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 June 28-July 4, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA programs:
  • NASA’s Hunt for Lunar Water Intensifies – Scientific American
• NASA management:
  • Stability and certainty for NASA’s exploration efforts – The Space Review
  • Perspectives Video Interview with Stephen Jurczyk, Associate Administrator, NASA – SatNews
• Space and Covid-19:
  • Spaceflight after the pandemic – The Space Review
  • NASA, ESA, JAXA to track pandemic’s effects from space – UPI.com
• Commercial human spaceflight:
  • Commercial Human Spaceflight Making Strides – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • NASA Developing a Plan to Fly Personnel on Suborbital Spacecraft | NASA
  • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Holidays in space: is the SpaceX Demo-2 launch the primer to a large private spaceflight industry? – SpaceWatch.Global
  • NASA agrees to fly astronauts on reused Crew Dragon spacecraft – Spaceflight Now
  • White House official recommends slow approach to high-speed suborbital transportation – SpaceNews.com
• Commercial space:
  • After nearly a month in space, NASA seems really happy with Crew Dragon | Ars Technica
  • Will private space travel change the way we explore the Solar System? – BBC Science Focus Magazine
  • NASA asks industry to provide it with greater access to microgravity | Ars Technica
  • Commercial Human Spaceflight Making Strides – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• SLS/Orion:
  • Nonpartisan But Political – The Politic
  • NASA’s mission to the moon is about far more than cost | TheHill
  • You Can’t Exert National Prestige With A Rocket That Does Not Fly – NASA Watch
• ISS:
  • What James Van Allen got wrong about NASA’s International Space Station | TheHill
  • Thales Alenia Space will provide two key pressurized elements for Axiom Commercial Space Station | Thales Group
• Space law:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Column: ESPI Brief 40 – USA seeking support for recovery and use of space resources – SpaceWatch.Global
•  Regulation:
  • Attention shifts to implementation of new commercial remote sensing regulations – SpaceNews.com
  • Op-ed | Satellites are data companies, too – SpaceNews.com
  • New Remote Sensing Regs Great Improvement, But Devil is in the Details – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • FAA Shooting for September for Updated Commercial Space Launch Regulations – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Spectrum:
  • SpaceX Satellite Internet Plan Hits Dish Ground Interference – BloombergLaw.com
  • Eutelsat to order single replacement C-band satellite for FCC spectrum clearing – SpaceNews.com
  • FCC makes headway in legal battle with ABS, Hispasat and Arsat over C-band auction – SpaceNews.com
  • New industry coalition to defend GPS against Ligado 5G plan – POLITICO
  • FCC Cracks Under Hill Pressure On Ligado 5G Network – Breaking Defense
• Space traffic:
  • Orbital use fees won’t solve the space debris problem – The Space Review
• US states space:
  • Kodiak launch site hopes for its first space tourism launch – Alaska Public Media
• Remote sensing:
  • Distributors should unplug the Earth imagery bottleneck – The Space Review
• Weather satellites:
  • NCEI Archives Data from COSMIC-2 Satellites – National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
  • Spire Global inks weather data deal using tiny satellites with NASA, European agencies – The Washington Post
  • ASTRA wins contract to study weather cubesat constellation – SpaceNews.com
• US national security:
  • Launch:
    • Space Force more receptive to reusable rockets as it continues to review SpaceX missions – SpaceNews.com
    • SASC NDAA authorizes $250 million for Air Force R&D partnerships with launch industry – SpaceNews.com
    • HASC Chairman adds $150 million in NDAA for space launch technology development – SpaceNews.com
  • DoD official: Many factors considered in Defense Production Act contracts – SpaceNews.com
  • NRO to award multiple imagery contracts by year’s end – SpaceNews.com
  • Undersecretary of Defense Mike Griffin and deputy Lisa Porter stepping down – SpaceNews.com
  • Griffin’s departure stirs questions about the future of the Space Development Agency – SpaceNews.com

