Space News Brief

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Headlines-

1) Europe’s P120C booster completes third and final static fire test

a.(https://spacenews.com/europes-p120c-solid-rocket-booster-completes-third-and-final-static-fire-test/)

2) Exolaunch signs pact with SpaceX and scouts U.S. location

a. (https://spacenews.com/exolaunch/)

Law and policy-

1)More than 1,000 Air Force cyber security operators to transfer to Space Force

a.(https://spacenews.com/more-than-1000-air-force-cyber-security-operators-to-transfer-to-space-force/)

** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY Oct 4th—Oct 10th, 2020

a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-october-4-10-2020/)

Events-

1)September 2020 Space Calendar of Events

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

2) Launch Calendar

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

Fun

1- 'The Right Stuff' lifts off on Disney Plus

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Headlines-

1) Boeing cleared to continue development of WGS-11+ military satellite

a.(https://spacenews.com/boeing-cleared-to-continue-development-of-wgs-11-military-satellite/)

2) Startup seeks to automate process of avoiding satellite collisions

a.(https://spacenews.com/startup-seeks-to-automate-process-of-avoiding-satellite-collisions/)

3)Slingshot Aerospace to develop virtual space simulation for military schools

a.(https://spacenews.com/slingshot-aerospace-to-develop-virtual-space-simulation-for-military-schools/)

4) GHGSat lauds performance of methane-monitoring satellite

a.(https://spacenews.com/ghgsat-new-sensor/)

Law and policy-

1) U.S. Transportation Command to study use of SpaceX rockets to move cargo around the world

a.(https://spacenews.com/u-s-transportation-command-to-study-use-of-spacex-rockets-to-move-cargo-around-the-world/)

** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY Oct 4th—Oct 10th, 2020

a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-october-4-10-2020/)

Events-

1)September 2020 Space Calendar of Events

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

2) Launch Calendar

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

3)Diplo’s album MMXX, and narration by Hrishikesh Hirway

a.(https://open.spotify.com/album/06yNRULx0IYNsNOfNBLGdW)

Fun

1-Momentus deal could mark new wave of space companies going public

a.(https://spacenews.com/momentus-deal-could-mark-new-wave-of-space-companies-going-public/)

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Headlines-

1) Space Development Agency seeks bids for launch services for 28 satellites

a.(https://spacenews.com/space-development-agency-seeks-bids-for-launch-services-for-28-satellites/)

2) Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson withdraws from Starliner test flight

a.(https://spacenews.com/boeing-astronaut-chris-ferguson-withdraws-from-starliner-test-flight/)

3) Momentus to go public with Stable Road Acquisition Corp.

a.(https://spacenews.com/momentus-to-go-public/)

4) Capella Space unveils first radar satellite images

a.(https://spacenews.com/capella-sequoia-first-imagery/)

5) Schedule is king for C-band replacement satellites

a.(https://spacenews.com/speedy-satellite-manufacturing/)

Law and policy-

1) House space subcommittee chair still seeking NASA plan for 2024 lunar landing

a.(https://spacenews.com/house-space-subcommittee-chair-still-seeking-nasa-plan-for-2024-lunar-landing/)

** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY Oct 4th—Oct 10th, 2020

a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-october-4-10-2020/)

Events-

1)September 2020 Space Calendar of Events

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

2) Launch Calendar

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

3)Draconid meteor shower

a.(https://www.space.com/38390-draconid-meteor-shower-guide.html)

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Headlines-

1) UAE to develop small lunar rover

a.(https://spacenews.com/uae-to-develop-small-lunar-rover/)

2) SpaceX launches Starlink satellites as it deorbits original ones

a.(https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-starlink-satellites-as-it-deorbits-original-ones/)

3)

a.(https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nobel-prize-physics-awarded-roger-penrose-reinhard-genzel-andrea-ghez-n1242235)

Law and policy-

** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY Oct 4th—Oct 10th, 2020

a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-october-4-10-2020/)

Events-

1)September 2020 Space Calendar of Events

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

2) Launch Calendar

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

Fun

1-NASA 3d Printing

a.(https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/nasa-3d-printingroads-habitats-for-moon-and-mars)

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Headlines-

1) ExoTerra to develop upper stage for Virgin Orbit LauncherOne

a.(https://spacenews.com/exoterra-develops-launerone-upper-stage/)

2) New CSF chairwoman focused on regulatory issues and selecting next presiden

a.(https://spacenews.com/new-csf-chairwoman-focused-on-regulatory-issues-and-selecting-next-president/)

3) SkyWatch and Picterra combine imagery access with AI tools

a.(https://spacenews.com/skywatch-picterra-parternship/)

