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Update, July 22: NASA is now providing the undocking and landing times: 3:02 am ET and 6:26 am ET. The full list of events and NASA coverage thereof is: Saturday, July 25 9:40 a.m. – Coverage of the Space Station Expedition 74/75 change of command ceremony begins. Kud‑Sverchkov will transfer command of the orbital complex … |
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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 will have a media briefing on July 29, 2026 about the upcoming launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled for August 30. Participants are: Shawn Domagal-Goldman, director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters in Washington Jackie Townsend, Roman telescope project manager, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland Julie McEnery, Roman telescope senior … |
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The Potomac Officers Club will hold the 2026 Air and Space Summit at the Hilton-McLean, McLean, VA on July 30, 2026 from 7:00 am-4:15 pm ET. More information is on the event's website.
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NASA will hold a news conference on July 30, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET at Johnson Space Center to preview three spacewalks planned for August. NASA participants in the news conference include: Bill Spetch, deputy manager of Commercial, Low Earth Orbit Program Chris Dobbins, spacewalk flight director Chloe Mehring, spacewalk flight director NASA says: "NASA … |
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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: |
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On August 3, 2026, NASA will hold two briefings at Johnson Space Center to discuss the upcoming launch of Crew-13 to the International Space Station. A specific launch date had not been announced as of July 20, but liftoff is expected in mid-September. The first of the two briefings is with officials from NASA, the … |
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Voyager Technologies will hold its 2nd quarter 2026 financial results telecon on August 4, 2026 at 9:00 am ET. Audio will be available on the company's investors' website.
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NASA astronaut Chris Williams will discuss his 8-month misson aboard the International Space Station at a briefing at Johnson Space Center on August 4, 2026 at 2:45 pm ET. He returned to Earth with his Russian colleagues Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev on July 26, 2026 after 241 days in space. NASA says: "NASA will …
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SpaceX, which went public on June 12, will hold its first financial results telecon on August 4, 2026 at 4:30 pm ET (3:30 pm Central). The event will discuss 2nd Quarter 2026 results and be webcast on SpaceX's investor relations website. |
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The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences (CAPS) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Space Studies Board will hold a meeting on August 5, 2026 from 12:00-2:00 pm ET to discuss Planetary Research Program Metrics. As of July 26, the SSB's website did not indicate if the meeting is virtual or in-person, …
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The International Space University - USA Alumni Association’s Washington, DC Chapter will hold its next Space Café on August 5, 2026 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET at 1020 N Highland St, Arlington VA (Phoenix Clubhouse Room). The speaker is Mark Mozena, Vice President of Global Government Affairs, Planet. More information is on the event's website. |
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NASA ISS SPACEWALK 96 (1st of 3), Aug 6, 2026, Earth Orbit, 8:35 am ET (coverage begins 7:00 am ET))
NASA ISS SPACEWALK 96 (1st of 3), Aug 6, 2026, Earth Orbit, 8:35 am ET (coverage begins 7:00 am ET))
NASA astronauts will conduct three spacewalks in August 2026, numbers 96, 97, and 98. NASA's press release provides information about what the astronauts will do. As of July 31, NASA has officially announced the spacewalk crew members only for spacewalk 96 (Jessica Meir and Anil Menon), but during a NASA briefing on July 30 , …
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Redwire Corporation will hold its second quarter 2026 financial results telecon on August 6, 2026 at 9:00 am ET. Audio will be livestreamed on the company's website. |
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Redwire will host an event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on August 7, 2026 at 10:30 am ET to discuss the announcement of plans to launch SpaceMD's first commercial mission on a SpaceX Starfall flight in 2028 for pharmaceutical development. The event is in-person at the Press Club's Frank Holeman Lounge (13th … |
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The 2026 Taiwan Lunar Symposium will take place August 9-13, 2026 at Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan. More information is on the event's website. |
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Update August 9 EDT: The launch time has been refined to 4:23:31 am JST on August 11 (3:23:31 pm August 10 EDT) and the launch window will close 60 minutes later. Update, August 8 EDT: The launch has slipped again by one day. Now August 11, 4:00 am JST (August 10, 3:00 pm EDT), with …
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Rocket Lab will hold its 2nd quarter 2026 financial results telecon on August 10, 2026 at 2:00 pm PACIFIC time (5:00 pm Eastern). Audio will air on the company's investors' website. |
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The Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) will hold the 2026 Southern Space Conference from August 11-12, 2026 at QT Canberra, Canberra, Australia. Canberra is 14 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. When it's noon EDT, it's 2:00 am the next day in Canberra. More information is on the event's website. It does not indicate … The 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium will take place August 11-13, 2026 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, AL. More information is on the event's website.
