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 6-12, 2021 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • International Space Development Conference 2021 – Virtual event – Thursday-Sunday, June 24-27, 2021.
• Biden space:
  • NASA chief Bill Nelson optimistic about space exploration as private sector, government combine efforts | Fox News
  • Bill Nelson lays out lofty space exploration goals in first NASA address – Florida Politics
  • One-on-one with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson – Fox35Orlando.com
• NASA budget:
  • Biden’s 2022 NASA Budget Says Yes to Pretty Much Everything – The Planetary Society
  • Watch live: State of NASA address from Bill Nelson after nearly $25 billion budget ask – Orlando Sentinel
  • Biden’s budget would boost NASA’s science and climate portfolio – Axios
  • An aggressive budget for more than just Earth science – The Space Review
• US and Russia:
  • NASA Administrator Statement on Meeting with Roscosmos – NASA
  • Roscosmos chief hopes NASA administrator visits Russia this year – TASS
  • Nelson, Rogozin Agree to Further Talks – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Roscosmos says joint space plans with US possible only after sanctions lifted – TASS
  • NASA chief accepts invitation of Roscosmos CEO to visit Russia – press service – TASS
  • Both Russia and US have problems over aging orbital outpost, says Roscosmos chief – TASS
  • Roscosmos chief vows to offer NASA ‘most interesting projects’ – TASS
• US and China:
  • Conferring with China about space, sort of – POLITICO
• NASA science programs:
  • Venus missions:
    • NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus | NASA
    • NASA to Explore Fate of Earth’s Mysterious Twin with Goddard DAVINCI+ | NASA
    • Venus is hot again – The Space Review
    • NASA Picks Not Just One, But Two Venus Missions as Next in the Discovery Series – SpacePolicyOnline.com
    • Venus is so very nice, NASA is going there twice | Ars Technica
  • James Webb Space Telescope (JWST):
    • NASA Statement on James Webb Space Telescope Launch Readiness | NASA
    • JWST launch slips to November – SpaceNews
    • James Webb telescope on Ariane 5 in October/ November – SpaceWatch.Global
• Congressional space:
  • House bill would designate space as critical infrastructure – SpaceNews
• Space technology:
  • NASA Awards Universities $1.2M for Space Station, Suborbital Research | NASA
• ISS & other space stations:
  • SpaceX Cargo Craft Docks to Station – Space Station/NASA Blogs
• Commercial space:
  • Launch executives see booming demand despite gloomy forecasts – SpaceNews
  • Human spaceflight:
    • Axiom Space expands SpaceX deal for private crew launches to ISS – CNBC
    • SpaceX signs bulk deal for three private Crew Dragon missions – The Verge
    • The revival of the suborbital market – The Space Review
  • Constellations
    • Competitor fears Elon Musk’s SpaceX could ‘monopolise’ space – livemint.com
  • Finance:
    • New investment capital pours into commercial space – Behind the Black
• Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
  • SpaceX:
    • Elon Musk’s Starlink files FCC application for user terminal with smaller antenna – Teslarati
    • Viasat wants FCC to review Starlink’s government funding – SpaceNews
  • Satellite operators meet 120 MHz C-band clearing target – SpaceNews
  • FAA Approves Renewal of Oklahoma Spaceport License – FAA
• Space law:
  • Space exploration soars with Artemis Accords | Beehive.govt.nz
• Space traffic & environment issues:
  • A Half-Million Pieces Of Space Junk Pose Real Threat To Astronauts – Forbes
  • Vandenberg Space Force Base unit keeping eyes on 30,000 man-made objects in space | NewsChannel 3-12
  • Can space exploration be environmentally friendly? – BBC Science Focus Magazine
• US states space:
  • FAA Approves Renewal of Oklahoma Spaceport License – FAA
  • Houston Spaceport to one day house new, larger training facility | Community Impact
  • Washington suppliers may get left behind on moon lander program | The Seattle Times
  • Space race: NASA moon-Mars missions are boon for Virginia contractors – Virginia Business
  • Bill Nelson lays out lofty space exploration goals in first NASA address – Florida Politics
• Weather & remote sensing satellites:
  • NOAA’s next constellation could reveal more than weather – SpaceNews
  • German startup raises funding for wildfire monitoring satellites – SpaceNews
  • Uncovering the Hidden Arctic – SpaceNews
  • Climavision emerges from stealth mode with $100 million for weather intelligence network – SpaceNews
• US Defense space:
  • Space Force Seeks $831.7M for Unfunded Priorities – Defense One
  • Space Force Looks to Build on New Structure in 2022 – Air Force Magazine
  • Commercial services:
    • Space Force will set up one office for commercial services, including SATCOM and satellite imagery – Air Force Times
  • Launch ranges:
    • Now boarding: Space Force wants to turn launch ranges into rocket ‘airports’ – Air Force Times
  • Suborbital point-to-point transport:
    • XArc:
      • USTRANSCOM Global Space Transportation – Exploration Architecture Corporation (XArc)
      • XArc Partners with USTRANSCOM – Exploration Architecture Corporation (XArc)
      • USTRANSCOM Announces the Next Frontier for Logistics – Space – United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) – Oct.7.2020
    • ‘Rocket Cargo’ Becomes Latest Vanguard Project To Get Priority from Air Force – Air Force Magazine
    • Yes, the military is serious about rocketing supplies around the planet | Ars Technica
    • New military program to study using huge rockets for global cargo delivery – Spaceflight Now
    • Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal – The Drive
    • The US military is starting to get really interested in Starship | Ars Technica
    • Air Force to further study use of commercial rockets to deliver cargo around the world – SpaceNews
    • Air Force Rocket Cargo Concept | Airdropping Cargo from Space – Popular Mechanics
  • Orbital traffic:
    • Vandenberg Space Force Base unit keeping eyes on 30,000 man-made objects in space | NewsChannel 3-12
  • Technology:
    • Space Force To Develop Tech For New Types Of Launch – Breaking Defense
    • DoD agencies to invest more than $1 billion in low-Earth orbit space technologies – SpaceNews
• General space policy topics, perspectives, etc:
  • The Space Resource Newsletter – May 2021 — The Space Resource
  • Secure World Foundation Newsletter – June 2021
  • Robots Are No Substitute For Human Space Exploration – The Mars Society
  • Space Café WebTalk Recap: Prof. Thomas Schildknecht about sustainability beyond (our) planet – SpaceWatch.Global

