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 November 1-7, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA programs:
  • Every NASA Budget Request, from 1961 to Now | The Planetary Society
  • Space experts roll out policy advice as Election Day nears – SpaceNews
  • 20 Years of Science on the Space Station: Breakthroughs to Benefit Our Nation Through Space-Based Research – ISS National Lab
• Artemis:
  • ESA Formally Agrees to Gateway Partnership – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • NASA’s Artemis program must lead us back to the moon | Commentary – Orlando Sentinel
  • If we are going forward to the Moon, don’t go back to Apollo – The Space Review
  • Lunar water discovery may have limited effect on NASA exploration plans – SpaceNews
• Congressional space:
  • House Space Force Caucus co-chair voices concern about orbital debris, supports Commerce assuming debris-tracking role – SpaceNews
• SLS/Orion:
  • Software is big concern for NASA’s Boeing-built SLS moon rocket – The Washington Post
• ISS:
  • Op-ed | 20 years in space: Lessons in cooperation from the International Space Station – SpaceNews
  • International Space Station offers ‘blueprint’ for exploration, first crew says – Spaceflight Now
  • 20 Breakthroughs from 20 Years of Science aboard the ISS | NASA
• Commercial space:
  • America’s New Destiny in Space – Ground Based Space Matters
  • Space industry group pushing for change in security clearance policies – SpaceNews
  • Establish Governance and Align Security Policies and Programs to Enable U.S. National Security Space Missions – National Security Space Association (pdf)
  • 20 Years Focusing on the Commercial Development of Space – ISS National Lab
  • NASA Moon Mission: Agency Should Outsource More to Private Sector | National Review
• Space apps:
  • Aerospace Corp. calls for collaboration in space solar power – SpaceNews
• Biden space:
  • Biden’s space policy: One giant leap for climate change – POLITICO
  • Why NASA’s moonshot, Boeing, Bezos and Musk have a lot riding on U.S. election | Reuters
  • The case for NASA’S Bridenstine post-Election Day | TheHill
  • How NASA and the Space Force might fare under Biden – Axios
• Trump space:
  • Trump Wants to Go to the Moon. How Do You Market Outer Space? – AdWeek.com
  • The five biggest effects Trump has had on the US space program | MIT Technology Review
• Regulation:
  • Space industry seeks continued progress on regulatory reform – SpaceNews
• Space law:
  • The Artemis Accords take shape – The Space Review
  • From the Truman Proclamation to the Artemis Accords: steps toward establishing a bottom-up framework for governance in space – The Space Review
  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX will ‘make its own laws on Mars’ | The Independent
• Spectrum:
  • FCC earmarks up to $9 billion for rural broadband in the U.S. – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Interview | FCC Chairman Pai on RDOF, megaconstellations, debris rules and C-band auction – SpaceNews
  • FCC approves OneWeb sale as Starlink begins public beta – SpaceNews
  • FCC transfers OneWeb’s U.S. licenses and market access – SpaceWatch.Global
• Space traffic:
  • House Space Force Caucus co-chair voices concern about orbital debris, supports Commerce assuming debris-tracking role – SpaceNews
  • SpaceX executive pitches Starship for space debris cleanup – Spaceflight Now
  • NorthStar orders three satellites to collect space situational awareness data – SpaceNews
  • Launchspace to test Debris Collection payload on ISS Bartolomeo platform – SpaceNews
• Weather & remote sensing satellites:
  • NOAA and Google to apply machine learning to satellite data – SpaceNews
  • Report: Lack of government investment hurting U.S. geospatial intelligence industry – SpaceNews
  • Earth Imaging Reveals the True State of Land, Sea, and Air – Photonics Spectra
• US Defense space:
  • DOD Establishes Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy – U.S. Dept. of Defense
  • How Elon Musk Is Revolutionizing Space Force Operations (Again) – Charles Beames/Forbes
  • Space Force Vows to Defend the Final Frontier in New Recruiting Ad – Military.com
  • Barrett, Raymond highlight Space Force’s achievements, path forward – United States Space Force
  • Pentagon creates new office to oversee military space policy – SpaceNews
• US states space:
  • Colorado Partners Launch “Aerospace Alley” – Colorado Aerospace Alley

