CHINA’S CHANG’E-6 LUNAR SAMPLE RETURN MISSION RETURNS TO EARTH, June 25, 2024, China, 1:41-2:11 am EDT
The sample return capsule from China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft is expected to land in China on June 25, 2024 between 05:41 and 06:11 UTC (1:41-2:11 am EDT). This is the first time any country will have brought back samples from the Moon's far side, which always faces away from Earth. All previous samples returned by China …
ZERO DEBRIS WEEK, June 25-28, 2024, Darmstadt, Germany
ESA will host Zero Debris Week at the ESA Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany from June 25-28, 2024. More information is on the event's website.
SPACE POLICY AND POLITICS IN LATIN AMERICA (BISA), June 25, 2024, virtual, 9:00-10:30 am ET
NASA's Laura Delgado López, currently a Visiting Fellow in the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, will present a virtual lecture for the British International Studies Association (BISA) on June 25, 2024 from 2:00-3:30 pm British Summer Time (9:00-10:30 am EDT). Her topic is "Space Policy and Politics in Latin America: …
STA LUNCHEON WITH JSC DIRECTOR VANESSA WYCHE, June 25, 2024, DC
The Space Transportation Association (STA) will hold a luncheon on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2024 with Vanessa Wyche, Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center. STA events are by invitation only.
WSBR LUNCHEON: LAUNCHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LIFT, June 25, 2024, DC, 12:00-1:30 pm ET
The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold a luncheon at Hogal Lovells, 555 13th St., NW, Washington, DC on "Launching the Next Generation of Lift: Perspectives from Providers." Participants are: Clint Hunt, Director, Intelligence and Defense Programs, United Launch Alliance Steve Rutgers, Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, Arianespace Drew Svor, Partner, Sheppard Mullin (moderator) …
A PHOBOS TELESCOPE FOR SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION (AIAA), June 25, 2024, virtual, 1:00-2:00 pm ET
AIAA will host a webinar on June 25, 2024 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET as part of its ASCENDxWebinar series on "A Phobos Telescope for Science and Exploration." Participants are: Jim Green, Space Science Endeavors (former NASA Chief Scientist) Amanda Hendrix, Planetary Science Institute Kunio Sayanagi, NASA Langley Research Center Jim Bell, Arizona State University Benjamin …
LAUNCH OF NOAA’S GOES-U METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE, June 25, 2024, KSC, 5:16 pm ET
NOAA's GOES-U Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite is scheduled for launch on June 25, 2024 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, FL. NASA acts as the procurement agent for NOAA's satellites and associated launch services. The 2-hour launch window opens at 5:16 pm ET. NASA and NOAA will have several pre-launch events …
BOEING STARLINER CREW FLIGHT TEST RETURNS TO EARTH, ?, 2024
Update June 21, 9:00 pm: NASA has announced Starliner will not return on June 26. A new landing date was not provided, but it will be after a spacewalk scheduled for July 2. Update June 21: As of 2:00 pm ET today, the NASA TV schedule does not show any coverage of undocking or landing …
AWS SUMMIT WASHINGTON, DC, June 26-27, 2024, DC
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will hold the AWS Summit Washington DC from June 26-27, 2024 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. More information is on the event's website, which says:
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS CJS SBCMTE MARKUP (INCL NASA/NOAA), June 26, 2024, DC, 8:30 am ET
The Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will mark up its FY2025 bill on June 26, 2024 at 8:30 am ET in H-140 Capitol. The bill includes funding for NASA and NOAA. The markup will be livestreamed on the committee's website.
INAUGURAL STATE OF SCIENCE ADDRESS (NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES), June 26, 2024, DC, 3:00-5:00 pm ET
Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences, will present the inaugural State of Science Address on June 26, 2024 at the National Academy of Sciences building, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC from 3:00-5:00 pm ET. It will be livestreamed. McNutt's address will be followed by a panel discussion with these participants: …
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS THUD SBCMTE MARKUP (INCL FAA/AST), June 27, 2024, DC, 8:30 am ET
The Transportation-HUD (THUD) Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will mark up their FY2025 bill, which includes the FAA and its Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST), on June 27, 2024 in 2358-A Rayburn House Office Building at 8:30 am ET. The meeting will be livestreamed on the committee's website.
COMMERCIAL MARKET FORECASTS: ARE THEY CREDIBLE? WHO TO BELIEVE? (BEI), June 27, 2024, virtual, 1:00-2:30 pm ET
The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) will hold a webinar on June 27, 2024 from 1:00-2:30 pm ET on "Commercial Market Forecasts: Are They Credible? Who to Believe." More information is on the event's website. Participants are: Courtney Stadd, Executive Vice President, Beyond Earth Institute George Pullen, Chief Economist, MilkyWayEconomy Lesley Conn, Director of Research and Digital Programing, Space …
NASA/BOEING MEDIA TELECON WITH UPDATE ON STARLINER CFT AND ISS OPERATIONS, June 28, 2024, virtual, 2:00 pm ET
NASA and Boeing will hold a media telecon on June 28, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET to provide an update on the status of Boeing's Starliner Crew Flight Test and recent ISS operations. Starliner CFT docked to the ISS on June 6. Its return has been delayed several times while NASA and Boeing gather as …
Natl Acad COMMITTEE ON ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, June 28, 2024, virtual, 3:30 pm ET
The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will meet virtually in open session from 3:30-4:15 on June 28, 2024 to hold a discussion with Mark Clampin, NASA Astrophysics Division Director in the Science Mission Directorate. The agenda and livestream link are on the event's website.
INTERNATIONAL ASTEROID DAY, June 30, 2024, global
The United Nations designated June 30 as International Asteroid Day in 2016 in order to “observe each year at the international level the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation, on 30 June 1908, and to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard.” The decision was “was made based on a proposal by the Association …
U.S. SPACEWALK AT ISS, July ?, 2024, Earth orbit
Update, June 28: NASA said today this spacewalk will be at the end of July, but did not provide a specific date. They are still triyng to determine what happened to Tracy Dyson's spacesuit on July 24 that caused a scrub, the second spacewalk scrub in a row. Update, June 18: NASA still has not …
RACE TO THE MOON (Space News), July 2, 2024, virtual, 11:00 am ET
Space News will host a webinar on July 2, 2024 at 11:00 am ET on "Race to the Moon." The emailed announcement says: "Join our expert panelists as they dive into the growing race for moon resources. With nations and companies now vying for water, metals, and minerals across the lunar surface, will NASA’s commercial …
INDEPENDENCE DAY, July 4, 2024, Federal Holiday
July 4, 2024 is a Federal holiday, Independence Day, 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 (read the text).
VOLUNTEER MARS SIMULATION CREW EXITS HABITAT AT JSC, July 6, 2024, JSC, 5:00 pm ET
On July 6, 2024 at 5:00 pm ET, four volunteers who have been conducting a simulated Mars mission will exit their habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center after 378 days. NASA will provide live coverage on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, the agency’s website, and NASA Johnson’s X and Facebook accounts. The four volunteers -- Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell, and …