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LAUNCH OF PROGRESS MS-31 CARGO SPACECRAFT TO ISS, July 3, 2025, Kazakhstan, 3:32 pm ET
Russia will launch the next Progress cargo resupply spacecraft, Progress MS-31, to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 3, 2025 at 3:32 pm ET. NASA will livestream the launch on NASA+ beginning at 3:10 pm ET. NASA refers to this as Progress 92P because is it the 92nd Progress …
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INDEPENDENCE DAY, July 4, 2025, Federal Holiday
July 4, 2025 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).
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PROGRESS MS-31 DOCKS AT ISS, July 5, 2025, Earth orbit, 5:27 pm ET
Russia's Progress MS-31 cargo spacecraft will dock at the International Space Station on July 5, 2025 at 5:27 pm ET assuming the launch on July 3 occurs as planned. NASA+ docking coverage begins at 4:45 pm ET.
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SASC MARKUPS OF FY2026 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA), July 8-10, DC
Update, July 7: The committee has updated the schedule: Portions of the NDAA will be considered in Subcommittee on the following dates: Tuesday, July 8th (Airland, Seapower, Strategic Forces, Readiness) Wednesday, July 9th (Personnel, Cyber, ETC) The NDAA will be considered by the Full Committee on the following dates: Wednesday, July 9th Thursday, July 10th …
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HUMAN AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE PANEL OF CMTE ON NON-POLAR LUNAR DESTINATIONS (Natl Acad), July 9, 2025, DC, 9:30 am-3:00 pm ET
The Panel on Human and Biological Science of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's (NASEM's) Committee on Key Non-Polar Destinations Across the Moon to Address Decadal-level Science Objectives with Human Explorers, will meet in open session on July 9, 2025 from 9:30 am-3:00 pm ET (other sessions are closed) at the National Academy …
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SENATE COMMERCE HEARING ON NOMINATIONS FOR NOAA, July 9, 2025, DC, 10:00 am ET
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on July 9, 2025 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building on the following nominations: Neil Jacobs to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Environment and Administrator of NOAA Taylor Jordan to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental …
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FUTURE SPACE 2025, July 9, 2025, DC, 1:00-4:50 pm ET, then 5:30 pm ET
The Future Space Leaders Foundation will hold the 14th Future Space 2025 symposium on July 9, 2025 in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building from 1:00-4:50 pm ET followed by a networking and keynote reception at 5:30 pm ET at Hogan Lovells, 555 13th St. NW, Washington, DC. More information and …
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SENATE APPROPS MARKUP OF FY2026 CJS BILL (NASA/NOAA), July 10, 2025, DC, 9:30 am ET
The Senate Appropriations Committee will mark up the FY2026 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) bill that funds NASA and NOAA on July 10, 2025 at 9:30 am ET in 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building. The markup will be webcast. They will also mark up two other bills: Agriculture, and Legislative Branch.
