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Update, June 23: The Office of Space Commerce says the meeting has been postponed and further information will be posted on its website in due course. Update, May 10: No new information has been posted about this meeting. All space-related meetings of which we are aware for months ahead have been cancelled, postponed, or converted …
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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold a webinar on June 29, 2020 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET where Jim Reuter, NASA's Associate Administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), will discuss STMD efforts to enable future NASA and commercial missions. More information and a registration link are on …
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The National Academies Committee on Space Nuclear Propulsion Technologies will hold its next public meeting on June 29, 2020 from 2:00-3:50 pm ET (revised from 4:30 pm ET). Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the committee is conducting its study through a series of weekly virtual meetings. More information is on the event’s website. Presentations will be …
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The Space Transportation Association (STA) will hold a telecon with JPL Director Mike Watkins on June 29, 2020 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET. For registration and dial-in info, contact STA's Rich Coleman or Ali Hale at rich@spacetransportation.us |
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NASA's Heliophysics Advisory Committee will meet virtually on June 30-July 1, 2020. The meeting on June 30 is 11:00 am - 5:00 pm ET and on July 1 is 11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET. The agenda is posted on the committee's website. The meeting is open to the public. Instructions are in the Federal …
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The United Nations declared June 30 of every year as Asteroid Day. It is the anniversary of the 1908 "Tunguska event" when an asteroid is thought to have exploded above the ground near Tunguska, Russia and leveled millions of trees across 2200 square kilometers of Siberia. The European Space Agency (ESA) is very involved in …
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George Mason University's National Security Institute and The Aerospace Corporation will hold a webinar on June 30, 2020 at 12:30 pm ET on "The Space Enterprise: Why National Security and Commercial Space Efforts Need a Unified Theory of Everything." Speakers are: Joshua Huminski, NSI Visiting Fellow and Director, Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence & Global … |
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The full House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will markup the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on July 1, 2020 beginning at 10:00 am ET. Because of the coronavirus, this is a "hybrid" meeting where some members will be in Washington, DC (1100 Longworth House Office Building) and others will participate virtually from home via …
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The National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Advisory Board will meet virtually on July 1, 2020 from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm ET. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, and the President's 2004 U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and …
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The Brookings Institution will host a conversation with Gen. David Goldfein, outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff, on "Assessing the State of the Air Force" on July 1, 2020 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET. He will be interviewed by Frank Rose and Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellows at Brookings. The event will be held …
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The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) of the Space Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a telecon with Mary Voytek, Director of NASA's Astrobiology Program on July 1, 2020 from 3:00-4:00 pm ET. The website for this meeting says "some sessions are open and some sessions …
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NASA will hold a news conference on July 1, 2020 at 4:00 pm ET with an International Space Station (ISS) crew scheduled to launch on October 14, 2020 on Soyuz MS-17. It will air on NASA TV and NASA Live. The crew members are: Kate Rubins, NASA Sergey Ryzhikov, Roscosmos Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Roscosmos |
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The Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey will hold an early career event on July 2, 2020 from 12:30-3:00 pm ET to get Perspectives and Lessons Learned from previous Decadal Surveys in Space Science. More information and a registration link are on the event's website, which explains: "Current and past Chairs will come together to …
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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show series on July 2, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. Jamie Morin, Director of the Aerospace Corporation's Center for Space Policy and Strategy, will discuss the "Future of Commercial Spaceflight" with former NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden. More information, a registration link, and instructions on … |
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July 3, 2020 is a federal holiday, the day before the official July 4 celebration of Independence Day. Government offices and many businesses will be closed. |
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NASA will hold a media telecon on July 7, 2020 at 2:30 pm ET to provide an update on NASA's investigation of the Boeing Starliner uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) in December 2019. It was a test flight as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). NASA designated it a "high visibility close call" because … |
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The annual NASA Exploration Science Forum (NESF) will take place virtually this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The dates are July 8-10, 2020. More information is on the event's website. Note that times on the agenda are in Pacific Daylight Time (add 3 for EDT).