International space

• Armenia:
  • Armenian email campaign asks SpaceX not to aid Turkish regime with satellite launch – Public Radio of Armenia
• Australia:
  • Space Café WebTalk Recap Dr. Malcolm Davis on Australia’s recent space developments – SpaceWatch.Global:
• Canada:
  • Canada decides it wants to be a launching state – SpaceQ
  • Automating Robotics: CSA preparing for future with Canadarm2/Dextre – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • Consulting Canadians on a framework for future space exploration activities – CSA/Canada.ca
  • Two Canadian technologies are going to the Moon – Moon exploration news/CSA/Canada.ca
• China:
  • China plans more meteorological satellites in next five year – Chinadaily.com.cn
  • China launches three new spy satellites amid border dispute with India and tensions in the South China Sea | Business Insider India
  • China outlines architecture for future crewed moon landings – SpaceNews
• Columbia:
  • The Colombian Air Force initiates its second advanced Nanosatellite mission with GomSpace
• Europe
  • Positive signs for Europe as ESA goes forward to the Moon – ESA
  • NASA-ESA agreement a milestone in efforts to develop Artemis international partnerships – SpaceNews
  • Call for contributions: “Satellite constellations and legal/policy challenges” – ESPI – European Space Policy Institute
• India:
  • U.S. court asks ISRO’s commerical arm to pay $1.2 billion compensation to Bengaluru start-up – The Hindu
  • ISRO to launch first satellite of the year on Nov 7 – The Hindu BusinessLine
  • India and the US are expanding their space cooperation | ORF
• Russia:
  • Russia gears up for electronic warfare in space (part 1) – The Space Review
  • Crack aboard ISS could have emerged due to space station’s natural wear, says cosmonaut – TASS
  • Russia completes concept design of rocket for flights to Mars – TASS
  • Second launch of heavy Angara rocket postponed until November 28 — source – TASS
• Spain:
  • Catalonia to invest in ‘Catalan Nasa’ space agency and satellites – The Guardian
• Taiwan:
  • Taiwan shoots for the stars with its plans to create national space center | Taiwan News
•  UAE
  • Second Emirati Satellite Project Initiated – SatNews

Webcasts:

** E39 – Space QKD Tech and Policy for Muggles (with Joseph Touch and Lori Gordon) – Aerospace Corp – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)

** Space – The Final Economic Frontier? – POLITICO

The quest for resources and other economic benefits in space is considered the new frontier in space exploration. Commercialization and public-private-sector partnerships are increasingly common. What does the future of a space economy look like and what is the U.S. role in achieving it? What policy and regulatory issues must be tackled as space commerce grows? And what obstacles and opportunities lie ahead?

Join POLITICO on Wednesday, October 28 at 1 PM ET, for a virtual, deep-dive conversation exploring the opportunities and challenges in the fast-growing space economy.

** Dongfang China Aerospace News Roundup 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2020 – SpaceWatch.Global

This week, we bring you updates on China’s Earth Observation sector, discussions on satellite 5G/6G and IoT, but first, part 2 of our summary of the 6th annual China Commercial Aerospace Forum, held in Wuhan 2 weeks ago….

