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LIVE COVERAGE OF FINAL JWST DEPLOYMENT STEPS AND MEDIA BRIEFING, Jan 8, 2022, virtual, 9:00 am ET/1:30 pm ET
NASA plans the final deployment steps for the James Webb Space Telescope -- unfolding the two wings of the primary mirror -- for January 7 and 8, 2022. Beginning on January 8 no earlier than 9:00 am ET, live coverage of the final deployment will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. …
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JOINT MEETING OF NASA’S ASTROPHYSICS PROGRAM ANALYSIS GROUPS, Jan 9, 2022, 5:00 pm ET
Update, January 5, 2022: The COPAG website now says this meeting is postponed indefinitely. (Note that the NASA astrophysics Town Hall meeting scheduled for January 11 will still take place as a virtual meeting. See our separate Calendar entry for that meeting. Press conferences scheduled for the AAS meeting also will take place virtually January …
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NASA EXOPLANET EXPLORATION PROGRAM ANALYSIS GROUP (EXOPAG), Jan 10 & 12, 2022, virtual
Update, January 5, 2022: The ExoPAG website now says this will take place virtually on January 10 and January 12 from 12:00-5:00 pm ET each day. (The NASA Astrophysics Town Hall meeting is on January 11.) Instructions on how to participate virtually are on that website. Update: AAS cancelled its Salt Lake City meeting (in-person …
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SPACECOM 2022: OFF-PLANET FOR THE PLANET, Jan 10-12, 2022, Orlando, FL
SpaceCom 2022 will take place Jauary 10-12, 2022 at the Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, FL. More information is on the event's website.
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AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 2022 WINTER MEETING, Jan 9-13, 2022
Update, January 5, 2022: The AAS press office just sent an email saying that even though the meeting is cancelled, the press conferences will take place virtually January 10-13. "Next week, 10-13 January, roughly 40 speakers will present timely and exciting research results and new developments in the astronomical sciences." No registration is required. They …
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HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE CONSIDERS NASA ENHANCED USE LEASING EXTENSION ACT, Jan 10, 2022, virtual, 2:00 pm ET
Update, January 10: The committee postponed consideration of this bill. No explanation is provided on its website. Original Entry: The House Rules Committee will consider three bills, including H.R. 5746, the NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act, on January 10, 2022 beginning at 2:00 pm ET. It will air on the committee's website. More information …
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NASA MEDIA TELECON INTRODUCING NEW NASA CHIEF SCIENTIST KATE CALVIN, Jan 11, 2022, virtual, 11:00 am ET
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will introduce NASA's new chief scientist, Katherine (Kate) Calvin, during a media teleconference on January 11, 2022 at 11:00 am ET. Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency's website. Calvin will be dual-hatted as Chief Scientist, succeeding Jim Green who retired, and Senior Climate Advisor, succeeding Gavin Schmidt who …
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NASA ASTROPHYSICS TOWN HALL MEETING, Jan 11, 2022, virtual, 2:45pm ET
Although the American Astronomical Society (AAS) cancelled its 2022 winter meeting in Salt Lake City due to the spread of the omicron COVID variant, some portions are still taking place virtually. Among them is the NASA Astrophysics Town Hall meeting scheduled for January 11, 2022. It now will take place as a virtual meeting that …
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Natl Acad BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES PANEL OF THE BPS DECADAL SURVEY, Jan 12-13, 2022, virtual
The Biological Sciences Panel of the 2023-2032 Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences will hold its first meeting January 12- 13, 2022 virtually. Some sessions are closed. The Decadal Survey is taking place under the aegis of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. More information and an agenda are on the panel's …
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2022 SPACE DEBRIS REMOVAL AND MITIGATION CONF (LRA Inst), Jan 12-13, 2022, virtual
The LRA Institute will hold the 2022 Space Debris Removal and Mitigation Conference virtually from January 12-13, 2022. More information is on the event's website. Note that times on the agenda are in Central Time (add 1 for Eastern).
