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 May 17-23, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Space law:
  • The Artemis Accords: The Trump administration’s effort to bypass the Outer Space Treaty | Behind The Black
  • Artemis Accords: One Small Step for NASA, Not So Giant a Leap for Space Law – TechFreedom
  • NASA’s Artemis Accords Engage International Partners – National Space Society
  • NASA Unveils “Artemis Accords” – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Trump space:
  • White House updates membership of Space Council advisory group – SpaceNews.com
• NASA human spaceflight:
  • Next SpaceX launch: Elon Musk faces his biggest challenge – The Washington Post
  • Dragon crew begins augmented version of NASA’s standard pre-launch quarantine – Spaceflight Now
• NASA Artemis:
  • Can NASA land humans on the Moon by 2024? – The Space Review
  • Op-ed | Toward a coherent Artemis plan – Robert Zubrin/SpaceNews.com
• US states space:
  • California officials reject subsidies for Musk’s SpaceX over Tesla spat – Yahoo.com
  • Tesla and SpaceX to Houston? Mayor Turner writes to Elon Musk – khou.com
  • Falling into space with the Spaceport Authority | Las Cruces Bulletin
  • Commercial Astronaut Training Facility Eyed for Spaceport Camden – Camden County, GA
• Space solar power:
  • Opinion | Why the new X-37 space plane mission is a big deal – POLITICO
• US national security:
  • What does Hyman Rickover have to do with the Space Force? – POLITICO
  • The US Space Force now has a flag. Here it is. | Space.com
  • Project Convergence: Linking Army Missile Defense, Offense, & Space – Breaking Defense
  • Senators ask Air Force to not terminate partnerships with space launch industry – SpaceNews.com

International space

• Australia:
  • Defence signs agreement with Gold Coast rocket company – Gilmour Space Tech.
  • Gilmour Space Inks Deal With Australian Department Of Defence To Build A Rocket – SpaceWatch.Global
• Canada:
  • C6 Launch Systems Successfully Completes Canadian Space Agency-funded Communications Project – C6 Launch
• China:
  • • Explaining China’s space ambitions and goals through the lens of strategic culture – The Space Review
    • Bridenstine Scolds China Over Long March Reentry Debris – SpacePolicyOnline.com
    • China’s commercial satellite sector sees boost from ‘new infrastructure’ policy – SpaceNews.com
    • China’s Chang’e-4 probe survives 500 Earth days on Moon’s far side – Xinhua
    • More details of China’s space station unveiled – Xinhua
    • The Latest Chinese Space Launch Presents Both a Problem and an Opportunity for NASA – Mark Whittington/Satnews
• Europe:
  • #SpaceWatch.Global Opinion: We Need A Strong EU Space Programme To Jump-Start The Economy After Covid-19 – SpaceWatch.Global
• India:
  • India To Open Up Space To The Private Sector – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Govt welcomes private sector as “co-travellers” in new space initiatives – cnbctv18.com
  • Govt opens space sector for private players – OutlookIndia.com
  • “Now, L&T and Godrej can join hands like Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s ULA,” says Gateway House scholar cheering India’s ‘biggest space reform’ | Business Insider India
  • Space is strategic sector, needs appropriate safeguards, say veteran scientists | Deccan Herald
• Japan:
  • Threats to Japan’s Satellites to be Monitored by the Nation’s New Space Ops Unit – Satnews
  • JAXA set to launch Kounotori cargo ship on final mission to ISS – The Mainichi
• Russia:
  • Moon exploration projects could help Russia-US cooperation – TASS
  • Russia’s Roscosmos Says Ready to Discuss Moon Exploration With NASA – Sputnik International
  • New head of Russia’s Energia space firm to focus on orbital station concept – TASS
  • Reports of US not willing to cooperate with Russia on Moon incorrect – TASS
  • Roscosmos space agency invites NASA top officials to visit Russia – TASS
• UK:
  • #SpaceWatch.Global Opinion: Could Scotland Lead Europe’s NewSpace Charge? – SpaceWatch.Global

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – 05/18/2020 – Space law expert Michael Listner talked about “The Artemis Accords, a new National Space Policy, the recent E.O [Executive Order] on lunar return and resource – space mining and more”.

** The Space Show – 05/15/2020 – Michelle Hanlon of For All Moonkind discussed the the efforts to protect the Apollo landing sites, the Administration’s space policy executive order, The Artemis Project, space property rights, etc.

** Space Force Takes Next Steps : NPR

** Webinar Replay | Intelsat’s Bankruptcy: Why Now and What’s Next – SpaceNews.com

Intelsat filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection May 13 in hopes that restructuring will position the No. 2 satellite operator to win nearly $5 billion from an FCC spectrum program. The company flies roughly 50 satellites and generates around $2 billion in annual revenue, but has labored for years under a crushing $15 billion debt load.

Questions to be addressed in this webinar:

Can Intelsat emerge from bankruptcy a healthier company?
What impact will Intelsat’s bankruptcy have on the FCC’s C-band clearing program?
What are the broader implications for an industry accustomed to building and launching a steady stream of satellites for Intelsat?
SpaceNews Editor-in-Chief Brian Berger and Staff Writer Caleb Henry were joined with a panel of veteran analysts.

Armand Musey, President, Summit Ridge Group
Giles Thorne, Managing Director, TMT Equity Research, Jefferies Financial Group
Nathan de Ruiter, Managing Director, Euroconsult Canada

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