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:
- Trump space:
- 2020-2021 perspectives:
- Opinion: My 2020 in a review – by Bassam Alfeeli – SpaceWatch.Global
- Opinion: 2020 – A Preview of the Decade to Come? – SpaceWatch.Global
- Year in Review: Mars missions, Lunar Samples, Crew launched from the US, and Starlink – NASASpaceFlight.com
- The state of the global rocket industry in the 21st century – Behind the Black
- 2020 in review: Top space stories of the year | Fox News
- Space in 2020: Many reasons to celebrate in an otherwise terrible year – CNET
- A triumphant year in space despite a difficult 2020, and Florida was at the center of it all – Orlando Sentinel
- Space events coming in 2021 from NASA, SpaceX, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos – The Washington Post
- The 11 biggest space missions of 2021 | MIT Technology Review
- NASA launch:
- Lunar programs:
- NASA programs:
- Congressional space:
- Commercial space:
- Planetary protection:
- Regulation/Spectrum:
- Space law:
- China’s Chang’e-5 mission: flagging the moon for conflict? | The Strategist
- President Signs Law Protecting Lunar Heritage Sites – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- New law is first to protect Apollo sites from future moon missions | collectSPACE
- Bill Announcement [S. 1694, the “One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act,”… ] – The White House
- Space traffic & environment issues:
- US states space:
- Welcome to Texas, Elon Musk – Washington Examiner
- Houston Spaceport Slated to Become Home to the World’s First Commercial Space Station Builder
- A triumphant year in space despite a difficult 2020, and Florida was at the center of it all – Orlando Sentinel
- 2021: Florida’s rapid rocket launch cadence is likely here to stay – Florida Today
- Final [Georgia] spaceport decision coming – The Brunswick News
- US Defense space:
- Launch:
- Opinion: Rethinking the Inevitable: Why We Need to Stop Hoping, and Prepare for Space Warfare – SpaceWatch.Global
- The Air Force’s Solar-Beaming Spacecraft | Solar Power From Space – Popular Mechanics
- NSTXL’s contract to manage Space Force technology projects on hold pending review – SpaceNews
International space
- Canada:
- China:
- Nation’s space achievements out of this world – Chinadaily.com.cn
- China’s Chang’e-5 mission: flagging the moon for conflict? | The Strategist
- China Moon Samples: Processing and Analysis – Leonard David
- Scientists review how they study lunar samples – Xinhua
- China, Italy celebrate 50 years of ties with their sights on space, trade and the Olympics | South China Morning Post
- Is SpaceX versus China the only space race that matters? — Quartz
- Europe
- India:
- In Conversation With Dr Rajeswari Rajagopalan, Head Of Space And Nuclear Policy Initiative At ORF – AnalyticsIndiaMag.com
- Reusable Satellite Launch Vehicle In ISRO’s 10-Year Plan | NewsGram
- Mars, Moon & a fresh pair of eyes in the sky — the big space missions planned for 2021 – ThePrint.in
- Isro hints at virtual launch & satellite control in future – Times of India
- Cabinet Okays India-Bhutan MoU On Outer Space Co-op; To Make ISRO, DoS Working Group – IndusDictum.com
- Italy:
- Nigeria:
- Russia:
- Roscosmos creates special directorate for lunar missions – TASS
- Roscosmos chief says NASA’s response to his message about sanctions was evasive – TASS
- Russian space agency expects Vostochny to start operating at full capacity next year – TASS
- Russian cosmonauts’ team gets four new members in 2020 – TASS
- UAE
- UK:
Webcasts:
** Episode 28 – What’s Hot 4th Quarter 2020 – Michael Listner/Space Law & Policy Solutions – Space Thoughts – YouTube
** The Space Show – Jan.3.2020 – Dr. Robert (Sam) Wilson of the The Aerospace Corporation talked about “his paper [Leveraging Commercial Space for National Security (pdf)] on commercial space applications for national security and DOD space”.
** The Space Show – Dec.29.2020 – Thomas A. Olson returned for his annual end-of-the-year show to review commercial space for 2020 and [look] ahead to 2021.
** China Aero & Space Weekly News Round-Up – Episode 14 (28th Dec. 2020 – 3rd Jan. 2021) – Dongfang Hour – YouTube
Topics discussed included:
1) Deep Blue Aerospace Completed Wet Dress Rehearsal & gives Hints on its 2021 Calendar
2) OTT Airlines Maiden Flight
3) China and Italy Celebrate 50 Years of Diplomatic Relations
4) Not China-Related, but significant
** Best Space Moments of 2020!!! – Everyday Astronaut
** Big Tech, Spectrum Utilization and Space Force’s 1st Anniversary – Constellations Podcast
For the last episode of 2020, we sit down with Jeff Rowlison to go over major events of 2020 including the impact of COVID on the space industry, the success of SpaceX, big tech entering our industry, and C-band relocation. Jeff also takes a look back at Space Force and its vision for enterprise satellite communications and how the Guardians will operate within the SATCOM environment. He briefly goes over what it has accomplished since its establishment a year ago. Finally we ask Jeff to get his crystal ball out and share his predictions for 2021: what technology will arise and is there a particular company or individual we should keep our eyes on?
** Space Café WebTalk – SUMMIT with Markus Payer – 10. December 2020 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube
In this week’s first Space Café Summit “Anarchy in Space?”, Prof. Kai-Uwe Schrogl and Ntorina Antoni discussed a variety of topics on space security and space safety.
** Space Café WebTalk – Stephan Hobe – 8. December 2020 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube
In this week’s Space Cafè WebTalk, Prof. Stephan Hobe, Director at Institute of Air Law, Space Law and Cyber Law, University Cologne, Cologne, Germany talked about the future design of the legal order for human activities in outer space.
Prof. Hobe discussed some questions of the future design of the legal order for human activities in outer space.
This included economic space activities like the use of outer space through satellites, coordination via Space Traffic Management, and the use of resources from celestial bodies. Also future forms of the military use of outer space are discussed.
There will be a crucial focus on the question how the legal order for the commercial uses of outer space pays tribute to the main requirement of the Outer Space Treaty to allow a general participation of all countries in the use of outer space and its benefits.
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