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SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docks at space station with its 1st crew of 4

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November 22, 20200

Space X's Crew Dragon capsule has effectively conveyed a crew of four astronauts to the International Space for the very first moment. The Crew-1 mission arrived at the space station Monday night (November 16) with four Expedition 64 crewmembers — NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA just after a 27-hours orbital chase. "Baby Yoda" plush was also on the board, which serves as a zero pointer through the ride. Resilience, (the Crew Dragon spacecraft) hurled on a falcon nine rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sunday evening (November 15) and 27 hours later docked with the station's Harmony module, at 11:01 p.m. EST (0401 November 17 GMT), kicking off a scheduled a half a year ...

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The chief of operations of Virgin Galactic will be heading the Australian Space Agency

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November 19, 20200

The chief of operations of Virgin Galactic will be going to Australia to head the country's space agency after the Australian government naming him to lead the upcoming space industry. Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed that Enrico Palermo, who has been leading operations at Virgin Galactic, will take charge of the Australian Space Agency early next year. Palermo is substituting Megan Clark in the agency, who will be transferred to the agency's advisory committee. Palermo will be going back to his home country where he received his education before leaving for the Virgin Galactic that was initiating its space operations in London. He received training while working at The Spaceship Company of Virgin Galactic, which deals in the production of SpaceShipTwo s0ace vehic...

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Space Industry Group Lobbies Security Clearance Policies Changes

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November 15, 20200

The National Security Space Association, the U.S. defense, and intelligence contractors representative aired its concerns over the security clearance policies. The group stated that these policies, which are termed as outdated, negatively impacted the country's capabilities to outperform foes that destabilize the country’s space operations.  Through a white paper on Oct. 29, NSSA lobbied for changes in the space security policy practices and power structures. The document stated that the numerous organization who are mandated with the operations makes it hard, for instance, for the DoD and the intelligence to share information on possible space threats. This bureaucracy is also responsible for the military and intelligence agencies not being able to share information with enti...