International space

• Australia:
  • Satellites in orbit: Australia races to join new space economy – SMH.com.au
• Canada:
  • Canadarm3 to support Lunar Gateway space station – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • MDA to build robotic arm for lunar Gateway – SpaceNews.com
• China:
  • Mars mission would put China among space leaders – AAAS
  • China Threatens U.S. Space Power By Completing Satellite Network – BloombergQuint.com
• Europe:
  • An Agency for asteroids – ESA
  • Name given to asteroid target of ESA’s planetary defence mission – ESA
  • ESA awards €1 million to NanoAvionics to develop new satellite propulsion technologies | NanoAvionics
• Hungary:
  • Another Hungarian Astronaut to be Sent to Space In 2025? – Hungary Today
• India:
  • ‘IN-SPACe will be an autonomous body which won’t be influenced by Isro and it won’t influence Isro’ – Times of India
  • Nothing will go out of ISRO; we will enable private players: K. Sivan – The Hindu
  • Private Sector Will Have a Say in Gaganyaan & Chandrayaan Missions: ISRO Chief K Sivan – TheQuint.com
  • Many start-ups have come forward in space sector but no big corporates yet, ISRO chairman says – The Hindu
  • Private sector can now build rockets, provide launch services: ISRO chief K Sivan – ThePrint.in
• Russia:
  • Roscosmos says Baikonur spaceport operates in normal mode despite pandemic – TASS
  • Roscosmos says Angara space rocket’s high cost due to work at two production sites – TASS
• Serbian:
  • #SpaceWatchGL on the road: Engaging the Western Balkans in the space domain: How to take advantage of Earth Observation data – SpaceWatch.Global
• UAE
  • UAE’s Hope for Mars – Leonard David
• UK:
  • Brexit: UK starts work on buying own sat-nav system to rival Galileo – BBC News
  • UK to begin process of purchasing sat-nav system after pulling out of EU scheme | The New European
  • Sutherland satellite launch site plans win council approval – HIE
  • Spaceport plans approved despite hundreds of objections – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
  • Scotland’s Space Hub – Leonard David
  • British-led consortium emerges as favorite to acquire OneWeb – Geekwire

Webcasts:

** Episode 19 – What’s Hot! 2nd Quarter 2020 – Space Thoughts – Michael Listner, space lawyer, publishes The Précis space law and policy journal.

** Webinar Replay | Mars Exploration: Blueprint for the Red Planet – SpaceNews.com

Author and award-winning space journalist Leonard David and SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust talk with the director of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program and the project scientist for the soon-to-launch Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission about the status of the mission, next steps in robotic exploration, and how it leads to sending humans to Mars.

• • Jim Watzin, Director – Mars Exploration Program, NASA HQ
  • Ken Farley, Project Scientist, Mars 2020 Perseverance rover,  Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Richard (Rick) Davis, Jr.,  Assistant Director for Science and Exploration, NASA HQ

** MSBN S01E20 – Marek Ziebart and Why OneWeb Is A Bad Global Navigation System Investment for the UK – Cold Star Technologies

Dr. Marek Ziebart, Professor of Space Geodesy at University College London, is on the Make Space Boring show to share his views about why the proposed UK government investment in failing satellite constellation provider OneWeb is a bad idea. He dissects why investing to turn this constellation into a global navigation system is fraught with problems and could become a money pit.

** Space Café WebTalk Recap: Jessy Kate Schingler on Lunar Policy – SpaceWatch.Global

In this week’s Space Cafe Web Talk, Jessy Kate Schingler, Director of Policy and Governance for the Open Lunar Foundation, and a founding convener of the Moon Dialogs shared some food for thoughts on lunar policy and future governance models.

Jessy Kate Schingler talked about the rise of lunar policy, where the Moon, its topography, and cislunar space intersects with nascent private and state activity over the next 5-10 years. She focussed in particular on participation:

** The Space Show – June.28.2020 – David Livingston hosted an open lines program in which were discussed many different topics with multiple callers.

** The Space Show – Fri. June26.2020 – Jim Lewis first gave “an update on the business and economy of the Space Coast of Florida”. He then talked about his
“new Amazon Prime sci fy TV series” and about “film-making, science fiction and lots of related topics”.