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Firefly Aerospace will hold its 2nd quarter 2026 financial results telecon on August 11, 2026 at 4:00 pm CENTRAL Time (5:00 pm Eastern). Audio will be livestreamed on the company's investors' website. |
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NASA will provide live coverage of the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse that will sweep across Greenland, Iceland, northern Portugal and Spain starting at 1:15 pm ET. Stream on Amazon Prime, Facebook, Instagram, NASA+, Twitch, X , and YouTube. More information is in NASA's press release.
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ESA will provide live coverage of the total solar eclipse that will sweep across Spain on August 12, 2026 (as well as Greenland, Iceland, and northern Portugal). ESA's coverage begins at 19:30 Central European Summer Time (1:30 pm EDT). Watch live here: https://www.youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgency https://watch.esa.int/
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Virgin Galactic will hold its second quarter 2026 financial results telecon on August 12, 2026 at 2:00 pm PACIFIC Time (5:00 pm Eastern). Audio will be livestreamed on the company's investors' website. |
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Intuitive Machines will discuss its 2nd quarter 2026 financial results on August 13, 2026 at 8:30 am ET. Audio will be livestreamed on the company's investors' website.
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A retirement ceremony for the outgoing U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman will take place on August 13, 2026 at 1:00 pm ET. It will be webcast on DOD's DVIDS network starting at 12:45 pm ET. |
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NASA will hold a news conference in the XLV hangar at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility on August 14, 2026 at 2:30 pm ET to preview an event that will take place later in the year tied to America's 250th anniversary to showcase U.S. leadership in aviation, space, and emerging technologies. The event will … |
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Update: NASA has announced that NASA's Anil Menon and ESA's Sophie Adenot will perform this spacewalk starting at 8:35 am ET. Coverage begins at 7:00 am ET on X, Discovery+, Amazon Prime, YouTube, NASA+. ESA will also provide live coverage on ESA WebTV and ESA’s YouTube channel. NASA has more information about the three spacewalks here. Update, August 9: NASA has …
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The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) will hold the last installment of its Working Group webinar series on August 18, 2026 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET. The topic is "What Does it Take to Grow From Off-Earth Expedition to Off-Earth Settlement." Participants are: Tyler Bender, Policy Analyst, Beyond Earth Institute Melanie Saunders, Human Spaceflight Expert, The Aerospace … |
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ESA will hold pre-launch briefings for the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager weather satellite, MTG-I2. This is the second MTG-Imager for Eumetsat. An MTG-Sounder is also already in orbit. The launch on an Ariane 6 is scheduled for August 27. This will be Ariane 6's first geostationary launch. The briefings are on …
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The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold its second meeting on Planetary Research Program Metrics on August 19, 2026 from 12:00-2:00 pm ET. The agenda was not published as of August 15 and a notation says that the meeting is partially closed. Check … |
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Update: More information is on the TAPS website. Original Entry: The 4th Texas Area Planetary Science (TAPS) meeting will take place at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, TX from August 20-21, 2026. More information is in the announcement in the March 8, 2026 Planetary Exploration Newsletter, Vol 20, No 10, which says: TEXAS … |
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The Committee on the Assessment of Technical and Scientific Capabilities at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, will hold an open meeting (its 12th meeting overall) on August 21, 2026 from 12:00-1:00 pm ET that will be webcast on the event's website. (The 11th meeting on August … |
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The 40th Small Satellite Conference will take place August 23-26, 2026 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. More information is on the event's website, which says: The Clouds Above the Clouds Celebrating 40 Years of Collaboration Over the past four decades, the small satellite community has transformed from a dedicated …
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Update, August 23: China has now officially announced that the launch has been postponed, apparently until 2027 because it says it "cannot take place during the planned window this year." It's unclear whether it is only because of the weather or if there are other factors. China's official news agency Xinhua says: "China's Chang'e-7 lunar … |
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The Committee on the Assessment of Technical and Scientific Capabilities at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, will hold its 13th meeting on August 24, 2026 from 1:00-3:00 pm ET. Some portions are open and some are closed. Further information was not posted on the Academies' website … |
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Update, August 20: NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot conducted Spacewalk 97 on Tuesday, August 18, to replace a space-to-ground antenna. Stubborn bolts slowed the work and they were not able to complete the task so they will go out again on spacewalk 98 on August 25 to finish that work and …
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The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold its next luncheon on August 25, 2026 from 11:30 am -1:30 pm ET at Hogan Lovells, 555 13th St., NW, Washington, DC. The topic is: “From Demo to Dollars: Why Promising Space Companies Still Hit a Wall on the Way to a Program of Record.” More information … |
