Oct 14-2020 Space News Brief (SNB)

Twitter- @bluehelmco Instagram - @bluehelmco (https://www.bluehelmco.com) Sponsor- (https://hopeschest.com) Headlines- 1) SpaceX to explore ways to provide weather data to U.S. military a.(https://spacenews.com/spacex-to-explore-ways-to-provide-weather-data-to-u-s-military/) 2) U.S. Army solicits pitches for ‘satcom as a service’ for its logistics network a. (https://spacenews.com/u-s-army-solicits-pitches-for-satcom-as-a-service-for-its-logistics-network/) 3) NASA selects first human-tended suborbital research payload a.(https://spacenews.com/nasa-selects-first-human-tended-suborbital-research-payload/) 4) Telesat wins DARPA contract to manufacture satellite buses for Blackjack program a.(https://spacenews.com/telesat-wins-darpa-contract-to-manufacture-satellite-buses-for-blackjack-program/) Law and policy- ** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY Oct 11th—Oct 17th, 2020 a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-october-11-17-2020/) 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) 2 big pieces of space junk could collide Thursday night a.(https://www.space.com/possible-space-junk-collision-leolabs-oct-15-2020)