** The Space Show – Tues. June.23.2020 – Dr. Jim Logan talked about “space policy, vision, lunar, China and more”.

** Chris Stott – Spectrum Filing Surprises In Satellite Manufacturing – Cold Star Project S02E45

Chairman & CEO of the ManSat group of companies Chris Stott is on the Cold Star Project, and our main topic is satellite spectrum. Where does the authorization for satellite communication frequencies come from, and how is it distributed? With host Jason Kanigan, Chris discusses: – the definition of “satellite spectrum” – how ManSat got the authority to distribute satellite spectrum, and from whom? Who is the target market, and what does the process of working with ManSat look like?

– what SpaceIsle.com is and how it is different from the ManSat corporate site
– experiences he has had as a member of the ISU Board of Directors
– projects he has worked on and produced as a “Multi Award winning Documentary Film Maker and Executive Producer”, per his LI profile
– what the Space & Satellite Professionals International organization is and what his involvement is
– how Chris helped develop Geeks Without Frontiers.

ManSat website: http://www.mansat.com/
SpaceIsle website: https://www.spaceisle.com/
SSPI website: https://www.sspi.org/
International Institute of Space Commerce website: https://iisc.im/
Geeks Without Frontiers website: http://geekswf.org/

** June 23, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** June 26, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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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 June 21-27, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA programs:
  • [ Update:
    • Send the SpaceX Dragon to the moon – Robert Zubrin/Homer Hickam/The Washington Post
    • Star Trek: 3 ways it inspired NASA’s Artemis Accords – Inverse.com ]
  • New NASA human spaceflight leader acknowledges challenge of 2024 lunar landing – SpaceNews.com
  • Lueders: Moon-by-2024 Won’t Happen Unless We Try – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Hugging Hubble longer – The Space Review
• NASA management:
  • Boeing effort to change moon lander bid prompted probe – The Washington Post
• Congressional space:
  • Senator seeks to restore proposed cuts in NASA science programs – SpaceNews.com
  • HASC Stresses DOD Use of Commercial Space Services From Earth to the Moon – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Commercial human space flight:
  • NASA to allow reuse of Crew Dragon spacecraft and boosters – SpaceNews.com
  • Virgin Galactic Signs Space Act Agreement with NASA for Private Orbital Spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) – Virgin Galactic
  • Virgin Galactic to work with NASA on private orbital spaceflight experiences – SpaceNews.com
• Commercial space:
  • Jim Bridenstine on Twitter: “BREAKING: @NASA is developing the process to fly astronauts on commercial suborbital spacecraft. Whether it’s suborbital, orbital, or deep space, NASA will utilize our nation’s innovative commercial capabilities. RFI will be released next week.” – June.19.2020
  • Opinion | ‘Use NASA as a never-ending Lewis and Clark expedition’ – POLITICO
• Remote sensing:
  • What Today’s Space Pioneers Can Learn From A Canadian Farmer – Charles Beames/Forbes.com
• Space and global economics:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Share: SDG 18 – Sustainable space: Extending the SDGs beyond Earth – SpaceWatch.Global
  • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Resurrecting OneWeb – What impact for the global space industry? – SpaceWatch.Global
• Regulation:
  • FAA commercial space office completes reorganization – SpaceNews.com
•  Spectrum:
  • Senator criticizes FCC’s $9.7 billion C-band incentive payment program – SpaceNews.com
• Space traffic:
  • How the White House agenda for managing space traffic got jammed up – POLITICO
  • Commerce Department hopes study will free up funding for space traffic management work – SpaceNews.com
  • #SpaceWatchGL Column: ESPI Brief 38 – In-Orbit Servicing: Challenges and Implications of an Emerging Capability – SpaceWatch.Global
  • How has traffic been managed in the sky, on waterways, and on the road? Comparisons for space situational awareness (part 2) – The Space Review
• US states space:
  • Global Telecommunications Company Signs Lease at Spaceport America HAPSMobile will develop High Altitude Platform in New Mexico | Spaceport America
  • Space the jump start New Mexico’s economy needs – My View/santafenewmexican.com
  • Cecil Spaceport snags another launch – Jacksonville Business Journal
• NOAA satellites:
  • NOAA Claims Significant Cost Reduction for Polar Weather Satellites – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Lucas Praises NOAA for Saving Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Satellite Observation Program | Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
• Space weather:
  • Xplore wins award to study options for space weather observatory – Geekwire.com
  • Xplore awarded mission analysis by NOAA to study Lagrange point solar observation and space weather monitoring to protect critical infrastructure on Earth – Xplore
• Planetary protection:
  • Protecting Earth from asteroid impact with a tethered diversion – EurekAlert!
  •  ESA highlights protection for our planet ahead of Asteroid Day – ESA
• US national security:
  • Launch:
    • Space Force on Track to Award Launch Service Contracts This Summer – Via Satellite
    • SMC commander impressed by ‘technical maturity’ of newly developed U.S. rockets – SpaceNews.com
    • Six small launch companies to receive DoD contracts under Defense Production Act – SpaceNews.com
    • Space Force invokes Defense Production Act to prop up small launch market – crisrnet.com
    • Rocket Lab wins NRO contracts for back-to-back launches – SpaceNews.com
  • Satellites:
    • Shifting Gears, DoD Moves To LEO For Future OPIR Sats – Breaking Defense
    • DARPA’s Blackjack Jumps Forward With Payload, Bus, Demo Awards – Breaking Defense
    • One Step Closer To Space—DARPA’s Blackjack – Satellite News
  • Space strategy:
    • DOD Issues Defense Space Strategy – SpacePolicyOnline.com
    • New Space Strategy Is Heavy on ‘Winning,’ Light on Details – Defense One
    • US Needs New Policies With Move To Cislunar: Aerospace Corp. – Breaking Defense
  • Tech development
    • HASC strategic forces draft bill presses DoD on space procurements, use of commercial tech – SpaceNews.com
    • The Navy is Testing Beaming Solar Power in Space – Universe Today
    • Op-ed | The Space Development Agency must be a constructive disruptor – SpaceNews.com
    • America must build critical national security foundation for Space Force | TheHill
    • Planting the seeds of technology for the future Space Force – SpaceNews.com