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The Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will mark up its FY2021 appropriations bill, which includes NASA and NOAA, on July 8, 2020 at 9:00 am ET in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building and virtually. During the coronavirus pandemic, House rules allows committee action to take place in a hybrid manner, where some members …
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The Aeronautics Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) will meet virtually on July 8, 2020 from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm ET. The meeting is available to the public by following the instructions on the agenda, which is posted on the committee's website.
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Future Space 2020 will take place virtually this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. It will be on July 8, 2020 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ET. Registration is required to view the webcast. The program is as follows: Future Space 2020 July 8 virtual edition July 8, 2020 / 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 …
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The Transportation-HUD subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will mark up its FY2021 appropriations bill, which includes the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation, on July 8, 2020 at 11:00 am ET in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building and virtually. During the coronavirus pandemic, House rules allows committee action to take place in a hybrid …
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The Atlantic Council will host a webinar on July 8, 2020 at 12:30 pm ET entitled "Space Salon: Making Space Available for Everyone." It describes itself as "A live, public discussion with experts about new ways to increase space safety by assuring trust in satellite orbits, debris removal, and collision warnings." Speakers are: Co-hosts: Dr. …
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The new Beyond Earth Institute will hold a webinar on July 8, 2020 from 1:00-2:30 pm ET to discuss its new report that "recommends that the U.S. should establish a whole-of-government sectoral trade and exploration agreement with like-minded allies focused on space commercial development and the eventual establishment of permanent human communities in space." The … |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is holding a four-part Global Space Economic Workshop on July 3, July 9, July 16 and July 23, 2020. Sessions begin at 10:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST), which is 4:30 am Eastern Daylight Time. The workshop is taking place online and recordings of the sessions will be posted on …
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The Secure World Foundation and the Space Enabled research group will host the next in their series of webinars on July 9, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 am ET. The virtual series strives to "engage a multi-sector audience in discussions on how space technologies and geospatial applications contribute to better outcomes in critical fields around the world, …
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) will hold a webinar on July 9, 2020 at 11:00 am ET on "Industry Perspectives: FCC's Ligado Decision." Speakers are: The Hon. Robert McDowell, Former FCC Commissioner, Partner & Co-leader of the Global Communications Practice, Cooley LLP Max Fenkell, Director of Unmanned and Emerging Aviation Technologies, AIA Joel L. Thayer, …
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Update, July 5: Lori Glaze, Director of NASA's Planetary Science Division, has been added as a speaker and the time extended. It now begins at 12:30 pm ET. Original Entry: The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) of the Space Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a …
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The Aerospace Corp. will hold the next in its The Space Policy Show webinar series on July 9, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Defending the Space Enterprise in the Cyber Domain." Participants are: Lori Gordon, Aerospace Corp. Ryan Speelman, Aerospace Corp., and John Felker, Department of Homeland Security More information and a …
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The Secure World Foundation (SWF) and others will hold a webinar on July 9, 2020 at 2:00 pm ET on "Planetary Protection and Lunar Activities." It is another in the series of "Moon Dialogs," a collaboration between Open Lunar Foundation, Secure World Foundation, the MIT Space Exploration Initiative, Arizona State University, and For All Moonkind. …
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NASA Science Mission Directorate head Thomas Zurbuchen will lead a virtual Town Hall meeting on July 9, 2020 at 3:00 pm ET to discuss updates on the NASA's science activities with the science community, academia, the media and the public. Instructions on how to participate and ask questions are in NASA's press release, which says: …