** October 28, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast

** October 30, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast

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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 October 25-31, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA programs:
  • Only collaboration will get humans to the moon and Mars rock to Earth, space leaders say | Space.com
• Congressional space:
  • Senate bill would assign space traffic management work to Commerce Department – SpaceNews
  • Bipartisan group of lawmakers launches House Space Force Caucus – SpaceNews
  • Wicker Introduces Bill to Codify Commerce’s Role in Space Situational Awareness – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Wicker Introduces Space Preservation and Conjunction Emergency Act – U.S. Senate
• Commercial space:
  • Axiom Space finalizing first commercial ISS mission – SpaceNews
  • Nokia selected by NASA to build first ever cellular network on the Moon | Nokia
  • Masten Space Systems Awarded Two NASA Tipping Point Contracts — Masten Space Systems
• Biden space:
  • Senior space officials met to “war game” Biden administration space policy | Ars Technica
• Trump space:
  • The five biggest effects Trump has had on the US space program | MIT Technology Review
•  ISS:
  • Nanoracks Bishop Airlock Cycles Pre-Purchased by NASA and ESA – NanoRacks
• Regulation:
  • Satellite Industry Association Applauds FAA for Releasing its Commercial Space Transportation Reforms – SIA
• Space law:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: The Artemis Accords and Lunar Exploration – Revolution and Evolution – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Space Café WebTalk Recap: Prof. Dr. Ram Jakhu on the need for more space laws – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Artemis Accords: why many countries are refusing to sign Moon exploration agreement – The Conversation
  • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: In a Historic First, Eight Nations Formally Recognize the Need to Preserve Heritage in Space – SpaceWatch.Global
  • #SpaceWatchGL Column: The hell of humans in heaven – Debating the risks of space technology and habitation – SpaceWatch.Global
• Spectrum:
  • Elon Musk dials up FCC Chairman Pai to discuss 12 GHz band | FierceWireless
  • Intelsat rejects $1.8 billion SES claim for C-band clearing payments – SpaceNews
• Space traffic:
  • Senate bill would assign space traffic management work to Commerce Department – SpaceNews
  • Wicker Introduces Bill to Codify Commerce’s Role in Space Situational Awareness – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• US states space:
  • Opinion: A new day for Oklahoma’s spaceport? – Oklahoman.com
• Space weather:
  • President Signs PROSWIFT Space Weather Bill, But With Caveats – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Peters Bipartisan Bill to Predict & Mitigate Space Weather Threats Signed Into Law – Sen. Gary Peters
• US Defense space:
  • Launch:
    • Lockheed Martin executives commend ULA for fighting back against SpaceX – SpaceNews
    • Blue Origin trying to convince the Air Force to continue to invest in New Glenn – SpaceNews
    • Space Force official: Launch scrubs are no reason to despair – SpaceNews
  • Raymond: Space Force has a plan to unify acquisition agencies – SpaceNews
  • Space Force enlists first trainees to bootcamp – United States Space Force
  • Space Ops Command Seeks Industry Aid To ‘Scale Up’ Innovation – Breaking Defense
  • Space Force stands up Space Operations Command in warfighting step for new service – Washington Examiner
  • Space Force Launches New Operations Branch – Air Force Magazine
  • HASC Chairman: Space Force has bigger worries than having to use Navy ranks – SpaceNews
  • Pentagon has not shown COVID stimulus helps small businesses, says HASC chairman – SpaceNews
  • How to avoid a space arms race | TheHill
• Advocacy:
  • Record-Setting Interest in 2020 Virtual Mars Society Convention – The Mars Society