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SCHRIEVER SPACEPOWER FORUM WITH DEREK TOURNEAR (Mitchell Inst), Jan 12, 2022, virtual, 9:00 am ET
The Mitchell Institute will hold the Schriever Spacepower Forum on January 12, 2022 at 9:00 am ET. The virtual event features Derek Tournear, Director of the Space Development Agency. More information is on the event's website.
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Natl Acad BPS DECADAL SURVEY PANEL ON PHYSICAL SCIENCES, Jan 12, 2022, virtual, 11:00 am-5:30 pm ET
The Physical Sciences Panel of the 2023-2032 Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences will hold its first meeting on January 12, 2022 from 11:00 am - 5:30 pm ET. Some sessions are open and some are closed. The Decadal Survey is conducted under the aegis of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineeing, and Medicine. …
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NASA COSMIC ORIGINS PROGRAM ANALYSIS GROUP (COPAG), Jan 12, 2022, virtual, 12:00-1:30 pm ET
Update, January 5, 2022: The COPAG website now says this will take place on January 12 from 12:00-1:30 pm ET. Check the COPAG website for any further changes. Update: The AAS cancelled its Salt Lake City meeting because of the spread of the omicron COVID variant. As of January 3, 2022, the COPAG website …
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ICECUBE: A PATHFINDER OF SUBMILLIMETER-WAVE REMOTE SENSING ON A CUBESAT, Jan 12, 2022, virtual, 1:00-2:00 pm ET
NASA Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute's will hold its next webinar on January 12, 2022 from 10:00-11:00 am Pacific Time (1:00-2:00 pm Eastern). Dr. Dong Wu of Goddard Space Flight Center will discuss the IceCube cubesat program: "IceCube: A Pathfinder of Submillimeter-Wave Remote Sensing on a Cubesat." More information is on the event's website.
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SASC NOMINATION HRG ON JOHN PLUMB TO BE ASST SEC OF DEFENSE FOR SPACE POLICY, Jan 13, 2022, DC, 9:30 am ET
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a nomination hearing on January 13, 2022 in G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building (SD-G50) at 9:30 am ET. Among the three nominees that will be considered is John Plumb who has been nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. The others are Celeste …
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NASA, NOAA RELEASE 2021 GLOBAL TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE CONDITIONS, Jan 13, 2022, virtual, 11:00 am ET
NASA and NOAA will release their annual assessments of global temperatures and discuss major climate trends of 2021 during a media teleconference on Janauary 13, 2022 at 11:00 am ET. Audio of the call will stream live on NASA’s website. Participants include: Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York Russ …
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OSTP LISTENING SESSION ON ORBITAL DEBRIS (1 OF 2), Jan 13, 2022, virtual, 1:00-3:00 pm ET
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will hold two "listening sessions" on the topic of orbital debris to gain perspectives for input to the National Science and Technology Policy Council's Orbital Debris Research and Development Interagency Working Group. The listening sessions are as follows: Jan. 13, 2022, 1:00-3:00 pm ET: Orbital …
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“SPACE MATTERS” WITH BOB WALKER, JIM BRIDENSTINE ET AL (Space Fndtn), Jan 13, 2022, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
The Space Foundation is initiating a new "expert panel series" of webinars under the title Space Matters as part of their Symposium 365 program. A paid membership in Symposium 365 is required to watch. The first is on January 13, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET. Participants are: The Honorable Bob Walker – Former U.S. Congressman, former …
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MANEUVER WARFARE IN SPACE: THE STRATEGIC MANDATE FOR NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION (Mitchell Inst), Jan 14, 2022, virtual, 9:00 am ET
The Mitchell Institute will hold a webinar on January 14, 2022 at 9:00 am ET to roll out its new policy paper: "Maneuver Warfare in Space: The Strategic Mandate for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion." More information is on the event's website, which says: The Mitchell Institute invites you to join our rollout for our newest policy …
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