55th LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE (LPSC), Mar 11-15, 2023, The Woodlands, TX/virtual
The 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) will take place March 11-15, 2023 at The Woodlands, TX (near Houston) and online. More information is on the event's website. "NASA Night" is Monday, March 11, starting at 5:45 pm CENTRAL Time (6:45 pm Eastern). From the March 3, 2024 Planetary Exploration Newsletter (PEN): NASA NIGHT, …
UNOOSA/PORTUGUESE SPACE AGENCY VIRTUAL POLICY SYMPOSIUM, Mar 11-15, 2024, virtual
The U.N. Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Portuguese Space Agency will hold a two day conference on May 14-15, 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. The topic is "On the Road to the Management and Sustainability of Outer Space Acitivities." More information is on the website of the Portuguese Space Agency. In preparation for …
PRESIDENT BIDEN SUBMITS FY2025 BUDGET REQUEST TO CONGRESS, Mar 11, 2024, DC
Update, March 8: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will give the Administrator's Annual "State of NASA" Address on March 11 at 1:00 pm ET and at 2:30 pm ET will participate in a media telecon about the FY2025 budget request. Original Entry: President Biden is expected to submit his FY2025 budget request to Congress on Monday, …
CREW-7 RETURNS TO EARTH, Mar 11-12, 2024, undock 11:20 am ET Mar 11/splashdown 5:50 am ET Mar 12
Update, March 11, 11:50 am ET: Crew-7 undocked at 11:20 am ET today. Splashdown is now expected at approximately 5:50 am ET tomorrow morning, March 12. NASA TV coverage begins 4:30 am ET. Original Entry: Weather permitting, the NASA/SpaceX Crew-7 will return to Earth after about six months on the International Space Station on March …
NASA ADMINISTRATOR’S ANNUAL “STATE OF NASA” ADDRESS, Mar 11, 2024, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
President Biden will submit his FY2025 budget request to Congress on March 11, 2024. At 1:00 pm ET, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will make his annual "State of NASA" address along with other senior agency officials. It will be broadcast on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. At 2:30 pm ET, Nelson and NASA …
NASA MEDIA TELECON ON FY2025 BUDGET REQUEST, Mar 11, 2024, virtual, 2:30 pm ET
President Biden will submit his FY2025 budget request to Congress on March 11, 2024. At 2:30 pm ET, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Chief Financial Officer Margaret Vo Schaus will participate in a media telecon to discuss the request. It follows Nelson's annual "State of NASA" address at 1:00 pm ET. The State of …
DOD BRIEFING ON THE FY2025 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE U.S. SPACE FORCE, Mar 11, 2024, Pentagon, 5:10 pm ET (livestreamed)
DOD will hold a series of budget briefings on March 11, 2024 following the release of President Biden's FY2025 budget request to Congress. The full list of FY2025 budget briefings for DOD and the services (Army, Navy, Air Force) is on DOD's website. They begin at 2:00 pm ET. The U.S. Space Force is part …
CREW-7 POST-SPLASHDOWN MEDIA TELECON, Mar 12, 2024, virtual, 7:00 am ET
Weather permitting, Crew-7 will return from the International Space Station on March 12, 2024 after about six months in space. See our separate entry for details. If all goes according to plan, splashdown off the Florida coast will take place about 5:35 am ET. A post-splashdown media telecon will occur at 7:00 am ET. Participants …
SACRED SKIES: RESPECTING & INTEGRATING DIVERSE SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVES IN SPACE POLICY (BEI), Mar 13, 2024, virtual, 12:00-1:30 pm ET
The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) will hold a webinar on March 13, 2024 from 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET. The topic is: "Sacred Skies: Respecting & Integrating Diverse Spiritual Perspectives in Space Policy." Speakers are: Jason Batt (Moderator) - Managing Editor, Beyond Earth Policy Review Karl Aspelund - Associate Professor of Design & Design Theory, …
NASA SMD BUDGET TOWN HALL, Mar 13, 2024, virtual, 1:00-2:00 pm ET
NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Nicky Fox will hold a virtual community Town Hall meeting on March 13, 2024 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET to discuss the SMD budget. Congress just passed NASA's FY2024 appropriation on March 8, with significant cuts to NASA, including its science programs. President Biden is submitting his …
3RD STARSHIP ORBITAL FLIGHT TEST, Mar 14, 2024, Boca Chica, TX, window opens 8:00 am ET (webcast begins 30 min in advance)
Update, March 13: SpaceX says they will launch Starship OFT-3 tomorrow, March 14. The 110-minute launch window opens at 7:00 am Central Time (8:00 am Eastern). Webcast on SpaceX's website and X beginning about 30 minutes before launch. Targeting Thursday, March 14 for Starship’s third flight test. A 110-minute launch window opens at 7:00 a.m. …
BEYOND EARTH: DASSAULT SYSTEMES BLUEPRINT FOR SMB INNOVATION (Space News), Mar 14, 2024, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
Space News will host a webinar on March 14, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET to discuss Dassault Systèmes Blueprint for Small Medium Business (SMB) Innovation. More information is on the event's website.
