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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler will sign a Memorandum of Agreement on June 29, 2026 at 1:00 pm ET at NASA HQ. The event is in-person only. More information is in NASA's press release, which says: |
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The EU Space Forum will take place June 30-July 1, 2026, and the European Space, Security and Defence Forum will take place July 2, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Brussels, Belgium. More information is on the event's website, which says: The Space Renaissance International IV World Congress will take place on Zoom and broadcast on YouTube from June 30-July 4, 2026. The theme is "Quality of Life, on Earth and Beyond." More information and the agenda are on the event's website.
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Update, June 25: Before leaving town for the July 4 recess last night, the Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing June 30 as Asteroid Day sponsored by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), a former astronaut, and co-sponsored by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), who chairs the Senate Appropriations CJS subcommittee that funds NASA, and Sen. John …
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NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will perform a spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS) on June 30, 2026 to repair a wrist joint on the Canadian robotic arm, Canadarm2, that malfunctioned on May 27. They are scheduled to exit the airlock at 8:35 am ET. The spacewalk is expected to last 6.5 …
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The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold its next luncheon on June 30, 2026 from 11:30 am-1:30 pm ET at Sheppard Mullin, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The topic is "Launch Disruption." Speakers are: Kelvin Coleman, Baines Advisory Group Mike French, Space Policy Group Sean Mulligan, Virginia Spaceport Authority Isaiah Wonnenberg, Commercial Space …
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The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) will hold its next webinar on June 30, 2026 from 2:00-3:30 pm ET. The topic is: Inside "White Mars": A Doctor's Personal Experience at Concordia Station, Antarctica." The speaker is Dr. Nina Purvis. More information is on the event's website.
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and Moon Base program manager Carlos Garcia-Galan will provide a virtual update on Moon Base on June 30, 2026 at 2:30 pm ET. It will be livestreamed on NASA's YouTube channel. They will discuss the next set of awards for new lunar lander missions and preview upcoming opportunities. More information is … |
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Update, June 30: The hearing has been postponed because the House will not be in session tomorrow after all. Due to changes in the House voting schedule, tomorrow's Full Committee hearing, "Weathering the Solar Storm: Advancing America's Space Weather Capabilities," has been postponed. pic.twitter.com/9d3SdwJS1Q — House Science Committee (@housescience) June 30, 2026 Original Entry: The …
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The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on July 1, 2026 from 10:30-11:30 am ET. The speakers are Brig. Gen. Nikki Frankino, Legislative Liaision for the U.S. Space Force, and Melissa Blakesly, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Budget and Appropriations Liaison. More information and registration instructions are on the event's … |
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Update, July 2: The L-1011 lifted off, but a problem with the Pegasus rocket was detected that prevented launch. Teams are reviewing data before setting a new launch date. Update, July 1: It's another weather scrub today. They'll try again tomorrow, July 2, at 5:09 am EDT. Update, June 30: The launch was scrubbed due … |
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July 3, 2026 is a Federal holiday in observance of Independence Day, which is Saturday, July 4, and government offices will be closed. Independence Day celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress in 1776 that declared the independence of the 13 colonies from Great Britain, creating the United States of America … |
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The SPACETIDE 2026 commercial space conference will take place from July 6-9, 2026 Japan Standard Time (JST) at Toranomon Hills Forum, Tokyo, Japan. The theme this year is "Unlocking Space For All Humanity." More information is on the event's website. That website does not indicate that there's a virtual option. ORIGINS 2026 will take place July 6-10, 2026 at Les Cordeliers, a historic venue of Sorbonne University located in central Paris at 15 rue de l’École de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France. More information is on the event's website, which says: |
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AIAA will hold the 27th International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technology Conference from July 7-10, 2026 at the University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. More information is on AIAA's website, which says: The 27th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, jointly organized with the Italian Association of Aeronautics and … |
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ESA will hold virtual media briefings in English and Spanish on July 15, 2026 to discuss the upcoming total solar eclipse. The path of totality will cover Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal on August 12, 2026. Other parts of Europe will experience a partial eclipse. It is the first of three solar eclipses for Europe … |
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Update, July 8: The hearing is rescheduled for July 14 at 9:30 am ET in Dirksen SD-G50. Update, June 25: The hearing was postponed when the Senate decided to adjourn early for the July 4th holiday. They were scheduled to be here through Friday, but left last night after a stormy lunch meeting with …
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Update, July 9: NASA has finally confirmed the launch time on July 14 as 10:47 am ET, with NASA coverage beginning at 9:45 am ET on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and YouTube. Docking is just over 3 hours later at 1:56 pm ET, with hatch opening at 3:55 pm ET. Coverage on the same websites begins at 1:10 …
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Update, June 24: The webinar was postponed to July 14. Some of the speakers have changed. Original Entry: The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) will hold the third installment of its Working Group Webinar Series on June 9, 2026 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET on Zoom. The topic is "On to Mars: Are We Ready?" The … |
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The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) will hold its next monthly Coffee and Conversation networking event on July 15, 2026 from 8:45-10:00 am ET in 2060 Rayburn House Office Building. It's a fireside chat with PPI's Head of Space Policy, Mary Guenther, and Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Oregon). More information is on the event's website.
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The space subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on July 15, 2026 at 10:00 am ET on the Trump Administration's Mission Authorization proposal for commercial space activities. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. The witness is Taylor Jordan, Director of the Office of Space Commerce, …
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The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Aerospace Nation webinar on July 15, 2026 from 10:30-11:30 am ET. The guest is Lt. Gen. Steven Whitney, Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, J-8. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says: |
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The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on July 16, 2026 at 9:30 am ET in Senate Dirksen SD-G50 on the nomination of Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to be General and the third Chief of Space Operations of the U.S. Space Force. Schiess would succeed Gen. B. Chance Saltzman.
