Oct 5th-2020 Blue Helm Space Brief

Twitter- @bluehelmco Instagram - @bluehelmco (https://www.bluehelmco.com) Sponsor- (https://hopeschest.com) On this Day Headlines- 1) ExoTerra to develop upper stage for Virgin Orbit LauncherOne a.(https://spacenews.com/exoterra-develops-launerone-upper-stage/) 2) New CSF chairwoman focused on regulatory issues and selecting next presiden a.(https://spacenews.com/new-csf-chairwoman-focused-on-regulatory-issues-and-selecting-next-president/) 3) SkyWatch and Picterra combine imagery access with AI tools a.(https://spacenews.com/skywatch-picterra-parternship/) 4) Cygnus freighter delivers space toilet and more to astronauts on space station a.(https://www.space.com/cygnus-cargo-spacecraft-ng-14-arrives-space-station) 5) Momentus forges agreements with Skykraft and Mecano ID a.(https://spacenews.com/momentus-contracts-skykraft-mecano-id/) 6) China selects 18 new astronauts ahead of space station construction a.(https://spacenews.com/china-selects-18-new-astronauts-ahead-of-space-station-construction/) Law and policy- 1) Case closed: California judge ends SpaceX’s lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force a.(https://spacenews.com/case-closed-california-judge-ends-spacexs-lawsuit-against-the-u-s-air-force/) 2) NASA safety panel raises doubts about Starliner test flight schedule a.(https://spacenews.com/nasa-safety-panel-raises-doubts-about-starliner-test-flight-schedule/) 3) Space Force taking extra time to organize acquisitions command a.(https://spacenews.com/space-force-taking-extra-time-to-organize-acquisitions-command/) 4) NASA safety panel warns of technical and budgetary risks to Artemis program a.(https://spacenews.com/nasa-safety-panel-warns-of-technical-and-budgetary-risks-to-artemis-program/) 5) SpaceX, L3Harris Technologies Get Pentagon Contracts to Track Missiles from Outer Space a.(https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2020/10/spacex-l3harris-technologies-get-pentagon-contracts-track-missiles-outer-space/168991/) ** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY Oct 4th—Oct 10th, 2020 a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-october-4-10-2020/) Events- 1-World Space Week official website a.(https://www.worldspaceweek.org) 2)September 2020 Space Calendar of Events a.(http://spaceref.com/calendar/) 3) Launch Calendar a. (https://www.space.com/32286-space-calendar.html Fun- 1) Camera that will film a spacewalk in VR delivered to the International Space Station a.(https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/05/camera-that-will-film-a-spacewalk-in-vr-delivered-to-the-international-space-station/))