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 September 5-12, 2021 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• NASA lunar programs:
  • Artemis human landing system selection:
    • Blue Origin HLS :
      • Blue Origin hires advisory firm linked to messy JEDI contract process | Ars Technica
• Biden space:
  • How will Biden’s Afghanistan debacle impact NASA’s Artemis return to the moon? | TheHill
• Congressional space:
  • Draft House Infrastructure Bill Funds NASA & NOAA Space Programs, But Not HLS – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • House budget reconciliation package funds NASA infrastructure but not lunar lander work – SpaceNews
• Govt. launch:
  • The problem Starship poses to NASA and Congress – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman
• SLS/Orion:
  • NASA’s hopes waning for SLS test flight this year – Spaceflight Now
• US space goals:
• US and China in space:
  • NASA has no plans to exchange lunar samples with China – SpaceNews
• US and Russia in space:
  • International Space Station: Russian space chief says ‘divorce is not possible’ with US – CNN
• NASA science programs:
  • The James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready for launch – Planetary Society
• Space technology:
  • Liquid nitrogen shortage delays Landsat 9 launch – SpaceNews
• Commercial space:
  • This Is the Space Race You Are Looking For – WSJ
  • Space industry grapples with COVID-19-related oxygen fuel shortage – UPI.com
  • Human spaceflight/Space tourism:
    • ‘Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space,’ a docuseries on SpaceX’s 1st all-civilian spaceflight, launches on Netflix | Space.com
    • SpaceX all-civilian flight clears flight readiness review for Kennedy Space Center launch – Orlando Sentinel
    • Crew completes spaceship fit check ahead of all-private mission to orbit – Spaceflight Now
  • Constellations
    • Kleos secures A$12.6 million to grow constellation – Kleos
    • iPhone 13 rumored to have satellite phone connectivity – CNBC
  • Finance:
    • Space company Redwire begins trading NYSE after closing SPAC deal – CNBC
    • E2MC Update On Space-Financing Rounds in August 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Insurance:
    • Space travel insurance: Battleface adds coverage – Columbus Business First
    • Launching into space? Not so fast. Insurers balk at new coverage | Reuters
    • Ground control to Major Tom: Sign those coverage forms and put your helmet on | Insurance Business
    • OneWeb signs $1bn insurance agreement through Marsh – SatellitePro ME
    • Marsh seals massive insurance deal | Insurance Business
    • OneWeb secures $1 billion insurance deal for remaining constellation – SpaceNews
• Space settlement:
  • The Space Resource Newsletter – August 2021 — The Space Resource
• Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
  • Blue Origin vs SpaceX Starlink:
    • SpaceX says Amazon’s call to dismiss Starlink amendment is a delay tactic – SpaceNews
    • Elon Musk v. Jeff Bezos: Billionaires continue battle over space-based internet – CNBC
  • Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo flight:
    • Virgin Galactic pushes back on ‘misleading’ characterizations, conclusions in report on historic spaceflight | Fox Business
    • Length of FAA investigation into Virgin Galactic’s July 11 flight could disrupt planned research mission – Albuquerque Business First
    • The Red Warning Light on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Space Flight | The New Yorker
    • Spaceship carrying Richard Branson flew off course [Updated] | Ars Technica
    • Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Flight Path Examined by FAA – WSJ
• Space law:
  • New legislation gives companies legal rights to lunar resources – The Asahi Shimbun
• Space traffic & environment issues:
  • Space agencies support space traffic management but differ on how it should be developed – SpaceNews
  • Anti-satellite weapons must be banned before they cause ‘major fragmentation event’, astronauts and space agencies warn | The Independent
• US states space:
  • Florida:
    • SpaceX, Blue Origin could benefit from proposed tax breaks – Florida Today
  • Guam:
    • Virgin Orbit clears FAA hurdle for small satellite launches from Guam | Space.com
  •  Texas:
    • North Texas Inno – The space race runs through Texas – Bizjournals.com
    • Reduced Beach Access Part Of Battle Between South Texas Community And SpaceX | KUT Radio, Austin’s NPR Station
• Weather & other earth observation satellites:
  • Satellites track huge Tropical Storm Ida at night from space (photos) – Space.com
• US Defense space:
  • Bipartisan group of lawmakers presses DoD to back Lockheed-Aerojet merger – SpaceNews
  • Norms:
    • Draft House FY2022 NDAA Calls for International Norms of Behavior in Space – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Organizational:
    • House Armed Services Committee approves Space National Guard, challenges DoD on space programs – SpaceNews
    • House Armed Services Committee votes to postpone Space Command’s move from Colorado Springs – gazette.com
  • Commercial services:
    • HASC Makes Plan To Force DoD Use Of Commercial Space – Breaking Defense
  • Space transport:
    • HASC chairman wants updated DoD plan for ‘tactically responsive space launch’ – SpaceNews
    • A responsive launch capability will deter enemies, boost national security – Defense News
  • Reconnaissance:
    • DoD to extend intelligence agency program that helps track wildfires – SpaceNews
  • Satellites:
    • Op-ed | While satellites are cool, military space networks must focus on interoperability – SpaceNews
    • Space Force delays selection of weather satellites – SpaceNews
  • Acquisition:
    • Space Development Agency targets multiple vendors for Transport Layer satellite deal – SatellitePro ME
    • Aerospace Corp. CEO sees winds of change in space procurement – SpaceNews
• Space advocacy/activism
  • The people’s space telescopes | The Planetary Society

