Space policy roundup – Oct.26.2020 | Space-for-All at HobbySpace

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:
Commercial space:
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:
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:
Advocacy:
- Record-Setting Interest in 2020 Virtual Mars Society Convention – The Mars Society

International space

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”.