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The Committee on Solar and Space Physics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet December 1-2, 2025 at the National Academy of Sciences building, 2101 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC. Some sessions are open and some are closed. Open sessions will be livestreamed. More information is on the event's website. The 2025 International Conference on Space Robotics - iSpaRo 2025 -- will take place December 1-4, 2025 at Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan. The event is co-sponsored by the IEEE, JAXA and others. More information is on the event's website, which says: |
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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHUAPL) will hold the 2025 Cislunar Security Conference at APL in Laurel, MD from December 2-4, 2025. More information is on the event's website, which says: The 2025 Cislunar Security Conference (CLSC) will be held December 2 – 4 at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) campus in Laurel, …
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The U.S. Office of Space Commerce will hold an event, "Financing the Final Frontier," on December 2, 2025 from 9:00 am-12:30 pm ET at AE Industrial Partners, 3000 K St., NW, Washington, DC. The announcement does not indicate if there is a virtual option. More information, the agenda, and an RSVP link are on the …
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold an event on December 2, 2025 at its offices at 1616 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington, DC and online. The topic is "Keeping China Grounded: Ensuring Long-Term U.S. Tech Leadership in Low Earth Orbit." More information is on the event's website, which says: Please join …
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Space News will hold its 8th annual ICON Awards on December 2, 2025 at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The awards presentation is 5:00-6:30 pm ET, preceded by registration and followed by a reception. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website. |
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The American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) will hold its 2025 annual conference from December 3-6, 2025 at the Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, AZ. More information is on the event's website. Lunar Economy Summit will take place from December 3-4, 2025 at Oval Lingotto in Torino, Italy in partnership with Thales Alenia Space. The event is co-located with the Aerospace & Defense Meetings Torino. More information is on the event's website, which says: Space-Comm Scotland will take place December 3-4, 2025 at SEC (Scottish Event Campus) in Glasgow, Scotland. More information is on the event's website. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will hold the first Inter-Regional Information Session (IRIS) in preparation for the 2027 World Radio Conference (WRC-27) in Geneva, Switzerland from December 3-5, 2025. WRCs take place every four years to update the ITU's radio regulations. WRC-27 will take place in Shanghai, China from October 18-November 12, 2027. More information …
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The Mitchell Institute will hold the next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on December 3, 2025 from 10:00-11:00 am ET. The speaker is Maj. Gen. Chris Povak, Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says:
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a nomination hearing on December 3, 2025 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Senate Russell Office Building. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. One of the two nominees is Jared Isaacman, whose original nomination to be NASA Administrator was withdrawn by President Trump …
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NOAA's Office of Space Commerce will hold a Stakeholder Briefing on "Mission Authorization" on December 3, 2025 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm ET at the Department of Commerce Research Library, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC and online. More information is on the event's website, which says: |
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The Space Weather Roundtable of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet at the Keck Center, 500 5th St., NW, Washington, DC and online from December 4-5, 2025. More information and links to the livestream are on the event's website.
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The space subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology (HSS&T) Committee will hold a hearing in 2318 Rayburn House Office Building on December 4, 2025 at 9:00 am ET on "Strategic Trajectories: Assessing China's Space Rise and the Risks to U.S. Leadership." The hearing will be livestreamed. Witnesses are: Mr. Dean Cheng, Senior Fellow, The Potomac … |
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International Space Station Expedition 73 will end and Expedition 74 will begin when the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft with its three-person crew (including NASA's Jonny Kim) undocks from the ISS on December 8, 2025 at 8:41 am ET. On December 7 at 10:30 am ET, a Change-of-Command ceremony will take place on the ISS with NASA … |
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Update, December 4: NASA has now provided the timeline of their return and NASA coverage. Landing is on December 9 at 12:04 am EST. Sunday, Dec. 7: 10:30 a.m. – Expedition 73/74 change of command ceremony begins on NASA+ Amazon Prime, and YouTube. Monday, Dec. 8: 4:45 p.m. – Farewells and hatch closing coverage begins on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and YouTube. …
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Women in Aerospace (WIA) and the British Embassy in Washington, DC will host the "WIA International Security Space Partners Event" on December 8, 2025 starting at 8:30 am ET at the British Embassy, 3100 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC. More information is on the event's website, which says:
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Update, December 8, 5:45 pm ET: The livestream link is not working. Just called the committee and they apologize because their press release was in error and they never planned to livestream it. (The meeting isn't taking place in the committee's hearing room.) A press release will be issued later. Update, December 8: The committee … |
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The Committee on Planetary Protection of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet from December 9-10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The exact location was not available on the committee's website as of November 29. Check that website for up to date information. Open sessions will be livestreamed.
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ESA will host media briefings in several languages on December 9, 2025 in advance of the Arianespace launch of two Galileo navigation satellites. The launch is scheduled for December 17, 2025 from Kourou, French Guiana. The English-language briefing is at 11:00 Central European Time (5:00 am EST) and will air on ESA TV Two with …
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will release the report "A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars" on December 9, 2025 at the Keck Center, 500 5th St., NW, Washington, DC from 12:00-1:30 pm ET. It will be livestreamed. Credit: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine The report was co-chaired …
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The Mitchell Institute will release a policy paper on "Charting a Path to Space Superiority: The Cross-Domain Imperative" on December 9, 2025 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET. The event is virtual. More information is on the event's website, which says: Join the Mitchell Institute as Col. Jen “Boots” Reeves, USAF (Ret.) releases her latest policy paper … |
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The Space Force Association will hold the 2025 Spacepower Conference will take place at the Hilton Orlando in Orlando, FL from December 10-12, 2025. More information is on the event's website.
