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 January 5-11, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Artemis:
  • Aerospace Companies Compete to Build Lunar Landers for NASA’s Project Artemis – IEEE Spectrum
  • In Artemis program, NASA to send astronauts to the moon again. This time, the crew will include a woman. – The Washington Post
• Commercial space:
  • Commerce Department to develop new estimate of the size of the space economy – SpaceNews.com
• Orbital debris:
  • Iridium would pay to deorbit its 30 defunct satellites — for the right price – SpaceNews.com
•  Space law:
  • How earth-bound mining lawyers think about space mining – MINING.COM
• Space weather:
  • NOAA Gets Boost for Space Weather Follow-On – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Space advocacy:
  • March Storm 2020 Congressional Visits – National Space Society
• American states space:
  • Florida county looking into new spaceport | firstcoastnews.com
  • NM higher ed can help Spaceport careers take off – Albuquerque Journal
• US military:
  • 45th Space Wing prepares for first launch under the U.S. Space Force – SpaceNews.com
  • New US Space Force Hub Renamed ‘SPOC’ | Military.com
  • The Creation of a U.S. Space Force: It’s Only the End of the Beginning – War on the Rocks
• International space
  • Around the World, Countries Are Racing to the Moon – Discover Magazine
  •   China:
    • China and the United States will compete for launch supremacy in 2020 | Ars Technica
    • China tests world’s 1st mobile quantum satellite ground station – ecns.cn
  •  India:
    • India’s space decade – AsianAge.com
    • ‘Crucial gaps in Isro’s plans to use more Indian products’: House panel chief – Hindustan Times
    • Crew mission:
      • Training for Gaganyaan astronauts to begin in 3 weeks, says ISRO chief K Sivan – Hindustan Times
      • For its first manned space mission, ISRO picks four IAF pilots – The Hindu BusinessLine
      • India’s First Human Space Mission Planned For 2022 – NPR
    • Lunar landing mission:
      • India approves third moon mission, months after landing failure – Reuters
      • ISRO Confirms Chandrayaan-3 Will Launch In 2020, Govt Says It Will Cost Less Than Chandrayaan-2 – IndiaTimes.com
      • ‘We Have Learnt From Failure’: All About ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 Mission And Identifying Chandrayaan-2’s Flaw – swarajyamag.com
      • India confirms plans for second lunar lander mission – SpaceNews.com
  • Israel:
    • IAI to build communications satellite for Israel – SpaceNews.com
  • Japan:
    • US and Japan in talks to boost space ties, send Japanese astronauts to moon in 2020s – The Mainichi
  •  Luxembourg:
    • Étienne Schneider, Architect Of Luxembourg’s Space Sector, To Step Down In February 2020 – SpaceWatch.Global

Webcasts:

** Space Force News – TMRO.tv –

In the final TMRO Space News of 2019 Manju talks about the formation of the United States Space Force, and Jared covers Christina Koch’s record-setting day in space, along with your weekly traffic report.

** When your next door neighbor is a glittering spaceport – Loren Grush/The Verge

In the middle of the New Mexico desert lies Spaceport America, a glittering, alien structure advertised as the very first purpose-built commercial spaceport. It’s home to Virgin Galactic, a space startup that promises to send tourists into orbit as early as next year. But even if that milestone happens, it will follow years of delays, setbacks, and even tragedy. Local residents in the nearby town of Truth or Consequences were told to expect big things when New Mexico joined the private space economy, but many now wonder if the dream of a space industry will ever materialize.

** Planetary Society All-Stars Look Back at 2019 and Ahead to 2020 | The Planetary Society

Happy new year in space! Editorial Director Jason Davis, Chief Advocate Casey Dreier and Solar System Specialist Emily Lakdawalla join Mat Kaplan for a review of 2019’s biggest news from the final frontier. Our experts then turn to the promise of 2020 for Mars exploration, humans in space and much more. The theme continues as Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts adds his highlights in a special What’s Up segment. Got a great joke that combines space and the new year? You might win this week’s contest!

** The Space Show – Fri, 01/03/2020 – Dr. George Church of Harvard talked about “human genetic modification for long duration human spaceflight, settlement, and more”.

** The Space Show – Mon, 12/30/2019 – John Spencer of the Space Tourism Society talked about the past and future of space tourism:

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