International space

• Canada:
  • Celebrating Canadian Investments in Lunar Science and Exploration | The Planetary Society
  • Tiny object hits robot arm on ISS – Behind the Black
  • Canadarm3 one step closer to the Lunar Gateway – Canada.ca
• China:
  • China, Space, and the 14th Five Year Plan May 25th 2021
  • Space station:
    • How China’s space station could help power astronauts to Mars | South China Morning Post
  • Remote sensing, reconaissance, weather, etc.
    • China launches new meteorological satellite – Xinhua
  • Launch:
    • Launch of powerful new carrier rocket expected in 2022 – Chinadaily.com.cn
• Europe
  • Galileo satellites’ last step before launch – ESA
• Germany:
  • Germany readies subsidies for satellite internet providers such as Starlink | Reuters
•  India:
  • Gaganyaan on track, Isro to take final call on uncrewed launch once Covid lockdown is lifted in Bengaluru – SCIENCE News
  • With over 350 private space companies, India in fifth place globally – Times of India
  • Antrix-Devas, BIT Arbitrations, and India’s Quixotic Approach – TheWire.in
  • Should India join China and Russia’s Lunar Research Station? – The Space Review
• Japan:
  • Japan’s Mini Moon Rover Is Basically a Pokémon Ball – Vice
• Lithuania:
  • Lithuania joins Global Space Markets Challenge – ESA
• New Zealand:
  • How NZ’s new deal with Nasa could pave the way for moon mining | The Spinoff
  • New Zealand and NASA partner up, allowing Aotearoa to grow space industry, minister says | RNZ News
  • New Zealand Signs Artemis Accords | NASA
  • Space exploration soars with Artemis Accords | Beehive.govt.nz
  • New Zealand government blasts Rocket Lab for employment violations, even as it waives its own strict COVID border rules for the company – Behind the Black
• Russia:
  • Launch:
    • Russian space industry to deliver four Angara carrier rockets in 2021 – TASS
  • USA co-op:
    • NASA Administrator Statement on Meeting with Roscosmos | NASA
    • Russia’s chief scientist stresses importance of continued space cooperation with US – TASS
  • ISS:
    • Russians end 7-hour spacewalk at International Space Station – ABC News
    • Both Russia and US have problems over aging orbital outpost, says Roscosmos chief – TASS
  • New space station:
    • Work on schematics of Russia’s future orbital station to begin this summer — Rogozin – TASS
• South Korea:
  • S. Korea to rev up space development after lifting of US missile – Korea Herald
• UK:
  • Plans to build world’s deepest pool in Cornwall to train astronauts – The Guardian

