Sept 24-2020 Blue Helm Space Brief

Twitter- @bluehelmco Instagram - @bluehelmco (https://www.bluehelmco.com) Sponsor- (https://www.futureshredding.com) On this Day On Sept. 24, 2014, India's first interplanetary mission entered into orbit around Mars!  Headlines- 1) Spire adding cross links to cubesat constellation a.(https://spacenews.com/spire-adding-cross-links-to-cubesat-constellation/) 2) Roper: Space Force could save money and time with digitally-designed satellites a.(https://spacenews.com/roper-space-force-could-save-money-and-time-with-digitally-designed-satellites/) 3) U.S. military to test Isotropic Systems antennas with SES satellites a.(https://spacenews.com/army-test-isotropic-ses/) 4) BlackSky to add high-resolution satellites in 2022,  signs deal with U.S. Army a.(https://spacenews.com/blacksky-to-add-high-resolution-satellites-in-2022-signs-deal-with-u-s-army/) 5) Pandemic may delay several NASA astrophysics missions a.(https://spacenews.com/pandemic-may-delay-several-nasa-astrophysics-missions/) 6) Hemeria seeks niche in microsat manufacturing a.(https://spacenews.com/hemeria-seeks-niche-in-microsat-manufacturing/) 7) U.S. Space Command announces improvements in space debris tracking a.(https://spacenews.com/u-s-space-command-announces-improvements-in-space-debris-tracking/) Law and policy- 1) Bridenstine asks Senate appropriators for full funding for Artemis a.(https://spacenews.com/bridenstine-asks-senate-appropriators-for-full-funding-for-artemis/) 2) KEY SENATOR QUESTIONS NASA-ESTÉE LAUDER DEAL a.(https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/key-senator-questions-nasa-estee-lauder-deal/) ** WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE POLICY September 20—26, 2020 a. (https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-happening-in-space-policy-september-20-26-2020/) 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