The Aeronautics Committee of the NASA Advisory Council will meet at NASA HQ in Washington, DC on November 30, 2022 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET, although public participation is virtual only. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as …

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The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Aerospace Nation webinar on November 30, 2022 at 10:00 am ET. The guest is Lauren Knausenberger, Chief Information Office of the Department of the Air Force, which includes the Air Force and the Space Force. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says: The …

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Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron at NASA HQ in Washington DC on November 30, 2022 at 10:10 am ET to discuss U.S.-French space cooperation. Macron is in Washington for a state visit. The meeting is on the Vice President's schedule, but there is no indication that it will be …

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NASA will hold a briefing from Johnson Space Center on November 30, 2022 at 5:00 pm ET to preview the departure burn for the Orion spacecraft to leave Distant Retrograde Orbit around the Moonm and preparations for Orion's return to Earth (splashdown will be on December 11). Further briefing details are TBD as of November …

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The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet virtually from December 1-2, 2022. The agenda was not posted as of November 26, but the event's website says some sessions will be open and some will be closed.

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The Space Transportation Association (STA) will host a luncheon on December 1, 2022 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET with Dr. Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) at the Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street, S.E., Washington DC. Aschbacher will share the results of the ESA Ministerial Council meeting on November 22-23 …

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The Aerospace Corporation will hold its next Space Policy Show webinar on December 1, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Buy What We Can, Build What We Must." More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says: "The integration of commercial space activities into government systems is not new, but …

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NASA TV will provide live coverage of Orion's engine burn to depart its Distant Retrograde Orbit around the Moon on December 1, 2022 at 4:30 pm ET. Further details are TBD as of November 21.

The International Space University (ISU) US Alumni Association DC Metro Area will hold a Space Cafe on December 1, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET at Hogan Lovells, 555 13th St., NW, Washington, DC. The discussion will focus on space finance with speakers Alexis Sáinz and Kevin Clayton. More information is on the event's website.

The RAND Corporation, the Aerospace Corporation and others will hold the 7th Annual West Coast Aerospace Forum in-person at RAND's offices at 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA on December 2, 2022 from 7:30 am - 3:10 pm PACIFIC Time. More information is on the event's website.

The CompTIA Space Enterprise Council will hold the CompTIA Global Space Summit on December 2, 2022 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET at the Marriott Marquis Washington DC, 901 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC. More information is on the event's website, which says: International collaboration drives economic opportunities, workforce development, and societal good. This …

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(NASA TV begins 6:00 am ET)

China's Shenzhou-14 and its three-person crew will return to Earth on December 4, 2022 landing in Inner Mongolia, China. The taikonauts on this flight are: Chen Dong Liu Yang Cai Xuzhe China has said they will return on December 4, but not the time. Andrew Jones,  a reporter who closely follows China's space program, estimates …

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, will host the Abu Dhabi Space Debate from December 5-6, 2022 at the Adnoc Business Centre in Abu Dhabi. More information is on the event's website. According to a report in the UAE's The National News expected participants include Indian Prime …

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NASA's Planetary Science Advisory Committee will meet virtually from December 5-6, 2022. The meeting is 10:00 am - 5:00 pm ET both days. The agenda is posted. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National …

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The steering committee for the Decadal Survey on Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) will meet in Washington, DC from Decemeber 5-7, 2022. Some sessions are open and some are closed. For more information, visit the committee's website.

(burn at 11:43 am ET, news conf at 5:00 pm ET)

The European Space Agency will hold a press conference in English on December 5, 2022 from 15:30-16:15 Central European Time (10:30-11:15 am Eastern Standard Time) to discuss the upcoming launch of the first Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I1) meteorological satellite. Press conferences in other languages (French, German and Italian) will follow the same day. The …

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Space News is returning to an in-person format for its 2022 year-end luncheon.  It will take place at Hogan Lovells, 555 13th Street, NW, Washington DC on December 5, 2022 from 11:00 am -1:30 pm ET. More information is on the Space News Awards website.  Although the URL is "spacenewsawards.com" and in the past this …

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