Webcasts:

** Episode 39 Viasat Motion to Stay – Space Thoughts (YouTube) – Space Law & Policy Solutions/Michael Listner

Review and commentary on Viasat’s Motion to Stay pending appeal in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and what I consider the first litigation involving space law.

** Episode 38: Update on the Artemis Accords – Space Thoughts (YouTube) – Space Law & Policy Solutions/Michael Listner

This episode of Space Thoughts updates viewers on two new signatories to the Artemis Accords.

** Launch of the Fengyun 4B Weather Satellite, Launch Companies Tianbing & CAS Space Move Ahead – Ep 36 – Dongfang Hour – YouTube

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Aero/Space News Roundup! Below are the news updates from the week of 31 May – 6 June:

1) Launch of Fengyun-4B Meteorology Satellite
2) Space Pioneer completes a full system hot test of Tianhuo-11 engine
3) CAS Space Begins R&D on the ZK-2 Medium Lift Solid-Fueled Launch Vehicle
4) More details unveiled on the Tianzhou-2 spacecraft’s cargo

** The Space Show – Sunday, June.7.2021 – Wayne White discussed “his final copy of The Space Pioneer Act. You can download it through the link on the blog. If you are interested in space law and policy to enable commercial space, you need to hear this program and review The Space Pioneer Act.”

** The Space Show – Friday, June.5.2021 – Temidayo Oniosun discussed “space in Africa and The African Space Program“.

** The Space Show – Tuesday, June.1.2021 – Dr. Martin Elvis discussed “his new book, Asteroids: How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space [Amazon commission link].

** Federal Space Policy & Public Funding with U.S. Congressman Dr. Brian Babin – Limitless Space Institute

** E62: Space Priorities & the US House – Aerospace Corp Space Policy (Vimeo) – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)

** Space Café WebTalk – REGIONAL Brazil 02 – 16. March 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube

In this week’s Space Café Brazil, Aila Raquel, CEO of Alya Nanosatellites Constellation E.O., Brazil, talked about her experience in starting a space start-up in Brazil.

Aila Raquel is the CEO of Alya Nanosatellites who is committed to a global challenge for sustainable development. Incorporating Agenda2030 at Alya’s goals, She is taking bold and transformative measures to promote sustainable development in the next 09 years, promoting impacts on at least 15 of the 17 sustainable development goals.

Driven by the integration of economic growth, social justice, and environmental sustainability, Aila is developing a space company that will strengthen Brazil’s economy, providing satellite data, in-orbit sensor calibration, and ground station services to deliver solutions for various sectors and help with environmental protection.

Aila has directed her efforts to involve the participation of different nations, who have common goals and who can act in the spirit of a global partnership to improve people’s lives, now and in the future.

** Reducing Space Threats: A Resolution, Volume 2 – Space Court Foundation – YouTube

In response to UN Resolution 75/36, UN Member States and other key stakeholders were invited to submit their views on threats to space sustainability, what could be norms of behaviour, and how the multilateral community should move forward. Join the Space Court Foundation for a special discussion with Ambassador Aidan Liddle, one of the key figures behind this initiative, to discuss the UK submission and what might be the next steps.

Keynote speaker:

Ambassador Aidan Liddle, UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
Moderators:

Daniel Porras, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Communications, Secure World Foundation
Victoria Samson, Washington Office Director, Secure World Foundation (Washington D.C., United States)
Panelists:

Eric Desautels, Director of Office of Emerging Security Challenges (AVC/ESC), US State Department
Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Director of the Centre for Security, Strategy and Technology (CSST), Observer Research Foundation (New Delhi, India)
Almudena Azcárate Ortega, Space and Missile Researcher, UNIDIR

** June 4, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast

** June 2, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast

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