International space

• Multi-national issues:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Interviews: “International and cooperative” – Review of the 71th International Astronautical Congress by Prof. Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund – SpaceWatch.Global
  • ‘Time for ISRO to step up efforts and extend a hand to the Latin American Region’ – The Financial Express
• Australia:
  • SpaceX Starlink internet seeks final approvals to serve Australia – Teslarati
  • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Australia one step closer to a sovereign launch capability – SpaceWatch.Global
  • German Aerospace Centre Signs Cooperation Agreement With Australia’s Southern Launch – SatNews
• China:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Column: Dongfang China Aerospace News Roundup 19-25 October 2020 – SpaceWatch.Global
  • China’s commercial space industry forges ahead – People’s Daily Online
  • China unveils ambitious moon mission plans for 2024 and beyond | Space.com
  • China Focus: 18 reserve astronauts selected for China’s manned space program – Xinhua
  • Technological and scientific progress during the 13th Five-Year Plan – Chinadaily.com.cn
  • Chinese rocket companies secure local government support for research, production facilities – SpaceNews
  • China passes export law protecting national security, covering tech – SpaceDaily.com
  • China Moves Forward on Space Station – Leonard David
• Europe:
  • ESA and GomSpace Luxembourg sign contract for continued constellation management development – GomSpace
  • Nanoracks Bishop Airlock Cycles Pre-Purchased by NASA and ESA – NanoRacks
• Germany:
  • NATO plans new space center at Ramstein base in Germany – SpaceWatch.Global
• India:
  • ‘Time for ISRO to step up efforts and extend a hand to the Latin American Region’ – The Financial Express
  • India drafts new space policy to encourage private investment – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Bengaluru: New policy to allow private Indian cos to launch satellites, sell services – Times of India
  • ISRO releases draft policy to regulate space communication by private players – Hindustan Times
  • An Indian SpaceX: Policy to tap private sector talent for space taking shape in India – The Financial Express
• Japan:
  • Japan to seek new astronauts for lunar exploration | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
  • Japan to Solicit Applications for Astronauts for Lunar Project | Nippon.com
• Kenya:
  • Kenyan Space Agency awards nanosatellite development grants to local universities – SatellitePro ME
• Luxembourg:
  • Artemis: What it Means for Luxembourg Op-ed by Ambassador Evans and LSA Board Advisor Dr. S. Pete Worden | U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg
• New Zealand:
  • Is the New Zealand commercial space success story a model for other countries? – The Space Review
• Russia:
  • ISS crew to eliminate fracture aboard orbital outpost after Soyuz spacecraft’s landing – TASS
  • Vostochny spaceport scandals continue: CEO of company operating new Far Eastern Russian cosmodrome arrested on corruption charges — RT Russia
  • Russia’s Glonass-K satellite successfully launched into calculated orbit – TASS
• Sweden:
  • Sweden ups investment to bring orbital launches to Esrange by 2022 – SpaceNews
• UK:
  • Shetland spaceport boosts UK’s plans for launch – GOV.UK
  • Scotland’s space industry has incredible potential because of its unique selling point: tiny satellites and cleaner, greener rockets – Ivan McKee MSP/The Scotsman
  • Lockheed Martin Shetland Spaceport plan boosts UK’s plans for launch – Lockheed-Martin UK
  • Lockheed Martin shifts U.K. launch site – SpaceNews
  • HIE in review of policy for space sector ahead of launch-site cash bid | Press and Journal
  • Forres firm stays loyal to Sutherland spaceport after aerospace giant switches support to Shetland | Press and Journal
  • Brexit news: Shetland satellite launch plan ‘can make UK a global leader’ – Express.co.uk
  • Britain’s £40bn space race boom: Shetland spaceport to launch in 2022 – Express.co.uk

Webcasts:

** Sec. Elaine Chao on the future of commercial space travel – FOX5 Atlanta

** 2020 Free Market Forum – Hillsdale College – Panel 1: “Space” – Chairman: Roger Butters, Hillsdale College

• “Foreign Relations in Space”, Steven L. Kwast, USAF Lt. Gen. (ret.)
• “The Promise of Space Mining”, Joel C. Sercel, Founder, Trans Astronautica Corporation
• “Space Econ”, Rand Simberg, Author, Safe Is Not an Option

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** E38 – Funding Space: Investment Developments and Commercialization Trends (with Karen Jones and Jason Rainbow) – Aerospace Corp – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS) 

** 86- Space Innovation, Dynamic Ground and OpenSpace – – Constellations Podcast – YouTube

** The Artemis Accords: Principles for a New Era in Space Exploration, Mike Gold, NASA HQ – FISO – July 1, 2020

** STMD Strategic Technology Plan: Advanced Propulsion – NASA Video

Hear directly from STMD’s Strategic Technology Plan managers on the goals and needs within their technology area. This video (and the corresponding PPT) about the Advanced Propulsion area is presented by Ronald J. Litchford, Ph.D, P.E., Principal Technologist for Propulsion.