International space

• Australia:
  • Canberra-built satellite a huge step forward for Australia’s space industry – The Canberra Times
  • Australia’s first Mission Control Centre contracted to Saber Astronautics – SpaceWatch.Global
  • WA [Western Australia] space project to drive industry growth | Ministers for the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
• Canada:
  • Lobby Wrap: SpaceX lobbying Canadian federal officials – iPolitics
  • Canada looks to be a leader in artificial intelligence in space – SpaceQ
• China:
  • China reveals details of next-gen crew spacecraft’s 1st test flight | Space.com
  • Chang’e-4 returns new images of the lunar surface – ecns.cn
  • China’s province monitors rice farming with satellite – Xinhua
  • China launches third Gaofen-9 satellite, postpones Beidou mission – SpaceNews.com
  • China delays launch to complete GPS-like Beidou network – ABC News
• Europe:
  • European Defence Fund: €205 million to boost the EU’s strategic autonomy and industrial competitiveness – SpaceWatch.Global
  • ESPI Brief 41 – Questions raised by the Covid-19 crisis for the European space sector – SpaceWatch.Global
• India:
  • What for space programme restructuring?- The New Indian Express
• Japan:
  • The Case for US-Japan Space Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific – The Diplomat
• Russia:
  • Russia ready to discuss space activities as part of dialogue with US — ministry – TASS
  • Roscosmos urges Pentagon to prevent potential space arms race – TASS
  • Peresvet: a Russian mobile laser system to dazzle enemy satellites – The Space Review
  • Russia set for launch of Gonets telecoms satellites from Plesetsk spaceport in September – TASS
• UK:
  • Space Hub Sutherland recommended for approval – BBC News
  • Mhoine group concerned at ‘one-sided’ view of spaceport project – John O’Groat
  • Space – one giant misstep for Scotland. Opinion: Struan Stevenson | HeraldScotland
  • Campaign group says it’s time to ‘clear up the confusion’ over the Sutherland Space Hub project – Northern Times
  • Op-ed | UK-U.S. space cooperation soars to new heights – SpaceNews.com

Webcasts:

** Space Café Special Recap: “Race in Space” A Conversation about Equality and Civil Rights – SpaceWatch.Global

In this Space Cafe Special, Michelle Hanlon, co-founder of For All Moonkind and Co-Director of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, discusses “Race in Space” A Conversation about Equality and Civil Rights. The panel talked about race with diverse perspectives from within and outside the US space community.  It was our pleasure to host this incredible panel which included:

Jarard Williams: a recent graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law who shared his research in a presentation entitled “The Dark Star: Black Representation in Space.”