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HOUSE APPROPS FULL CMTE MARKUP FY2026 CJS BILL (Incl NASA, NOAA), July ?, 2025, DC
Update, July 3: The committee now says the CJS markup has been postponed "to a later date." Updated July 3, 2025: The previously announced markup schedule for the week of July 7th included subcommittee and full committee consideration for the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Bill. Due to scheduling changes, those proceedings …
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NASA BRIEFINGS ON UPCOMING CREW-11 MISSION, July 10, 2025, JSC, 12:00 and 2:00 pm ET (watch on YouTube)
NASA will hold media briefings for the upcoming launch of Crew-11 to the International Space Station on July 10, 2025 at Johnson Space Center. The launch date for Crew-11 has not been set yet, but will be in late July or early August. The briefings will air on NASA's YouTube channel. 12 p.m. ET: Mission …
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SCHRIEVER SPACEPOWER SERIES WITH STARCOM LEADERSHIP (Mitchell Inst), July 10, 2025, virtual, 1:30 pm ET
The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on July 10, 2025 from 1:30-2:30 pm ET. The guests are Maj. Gen. Tim Sejba and Chief Master Sergeant Karmann-Monique Pogue, leaders of the U.S. Space Force's Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM). More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which …
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ISU-DC SPACE CAFE WITH BRADLEY CHEETHAM, ADVANCED SPACE, July 10, 2025, D, 6:00-8:00 pm ET
The International Space University - USA Alumni Association’s Washington, DC Chapter will hold its next Space Café on July 10, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET. This time the event is at 2101 L St., NW, Washington, DC instead of in Arlington. The speaker is Bradley Cheetham, CEO of Advanced Space. More information in on the …
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ESTABLISHING INFRASTRUCTURE IN SPACE (BEI), July 11, 2025, virtual, 1:00-2:30 pm ET
The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) will hold a webinar on July 11, 2025 from 1:00-2:30 pm ET on "You're Gonna Need Juice for That: Establishing Infrastructure in Space." More information is on the event's website, which says: No mission in space is possible without power and propulsion. This will be no less true in a …
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PROGRESS IN UNDERSTANDING THE PLUTO SYSTEM: 10 YRS AFTER THE FLYBY, July 14-18, 2025, Laurel, MD
Update, July 11: The agenda is posted. Original Entry: The Lunar and Planetary Institute will hold a conference from July 14-18, 2025 to discuss what has been learned about Pluto 10 years after the New Horizons mission flew past it, the only spacecraft to have done so. The conference will take place in Laurel, MD. …
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AXIOM-4 UNDOCKS FROM ISS, July 14, 2025, Earth orbit, 7:05 am ET (coverage begins 4:30 am ET)
SpaceX, Axiom, and NASA are targeting July 14, 2025 at 7:05 am ET for undocking of the Axiom-4 private astronaut crew from the International Space Station. The date and time are weather dependent and they are not saying at this point (July 11) when the crew will splash down, only when they will undock. They …
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HOUSE APPROPS SBCMT MARKUP FY2026 THUD BILL (incl FAA), July 14, 2025, DC, 5:00 pm ET
Update, July 13, 5:00 pm ET: The committee just released the draft bill: summary, text. Update, July 11: The time has been moved up to 5:00 pm ET instead of 6:00 pm ET. The meeting is in 2358-A Rayburn and will be livestreamed. Orignal Entry: The Transportation-HUD (THUD) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will …
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CHINA’S TIANZHOU-9 CARGO SPACECRAFT LAUNCHES TO TIANGONG-3, July 14, 2025, Hainan Island, China, 5:40 pm EDT (21:40 UTC)
Update: Reporter Andrew Jones, who specializes in the Chinese space program, posted on X that the launch is scheduled for ~21:40 UTC on July 14 (05:40 July 15 Beijing Time). That would make it 17:40 (5:40 pm) EDT on July 14. Tianzhou-9: A Long March 7 rocket was rolled out at Wenchang today in preparation …
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AXIOM-4 SPLASHDOWN, July 15, 2025, coastal California, 5:31 am ET
During undocking activities on July 14, the webcast commentator said Axiom-4 will splashdown on July 15 at 5:31 am ET off the coast of California, about 22.5 hours after undocking. SpaceX has moved all of its splashdowns (Dragon recovery locations) for crew and cargo to off the coast of California instead of Florida. Credit: SpaceX
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ASPEN SECURITY FORUM, July 15-18, 2025, Aspen, CO
The Aspen Institute will hold the 2025 Aspen Security Forum from July 15-18, 2025 in Aspen, CO. More information is on the event's website. The agenda is posted. However, DOD reportedly withdrew all of its speakers on July 14.
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HASC MARKUP FY2026 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, July 15, 2025, DC, 10:00 am ET
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will mark up the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), H.R. 3838, on July 15, 2025 in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building starting at 10:00 am ET. In past years, this markup has extended until midnight or beyond. The meeting will be webcast on the committee's website. The committee …
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