Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Aug.11.2020

A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat / SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here): ** Univ. Southern California students to build CubeSats in partnership with Lockheed Martin and Momentus. For the La Jument project, students in  USC’s SERC (Space Engineering Research Center) nanosatellite program will … Continue reading Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Aug.11.2020

Space settlement roundup – Aug.5.2020

Here is a sampling of recent articles, videos, and images related to human expansion into the solar system (see also previous space settlement postings). This roundup is particularly focused on items related to commercial involvement in lunar development. ** 2020 Lunar Development Conference presentation videos are now available online. The 2020 Lunar Development Conference was … Continue reading Space settlement roundup – Aug.5.2020

Space policy roundup – July.20.2020

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 July 19-25, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com NASA programs: Orion: NASA’s Management of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Program – … Continue reading Space policy roundup – July.20.2020

Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – July.17.2020

A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat / SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here): ** Two CubeSats deployed this week from the ISS: Spacewalk Preps, Satellite Deployment During Bone and Heart Research – Space Station/NASA A pair of microsatellites were deployed into Earth orbit today … Continue reading Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – July.17.2020

Space policy roundup – June.15.2020

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 June 14-20, 2020 – SpacePolicyOnline.com NASA programs: NASA Selects Astrobotic to Fly Water-Hunting Rover to the Moon | … Continue reading Space policy roundup – June.15.2020