4) Cygnus freighter delivers space toilet and more to astronauts on space station

a.(https://www.space.com/cygnus-cargo-spacecraft-ng-14-arrives-space-station)

5) Momentus forges agreements with Skykraft and Mecano ID

a.(https://spacenews.com/momentus-contracts-skykraft-mecano-id/)

6) China selects 18 new astronauts ahead of space station construction

a.(https://spacenews.com/china-selects-18-new-astronauts-ahead-of-space-station-construction/)

Law and policy-

1) Case closed: California judge ends SpaceX’s lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force

a.(https://spacenews.com/case-closed-california-judge-ends-spacexs-lawsuit-against-the-u-s-air-force/)

2) NASA safety panel raises doubts about Starliner test flight schedule

a.(https://spacenews.com/nasa-safety-panel-raises-doubts-about-starliner-test-flight-schedule/)

3) Space Force taking extra time to organize acquisitions command

a.(https://spacenews.com/space-force-taking-extra-time-to-organize-acquisitions-command/)

4) NASA safety panel warns of technical and budgetary risks to Artemis program

a.(https://spacenews.com/nasa-safety-panel-warns-of-technical-and-budgetary-risks-to-artemis-program/)

5) SpaceX, L3Harris Technologies Get Pentagon Contracts to Track Missiles from Outer Space

a.(https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2020/10/spacex-l3harris-technologies-get-pentagon-contracts-track-missiles-outer-space/168991/)

** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY Oct 4th—Oct 10th, 2020

a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-october-4-10-2020/)

Events-

1-World Space Week official website

a.(https://www.worldspaceweek.org)

2)September 2020 Space Calendar of Events

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

3) Launch Calendar

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

Fun-

1) Camera that will film a spacewalk in VR delivered to the International Space Station

a.(https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/05/camera-that-will-film-a-spacewalk-in-vr-delivered-to-the-international-space-station/))

Headlines-

1) Starburst Aerospace announces expansion in India

a.(https://spacenews.com/starburst-expands-in-india/)

2) China is building a new rocket to fly its astronauts on the moon

a.(https://www.space.com/china-rocket-for-crewed-moon-missions)

Law and policy-

1) ANOTHER SENATE HEARING, BUT STILL NO CLUE ON LIKELY FATE OF ARTEMIS FUNDING

a.(https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/another-senate-hearing-but-still-no-clue-on-likely-fate-of-artemis-funding/)

** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY September 27—Oct 3, 2020

a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-september-27-october-3-2020/)

Events-

1) Double Scrub!

a.(https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/10/01/spacex-will-try-again-to-launch-13th-batch-of-starlink-satellite/)

2)September 2020 Space Calendar of Events

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

3) Launch Calendar

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

Fun

1)How an internet system from space is helping firefighters in Washington

a.(https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/how-an-internet-system-from-space-is-helping-firefighters-in-washington/)

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On this Day

Sept. 30, 2016, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft purposely crashed into a comet.

Headlines-

1) Space Force weighing options to modernize ground antennas for military satellites

a.(https://spacenews.com/space-force-weighing-options-to-modernize-ground-antennas-for-military-satellites/)

2) OneWeb secures additional financing as bankruptcy restructuring continues

a.(https://spacenews.com/oneweb-secures-additional-financing-as-bankruptcy-restructuring-continues/)

3) Japan’s iQPS to update technology for future radar satellites

a.(https://spacenews.com/iqps-constellation-plan/)

4) German cubesats to showcase formation flight technology

a.(https://spacenews.com/netsat-formation-flight/)

5) Swissto12 and Thales Alenia Space turn to 3D printing for communications satellite parts

a.(https://spacenews.com/swissto12-and-tas-3d-waveguides/)

Law and policy-

1) Space Force buyers make recruiting pitch to tech companies

a.(https://spacenews.com/space-force-buyers-make-recruiting-pitch-to-tech-companies/)

2) US military eyes nuclear thermal rocket for missions in Earth-moon space

a.(https://www.space.com/darpa-nuclear-thermal-rocket-for-moon-contract)

** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY September 27—Oct 3, 2020

a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-september-27-october-3-2020/)

Events-

2)September 2020 Space Calendar of Events

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

3) Launch Calendar

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

Fun

1) Tiana Schowe - Aint quite right

a.(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tiana-schowe-aint-quite-right/id1521374073)

2) Jeff Talks

a.(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learning-to-rise/id1502669808)

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Headlines-

1) Small air leak on space station traced to Russian service module

a.(https://www.space.com/international-space-station-air-leak-russian-module)

