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Twitter- @spacenewsbrief
Instagram - @bluehelmco
(https://www.bluehelmco.com)

Sponsor-
(https://hopeschest.com)

Headlines-

1) ESA awards contracts for moon and Mars exploration
a.(https://spacenews.com/esa-awards-contracts-for-moon-and-mars-exploration/)

2) Orbital Sidekick wins $16 million U.S. Air Force contract
a. (https://spacenews.com/orbital-sidekick-air-force-contract/)

3) Houston firms get NASA funding for moon-hopping robot, mini laboratory
a.(https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/space/article/Houston-firms-get-NASA-funding-for-moon-hopping-15650010.php)

Law and policy-

1) FAA Revamps Space Launch Rules as SpaceX, Blue Origin Expand
a.((https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-15/faa-revamps-space-launch-rules-as-spacex-blue-origin-expand))

** 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) You can watch the International Mars Society's 2020 convention online this week for free
a.(https://www.space.com/mars-society-convention-2020-online-webcasts)
b.(https://www.marssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Mars-Society-2020-Convention-Schedule.pdf)

Fun

1- Air-breathing rocket engines: the future of space flight
a.(https://physicsworld.com/a/air-breathing-rocket-engines-the-future-of-space-flight/)