Nov 19-2020 Space News Brief

Twitter- @spacenewsbrief Instagram - @bluehelmco (https://www.bluehelmco.com) Sponsor- (https://www.futureshredding.com) Top Headlines: 1) OneWeb ready to emerge from Chapter 11 a.(https://spacenews.com/oneweb-ready-to-emerge-from-chapter-11/) 2) Voyager Space Holdings to acquire The Launch Company a.(https://spacenews.com/voyager-space-holdings-to-acquire-the-launch-company/) 3) India’s Shukrayaan orbiter to study Venus for over four years, launches in 2024 a.(https://spacenews.com/indias-shukrayaan-orbiter-to-study-venus-for-over-four-years-launches-in-2024/) 4) NSF to decommission Arecibo radio telescope a.(https://spacenews.com/nsf-to-decommission-arecibo-radio-telescope/) b.(https://www.space.com/20984-arecibo-observatory.html) 5) SpaceX to transition to fully reusable fleet for national security launches a.(https://spacenews.com/spacex-to-transition-to-fully-reusable-fleet-for-national-security-launches/) Law and policy: 1) SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES SPACE ACT, BUT WITHOUT A BUREAU OF SPACE COMMERCE a.(https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/senate-committee-approves-space-act-but-without-a-bureau-of-space-commerce/) Launch News: 1) Nov. 21: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Upcoming Events: Fun Reading: 1) Scientists Discover Outer Space Isn't Pitch-Black After All a.(https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/936219170/scientists-discover-outer-space-isnt-pitch-black-after-all) 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/)