Yvette Butler: who is joining the law faculty at the University of Mississippi this summer. She discussed recent events, how we got here, and how to engage to both ensure a more equal future and prevent the extension of racism with humans into space.

Kevin Myrick: Co-Founder of Synergy Moon, an official Google Lunar Xprize team, shared how space can help race relations and promote equality and justice.

and Jose Ocasio-Christian from Caelus Partners.

** 77- Global Intelligence, SAR Satellites and New Insights

On this episode of Constellations, we discuss how Satellite Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites are changing the space industry and how this new technology is impacting markets across the globe. Adam Maher is the CEO of Ursa Space Systems, a start-up company that uses SAR satellite to provide insights into many industries such as energy, oil and gas. Listen as we discuss how Ursa bridges the gap between information-rich data and those companies that are breaking new ground in global intelligence with their vision to “turn data into impact”.

** Space Café WebTalk Recap: Dr. Regina Peldszus and Marc Becker on dual use for the future – SpaceWatch.Global

In this week’s Space Cafe Web Talk, Dr. Regina Peldszus and Marc Becker, of DLR Space Administration discussed the concept of ‘dual-use’: how space technologies enable both civilian and military applications. The discussion highlighted key issues at this complex intersection for both domains and addressed policy discourse on the future of applicability for space situational awareness, security, on-orbit servicing, and the possibility of space neutrality.

They provided insight to the post-Cold War space environment and how dual-use has evolved from arms control non-proliferation to an opportunity to cultivate technology for multipurpose systems. It was an encouraging perspective on exploring commonalities and synergies amongst military and non-military stakeholders. The conversation inspires much consideration about how space actors are diversifying use of the same systems and how this is altering the regulatory approach.

** Christopher Newman – Environmental Protection In Space Law – Cold Star Project S02E43

Dr. Christopher Newman is Professor of Space Law and Policy at Northumbria University. We’re talking about an important but not oft-seen issue in space, which is a part of many areas such as space situational awareness: environmental protection. The first thing you’re likely to notice is that phrase, like many things in space, does not quite mean what you first thought. It is farther reaching and more broadly applied. Dr. Newman and Cold Star Project host Jason Kanigan discuss:
– Why we should care about environmental protection in space
– What capabilities exist for environmental protection to be included or executed through space law
– The issues with enforcement of any agreements
– Christopher’s experience with implementing environmental protection though space law
– What the good doctor would download directly into his students’ skulls, “Matrix-style”, if he could and more.

** Webinar Replay | Sowing the Seeds for Future Space Technologies – SpaceNews.com (See also Planting the seeds of technology for the future Space Force – SpaceNews.com)

SpaceNews talked with the colonel leading AFRL’s effort to keep the U.S. military “one step ahead in space” by fostering key enabling technologies.

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate in New Mexico is one of 23 space-related organizations set to transfer to the U.S. Space Force under plans unveiled last month.

As the Department of the Air Force’s “Center of Excellence” for space technology R&D, the Space Vehicles Directorate develops, demonstrates and transitions critical technologies for the entire gamut of military space missions, including communications; positioning, navigation and timing, missile warning, space situational awareness, and defensive space control.

Col. Eric Felt, the Air Force officer who leads the Space Vehicles Directorate and its team of 1,000 military, civilian, and on-site contractors, will talk with SpaceNews Staff Writer Sandra Erwin and Editor-in-Chief Brian Berger about the R&D investments the directorate is making to help the U.S. military maintain a technological advantage in the space domain.