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Update, July 8: The ExIm Bank has put out this list of scheduled speakers today: Kimberly A. Reed, President and Chairman, EXIM Robbie Schingler, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Planet Paul Estey, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Maxar Stephanie Bednarek, Director of Commercial Sales, SpaceX John Serafini, Chief Executive Officer, Hawkeye 360 Grant … |
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The Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL) of McGill University and the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) will hold a webinar on July 10, 2020 from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm ET on "Artemis Accords: Challenges and Opportunities." Participants are: Speakers: Mr. Mike Gold, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of International … |
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Office of Public & Cultural Diplomacy and the Emirates Literature Foundation will host a webinar on July 11, 2020 at 7:30 pm in Dubai (11:30 am Eastern Daylight Time) to discus the UAE's Hope probe that will be launched to Mars on July 14. The probe is being launched by … |
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SPACE NUCLEAR PROPULSION TECHNOLOGIES COMMITTEE (Natl Acad), July 13, 2020, virtual, 2:00-4:20 pm ET
SPACE NUCLEAR PROPULSION TECHNOLOGIES COMMITTEE (Natl Acad), July 13, 2020, virtual, 2:00-4:20 pm ET
The National Academies Committee on Space Nuclear Propulsion Technologies will hold its next public meeting on July 13, 2020 from 2:00-4:20 pm ET. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the committee is conducting its study through a series of weekly virtual meetings. More information is on the event’s website. Presentations will be made by: Mitchell Walker, Ga … |
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The House Appropriations Committee will markup three of the FY2021 appropriations bills on July 14, 2020 beginning at 10:00 am ET in 1100 Longworth House Office Building and virtually. During the coronavirus pandemic, House rules allows committee action to take place in a hybrid manner, where some members are in the room and others participate … |
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Update, May 19: This conference now will take place virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic and the dates have shifted one day. It now is July 15-17 and will take place from 11:00 am - 3:30 pm ET each day. More information is on the event's website. Original Entry: The American Astronautical Society (AAS) will …
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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold a two-part webinar as part of its ASCEND series on July 15 and July 21 on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Aerospace Communication and Workforce. Part 1, on July 15 from 12:30-1:45 pm ET, is "an interactive panel discussion on institutional transformations that address …
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NASA experts will discuss Comet NEOWISE, which is currently visible in the night's sky, as part of its NASA Science Live series on July 15, 2020 at 3:00 pm ET. The episode will air on NASA Television and the agency's website, along with Facebook Live, YouTube, Periscope, LinkedIn, Twitch, and USTREAM. Viewers can submit questions on Twitter using the hashtag #AskNASA … |
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Update, July 12: The ESA TV website lists the start time as 11:00 CEST (5:00 am ET). Original Entry: The European Space Agency (ESA) is holding a four-part Global Space Economic Workshop on July 3, July 9, July 16 and July 23, 2020. Sessions begin at 10:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST), which is 4:30 …
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The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA will release the first images taken by the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter mission during a virtual press conference on July 16, 2020 at 8:00 am ET. Solar Orbiter made its first close pass of the Sun in mid-June, turning all 10 of instruments for the first time and obtaining …
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The Aerospace Corp. will hold its next Space Policy Show webinar on July 16, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is Nuclear Technology in Space with Aerospace's Patricia Maloney and Jim Howe from the University of Leicester. More information and a registration link are on the event's website.
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NASA will provide an update on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) during a media telecon on July 16, 2020 at 4:30 pm ET. Audio will air on NASA Live. Participants are: Stephen Jurczyk, NASA associate administrator Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA Science Mission Directorate associate administrator Gregory Robinson, NASA Webb program director Eric Smith, NASA Webb program scientist It is almost certain they … |
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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Aviation Week (AvWk) space editor Irene Klotz will participate in a webinar on July 17, 2020 from 2:30-3:30 pm ET. The topic is "A New Era of Spaceflight." Jen DiMascio, AvWk Executive Director, Defense & Space, is the moderator. More information and a registration link are on the event's website.
