The News from Space: Week of 2/14/21 - 2/20/21

 
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THE WEEK OF 2/14/21 - 2/20/21

POLITICO recap for this week: HERE

Space Policy Events: HERE

TW@N: HERE 

NASA & THE U.S. GOVERNMENT:

  • NASA’s Perseverance Rover lands successfully on Mars: Watch highlights HERE

  • President Biden congratulates NASA on Mars rover touchdown: Watch HERE

  • What’s next for Perseverance? Watch the press conference HERE

  • NASA prepares for climate push: More HERE

  • U.S. Space Command recommends investments in space infrastructure: More HERE

COMMERCIAL SPACE:

  • Northrop Grumman releases Mission Extension Vehicle, allowing for satellites to be revived: More HERE.

  • Northrop Grumman launches cargo ship to space station: More HERE

  • Blacksky signs deal to go public: More HERE

  • How SpaceX’s ambitious projects are driving the space industry. More HERE

  • NASA plans symposium on the meanings and contexts of commercial space for March 17-19, 2021: More HERE

  • The commercial space age is here! Read the Harvard Business Review report HERE 

INTERNATIONAL SPACE:

  • How International Partnerships got Perseverance to Mars: Watch HERE

  • “Russia, China to sign an agreement on international lunar research station.” More HERE 

  • Erdogan plans to send Turkey to the moon by 2023: More HERE

  • ESA seeks Parastronaut: More HERE

  • Does NASA’s China exclusion mean missed Mars opportunities? Read HERE

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

  • Follow NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on Twitter HERE for updates

  • Alternatively, follow this satire account on the Perseverance Mars Rover HERE

  • U.S. astronauts Rubins and Glover will complete a space walk on 2/28/21: More HERE

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS & MEDIA:

  • Have an extra 20 minutes? Make sure to check out THIS VIDEO on the history of NASA’s Perseverance and the discovery that lies ahead. 

  • Afrofuturist writers turn to science fiction to “tackle issues around race and inequality and give fans an escape from the harsh realities on Earth.” Read more about the genre and check out a recommended book HERE

Ashley Bradway is a junior in the School of Foreign Service studying International Politics and Russian Area Studies. She is interested in the security challenges and opportunities for international collaboration posed by emerging and disruptive technologies in space and aerospace.

 
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