– How can the U.S build more resilient space technology in the face of anti-satellite threats?
– What is the role of the private sector in bringing innovation into military programs?
– How does the standup of the U.S. Space Force change the thinking about R&D investments?

Also joining the conversation will be Paul Jaffe, a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineer and principal investigator for a space-based solar power experiment flying on the X-37B autonomous spaceplane the Space Force launched May 17.

Jaffe will discuss the experiment and what it could mean for future capabilities to harvest power from space.

** The Space Show – Fri. June/20/2020 – Andrew Chanin of ProcureAM, an exchange traded fund, talked about “space commerce, policy, defense and related investments on a global basis and more”:

** June 16, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** June 19, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** India’s space ambitions include the Moon but its program must modernize – SpaceQ – Interview with Dr. Chaitanya Giri from Gateway House, Indian Council on Global Relations.

** Virtual Summit on Geospatial and Earth Observation Industrial Policy for India – Geospatial World

With an intent to have consultation and engagement with larger section of leadership across commercial industry, government institutions, and civil society, Geospatial Media in partnership with World Geospatial Industry Council is organizing a virtual summit on ‘Geospatial and Earth Observation Industrial Development Strategy for India

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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 June 14-20, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA programs:
  • NASA Selects Astrobotic to Fly Water-Hunting Rover to the Moon | NASA
  • Astrobotic wins NASA contract to deliver VIPER lunar rover – SpaceNews.com
  • Pace, Bowersox Worry About Artemis Funding – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Zurbuchen: JWST Will Not Launch in March 2021 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • James Webb Space Telescope will “absolutely” not launch in March | Ars Technica
• NASA Management:
  • Kathy Lueders Selected to Lead NASA’s Human Spaceflight Office | NASA
  • NASA’s new chief of human spaceflight has a commercial background | Ars Technica
  • A Review of Allegations of Unauthorized Activity by Anexecutive Assistant to a Former NASA Administrator – Investigative Summary – NASA OIG (pdf)
  • Congress Approves Move of Biological and Physical Sciences from HEOMD to SMD – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Space law:
  • Imagining safety zones: Implications and open questions – The Space Review
  • The New Frontier: Space Law And The Galactic Economy – Entrepreneur.com
• Commercial crew:
  • The flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon means the future is not what it used to be – Washington Examiner
  • Crew Dragon likely to support extended space station stay – SpaceNews.com
  • Commercial crew success prompts congratulations and criticism from Russia – SpaceNews.com
  • NASA endorsement allows SpaceX to shift focus to Starship | Behind The Black
  • US returns to human spaceflight – ORF [India]
  • A Second Golden Age Of Spaceflight? – The Politic
  • Robert Zubrin on the Future of Space – HumanProgress
• Commercial space:
  • Jim Bridenstine on Twitter: “The cost-saving success of @Commercial_Crew is based on @NASA establishing high-level requirements and letting private companies innovate. For the Artemis Moon base, NASA will establish a cost per ton delivered and once again let private companies innovate.” https://t.co/KFhlI9KzHU” / Twitter
  • NASA signs Gateway habitat design contract with Northrop Grumman – Spaceflight Now
  • SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Doing An Iridium – SpaceWatch.Global
• Trump space:
  • Why the Trump ‘Make Space Great Again’ campaign ad went sideways | TheHill
  • Be careful what you wish for – The Space Review
  • What A Trump Loss In November Would Mean For NASA’s Lunar Return – Forbes.com
• Regulation:
  • Space Tourism Needs Passenger Safety Regulations to Truly Take Off – Via Satellite
• Spectrum:
  • FCC Clears Way for SpaceX to Vie for Rural Broadband Subsidies – Bloomberg
  • LEO constellations still held to high bar in FCC rural broadband subsidy program – SpaceNews.com
  • SASC Prohibits DOD From Complying With “Misguided” FCC Ligado Decision – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • ESPI Brief 37 – Rethinking the Assessment of the Value of Spectrum – SpaceWatch.Global
• Space traffic:
  • Japan Firm to Develop Satellite to Remove Space Debris | Nippon.com
  • How has traffic been managed in the sky, on waterways, and on the road? Comparisons for space situational awareness (part 1) – The Space Review
• US states space:
  • Federal bill could boost Florida’s aerospace industry | Florida | thecentersquare.com
• Planetary defense:
  • NASA planetary defense efforts continue during pandemic – SpaceNews.com
• US national security:
  • Senators Continue Building Space Force with Caution – Air Force Magazine
  • Political fight continues over Air Force launch services procurement – SpaceNews.com
  • More than 8,500 airmen volunteer to join U.S. Space Force – SpaceNews.com
  • Senate Armed Services advances NDAA, Space Force acquisition reforms not included – SpaceNews.com
  • Are Manned US Space Systems in Low-Earth Orbits a Defense Necessity? – InHomeLandSecurity.com
  • The Space Force’s Real Mission: Wasting Taxpayer Dollars | The American Conservative

