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Artist s impression of an Artemis mission to the Moon. (Image: NASA)
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Despite the ongoing pandemic, there’s much to be excited about in space this year. NASA’s Perseverance rover is less than a month away from landing on Mars; the James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on Halloween; and the Space Launch System NASA’s most powerful rocket ever could see its inaugural launch later this year. And of course, there’s the Artemis program, which is supposed to deliver a woman and man to the lunar surface in just three years.
Top 10 Space Commerce Events & SciFi Movies, Space Documentaries and Series for 2020
As humans, if we are able to imagine it, we suddenly become closer to being able to build it” Michael PotterAUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, January 1, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ The Institute of Space Commerce (ISC) has announced its final winner of Best Outer Space Films of 2020. The Institute’s co-Founder, Chris Stott declared, “Life does imitate art, and the Institute’s choices for the Best Outer Space Entertainment of 2020 hold this truth at their core. We are nothing without our story tellers. They put the ‘A’ into Science Technology Arts and Engineering and inspire us all.”
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Congress approved a budget boost for the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) as it gears up to oversee civilian space traffic management (STM) and space situational awareness (SSA).
Congress provided OSC with $10 million and approved its plan with the merge with the Office of Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 approved on Monday. The amount is $5.9 million above the total the two offices received fiscal year 2020.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had wanted to elevate OSC into a bureau that would report directly to him. However, Congress elected to keep the office within the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS).