The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium will hold its spring meeting virtually from May 11-12, 2021 from 10:30 am - 5:00 pm ET each day.  More information is on the event's website.  

NASA and Northrop Grumman, the prime contractor for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), will hold a virtual briefing on May 11, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET for a last look at JWST's "iconic golden mirror" before the telescope is packed for shipping to its launch site in French Guinea.  Launch is scheduled for October …

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The Transportation-HUD (THUD) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on May 12, 2021 at 10:00 am ET on FAA Safety Oversight.  No room is listed so this presumably is an all-virtual hearing.  Watch on the committee's website. The witness is Steve Dickson, FAA Administrator. The hearing likely will focus on airplane …

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on May 12, 2021 at 10:00 am ET on "Challenges and Opportunities in the FY2022 Defense Budget." Panelists are: Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD) Eric Fanning, President and CEO, Aerospace Industries Association and former Secretary of the Army Mackenzie Eaglen, Research Fellow, AEI Todd …

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The Hill will host a webinar on "The Future of Mobility" on May 12, 2021 at 12:30 pm ET. Among the speakers is Karina Drees, President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. More information is on the event's website, which says: The intersection of technology and transportation is transforming life as we know it. Autonomous vehicle …

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Space Coast Economic Development Commission and the Space Channel will host a policy discussion on May 12, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET focused on the first flight of Artemis from KSC "including a virtual tour of the famed complex." Participants are: Christian …

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The Space Court Foundation will hold a webinar on May 13, 2021 at 11:00 am ET. The topic is "Competing for Space Superiority? Arms Racing, Rivalries and Hype in Space." Participants are: Moderator: Dr Bleddyn Bowen, University of Leicester Panellists: • Associate Professor Alice Gorman, Flinders University • Dr Cameron Hunter, University of Leicester • Lauren …

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The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) will hold a webinar on May 13, 2021 from 11:00-11:45 am ET on "Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites Enable Climate Action." Participants are: Jennifer D. Hindin, Partner, Space and Satellite Group Chair, Wiley (moderator) Conor Brown, Director of Sales Engineering, Spire U.S. Federal Karen M. Jones, Senior Project Leader, Center for …

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The Space Foundation will hold a Space Symposium 365 webinar on May 13, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET.  The topic is: New Generation Space Leaders Panel:  Life in the Extreme - The Fundamentals of Surviving and Thriving. More information is on the event's website.

The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinars on May 13, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Inside Digital Engineering and the U.S. Air Force." More information is on the event's website, which says: What is digital engineering and how could it change the Air Force and Space …

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The University of Washington's (UW's) Space Policy and Research Center (SPARC) will hold a webinar on May 13, 2021 at 3:00 pm ET (12:00 pm Pacific) featuring BlackSky CEO Brian O'Toole speaking about geospatial intelligence. More information is on the event's website.

Update, May 14:  The China National Space Administration now acknowledges that it will try today. CNSA has today acknowledged that it will attempt to land the Zhurong rover on Mars between May 15-19 Beijing time. Thanks to amateur radio enthusiasts we know the first attempt window will be ~23:10 UTC/7:10 pm ET today. https://t.co/HFklaX3bui (English: …

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The United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs will hold three days of webinars to discuss "Facilitating Multilateral Dialogues on the Development of Norms, Rules and Principles of Responsible Behaviour in Outer Space." They will take place from 9:00-11:00 ET each day on May 17, May 19, …

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The Committee on Planetary Protection of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold its 5th meeting to discuss Mars Mission Bioburden Requirements on May 17, 2021 from 1:30-5:30 pm ET.  The meeting will take place virtually. Some sessions may be closed. More information is on the event's website.

The Space Force Association will hold its next virtual Space Warfighter Talk (SWT) on May 17, 2021 at 3:00 pm ET. The guest is Brig. Gen. Mike Adamson, Director General and Component Commander/Space, Royal Canadian Air Force. More information and a registration link are on the event's website.

The Space Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and  Technology Committee will hold a hearing on May 18, 2021 at 11:00 am ET on "NASA's Earth Science and Climate Change Activities: Current Roles and Opportunities." It will take place virtually and will be webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses are: Dr. Karen M. St. Germain, Division …

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The UK Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) will hold a virtual conference from May 19-20, 2021 to discuss "UK in the 2020s--An Emerging Space Power." More information is on the event's website.  The agenda is posted showing it begins at 9:00 am each day.  The time zone is not specified, but presumably is British Summer Time.  …

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The Foundation for the Future will hold a webinar on May 19, 2021 from 8:30-10:00 am ET. The topic is: "Unraveling the Complexity: Federal Appropriations the Future of Space Development." An emailed notice says May 19 is a change in the date, but not what the original date was. Speakers are: Kevin O'Connell, Former Director, …

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The United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs will hold three days of webinars to discuss "Facilitating Multilateral Dialogues on the Development of Norms, Rules and Principles of Responsible Behaviour in Outer Space." They will take place from 9:00-11:00 ET each day on May 17, May 19, …

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The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold a webinar on May 19, 2021 at 12:00 pm ET featuring Col. Rob Bongiovi, Director, Launch Enterprise, U.S. Space Force. More information is on the event's website.