2) Kepler launches first internally produced satellites

a.(https://spacenews.com/kepler-launches-first-internally-produced-satellites/)

3) Swarm Technologies reveals plan to connect devices for $5 per device per month

a.(https://spacenews.com/swarm-reveals-prices/)

4) Mars Express Spacecraft Has Discovered Liquid Water Ponds Buried Under the Martian Surface

a.(https://scitechdaily.com/mars-express-spacecraft-has-discovered-liquid-water-ponds-buried-under-the-martian-surface/)

5) United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024

a.(https://phys.org/news/2020-09-arab-emirates-spacecraft-moon.html)

Law and policy-

1) CREW-1 LAUNCH NOW ON OCTOBER 31 — 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST ISS CREW

a.(https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/crew-1-launch-now-on-october-31-20th-anniversary-of-the-first-iss-crew/)

** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY September 27—Oct 3, 2020

a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-september-27-october-3-2020/)

Events-

2)September 2020 Space Calendar of Events

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

3) Launch Calendar

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

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Headlines-

1) U.K. to revise strategy for satellite navigation system

a.(https://spacenews.com/u-k-to-revise-strategy-for-satellite-navigation-system/)

2) Gwynne Shotwell: "We are pleased that they see the benefits of the technology.”

a.(https://spacenews.com/spacexs-contract-to-launch-gps-satellites-modified-to-allow-reuse-of-falcon-9-boosters/)

3) NASA delays Dragonfly launch by a year

a.(https://spacenews.com/nasa-delays-dragonfly-launch-by-a-year/)

4) HyImpulse hybrid rocket motor roars to life for the first time

a.(https://spacenews.com/hyimpulse-hybrid-rocket-motor-roars-to-life-for-the-first-time/)

5) Secretive Chinese launch sends two remote sensing satellites into orbit

a.(https://spacenews.com/secretive-chinese-launch-sends-two-remote-sensing-satellites-into-orbit/)

Law and policy-

1) NASA signs agreement with Italy to cooperate on Artemis

a.(https://spacenews.com/nasa-signs-agreement-with-italy-to-cooperate-on-artemis/)

2)SpaceX wins launch contract for NASA space science mission

a.(https://spacenews.com/spacex-wins-launch-contract-for-nasa-space-science-mission/)

3) Space Force says it has a plan to fix gaps in weather data

a.(https://spacenews.com/space-force-says-it-has-a-plan-to-fix-gaps-in-weather-data/)

** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY September 27—Oct 3, 2020

a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-september-27-october-3-2020/

Events-

1) September 2020 Space Calendar of Events

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

2) Launch Calendar

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

Fun

1 )https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/28/us/nasa-astronaut-vote-from-space-scn-trnd/index.html

2) https://roanoke.com/news/world/this-is-nasas-new-23-million-space-toilet/video_86080b46-2941-5039-b249-73935c949999.html

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On this Day

On Sept. 24, 2014, India's first interplanetary mission entered into orbit around Mars! 

Headlines-

1) Spire adding cross links to cubesat constellation

a.(https://spacenews.com/spire-adding-cross-links-to-cubesat-constellation/)

2) Roper: Space Force could save money and time with digitally-designed satellites

a.(https://spacenews.com/roper-space-force-could-save-money-and-time-with-digitally-designed-satellites/)

3) U.S. military to test Isotropic Systems antennas with SES satellites

a.(https://spacenews.com/army-test-isotropic-ses/)

4) BlackSky to add high-resolution satellites in 2022,  signs deal with U.S. Army

a.(https://spacenews.com/blacksky-to-add-high-resolution-satellites-in-2022-signs-deal-with-u-s-army/)

5) Pandemic may delay several NASA astrophysics missions

a.(https://spacenews.com/pandemic-may-delay-several-nasa-astrophysics-missions/)

6) Hemeria seeks niche in microsat manufacturing

a.(https://spacenews.com/hemeria-seeks-niche-in-microsat-manufacturing/)

7) U.S. Space Command announces improvements in space debris tracking

a.(https://spacenews.com/u-s-space-command-announces-improvements-in-space-debris-tracking/)

Law and policy-

1) Bridenstine asks Senate appropriators for full funding for Artemis

a.(https://spacenews.com/bridenstine-asks-senate-appropriators-for-full-funding-for-artemis/)

2) KEY SENATOR QUESTIONS NASA-ESTÉE LAUDER DEAL

a.(https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/key-senator-questions-nasa-estee-lauder-deal/)

** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY September 20—26, 2020

a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-september-20-26-2020/)

Events-

1) September 2020 Space Calendar of Events

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

2) Launch Calendar

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