Nov 3-2020 Space News Brief (SNB)

Twitter- @spacenewsbrief Instagram - @bluehelmco (https://www.bluehelmco.com) Sponsor- (https://www.futureshredding.com) Headlines- 1) Spacebit invites research partners for 2021 lunar missions a.(https://spacenews.com/spacebit-two-missions/) 2) Vector restarting operations under new ownership a. (https://spacenews.com/vector-restarting-operations-under-new-ownership/) 3) ESA awards €1.5 million to three German launch startups a.(https://spacenews.com/esa-awards-e1-5-million-to-three-german-launch-startups/) 4) Air Force opens new laboratory to test satellite components a.(https://spacenews.com/air-force-opens-new-laboratory-to-test-satellite-components/) 5) Frontier Aerospace completes design of Peregrine thrusters a.(https://spacenews.com/frontier-aerospace-talos/) Law and policy- ** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY Nov 1—Nov 7, 2020 a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-november-1-7-2020/) Launches- 1) Nov. 4: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket (the one from last week got pushed back) 2) Nov. 5: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket 3) Nov. 5: A Chinese Long March 6 rocket 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)Life in the Universe Symposium 2020 a.(http://www.spaceref.com/calendar/calendar.html?pid=10139) Fun Reading 1)The Green New Deal for space a.(https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4058/1) 2) SpaceX's Starlink: Beta tester reveals more about Elon Musk's internet from space service a.(https://www.zdnet.com/article/spacexs-starlink-beta-tester-reveals-more-about-elon-musks-internet-from-space-service/)