Nov 17-2020 Space News Brief

Twitter- @spacenewsbrief Instagram - @bluehelmco (https://www.bluehelmco.com) Sponsor- (https://www.futureshredding.com) Headlines: 1) Space Flight Laboratory to build three more GHGSat satellites a.(https://spacenews.com/ghgsat-orders-three-more-satellites/) 2) China notches 34th launch of the year with communications satellite a.(https://www.space.com/china-aces-34th-launch-of-2020) Law and policy: 1) Anti-war groups take aim at Space Force, ICBMs, missile defense a.(https://spacenews.com/anti-war-groups-take-aim-at-space-force-icbms-missile-defense/) b.(https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-defense/2020/11/17/progressives-to-biden-kill-space-force-791698) Launches: 1) Vega launch fails after upper stage malfunction a.(https://spacenews.com/vega-launch-fails-after-upper-stage-malfunction/) 2) - Nov. 18: Rocket Lab will use an Electron rocket to launch 30 small satellites and payloads from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. The company will also attempt to recover the rocket's first stage using a parachute for the first time. Events: 1) Crew Dragon docks to ISS on first operational mission a.(https://spacenews.com/crew-dragon-docks-to-iss-on-first-operational-mission/) 2-Russian Spacewalk (EVA) at ISS, Earth orbit, 9:30 am ET Fun Reading: 1) How Soon Will Tourists Be Traveling to Space? a.(https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/how-soon-will-tourists-be-traveling-to-space) Calendars: 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)WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY Nov 25—Nov 21, 2020 a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-november-15-21-2020/)