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The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold its next luncheon on December 10, 2025 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD. The speaker is Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Acting Director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters. More information is on the event's website.
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NASA's Planetary Science Division will hold a webinar on December 10, 2025 at 1:00 pm ET to discuss "Planetary Research: Year in Review." More information is on the event's website, which says: |
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Update, November 19: The 43-day government shutdown (October 1-November 12) caused the postponement of many meetings. In the November 19 Federal Register, NSF announced a two-day AAAC virtual meeting for December 11-12, 2025, that presumbly incorporates what would have been discussed during the original one-day November 7 meeting (see below). More information on the December …
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The 2025 Eilene M. Galloway Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law will take place on December 11, 2025 from 8:00 am-5:00 pm at Akin Gump, 2001 K St., NW, Washington, DC. A virtual option is available. More information is on the event's registration page, which says:
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5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARTEMIS ACCORDS (Meridian Intl), Dec 11, 2025, DC/online, 8:30-10:30 am ET
5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARTEMIS ACCORDS (Meridian Intl), Dec 11, 2025, DC/online, 8:30-10:30 am ET
The 5-year anniversary of the Artemis Accords will be celebrated at an event on December 11, 2025 from 8:30-10:30 am ET in-person at the Meridian International Center, 1630 Crescent Place, NW, Washington, DC, and online. Pre-registration is required for both. Seating is limited. Meridian says it also will air on their social media channels that …
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Women in Aerospace (WIA) will hold its 2025 Awards Dinner on December 11, 2025 at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, Arlington, VA. Originally scheduled for October 9, it was postponed to December 11 because of the government shutdown that began October 1. More information is on the WIA website. |
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The 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) will take place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, LA. More information is on the event's website, which says: Join thousands of scientists, educators, and policymakers at the premier Earth and space science conference 15-19 December in New Orleans, Louisiana. Explore groundbreaking research, connect with … |
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The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) will hold its 21st Annual DOD/DOW Commercial Satcom Workshop from December 16-18, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA. The event is co-sponsored by U.S. Space Command. The theme this year is "Perseverance Through Conflict." More information and the agenda are on the event's website. Some sessions each …
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The National Security Space Association (NSSA) will hold the Space Deterrence Forum on December 16, 2025 at Peraton in Chantilly, VA. The forum is classified at the TS/SI-TK/NOFORN level. More information is on the event's website, which says: The National Security Space Association (NSSA) invites you to a classified TS/SI-TK//NOFORN Space Deterrence Forum, dedicated to advancing dialogue …
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The Washington Space Business Roundtable will hold its next luncheon on December 16, 2025 from 11:30 am-1:30 pm ET at Hogan Lovells, 555 13th St., NW, Washington, DC. The speaker is Taylor Jordan, newly appointed Director of the NOAA's Office of Space Commerce. Jordan also is NOAA's Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction. More …
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Reuters Events will hold a webinar on December 16, 2025 at 12:00 pm ET to discuss "Collision Course: Is Space Traffic Management Dead, and Will Europe Kill the Commercial Dream." More information is on the event's website, which says: The global effort to secure a coordinated Space Traffic Management (STM) system has stalled in the … |
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on December 17, 2025 from 3:30-4:30 pm ET on "Assessing the Implications of China's Rise As a Space Power." More information is on the event's website, which says: In November 2025, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released its annual report to … |
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ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun will brief the media on the results of the 342nd ESA Council meeting that is taking place December 17-18, 2025 in Paris, France. The briefing will include the results of the 2025 ESA Council of Ministers meeting, CM25, that took place last month. The …
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The Investigations and Oversight subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) committee will hold a hearing on December 18, 2025 at 10:00 am ET in 2318 Rayburn House Office Building on "Research Security: Examining the Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act and NSPM-33." The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. …
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on December 18, 2025 from 10:00-10:45 am ET on "Space 'Year in Review': A 2025 Recap and 2026 Outlook." More information is on the event's website, which says: Let’s recap the year’s action in space. The CSIS Aerospace Security Project is rolling out …
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NASA's Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) will hold a Town Hall meeting at the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) annual conference in New Orleans, LA, on December 18, 2025 from 6:00-7:00 pm CENTRAL time (7:00-8:00 pm Eastern). It will be livestreamed. More information including the livestream link is on the OPAG website. |
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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel will hold a telecon on December 19, 2025 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET to "deliberate on new formal recommendations for 2025." More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel; Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). …
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NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will discuss his mission aboard the ISS at a news conference at Johnson Space Center on December 19, 2025 at 3:30 pm ET. Kim returned to Earth on Soyuz MS-27 after eight months on the ISS with his Russian colleagues Sergey Ryzhikov and Aleksey Zubritsky on December 9. The news conference … |
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Update: the launch was rescheduled for December 20 at 9:15 am ET. Update December 18, 12:00 pm: The launch proceeded to T-2 minutes, but then scrubbed "after the launch team observed an issue with our built-in checks prior to the flight. We are assessing our next opportunity for launch." We are standing down from today’s … |
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On December 18, 2025, President Trump announced that he is giving federal employees a three-day Christmas break, adding December 24 and December 26 to the traditional December 25 holiday. Government offices will be closed Wednesday-Friday. |
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December 25, 2025 is a U.S. Federal holiday in observance of Christmas. Government offices will be closed. |
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January 1, 2026, New Year’s Day, is a U.S. Federal Holiday and government offices will be closed. |
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