The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the Department of Commerce (DOC), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will hold the Inaugural Space Cybersecurity Symposium on May 5, 2021 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm ET.  It will take place virtually. More information, the agenda, and a registration link are on the …

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George Washington University's Space Policy Institute (SPI) and the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy (IISTP) will hold a webinar on May 5, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 pm ET. The topic is "What Technologies Can Secure GPS?"   Featuring an address by: Robert Hampshire, Acting Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation …

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The Strategic Forces subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and the International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Societal Impact Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) will hold a joint hearing on May 5, 2021 at 3:00 pm ET on "Creating a Framework for Rules Based Order in Space."  The hearing …

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The Wilson Center will hold a "Book at Wilson" event on May 6, 2021 at 12:00 pm ET with Nicholas Schmidle, author of "Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut." More information is on the event's website.

The Committee on Planetary Protection of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold its fourth meeting on Mars Mission Bioburden Requirements on May 6, 2021. Some sessions are open and some are closed.  The current agenda shows open sessions from 12:00-2:45 pm ET. More information is on the event's website.

The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its series of Space Policy Show webinars on May 6, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. It features Andy Weir, author of the The Martian and other science fiction books, and Aerospace futurist Kara Cunzeman. More information is on the event's website, which says: Andy Weir – #1 …

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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) will meet in public session on May 6, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 pm ET. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the Aerospace Safety Advisory …

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The Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on the FY2022 budget request for the Department of Commerce on May 6, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET.  It will take place virtually and be webcast on the committee's website. The witness is Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce. It is not clear …

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Astrobiology Graduates in Europe (AbGradE) will hold a webinar on May 7, 2021 on Space Law and Governance.  The event's website describes it as "an early career meeting on the legal, political and ethical challenges of space science and exploration." The time was not posted as of May 2, 2021. More information is on the …

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Update, May 7:  This morning, the notice on the Space Foundation's website says this meeting is from 12:00-2:00 pm ET, not 8:00-10:00 am ET.     Original Entry: The Space Foundation in association with U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) will hold a webinar on May 7, 2021, "National Space Day."  It will take place from 8:00-10:00 …

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The Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on the FY2022 budget request for the Air Force and the Space Force on May 7, 2021 at 12:00 pm ET.  It will take place virtually and be webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses are: The Honorable John P. Roth, Acting Secretary, Air …

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Update, May 3:  An email from SFA today says this is at 1:00 pm EDT/11:00 am MDT.   Original Entry: The Space Force Association will hold its next virtual Space Warfighter Talk (SWT) on May 7, 2021.  The guest is Derek Tournear, Director of the Space Development Agency (SDA). The emailed announcement says this is …

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The CyberSatDigital virtual conference will take place May 10-11, 2021 in an unclassified format. A classified meeting will follow on May 12. More information is on the event's website.

NASA and Axiom Space will hold a media teleconference on May 10, 2021 at 11:00 am ET to discuss details of Axion's first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Ax-1, expected in January 2022. Participants are: Phil McAlister, director, commercial spaceflight development, NASA Headquarters Angela Hart, manager, commercial low-Earth orbit development, NASA’s Johnson …

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The Heritage Foundation will hold a webinar on May 10, 2021 from 2:00-2:45 pm ET. The topic is: Space Force: What's Next? Speakers are: Jim Bridenstine, former NASA Administrator Everett Dolman, Air Force Air Command and Staff College Col. M.V. "Coyote" Smith (Ret.), Air Force Air Command and Staff College John Venable, Heritage Foundation (moderator) …

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The Space Force Association will hold its next virtual Space Warfighter Talk on May 10, 2021 at 3:00 pm ET (1:00 pm Mountain Time).  The guest is Col. John "P.Y." Thien, Commander, Space Delta 3. More information is on the event's website.

NASA TV will provide live coverage of the departure of the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission from asteroid Bennu on May 10, 2021 beginning at 4:00 pm ET. O-REx collected samples of Bennu last year, but has been waiting to begin its trip back home until Bennu and Earth were correctly aligned again.  It is …

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Virgin Galactic will announce its 1Q2021 financial results via telecon on May 10, 2021 at 5:00 pm ET.  It will be webcast.