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The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Aerospace Nation webinar on July 16, 2026 from 1:30-2:30 pm ET. The topic is "Autonomy and AI Assessment" and the guest is the Honorable Frank Kendall, former Secretary of the Air Force, who recently released his book "Lethal Autonomy: The Future of Warfare Whether We Like it Or … |
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The Space Force Association will hold its 4th annual USSF Budget Breakfast on July 17, 2026 from 8:30-10:30 am ET at HQ2 525 14th Street South, Arlington, VA. The speaker is Lt. Gen. David Miller, Jr., Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Reequirements, U.S. Space Force. More information and registration instructions are …
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The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on July 17, 2026 from 12:00-1:00 pm ET. The guest is Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, Commander of U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command. More information is on the event's website, which says: |
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The Space Generation Advisory Council will hold the 10th European Space Generation Workshop from July 18-19, 2026 at the Royal Institution, London, U.K. More information is on the event's website, which says: |
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The 2026 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) will take place in Farnborough, UK from July 20-24, 2026. More information is on the event's website.
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In 2021, the United Nations designated July 20 as International Moon Day to mark the anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon — Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969. Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the surface while Mike Collins orbited overhead in the Command Module. Events take place globally. The …
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On July 20, 2026, The Planetary Society, Johns Hopkins University, the National Air & Space Museum, and Space News, in conjunction with the Congressional Planetary Science Caucus, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Viking 1 landing on Mars, in 390 Cannon House Office Building at 3:00 pm ET. More information and registration instructions are …
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UPDATE, July 18: The launch is rescheduled for July 20, same time -- 6:45 pm ET (5:45 pm Central). SCRUB: the launch scrubbed at engine ignition because four engines didn't start. Original Entry: SpaceX will launch Starship's 13th Integrated Flight Test (IFT-13) as soon as Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 5:45 pm CENTRAL Time (6:45 … |
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Update, July 7: Via email, Explore Mars says a paid virtual option is available. The conference registration site is here. Original Entry: Explore Mars's annual Humans to the Moon and Mars (H2M2) Summit will take place July 21-23, 2026. For the first time it will be held at Rice University in Houston, TX rather than … The 2026 NASA Exploration Science Forum (NESF) will take place at NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA from July 21-23, 2026. More information is on the event's website, which says:
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The National Security Space Association (NSSA) will hold an unclassified Space Investors Forum on July 21, 2026 at Amazon HQ2, 510 14th St S, Arlington, VA. The meeting is closed to the press. More information is on the event's website. The time is not stated as of May 30, 2026.
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George Washington University's Space Policy Institute (SPI) and the Aerospace Corporation will hold an event on July 21, 2026 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm at GW's Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St., NW, Washington, DC. The topic is: "Securing Space and Protecting Our World: Cyber Security Across Space and Terrestrial Systems." More information will …
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Northrop Grumman will hold its 2nd quarter 2026 financial results telecon on July 21, 2026 at 9:30 am ET. Audio will be livestreamed on the company's investors' website. |
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The 3rd India Space Policy Conference will take place July 22-23, 2026 (India Standard Time) at The Imperial New Delhi, in New Delhi, India. The website does not indicate that there is a virtual option. More information is on the event's website, which says:
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will consider a draft Report and Order on "Space Modernization for the 21st Century" as one of the items during its monthly open meeting on July 22, 2026. The meeting is in-person at FCC's headquarters, 45 L St., NE, Washington, DC, and webcast. The draft Report and Order on "Modernizing …
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Update, July 5, 2026: The MSBR website now says the speaker will be Randy Repcheck, Acting Executive Director, Office of Strategic Management, FAA Office of Commercial Space. The time and location are the same. Original Entry (May 23, 2026): The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold a luncheon on July 22, 2026 at Martin's … |
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Lockheed Martin will hold its 2nd quarter financial results telecon on July 23, 2026 at 8:30 am ET. Audio will be available on the company's investors' website. |
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A change-of-command ceremony will take place on the International Space Station at 9:40 am ET on July 25, 2026 as command is transferred from Russia's Sergey Kud-Sverchkov to NASA's Jessica Meir. Kud-Sverchkov and his Soyuz MS-28 crewmates Sergei Mikaev and NASA's Chris Williams, are set to return to Earth later that day, landing in Kazakhstan … |
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The Soyuz-28 crew will return to Earth on July 26, 2026 according to NASA's commentator for the July 14 launch of Soyuz MS-29. NASA has not provided other details as of July 14, but unofficial sources say undocking on July 26 is at 3:40 am ET and touchdown about 6:30 am ET. Soyuz-28 crew members … |
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Boeing will hold its 2nd quarter 2026 financial results telecon on July 28, 2026 at 10:30 am ET. Audio will be available on the company's investors' website. |
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The Secure World Foundation will hold an event on July 29, 2026 from 11:30 am-2:30 pm ET at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC, with a panel of experts who will discuss "An Initial Conversation: Orbital Data Centers & Space Sustainability Implications." More information and registration instructions are on … |
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled for launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on August 30, 2026 at 7:20 am ET from Kennedy Space Center. More information is in NASA's press release. |
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The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) will hold its 2026 Scientific Assembly in Florence, Italy from August 1-9, 2026. More information and the agenda are on the COSPAR website. An emailed announcement on September 22, 2025 provided a list of topics that will be addressed, as follows: |