corruption – NextBigFuture.com
  • NASA to give Boeing cost-plus contract for 10 more SLS rockets | Behind The Black
• Planetary protection:
  • NASA must rework planetary protection plans, panel advises – Science/AAAS
  • Report calls for changes in planetary protection policies – SpaceNews.com
  • NASA Planetary Protection Independent Review Board (PPIRB) – Report to NASA/SMD (pdf)
• Space regulation:
  • Congress shouldn’t rush to tax and regulate space exploration | TheHill
• US states space:
  • Space Florida Awarded $90M Infrastructure Grant from U.S. Department of Transportation – Space Florida
  • Space Florida Awarded $90M for Infrastructure Upgrade – 90.7 WMFE
  • Midland Councilman: Continued Spending “Wasted” on City Spaceport – Texas Scorecard
  • After spaceport leases released, NMPolitics.net settles lawsuit – NMPolitics.net
  • Cameron Co. Addresses Boca Chica Eminent Domain Concerns – KRGV
•  Spectrum:
  • Senator pushes for FCC, not satellite operators, to run C-band auction – SpaceNews.com
  • Op’ed: Spectrum Interference: 5G and Meteorological Observations – SpaceWatch.Global
• Military space:
  • The 21st Century Space Race Is Here – The National Interest
• International space
  • Australia:
    • Australia leans into space race for solar power with China – SMH.com.au
    • Op’ed: Australia: well placed to join the Moon mining race … or is it? – SpaceWatch.Global
  • China:
    • Central Asian countries to use China’s Beidou navigation system – ecns.cn
  •  Europe:
    • ESA to request $13.9 billion budget from member states – SpaceNews.com
  • Lebanon:
    • Lebanon Aims to Launch Nano-satellite Into Space by 2022 | Al Bawaba
  •  Luxembourg:
    • Luxembourg to set up Space Resources Innovation Centre — Luxembourg Space Agency
  • Rwanda:
    • Rwanda’s First Satellite In Space Is Set For Release From ISS – Space in Africa
  •  UK:
    • Cornwall county council cabinet approves funding for spaceport | Rocketeers

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – Thu, 10/17/2019 – Dr. Eligar Sadeh and Layla Martin discussed “the launch of the Astropolitics Institute, What it is and why now?”

** The Space Show – Fri, 10/18/2019 – Jose Ocasio-Christian talked about “the Caelus Foundation, their Chinese space program workshops, policy and more”.

** Weekly Space Hangout: October 2, 2019 – Geoff Notkin, President of the National Space Society

Emmy Award-winning television host and producer Geoff Notkin starred in three seasons of the cult television adventure series Meteorite Men for Science Channel and two seasons of the educational series STEM Journals for Cox Media. He has also appeared in shows for Discovery, NASA EDGE, TLC, PBS, A&E, National Geographic Channel, History Channel, Travel Channel, and the BBC. He is a science writer, meteorite specialist, photographer, world traveler, and CEO of Aerolite Meteorites Inc, a leader in meteorite research and recovery.

** October 17, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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