International space

• Australia:
  • Australia to Enter Space Launch Market – Leonard David
  • Space BD Strengthening Relationship with the Australian Space Industry to Promote the Industry in Australia. Two Australian Academic Satellites were successfully Launched on August 29 – Space BD
• China:
  • Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover on Mars:
    • Zhurong completes 100 days on Mars – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman
  • Mars missions:
    • China is developing its own Mars helicopter – SpaceNews
  • Lunar missions:
    • China’s Chang’e-5 orbiter is set for another Moon flyby – SpaceWatch.Global
    • China eyes manned lunar landing by 2030: Long March designer – Global Times
    • China may use an existing rocket to speed up plans for a human Moon mission | Ars Technica
  • Science:
    • China’s Fengyun-3E weather satellite releases high precision solar images – Xinhua
  • Remote sensing, reconnaissance, weather, etc.
    • Fengyun 3E weather satellite captures first images of sun – Chinadaily.com.cn
• Europe:
  • ESA Council agrees resolution on Ariane 6 and Vega-C exploitation and future space transportation – ESA
  • Record-high astronaut applications overwhelm European Space Agency | Space.com
  • ESA and UN offer worldwide access to hypergravity testing – ESA
• Germany:
  • German government supports microlauncher offshore platform – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Space Café Germany by Andreas Schepers Recap: Before the Federal Elections – The Future of Spaceflight in Germany – SpaceWatch.Global
  • DLR opens applications for free launch services aboard Isar Aerospace demo missions – SpaceNews
• Ireland:
  • European Space Agency: Majority say Ireland’s contribution should not increase beyond €20m – The Journal
• Israel:
  • Israel Space Agency selects Ramon Space for 2022 mission – SatellitePro ME
• Japan:
  • Japan’s H3 rocket awaiting final engine certification for first flight – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • Space BD to start Space Delivery Project. Joint project in collaboration with global research & educational institutions and the private sector to launch research objects & mementos by the end of FY2021 – Space BD
  • New legislation gives companies legal rights to lunar resources – The Asahi Shimbun
• Philippines:
  • PH, UAE explore possible space collaboration | The Manila Times
• Russia:
  • Roscosmos Offered European Space Agency Extended Use Of Soyuz In French Guiana – ESA Chief – UrduPoint
  • Launch:
    • Russia, US to continue cooperation on RD-181 rocket engine — Roscosmos chief – TASS
    • Progress RSC issues report on Soyuz-6 – TASS
    • Soyuz spacecraft to deliver fully Russian crew to orbital outpost next March – TASS
    • Space firm drafts conceptual design of Russia’s first methane-powered rocket – TASS
  • Facilities, Infrastructure:
    • Roscosmos plans two more launches from Kourou spaceport until end of 2021 — CEO – TASS
    • Russian space corporation to invest $456 mln in tram traffic on Vostochny cosmodrome – TASS
    • Russia’s space agency postpones rocket testing after donating ‘almost all’ its liquid oxygen to Covid-19 patients in hospitals — RT Russia
    • Vostochny spaceport’s second stage to be delivered in time – TASS
  • ISS:
    • Activities:
      • Cosmonauts, Astronauts Gearing Up for Two Spacewalks – Space Station/NASA
      • Russian spacewalkers begin outfitting new lab module – Spaceflight Now
      • Cosmonauts Conclude First Spacewalk To Ready New Module – Space Station/NASA
      • NASA Sets Coverage for Two Russian Spacewalks Outside Space Station – NASA
      • Progress MS-17 spacecraft to be relocated from one ISS module to another in October – TASS
      • Russian cosmonauts begin experiments in new Nauka research lab aboard orbital outpost – TASS
    • Participation in ISS:
      • Russian equipment cannot be moved from ISS to new orbital station — space firm – TASS
      • International Space Station: Russian space chief says ‘divorce is not possible’ with US – CNN
    • Structural aging issues:
      • International Space Station facing irreparable failures, Russia warns – BBC News
      • New cracks found on International Space Station – Live Science
      • Cosmonauts Find Cracks in the Aging Zarya ISS Module – Universe Today
  • New space stations:
    • New Russian space station’s efficiency factor to be order of magnitude higher than ISS’ – TASS
    • Russia to start deploying new orbital station in 5-6 years — Roscosmos chief – TASS
• Scotland:
  • Space Café Scotland Recap by Angela Mathis: Inclusive Space is Scotland’s Goal – SpaceWatch.Global
  • Rocket builder takes on more space for its growing Forres workforce – PressAndJournal.co.uk
  • Prestwick ‘on track’ to become Europe’s leading space hub | FutureScot
• South Korea:
  • With restrictions lifted, South Korea launches $13B space power scheme – DefenseNews.com
  • South Korea’s First Lunar Orbiter to be Launched in August Next Year – Businesskorea
  • South Korea Moves Closer to Launching Its First Lunar Orbiter – The Diplomat
• UAE
  • MBRSC completes thermal vacuum test for Rashid Rover – SatellitePro ME
  • StarLab Oasis launches in Abu Dhabi to examine AgTech in space – SpaceWatch.Global
  • PH, UAE explore possible space collaboration | The Manila Times
• UK:
  • Space port in Unst set to host first satellite launch in 2022 | Shetland News
  • Westcott Space Cluster: The vision for Westcott | Rocketeers
• Ukraine:
  • NASA Administrator Statement on Meeting with Ukrainian President | NASA
  • First Ukrainian mission to Moon to be carried out in 2022 – UKRinform.net