** #NASAatHome Spaceport Series Episode 20: Gateway and Commercial Partnerships – NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

On this episode of the Spaceport Series we chat with NASA’s Gateway Deep Space Logistics’ element architect Dr. Jeffrey Smith, about how the Gateway is key to sustainable deep space exploration; and Mary Faller, Senior Mission Manager for NASA’s Launch Services Program discusses the commercial partnerships necessary to ensure Gateway’s success.

** The Space Show –  Oct. 23.2020 – – Tory Bruno, CEO of ULA, discussed “many listener email questions and phone calls on a variety of ULA related topics”.

** October 20, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast

** October 23, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast

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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 October 18-24, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • SpaceCom 2020 – Accelerating the Global Business of Space – Online conference & exposition, Oct.19-29, 2020.
  • Artemis Accords Volume II | The future of space governance – The Space Court Foundation – Round table discussion on Thursday, Oct. 22 13:00 ET (GMT-4).
• NASA programs:
  • Soyuz launch marks end of an era for NASA – SpaceNews
  • The three administrators – The Space Review
  • Should NASA get multiyear funding to give it stability? – HoustonChronicle.com
• Artemis:
  • NASA awards contracts for lunar technologies and ice prospecting payload – SpaceNews
  • NASA Selects Partner to Land Water-Measuring Payload on the Moon – NASA
  • Plight of the Griffin: Former NASA Administrator Views Space Agency Lunar Architecture Elements as “Clap Trap” – Leonard David
• Commercial space:
  • How commercializing the International Space Station can help astronauts get to the moon and Mars | Space.com
  • ULA’s Tory Bruno argues for U.S. investments in the production of fuel in space – SpaceNews
  • NASA Announces Partners to Advance 2020 ‘Tipping Point’ Technologies | NASA
    • 2020 NASA Tipping Point Selections | NASA
  • Space entrepreneurs need to look to the stars but keep their feet on the ground – The Space Review
  • Commercial Spaceflight Federation Applauds NASA Commercial Partnerships to Advance Technologies for the Moon, Mars – CSF
  • NASA selects first human-tended suborbital research payload – SpaceNews
• Regulation:
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Historic Commercial Space Transportation Reforms – FAA
    • Rule 450 Final – SLR2_Final_Rule_450 – FAA (pdf)
  • FAA’s Modernized Space Launch and Reentry Regulations Promise Flexibility – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • CSF Welcomes DOT-FAA/AST Launch & Reentry Licensing Rulemaking: Continued ‘Reform Partnership’ Will Enable Industry’s Rapid Advancement – Commercial Spaceflight Federation
  • FAA, DoD To Harmonize Safety Rules For Commercial Space Launch – Breaking Defense
• Space law:
  • NASA, International Partners Advance Cooperation with Artemis Accords – NASA
  • Eight countries sign Artemis Accords – SpaceNews
  • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Creating a Lunar Economy – SpaceWatch.Global
  • U.S. policy puts the safe development of space at risk | Science
  • Semantics in lexicon: Moving away from the term “salvage” in outer space – The Space Review
• Planetary protection:
  • Humans to Mars: “Planetary Protectionists” versus “Frontierists” – Leonard David
• Spectrum:
  • SpaceX, Hughes and Viasat qualify to bid for $20.4 billion in FCC rural broadband subsidies – SpaceNews
  • SpaceX gets FCC approval to bid in $16 billion rural-broadband auction | Ars Technica
• Space traffic:
  • Upper stages top list of most dangerous space debris – SpaceNews
  • LeoLabs indicates no collision of Soviet satellite and Chinese rocket stage – NASASpaceFlight.com
• US states space:
  • Spaceport board removes former CEO – santafenewmexican.com
  • Spaceport America board fires Executive Director Dan Hicks – Las Cruces Sun-News
• Weather satellites:
  • SpaceX to explore ways to provide weather data to U.S. military – SpaceNews
• Space weather:
  • A Second Life for a Defunct Billion-Dollar Weather Satellite – SpectrumLocalNews.com
• US Defense space:
  • Space Force Grappling With How to Define Readiness – Air Force Magazine
  • This is what “war in space” probably would look like in the near future | Ars Technica
• Cybersecurity:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Let’s not make Newspace a paradise for hackers – SpaceWatch.Global

