THE NEWS FROM SPACE: WEEK OF 2/28/21 - 3/6/21

THE WEEK OF 2/28/21 - 3/6/21

POLITICO recap for this week: HERE

Space Policy Events: HERE

Rocket Report: HERE

TW@N: HERE 

NASA & THE U.S. GOVERNMENT:

• DOD awards contracts for up to 150 satellites: More HERE

• NASA names Perseverance touchdown site “Octavia E. Butler Landing”: More HERE

• NASA commemorates women’s history month: Watch HERE

• Former Florida Senator Bill Nelson is under consideration for the role of NASA Administrator: More HERE

• Biden dismantles Trump legacy everywhere but space: More HERE

COMMERCIAL SPACE:

• Jeff Bezos visits Relativity Space, “the 3D-printing rocket builder”: More HERE

• Tune in for updates on commercial space with Marcus House HERE

• Blue Origin makes plans to build “Artemis Base Camp”: More HERE

• SpaceX’s SN10 Starship lands - then explodes: More HERE

• “Rocket Lab says SPAC deal will accelerate development of Neutron rocket”: More HERE

INTERNATIONAL SPACE:

• Japanese billionaire seeks crew for moon trip: More HERE

• “China to develop two super-heavy launchers for moon missions”: More HERE

• “Australian startup develops quantum sensors for space applications”: More HERE

• Kencoa Aerospace expands business to US: More HERE

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• A history of the belief in extraterrestrial life: More HERE

• Check out this opinion piece on the need for restraint in the space race: More HERE

• “Once Upon a Time on Mars”: More HERE

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS & MEDIA:

•  Did scientists finally find a Boson star?? Watch the SciShow video HERE to find out

• Return to the classics this week by watching 2001: A Space Odyssey: More 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.