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Headlines-

1) SpaceX gets $29 million Space Force contract for surveillance of non-military launches

a.(https://spacenews.com/spacex-gets-29-million-space-force-contract-for-surveillance-of-non-military-launches/)

2) Japanese lunar lander company ispace opens U.S. office

a. (https://spacenews.com/japanese-lunar-lander-company-ispace-opens-u-s-office/)

3) APT Satellite orders new small HTS satellite from China’s CGWIC

a.(https://spacenews.com/apt-satellite-orders-new-small-hts-satellite-from-chinas-cgwic/)

4) Space insurers hoping to break even after recent losses

a.(https://spacenews.com/space-insurers-hoping-to-break-even-after-recent-losses/)

5) Raytheon to acquire small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies

a.(https://spacenews.com/raytheon-to-acquire-small-satellite-manufacturer-blue-canyon-technologies/)

6) NASA certifies SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft ahead of Crew-1 launch

a.(https://spacenews.com/nasa-certifies-spacex-crew-dragon-spacecraft-ahead-of-crew-1-launch/)

7) “Revolutionary change” expected from new Indian space policy

a.(https://spacenews.com/revolutionary-change-expected-from-new-indian-space-policy/)

8) Telesat remains optimistic about prospects for LEO constellation

a.(https://spacenews.com/telesat-remains-optimistic-about-prospects-for-leo-constellation/)

9) Kleos Space raises funds for additional RF mapping clusters

a.(https://spacenews.com/kleos-raises-13-8-million/)

Law and policy-

1) U.S. Air Force taps Brig. Gen. Purdy to command 45th Space Wing

a.(https://spacenews.com/segment/news/)

2) Senate defense appropriators take issue with agencies that buy launch services directly from providers

a.(https://spacenews.com/senate-defense-appropriators-take-issue-with-agencies-that-buy-launch-services-directly-from-providers/)

3) Senate bill offers NASA only a fraction of requested lunar lander funding

a.(https://spacenews.com/senate-bill-offers-nasa-only-a-fraction-of-requested-lunar-lander-funding/)

** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY Nov 8—Nov 14, 2020

a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-november-8-14-2020/)

Launches-

1- Nov. 13: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket

2- Nov. 14: SpaceX will launch its first operational Crew Dragon mission

Events-

1)November 2020 Space Calendar of Events

a.(http://spaceref.com/calendar/)

2) Launch Calendar

a. (https://www.space.com/32286-space-calendar.html

3) Join NASA experts from the Biological and Physical Sciences Division for a Reddit “Ask Me Anything”

a.(http://www.spaceref.com/calendar/calendar.html?pid=10147)

Fun Reading

1- Joe Biden just announced his NASA transition team. Here's what space policy might look like under the new administration.

a.(https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-agenda-for-nasa-space-exploration-2020-11)