International space

• Australia:
  • The Canadian Space Agency signs Artemis Accords – CSA
  • The Australian Office of National Intelligence Partners with Spire for first Supercomputing Satellite – Spire Global
• Canada:
  • Canada joins U.S.-led Artemis Accords to send human explorers back to Moon and beyond | CP24.com
• China:
  • China’s CASIC reveals five year plan for reusable space plane, commercial space projects – SpaceNews
  • Commercial space: A new chapter in the ‘space economy’ – CGTN
• Europe:
  • Europe steps up contributions to Artemis Moon plan – BBC News
  • Airbus selected for ESA’s Moon lander study – Airbus
  • ESA awards contracts for moon and Mars exploration – SpaceNews
• Germany:
  • #SpaceWatchGL Interviews – Kai-Uwe Schrogl: “Europe has to stand united” – SpaceWatch.Global
• India:
  • India planning to resume launches next month – Spaceflight Now
  • Gaganyaan: Isro now in talks with NASA for key tech – Times of India
  • India’s human space flight may face slight delay: ISRO chief – The Hitavada
  • India has signed 250 documents on space cooperation with 59 countries, says ISRO chief K Sivan | Business Insider India
  • Japan, India set to resume launch activities in November – SpaceNews
• Israel:
  • UNOOSA sets up emergency response office in Israel – SpaceWatch.Global
• Japan:
  • Japan joins US-led pact for space exploration, resource extraction – The Mainichi
  • Japan eyes satellite research for disputed isles in East China Sea | Reuters
  • Japan, India set to resume launch activities in November – SpaceNews
• Luxembourg:
  • Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot signs the Artemis Accords on behalf of Luxembourg at the International Aeronautical Congress – Luxembourg Space Agency
• Nigeria:
  • Women in satellite: Driving Nigeria’s satellite ambition – SatellitePro ME
• Norway:
  • Norway endorses space budget supporting ESA and EU priorities – SpaceWatch.Global
• Russia:
  • Russia’s space agency unlikely to join NASA-led lunar program – Spaceflight Now
  • Soyuz Launches From Kourou Delayed Again – Sputnik International
  • Russia planning to go reusable in 2026 with new Amur rocket | Space.com
  • Rogozin Wants ISS Extension, Gateway Too U.S.-Centric – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Russia skeptical about participating in lunar Gateway – SpaceNews
  • Russian space chief lauds prospects of space cooperation with China – TASS
• UAE
  • United Arab Emirates Accedes to Artemis Accords – UAE
  • UAE signs NASA’s Artemis Accords for international space cooperation – SatellitePro ME
• UK:
  • UK and NASA sign international agreement ahead of mission to the Moon – GOV.UK
  • Space company takes to the skies alongside the NHS – GOV.UK
  • UK space sector survey – Size and Health 2020 – GOV.UK
  • Consultation on draft insurance and liabilities requirements to implement the Space Industry Act 2018 – GOV.UK
  • Ministers spent £64m on post-Brexit ‘British GPS’ scheme before it was abandoned and shut down – inews.co.uk

