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:
- Biden space:
- Biden administration expected to emphasize climate science over lunar exploration at NASA – SpaceNews
- Biden administration not seen as a threat to Space Force – SpaceNews
- NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine says he plans to step down if Biden takes office | TheHill
- NASA Chief Plans To Step Aside Under Biden – Aviation Week Network
- Closing the business case – The Space Review
- Space not amongst Biden-Harris priorities for the U.S. – SpaceWatch.Global
- The Election And Space | Transterrestrial Musings
- Election space:
- NASA programs:
- Lunar programs:
- Congressional space:
- Cantwell Supports Artemis But Wants “Accurate” Timeframe – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- Key senator raises doubts about 2024 human lunar return – SpaceNews
- Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly urges Americans ‘to build again together’ | Fox News
- Chairwoman Johnson Celebrates Twenty Years of Human Presence on the International Space Station | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
- Commercial space:
- Crew Dragon Rolls Out, Station Crew Works Research and Comm Gear – Space Station/NASA
- NASA Seeks New Partners to Help Put All Eyes on Artemis Moon Missions | NASA
- New NASA Partnerships to Mature Commercial Space Technologies | NASA
- New initiative to promote satellite servicing and in-space assembly technologies – SpaceNews
- ISS:
- Regulation:
- Space law:
- European States enter Artemis negotiations with the U.S. – SpaceWatch.Global
- NASA-ESA agreement a milestone in efforts to develop Artemis international partnerships – SpaceNews
- #SpaceWatchGL Interviews – Kai-Uwe Schrogl: “We must not overrate the Artemis Accords” – SpaceWatch.Global
- Artemis Accords Ensure Property Rights in Outer Space | National Review
- Opinion: One Size to Fit Them All: Interoperability, the Artemis Accords and the Future of Space Exploration – SpaceWatch.Global
- #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: State’s Right to Self-Defence in Outer Space A New Challenge for NATO’s Deterrence – SpaceWatch.Global
- Japanese bill to allow ownership of samples from outside Earth | The Japan Times
- Space traffic:
- Texas satellite company defends itself against NASA criticisms | Ars Technica
- NASA objects to new mega-constellation, citing risk of “catastrophic collision” | Ars Technica
- Planned satellite constellation poses a collision threat, NASA says: reports | Space.com
- Space traffic management idling in first gear – SpaceNews
- U.S. military keeps sharp eyes on orbit as congestion grows – SpaceNews
- Op-ed | Orbital debris and the threat to industry investment – SpaceNews
- Satellite and space debris tracking as a service – CIS 471
- US Defense space:
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Once a Washington Outsider, Courts Military Business – WSJ
- SpaceX explains why the U.S. Space Force is paying $316 million for a single launch – SpaceNews
- Raymond’s New Space Force Planning Guidance Calls for Boldness – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- Gotta go fast: How America’s Space Development Agency is shaking up acquisitions – DefenseNews.com
- U.S. Space Force finally gets an astronaut – Washington Times
- AFRL Ponders Solar Power Beaming For Lunar Patrol Sat – Breaking Defense
- Competitors protest awards to SpaceX and L3Harris for hyperonic weapon tracking satellites – c4isrnet.com
- Satellite attacks could spark ‘mutually assured destruction’ – Geekwire.com
- SPACECOM Boss Talks Wielding, Defending Satellites in Combat – Air Force Magazine
- Top commander of U.S. space forces: Space should be peaceful, bad actors will be held accountable – SpaceNews
- U.S. military keeps sharp eyes on orbit as congestion grows – SpaceNews
- Space transport pollution:
International space
- Canada:
- China:
- Europe
- ESA and CNES choose renewable energy to power Europe’s Spaceport – ESA
- European States enter Artemis negotiations with the U.S. – SpaceWatch.Global
- NASA-ESA agreement a milestone in efforts to develop Artemis international partnerships – SpaceNews
- #SpaceWatchGL Interviews – Kai-Uwe Schrogl: “We must not overrate the Artemis Accords” – SpaceWatch.Global
- Detecting pollution from individual ships from space – ESA
- Arianespace planning up to four more Ariane 5 launches this year – SpaceWatch.Global
- France:
- India:
- How ISRO handled the pandemic – The Space Review
- PSLV successfully launches EOS-01 and nine customer satellites from Sriharikota – ISRO
- ISRO launches PSLV C49 with EOS-01, nine foreign satellites | Deccan Herald
- India back in action with launch of Earth observation satellite, nine rideshare small sats – SpaceNews
- Japan:
- Kuwait:
- Russia:
- Russian space chief disses NASA’s moon plans | Space.com
- Russia to start tests of emergency rescue system for Oryol lunar spacecraft in 2023 – TASS
- Space programs’ financing should consider real budget possibilities, says Putin – TASS
- Russia to decide on resuming launches of rockets re-converted from ICBMs in 2020-2021 – TASS
- Russia’s new super-heavy rocket to outshine rivals by efficiency — Roscosmos chief – TASS
- Russia to launch Nauka research module to orbital outpost in April 2021 – TASS
- Russia’s state commission approves next expedition’s crew for flight to orbital outpost – TASS
- Russia gears up for electronic warfare in space (part 2) – The Space Review
- UAE
- UK:
Webcasts:
** Dongfang China Aerospace News Roundup 2 Nov – 8 Nov 2020 – SpaceWatch.Global
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Aero/Space News Roundup! We come to you one day late this week, having spent nearly 2 hours yesterday speaking with our friend and colleague Kevin Xu of Landspace, on topics related to reusable rockets, the differences between SOEs and commercial companies in China, and Kevin’s thoughts on rocket cams. Our interview with Kevin will be available in around 2 weeks. That being said, this week we bring you updates on Galactic Energy, China’s maritime satcom industry and the product offerings therein, and China’s role in the regional EO market.
** E40 – Space Agenda 2021 Showcase (with Jamie Morin and guests) – Aerospace Corp – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)
** Raphael Roettgen – E2MC Update on October 2020 Space Financing Rounds – Cold Star Technologies – YouTube
E2MC founder Raphael Roettgen returns to the Make Space Boring News show to share the news of space financing rounds for the month of October 2020. Web article on spacewatch.global: https://spacewatch.global/2020/11/e2m…
** The Space Show – Friday, Nov.6.2020 – Lt. General Steven Kwast, USAF (Ret) talked “about the importance of space to our future and prosperity along with the major threat to this prosperity, China”.
** The Space Show – Thursday, Nov.5.2020 – Robert Zimmerman “discussed a variety of topics, including the recent 2020 election and its potential impact on all things space”.
** Hotel Mars (joint program by The John Batchelor Show & The Space Show) – Wed. Nov.4.2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston spoke with Douglas Messier about topics related “to the Europa Clipper delay including SLS booster delays, the use of commercial launch options including the Delta 4 Heavy or the Falcon Heavy and what those rockets would mean for payload, Europa travel times, and mission costs”.
** November 4, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast
** November 6, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast
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