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The 2026 AFCEA/INSA Intelligence and National Security Summit will take place August 26-27, 2026 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, MD. More information is on the event's website, which says: Registration is now OPEN!Join more than 2,000 intelligence, defense, and national security professionals on August 26-27 for the 13th annual AFCEA/INSA … The 3rd International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Conference on AI for Space will take place in Jeju, Republic of Korea, from August 26-28, 2026. More information is on the event's website:
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Update, August 21: We've learned this is a National Academies' internally funded meeting that (unfortunately) is not open to the public and will not be livestreamed. Original Entry: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold an event on August 26, 2026 to discuss "Designing Governance and Economic Frameworks for the Emerging Cislunar … |
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President Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of Artemis II on August 28, 2026 at 11:00 am ET at Johnson Space Center, TX. The crew -- NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen -- were the first humans to travel around … |
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In preparation for the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, 2026, NASA will hold two pre-launch briefings at Kennedy Space Center on August 29 at 9:00 am and 10:30 am ET. They will be livestreamed, but NASA had not specified on which of its platforms as of August 24. Check … |
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Update, August 29: The launch is still scheduled for tomorrow, August 30, but at the pre-launch briefing this morning the Space Force weather officer reported that the weather is iffy. There is a 50% "probability of violation" which means it's 50% "no-go," which means 50% "go." On Monday and Tuesday, the weather improves to 70% …
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NASA is planning to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at 7:26 am ET on Sunday, August 30, 2026. Pre-launch briefings are scheduled for Saturday, August 29 (see our separate entry). After the launch on Sunday, a post-launch briefing will take place at Kennedy Space Center at 9:30 am ET. Participants are: NASA Administrator … |
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ESA will hold an online media briefing on August 31, 2026 from 14:00-15:00 Central European Summer Time (8:00-9:00 am EDT) to discuss the next milestone for the BepiColombo mission to Mercury, which will take place on September 3 when the Mercury Transfer Module separates, beginning the Mercury arrival phase of the mission. Participants are: • …
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The Committee on the Assessment of Technical and Scientific Capabilities at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, will hold its 14th meeting on August 31, 2026 from 1:00-3:00 pm ET. Some portions are open and some are closed. Further information was not posted on the Academies' website …
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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) will report on their third quarter 2026 meetings on August 31, 2026 from 2:00-3:30 pm ET. The briefing takes place over the telephone. The number is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. Public comments (but not questions) are permitted. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal …
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Turkey (Türkiye) will become the 71st country to sign the Artemis Accords on August 31, 2026 at 2:30 pm ET at NASA HQ in Washington, DC. The event is in-person only. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır for the ceremony along with U.S. State Department officials. … |
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The Space Weather Roundtable of Space Studies Board (SSB) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet September 1-2, 2026 at the Keck Center, 500 5th St., NW, Washington, DC. Some sessions are open and some are closed. The time and agenda were not available as of July 26. Check the SSB's … The University of Edinburgh and Lockheed Martin will hold the Global Space Traffic Management Workshop 2026 at Higgs Centre for Innovation at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh (ROE) in Edinburgh, Scotland from September 1-3, 2026. The theme is: “Expanding Information Sharing to Drive Practical Standards, Best Practices, and Metrics.” More information is on the event's website.
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NASA has added a fourth spacewalk to what was planned as a series of three in August 2026. Two spacewalks were needed instead of one to replace a space-to-ground antenna, so they added another to finish other tasks on the list. It will take place on September 1 with NASA's Jessica Meir and ESA's Sophie … |
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The Aerospace Corporation's Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS) will hold an event on September 2, 2026 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm ET at the National Press Club, 529 14th St, NW, Washington, DC entitled "The Space Policy Forum: Bringing Space to the National Debate." More information is on the event's website. |
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Update, August 28: The ceremony on September 3 will take place at Joint Base Andrews, MD at 11:00 am ET and will be livestreamed on: https://www.spaceforce.mil/live. Original Entry: The "Change of Responsibility" ceremony for Gen. Douglas Schiess to assume command of the U.S. Space Force from Gen. B. Chance Saltzman will take place on September … |
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ESA will hold virtual briefings in four languages on September 4, 2026 to preview the September 14 (local time) launch on a Vega rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, of the Fluorescence Imaging Spectrometer (FLEX) Earth Explorer mission and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite. More information is in ESA's press release. The four briefings are in German, …
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The Mitchell Institute will hold the next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on September 4, 2026 from 9:30-10:30 am ET. The speaker is Brig. Gen. Todd Benson, Commander, U.S. Space Forces Central & Combined Forces Space Component Commander for U.S. Central Command. More information is on the event's website. |
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