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Update: This event now has been cancelled because of the pandemic. Original Entry: AIAA's 2020 Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC has been postponed from May 20, 2020 to July 17, 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. More information is on the event's website. . |
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The Moon Society will hold its 2020 Lunar Development Conference virtually from July 19-20, 2020. More information is on the event's website. |
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Update, July 1: Organizers have transformed the 2020 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) into a virtual gathering, FIA Connect. More information is on the event's website. Update, March 20: This event has been cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak. The event's website states: It is with great regret that we announce the Farnborough International Airshow 2020, … |
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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold a two-part webinar as part of its ASCEND series on July 15 and July 21 on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Aerospace Communication and Workforce. Part II on July 21 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ET will be "a dynamic session focused on …
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The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will hold a virtual conversation with outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein on July 21, 2020 from 3:30-4:30 pm ET. The topic is "State of the U.S. Air Force." More information and a registration link are on the event's website. |
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NOAA's Science Advisory Board will meet July 22-23, 2020 virtually. The meeting both days is 1:00-5:00 pm ET. More information including how to participate is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for the meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB). The members …
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The Secure World Foundation (SWF) and Space Enabled will hold the next in their series of webinars about the role of space activities in supporting the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on July 22, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 am ET. This event focused on SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. More information and a …
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The JPL website for programming related to the Mars Perseverance mission lists a "NASA Science Live" event on July 22, 2020 at 3:00 pm ET entitled "Perseverance Mars Rover & The Search for Ancient Life." The event will be livestreamed.
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CompTIA will hold a webinar on July 22, 2020 from 3:00-4:15 pm ET on "How Emerging Tech in the Space Industry is Driving the Global Data Race." Participants are: Scott Crespo, President, Konture Technology Services Jeremy Hallett, Executive Director, Clearbox Systems Adam Johnson, Software Engineering Director, Space & Missile Software Engineering and Software Common Products, … |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is holding a four-part Global Space Economic Workshop on July 3, July 9, July 16 and July 23, 2020. Sessions begin at 10:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST), which is 4:30 am Eastern Daylight Time. The workshop is taking place online and recordings of the sessions will be posted on …
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Update, July 22 EDT: The Chinese still have not officially announced a launch date/time, but Andrew Jones tweeted today that it is scheduled for a three-hour launch window just after midnight overnight, specifically 12:00-3:00 am ET July 23 EDT. China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission is set to launch between 04:00-07:00 UTC/12-3 am Eastern July 23 (Thursday), …
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Update, July 15: The event has been rescheduled for July 23 from 9:00-11:00 am ET. The revised participant list is as follows. The only change is that David Turner will represent the U.S. State Department instead of Amber Charlesworth. More information and a registration link are on the event's website. Government Niklas Hedman, UN Office …
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Russia will launch the Progress MS-15 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 23, 2020 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch is at 10:26 am ET. NASA TV coverage begins 10:00 am ET. Progress is scheduled to use the new two-orbit rendezvous trajectory and will dock with the ISS less than …
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The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on July 23, 2020 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building on "The State of U.S. Spectrum Policy." The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. Note that the Capitol …
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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) will meeting virtually on July 23, 2020 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm ET. The meeting is open to the public telephonically by following the instructions in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Aeronautics and Space …
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The Aerospace Corp. will hold its next Space Policy Show webinar on July 23, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "What is Planetary Protection and Why Should We Care" and features Aerospace's Meg Abraham and Bhavya Lal from the Institute for Defense Analyses' Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI). More information and a … |
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Gen. Jay Raymond will participate in a "fireside chat" at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) on July 24, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. Raymond is Commander of U.S. Space Command and Chief of Space Operations (head of the U.S. Space Force). Today (July 23) he issued a statement asserting that Russia conducted … |