Webcasts:

** Episode 25 Update on The Artemis Accords – Space Thoughts/Michael Listner, Space Law & Policy Solutions

The full text of the Artemis Accords can be accessed here: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-accords/img/Artemis-Accords-signed-13Oct2020.pdf

** Webinar Replay | Space Traffic Management: Why Commerce, Why Now, What’s Next – SpaceNews

In August, the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) published a report requested by Congress that affirmed the decision in Space Policy Directive 3 to give space traffic management responsibilities to the Commerce Department’s Office of Space Commerce. Former NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe, who served on the NAPA panel that produced the report, and Office of Space Commerce Director Kevin O’Connell talk with SpaceNews about the report’s conclusions and what’s next in the effort to improve civil space traffic management.

Speakers:

• • Kevin O’Connell Office of Space Commerce director, U.S. Commerce Department
  • Sean O’Keefe Former NASA administrator and university professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizen and Public Affairs
  • MODERATOR Jeff Foust SpaceNews senior staff writer

** NASA and International Partners Sign Artemis Accords – NASA

On October 13, 2020, NASA and international partners from Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom signed the Artemis Accords agreements for international participation in the agency’s Artemis program, during a virtual meeting of the International Astronautical Congress. While NASA is leading the Artemis program, international partnerships will play a key role in achieving a sustainable and robust presence on the Moon while preparing to conduct a historic human mission to Mars. International cooperation on Artemis will bolster space exploration and enhance peaceful relationships between nations. The Artemis Accords will also reinforce the principles of the Outer Space Treaty.

More: [NASA, International Partners Advance Cooperation with Artemis Accords | NASA]

** The Space Show – Tuesday Oct.13.2020 – Gary Oleson discussed his Space News Op-Ed, A critical mission for human spaceflight: a quest for value, published on August 18, 2020.

** Wednesday Oct. 14.2020 – Hotel Mars – Joint John Batchelor Show/The Space Show production – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston spoke with CBS News space reporter William Harwood about “the leak on the ISS that has yet to be repaired plus the last Soyuz flight to the ISS carrying an American Astronaut and the record breaking time it took to get to the ISS which was about 3 hours 4 minutes“.

** Friday Oct.16, 2020 – The Space Show – Dr. Deana Weibel talked about her article, The Overview Effect and the Ultraview Effect: How Extreme Experiences in/of Outer Space Influence Religious Beliefs in Astronauts, and related topics.

** Debating the Weaponization of Space (with Mick Gleason and Robin Dickey) – Aerospace Corp – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)

** #SpaceWatchGL Column: Dongfang China Aerospace News Roundup 12-18 Oct 2020 – SpaceWatch.Global

** Engaging the Artemis Generation: A Virtual Q&A with Astronaut Michael Barratt plus Congresswoman Herrera Beutler and Administrator Jim Bridenstine – NASA

** NS-13 Full Interview With NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine – Blue Origin

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joined the New Shepard NS-13 webcast to talk about a key experiment on board, the Deorbit, Descent, and Landing Sensor Demonstration with NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate under a Tipping Point partnership.

** NASA Space Communications and Navigation Program’s Move to Commercial Communications Services – NASA

To support the early space program, then our continuous human presence in low Earth orbit (LEO), NASA had, literally, to build all communications infrastructure from the ground up. Now we’re looking to transition our missions to commercial services by 2030.

** 2020 Mars Society Virtual Convention – Day 4 Morning Plenaries – Mars Society

Our four-day event is free, and brings together prominent scientists, policymakers, entrepreneurs and space advocates to discuss the significance of the latest scientific discoveries, technological advances and political-economic-social developments that could affect plans for the human exploration and settlement of Mars. As always, the convention will involve a wide variety of timely plenary talks, panel discussions and public debates concerning key issues bearing on human Mars exploration.

** October 13, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast

** October 16, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast

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