International space

• Canada:
  • Canada’s Power Grid at risk due to Space Weather – SpaceQ
• China:
  • China’s Space Industry in the Time of COVID-19 – Satellite Markets (pdf)
  • China set to complete network rivalling GPS in global navigation – iol.co.za
  • Last satellite of China’s BeiDou system to be launched – Xinhua
• India:
  • The sky is not the limit for Indian satcom – The Financial Express
  • First trial flight of India’s Gaganyaan mission may face delay due to lockdown – ThePrint.in
  • Soon, private sector can use Isro facilities to ensure level playing field – Deccan Chronicle
  • Pvt sector will be allowed to use ISRO’s facilities: Jitendra Singh – Yahoo News
• Norway:
  • FFI selects GomSpace to build military communication satellite -GomSpace
• Oman:
  • Oman begins plans for first national satellite programme – Gulf News
• Philippines:
  • Philippines’ Dept of Agriculture To Use Satellite Technology For Crop Insurance – SpaceWatch.Global
• Russia:
  • Russia’s space leader seems pretty bitter about SpaceX’s success | Ars Technica
  • Commercial crew success prompts congratulations and criticism from Russia – SpaceNews.com
  • Russia should rethink its rejection of lunar commercialization | TheHill
  • Construction of launch pad for Soyuz-5 rockets at Vostochny spaceport to begin before 2025 – TASS
• Thailand:
  • Thailand team wins UN access to ESA’s hypergravity centrifuge – ESA
• UAE:
  • UAE Mars mission: Hope project a ‘real step forward for exploration’ – BBC News
  • UNOOSA and UAE Space Agency announce agreement to advance space sustainability – SpaceWatch.Global
•  UK:
  • Stone gives backing to Sutherland spaceport ahead of next planning stage – John O’Groat Journal

Webcasts:

** Space Café Podcast Episode 004 Featuring Roxy Guellmeister Is Now Available – SpaceWatch.Global

Episode 004 features special guest Roxy Guellmeister, Associate at Foster + Partners in London. Roxy sees our society in a state of massive change and expects numerous fundamental shifts to our familiar lives. She also sees the nascent race for space as a gigantic opportunity for many of our earthly challenges.

** Origins: Jim Bridenstine | Off-Nominal

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joins Jake and Anthony for the first episode of Off-Nominal Origins. We talk about how he got interested in space and aviation, his time at Rice University, his years as a Navy pilot, his continuing fascination with the Rocket Racing League, and a whole lot more.

And yes, obviously, we talk about the time Jake and Anthony started a weird little sideshow at IAC 2019 with The Jim Bridenstine Fan Club.

** The Space Show – Fri. June12.2020 – Robert Jacobson discussed his new book, “Space Is Open For Business”:

** The Space Show – Thurs. June.11.2020 – Dr. Namrata Goswami on space policy, China space policy and plans, the virus and China, space law, why the Moon, commercial space,  Artemis Accords and much much more.

** The Space Show – Tues. June 9, 2020 – Dr. Eligar Sadeh discussed the Astropolitics Institute, The Journal of Astropolitics, and various space policy related topics.

** Hotel Mars – Wed. June 3, 2020 – John Batchelor and David Livingston spoke with Eric Berger spoke about “Boeing problems and culture, CST 100 Starliner, Phantom Express cancellation and more”.

** June 12, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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