{"id":7881,"date":"2022-12-30T15:11:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T15:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sktls.com\/?p=7881"},"modified":"2022-12-30T15:12:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T15:12:05","slug":"sktls-space-newsletter-new-orbital-debris-bill-space-funding-in-the-billions-china-seeks-new-partnerships-and-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sktls.com\/?p=7881","title":{"rendered":"SKTLs Space Newsletter: New Orbital Debris Bill, Space Funding In The Billions, China Seeks New Partnerships and Much More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SKTLs Space Newsletter #44 includes information about the new orbital bill just passed by the U.S. Senate, the ESA is hiring hundreds after a recent budget increase, Space Force receives over a billion dollars as a result of the new consolidated funding bill, China seeking new partnerships with GCC countries, NASA awarding millions to a company to design the new ISS spacesuit, the potential for life on Mars, the latest and greatest for startup and private companies and fun facts about winters on Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Space News<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Orbit Debris Cleanup Bill<\/a>
The Senate passes\u00a0orbital debris cleanup legislation, NASA to establish a program for removing space junk.

ESA Budget Increase<\/a>
The European Space Agency plans to hire 400 new employees in 2023, encompassing strategic issues within ESA as well as reforming its bureaucracy.

U.S. Space Force Funding<\/a>
The $1.7 trillion consolidated funding bill allocated a hefty amount for the Space Force budget, new satellites.

China’s Seeking New Partnerships<\/a>
China is on a mission to work with emerging space nations on remote sensing, communications satellites and much more.

NASA Space Station Spacesuit Award<\/a>
NASA awarded $97.2 million to a company to develop a new spacesuit\u00a0used for ISS spacewalks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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