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The International Space Station R&D Conference will take place virtually in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The conference is organized by the American Astronautical Society (AAS) for NASA and the ISS National Lab (also known as CASIS). The conference will have three days of plenary sessions (August 27, September 17, and October 22), plus … The NASA Applied Sciences Advisory Committee will meet over three days, July 28-30, virtually. The meeting on July 28 is 12:30-4:00 pm ET; on July 29 is 9:00 am - 1:00 pm ET; and on July 30 is 11:30 am - 4:00 pm ET. More information including how to participate virtually is in the Federal …
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on July 28, 2020 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm ET on a new report from DOD's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on the "State of the Space Industrial Base." Participants are: Panel 1 (11am): Report Findings and Recommendations Brig Gen Steve Butow, Defense …
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The House Rules Committee will meet virtually on July 28, 2020 at 11:00 am to formulate the rule for consideration of H.R. 7617, the second "minibus" FY2021 appropriations bill combining the following seven funding bills: Defense Commerce-Justice-Science Energy and Water Development Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Transportation-Housing and Urban …
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Virgin Galactic will reveal the cabin of its SpaceShipTwo on July 28, 2020 in a virtual event at 1:00 pm ET. It will air on YouTube. Next Tuesday we’re revealing the interior design of our spaceship cabin to the world. Join us for a virtual walkthrough LIVE on our YouTube channel. Are you tuning in? … |
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The Committee on Future Use of NASA Airborne Platforms to Advanced Earth Science Priorities of the Space Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a virtual workshop on July 29-31, 2020. The open sessions are 12:30-5:30 pm ET. More information is on the event's website. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer plans to bring up a "minibus" of seven appropriations bills for House consideration no earlier than Wednesday, July 29 and through the end of the week. The time is to be announced. The minibus includes the Commerce-Justice-Science (NASA, NOAA), Defense, and Transportation-HUD (FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation) bills that …
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The Secure World Foundation (SWF) will hold a webinar on July 29, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 am ET on "Spaceflight Safety: Looking Back at the Past Decade, Looking Ahead At the Next Five Years." Keynote Speech: "The Space Data Association: Ten Years of Space Safety Services" by Pascal Wauthier, SES Panel: Mrunalini Deshpande, Senior Research Fellow with …
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Boeing will release its 2nd Quarter 2020 financial results on July 29, 2020 at 10:30 am ET. The teleconference will be audiocast on Boeing's website. Speakers are: David Calhoun, President and CEO Greg Smith, EVP of Financial Operations, CFO, and interim leader of Communications
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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold a webinar as part of its ASCEND series on July 29, 2020 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET. The topic is "Economically Viable Lunar Settlement." Speakers are: George Sowers, Colorado School of Mines Ariel Ekblaw, MIT Media Lab's Space Exploration Initiative Ahsan Choudhuri, University of Texas at …
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Update, July 29: NASA's website now says this could take place as early as 3:30 pm ET. Original Entry: NASA will hold a briefing on July 29, 2020 at approximately 6:00 pm ET from Johnson Space Center on the Flight Readiness Review for the return of the SpaceX Demo-2 crewed flight test to the International … |
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Northrop Grumman will release its 2Q 2020 financial results on July 30, 2020. The results will be discussed during a teleconference at 9:00 am ET that will be available on the company's website. Speakers are: Kathy Warden, Chairman, CEO, and President Dave Keffer, CFO
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Update: a booklet with the agenda and other information is on the group's website. Original Entry: The National Space Council's Users' Advisory Group will meet via telecon on July 30, 2020 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET. The committee's membership was recently refreshed. More information and instructions on how to listen to the …
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The Aerospace Corporation will hold its next Space Policy Show webinar on July 30, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Removing Obstacles and Streamlining Launch" Carrie O’Quinn, Carie Mullins, Tony Frego, and Mandy Vaughn. More information and a registration link are on the event's website, which states: About the episode: It’s been said … |
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McGill University's Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL) and the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) will hold a webinar on July 31, 2020 from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm ET on "Quest for a Legal Frontier Between Airspace and Outer Space." Participants are -- Invited Panelists Prof. Steven Freeland, Professor, …
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The American Bar Association's annual meeting will take place virtually this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting is July 29 to August 4, 2020, but most is unrelated to space activities. On July 31, however, there is a session on "Justice in Space" where NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Acting Associate Administrator for … |
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Update, July 29: The agenda is posted on the conference website. Note that all times are in Mountain Daylight Time (add 2 for EDT). NRO Director (and former NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Director) Chris Scolese is the keynote speaker at 3:00 pm EDT (1:00 pm Mountain Time) on August 3. Update, May 8, 2020: … |