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:
- NASA programs:
- Artemis:
- ESA Formally Agrees to Gateway Partnership – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- NASA’s Artemis program must lead us back to the moon | Commentary – Orlando Sentinel
- If we are going forward to the Moon, don’t go back to Apollo – The Space Review
- Lunar water discovery may have limited effect on NASA exploration plans – SpaceNews
- Congressional space:
- SLS/Orion:
- ISS:
- Commercial space:
- America’s New Destiny in Space – Ground Based Space Matters
- Space industry group pushing for change in security clearance policies – SpaceNews
- Establish Governance and Align Security Policies and Programs to Enable U.S. National Security Space Missions – National Security Space Association (pdf)
- 20 Years Focusing on the Commercial Development of Space – ISS National Lab
- NASA Moon Mission: Agency Should Outsource More to Private Sector | National Review
- Space apps:
- Biden space:
- Trump space:
- Regulation:
- Space law:
- Spectrum:
- FCC earmarks up to $9 billion for rural broadband in the U.S. – SpaceWatch.Global
- Interview | FCC Chairman Pai on RDOF, megaconstellations, debris rules and C-band auction – SpaceNews
- FCC approves OneWeb sale as Starlink begins public beta – SpaceNews
- FCC transfers OneWeb’s U.S. licenses and market access – SpaceWatch.Global
- Space traffic:
- House Space Force Caucus co-chair voices concern about orbital debris, supports Commerce assuming debris-tracking role – SpaceNews
- SpaceX executive pitches Starship for space debris cleanup – Spaceflight Now
- NorthStar orders three satellites to collect space situational awareness data – SpaceNews
- Launchspace to test Debris Collection payload on ISS Bartolomeo platform – SpaceNews
- Weather & remote sensing satellites:
- US Defense space:
- DOD Establishes Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy – U.S. Dept. of Defense
- How Elon Musk Is Revolutionizing Space Force Operations (Again) – Charles Beames/Forbes
- Space Force Vows to Defend the Final Frontier in New Recruiting Ad – Military.com
- Barrett, Raymond highlight Space Force’s achievements, path forward – United States Space Force
- Pentagon creates new office to oversee military space policy – SpaceNews
- US states space:
International space
- Armenia:
- Australia:
- Canada:
- Canada decides it wants to be a launching state – SpaceQ
- Automating Robotics: CSA preparing for future with Canadarm2/Dextre – NASASpaceFlight.com
- Consulting Canadians on a framework for future space exploration activities – CSA/Canada.ca
- Two Canadian technologies are going to the Moon – Moon exploration news/CSA/Canada.ca
- China:
- Columbia:
- Europe
- India:
- Russia:
- Russia gears up for electronic warfare in space (part 1) – The Space Review
- Crack aboard ISS could have emerged due to space station’s natural wear, says cosmonaut – TASS
- Russia completes concept design of rocket for flights to Mars – TASS
- Second launch of heavy Angara rocket postponed until November 28 — source – TASS
- Spain:
- Taiwan:
- UAE
Webcasts:
** E39 – Space QKD Tech and Policy for Muggles (with Joseph Touch and Lori Gordon) – Aerospace Corp – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)
** Space – The Final Economic Frontier? – POLITICO
The quest for resources and other economic benefits in space is considered the new frontier in space exploration. Commercialization and public-private-sector partnerships are increasingly common. What does the future of a space economy look like and what is the U.S. role in achieving it? What policy and regulatory issues must be tackled as space commerce grows? And what obstacles and opportunities lie ahead?
Join POLITICO on Wednesday, October 28 at 1 PM ET, for a virtual, deep-dive conversation exploring the opportunities and challenges in the fast-growing space economy.
** Dongfang China Aerospace News Roundup 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2020 – SpaceWatch.Global
This week, we bring you updates on China’s Earth Observation sector, discussions on satellite 5G/6G and IoT, but first, part 2 of our summary of the 6th annual China Commercial Aerospace Forum, held in Wuhan 2 weeks ago….
** October 28, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast
** October 30, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast
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