Webcasts:

** Episode 47: Thoughts on Coverage of Virgin Galactic Anomaly – Space Thoughts (YouTube) – Space Law & Policy Solutions/Michael Listner

** Taiwanese Rocket Company Gets Go-Ahead for Launch, China Working on a Mars UAV, Geely Space Updates – Dongfang Hour – YouTube

A summary of the presentation is available at Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 30 August – 5 September 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global

** The Space Cafe Podcast #035: Elodie Viau – Getting Telecommunication Ready For Space And Beyond – SpaceWatch.Global

Episode 035 features a special guest Elodie Viau.

The European Space Agency ESA is known for spectacular landings on distant comets or the like. What is little known is that the ESA has no less exciting departments in completely different areas. Like telecommunications, for example. What exactly is ESA up to in this field and why is it probably one of the most exciting tasks of all? Elodie Viau, Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications at ESA has taken the time to answer this question in the current episode of the Space Cafe Podcast.

** Space Café WebTalk – Niklas Nienass – 29. June 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube

During this week’s Space Café, SpaceWatch.Global publisher, Torsten Kriening spoke with a Member of the European Parliament and member of the German Alliance 90/The Greens party, Niklas Niennas, about Europe’s role and response to the space race 2.0.

Elected in 2019, he is a member of the committees on regional development, culture and education, however, he also takes great interest in space, with 20 percent of his workload dedicated to space policy. He also regularly writes about the sector on his blog and has hosted webinars on space law and policy, and the current upheavals facing the sector.

This week, he and Torsten discuss how Europe can prepare for a new space world that’s both brimming with private sector players and is increasingly militarised, through the creation of an international rulebook and European space strategy. …

** How Can US Space and Defense Startups Team with Primes and Government using govmates? – Cold Star Technologies – YouTube

Space and defense startups frequently have a tough time “being heard” in the field. Not only that, these small companies struggle with learning the byzantine paths to discovering and connecting with prime contractors and government organizations who could be looking for their technical help. Katie Bilek co-founded govmates in 2015 to smooth the way and assist in making teaming connections. If you’re a space or defense startup founder looking for help in developing these kinds of connections, listen in to our discussion. …

** The Space Show – Tuesday, Aug.31.2021 – Dr. David Brin discussed NASA’s

Artemis [program] and why our guest deeply opposes the program. Also, asteroid mining, resource minding the asteroids compared to the Moon, Tic-tac and ET matters, global society history and nefarious forces opposing the U.S. experiment and more.

** Hotel Mars – The John Batchelor Show/The Space Show – Wed. Sept.1.2021 – Steven Wolfe of the Beyond Earth Institute spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about

space solar power (SSP) and their project Catching the Sun: A National Strategy for Space Solar Power (pdf). Steve explained SSP, why it is about 10X more abundant in energy than ground based solar, why it is the ultimate green fuel, and more.

** The Space Show – Friday, Sept.3.2021 – Roman Chiporukha talked about “High end space, earth and ocean adventures, space missions, marketing, educational outreach, educating the general public about space, STEM goals“.

** September 3, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

** September 1, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

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