NASA's Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) will holds its second meeting virtually from February 1-3, 2022. More information is on the MExAG website. The agenda is posted.

Experts from NOAA, NASA, the United Launch Alliance, Lockheed Martin and L3 Harris will hold a media briefing on February 1, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET to preview the launch of GOES-T, currently scheduled for March 1, 2022 on a ULA Atlas V rocket. Audio will be streamed on NASA Live. Participants are: Pam Sullivan, …

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NASA's Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) will meet virtuall February 2-3, 2022 from 1:00-5:00 pm ET (10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pacific Time) each day. More information is on the MEPAG website.

Update, February 1:  The markup will take place, but the committee no longer will consider Sohn's nomination at this time.  According to the committee's press release, all Democratic votes are needed to pass her nomination, but Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) is absent because he suffered a stroke.  It is not clear when he will …

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NASA announced this morning that it will hold a media telecon at 12:00 pm ET to provide an update on the Artemis I mission.  Audio will be available on NASA Live. Participants are: Tom Whitmeyer, deputy associate administrator for exploration systems development, NASA Headquarters in Washington Mike Bolger, Exploration Ground Systems program manager, Kennedy Mike …

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The Space Foundation will hold a webinar on February 3, 2022 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET on the "State of Space 2022." More information is on the event's website.

The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences (CAPS) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold its third virtual meeting to discuss the Biosignature Standards of Evidence White Paper on February 3-4, 2022. Open sessions of the meeting are on February 3 from 1:00-4:15 pm and will be livestreamed. The link was …

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Explore Mars will hold a webinar on February 3, 2022 at 2:00 pm ET with Nobel Laureate John Mather, who is Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Mat Kaplan, Host of the Planetary Society's Planetary Radio, will be the facilitator. More information is on the event's website.

The University of Washington Space Policy and Research Center (SPARC) will hold its next Space Dialogue webinar on February 3, 2022 at 12:00 pm Pacific Time (3:00 pm Eastern). The topic is "Orbital Debris and the Deterrence Dilemma" with Greg Miller of the Air Command & Staff College. More information is on the event's website. …

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The 2022 Adelaide Conference on Space Junk will take place virtually from February 4-5, 2022. The ISU Adelaide Conference is organized by members of the International Space University (ISU) Alumni Community of Adelaide, Australia. More information is on the event's website.

NASA will hold a media telecon on February 4, 2022 at 12:00 pm ET to discuss the SpaceX Crew-4 mission currently scheduled for launch on April 15. The event will be livestreamed on NASA Live. Participants are: Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Joel Montalbano, …

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The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the U.N. Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) will meet February 7-18, 2022.  The meeting is being webcast. More information is on the COPUOS website.  The agenda is posted.

Defense budget experts will preview what may be requested by President Biden for defense programs in FY2023.  By law, the President is supposed to submit his annual budget request on the first Monday in February, which would be February 7 this year, but the request is delayed for various reasons including the fact that Congress …

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The 7th Annual Smallsat Symposium will take place in Mountain View, CA from February 8-10, 2022. The conference is in-person, but virtual access is an option. More information is on the event's website.

The Space Foundation will hold the next in its virtual "Start Here for Space" 20-minute briefings on February 8, 2022 from 1:00-1:20 pm ET. The speaker is Victoria Samson, Director of the Washington Office of the Secure World Foundation who will discuss "Norms of Behavior" in space.  More information is on the event's website.

NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen and other SMD officials will hold a Town Hall meeting for the NASA science community on February 8, 2022 at 1:30 pm ET. Instructions on how to participate and ask questions are in the NASA press release.  

The Global Space and Technology Convention (GSTC) will take place February 9-10, 2022 in a hybrid format. The in-person event is at the Sheraton Towers Singapore. More information is on the event's website, which says: Global Space and Technology Convention (GSTC) is Asia’s Premier Space & Technology event, bringing you the latest technology news, what’s …

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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of Gigi Sohn to be an FCC Commissioner on February 9, 2022 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. The committee already held a nomination hearing for Sohn on …

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The Committee on Planetary Protection of the National Academices of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will meet virtually on February 9, 2022. The open sessions are 12:30-3:00 pm ET.  This is the committee's third meeting on Planetary Protection for Missions to Small Bodies. The meeting will be livestreamed.  Check the committee's website for the link.