Oct 29-2020 Space News Brief (SNB)

Twitter- @spacenewsbrief Instagram - @bluehelmco (https://www.bluehelmco.com) Sponsor- (https://www.futureshredding.com) Headlines- 2) FCC approves OneWeb sale as Starlink begins public beta a. (https://spacenews.com/fcc-approves-oneweb-sale-as-starlink-begins-public-beta/) 3) NASA’s Crew-1 commander to be sworn into U.S. Space Force from the International Space Station
 a.(https://spacenews.com/nasas-crew-1-commander-to-be-sworn-into-u-s-space-force-from-the-international-space-station/) 4) Launchspace to test Debris Collection payload on ISS Bartolomeo platform a.(https://spacenews.com/launchspace-debris-payload-to-iss/) 5) General Atomics acquires Guidestar Optical Systems a.(https://spacenews.com/general-atomics-acquires-guidestar/) 6) Redwire acquires Roccor and signals intent to keep growing) a.(https://spacenews.com/redwire-acquires-roccor/) 7) Finland’s Iceye names new CEO for Iceye US: Jerry Welsh a.(https://spacenews.com/iceye-us-jerry-welsh/) 8) Parsons to acquire space and cybersecurity firm Braxton Science & Technology Group a.(https://spacenews.com/parsons-to-acquire-space-and-cybersecurity-firm-braxton-science-technology-group/) 9) Telesat to announce satellite, launch contracts by year’s end a.(https://spacenews.com/telesat-q3-2020/) 10) NXTCOMM leases Eutelsat capacity to test electronically steered antenna a.(https://spacenews.com/nxtcomm-eutelsat-lease/) Law and policy- 1) ESA requests 230 million euros more for Ariane 6 as maiden flights slips to 2022 a.(https://spacenews.com/esa-request-230-million-euros-more-for-ariane-6-as-maiden-flights-slips-to-2022/) 2) House Space Force Caucus co-chair voices concern about orbital debris, supports Commerce assuming debris-tracking role a.(https://spacenews.com/house-space-force-caucus-co-chair-voices-concern-about-orbital-debris-supports-commerce-assuming-debris-tracking-role/) 3) Satellites eligible for FCC’s $9 billion 5G Fund for Rural America a.(https://spacenews.com/fcc-5g-fund-for-rural-america-report/) ** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY Oct 25th—Oct 31st, 2020 a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-october-25-31-2020/) Launches- Nov. 3: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 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 Fun 1) The Mandalorian' season 2 is landing on Disney Plus Friday a.(https://www.space.com/star-wars-the-mandalorian-season-2-on-disney-plus) 2) What $99 internet from space means for Americans a.(https://qz.com/1924385/what-99-internet-from-space-means-for-americans/)