REDWIRE 4Q2023 AND FULL YEAR 2023 FINANCIAL RESULTS TELECON, Mar 15, 2024, virtual, 9:00 am ET
Redwire will hold its 4th Quarter 2023 and Full Year 2023 financial results telecon on March 15, 2024 at 9:00 am ET. More information is on the company's website, which has a link to where audio of the telecon will be livestreamed.
SPACE PARTNERSHIPS AND COMPETITION IN THE PACIFIC (Aerospace Corp), Mar 18, 2024, El Segundo, CA, 10:45 am-3:00 pm PACIFIC TIME
The Aerospace Corporation's Center for Space Policy and Strategy will hold an event on March 18, 2024 at Aerospace's headquarters in El Segundo, CA on "Space Partnerships and Competition in the Pacific." The first part of the meeting, from 10:45 am-12:00 pm PACIFIC TIME (1:45-3:00 pm Eastern), is unclassified and will be livestreamed. The second …
FROM TERRESTRIAL TO CELESTIAL: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL TO ENHANCE US-LATIN AMERICAN B2B COLLABORATION, Mar 18, 2024, DC/virtual, 2:00-5:00 pm ET
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Americas Program and the Space Enterprise Council of the Information Technology Industry Council will hold an event on March 18, 2024 from 2:00-5:00 pm ET at CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington, DC. The event will be webcast on the CSIS website. The topic is: "From …
NOAA SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD, Mar 19-20, 2024, DC, 8:30 am-5:00 pm ET each day
NOAA's Science Advisory Board will meet March 19-20, 2024 at the Westin City Center, 1400 M St., NW, Washington, DC from 8:30 am-5:00 pm ET each day. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a meeting of the …
MSBR LUNCHEON WITH SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN (D-MD), Mar 19, 2024, Greenbelt, MD, 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET,
The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold a luncheon on March 19, 2024 at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD from 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET. The speaker is Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). More information is on the event's website. (MSBR earlier had announced that NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Director Makenzie Lystrup was the …
PRE-LAUNCH MEDIA TELECON FOR SPX-30 CARGO LAUNCH TO ISS, Mar 19, 2024, virtual, 3:00 pm ET
NASA and SpaceX will hold a pre-launch media telecon on March 19, 2024 at 3:00 pm ET in advance of the scheduled launch of SpaceX's 30th cargo mission to the International Space Station, SpX-30. The launch is scheduled for March 21. See our separate calendar entry for details. The March 19 pre-launch press conference has …
HSS&T MARKUP OF FOUR SPACE-RELATED BILLS, Mar 20, 2024, DC, 10:00 am ET
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will hold a markup session on March 20, 2024 in 2318 Rayburn House Office Building at 10:00 am ET on eight bills, four of which are space-related. The meeting will be webcast on the committee's website. The four space-related bills are:
2024 SPACE SCIENCE WEEK PUBLIC LECTURE (Natl Acad), Mar 20, 2024, DC/virtual, 7:00 pm ET
The Space Studies Board (SSB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold its annual Space Science Week from March 18-22, 2024. A public lecture will take place on March 20, 2024 at the National Academy of Sciences building, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. at 7:00 pm ET. The speaker is …