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U.S.-JAPAN COLLABORATION AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR SPACE EXPLORATION (Japan House LA), Apr 15, 2021, virtual, 7:00-8:00 pm ET
Japan House Los Angeles will hold a webinar on April 15, 2021 from 4:00-5:00 pm Pacific Time (7:00-8:00 pm Eastern) to discuss "U.S.-Japan Collaboration and Public-Private Partnerships for Space Exploration." More information and a registration link are on the event's website. Participants are: Masami Onoda, Director, Washington Office, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Karen Bradford, …
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PROGRESS TOWARDS THE MOON VILLAGE, Apr 16, 2021, virtual, 9:00 am ET
The Moon Village Association Architecture Working Group will present the results of its December 2020 workshop during an April 16, 2021 webinar from 3:00-4:00 pm CEST (9:00-10:00 am EDT). More information is on the event's website.
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CREW-2 ARRIVAL AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Apr 16, 2021, KSC, ~1:00 pm ET
The crew of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will arrive at Kennedy Space Center on April 16, 2021. An arrival media event will take place when they arrive, which NASA expects to be about 1:00 pm ET, but the time could change. Participants are: Steve Jurczyk, acting NASA administrator Bob Cabana, …
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NASA TO ANNOUNCE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM (HLS) WINNER, Apr 16, 2021, virtual, 4:00 pm ET
NASA announced this afternoon, April 16, 2021, that at 4:00 pm ET it will reveal the winner of the contract to build a Human Landing System (HLS) to take astronauts from lunar orbit down to and back from the lunar surface. Participants are: Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk Kathy Lueders, associate administrator for NASA’s Human …
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SOYUZ MS-17 RETURN TO EARTH, Apr 16-17, 2021, Kazakhstan
(undock Apr 16 9:34 pm ET, land Apr 17 12:56 am ET)
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CREW-2 VIRTUAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, Apr 17, 2021, KSC, 9:45 am ET
The four-person crew of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will hold a virtual media engagement at Kennedy Space Center on April 17, 2021 at 9:45 am ET. All four members of the crew will participate: NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, spacecraft commander NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, pilot JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, mission …
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1ST FLIGHT OF INGENUITY HELICOPTER ON MARS, Apr 19, 2021, Mars
(livestream begins 6:15 am ET)
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SPACE RESOURCES WEEK (Luxembourg Space Agency/ESA), Apr 19-22, 2021, virtual
The European Space Resources Innovation Center, in collaboration with the Luxembourg Space Agency, European Space Agency, and Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology, will hold Space Resources Week from April 19-22, 2021. The event will take place virtually. More information is on the event's website, which says: ... the event will include a series of …
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SPACE POWER WORKSHOP 2021: NEW SPACE (Aerospace Corp.), Apr 19-22, 2021, virtual
The Aerospace Corporation will holds its 38th annual Space Power Workshop from April 19-22, 2021. The theme this year is "New Space." The even will take place virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic and includes pre-recorded presentations and live interactions. More information is on the event's website.
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UNCOPUOS SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITEE, Apr 19-30, 2021, virtual
Update, April 16: The OOSA website now indicates this is a virtual event and plenary sessions and technical presentations will be webcast. An annotated agenda is posted. Update: As of March 22, the OOSA website indicates this will take place at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria. Original Entry: The Scientific and Technical …
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CREW-2 SCIENCE MEDIA TELECON, Apr 19, 2021, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
NASA will hold a media telecon on April 19, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET to discuss science experiments that will be supported by astronauts flying to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew-2 mission. Participants are: ISS U.S. National Laboratory Senior Program Director Dr. Liz Warren will discuss Tissue Engineering, which uses a combination of …
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COMMITTEE ON PLANETARY PROTECTION MTG ON MARS MISSION BIOBURDEN REQ, Apr 19, 2021, virtual, 2:00-6:00 pm ET
The Committee on Planetary Protection of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a third meeting on Mars Mission Bioburden Requirements on April 19, 2021 from 2:00-6:00 pm ET. Some sessions are open and some are closed. More information is on the committee’s website.
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POST-FLIGHT BRIEFING FOR 1ST FLIGHT OF INGENUITY HELICOPTER ON MARS, Apr 19, 2021, virtual, 2:00 pm ET
NASA is now targeting April 19, 2021 for the first flight of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. If the flight takes place as planned at 3:15 am ET, data will begin arriving at JPL at 6:15 am ET. Arrival of the data will be livestreamed starting at 6:15 am ET with a post-flight press conference …
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CREW-2 PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE, Apr 20, 2021, KSC, 8:00 am ET?
Update, April 19: NASA's updated schedule shows this as occurring at 8:00 am ET, while also continuing to say it will be no earlier than 1 hour after the Launch Readiness Review (LRR). Original Entry: NASA and SpaceX will hold a pre-launch news conference for the SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station on …
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SASC HRG ON FY2022 BUDGET REQUEST FOR U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND AND U.S. SPACE COMMAND, Apr 20, 2021, DC/virtual, 9:30 am ET
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing on April 20, 2021 at 9:30 am ET in G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, with Senators allowed to participate virtually instead. The hearing is on the FY2022 and Future Years Defense Budget Request for U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Space Command. Witnesses are: Gen. James …
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NASA/SMD COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MTG, Apr 20, 2021, virtual, 11:00 am ET
Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD), will lead another community Town Hall meeting on April 20, 2021 at 11:00 am ET to discuss updates to NASA"s science programs and share the current status of SMD activities. As posted in the April 11, 2021 Planetary Exploration Newsletter, here are the details. …
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SPACE WARFIGHTER TALK WITH COL. RHET TURNBULL, SPACE FORCE, Apr 20, 2021, virtual, 4:00 pm ET
The Space Force Association will hold its next Space Warflight Talk webinar on April 20, 2021 at 1300 Pacific Time (4:00 pm Eastern). The guest is Col. Wallace "Rhet" Turnbull, Director, Cross-mission Ground and Communications, U.S. Space Force. More information is on the event's website.
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CREW-2 COUNTDOWN CLOCK BRIEFING, Apr 21, 2021, KSC, 8:30 am ET
Update, April 19: The time has been moved up to 8:30 am ET and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli added to the speakers. Bill Nelson's confirmation hearing to be NASA Administrator is at 10:00 am ET, the original time for this briefing. NASA TV now will broadcast that event. Original Entry: Officials from NASA, JAXA and …
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SENATE COMMERCE HRG ON NOMINATION OF BILL NELSON TO BE NASA ADMINISTRATOR, Apr 21, 2021, DC/virtual, 10:00 am ET
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on April 21, 2021 at 10:00 am ET on the nomination of former Senator Bill Nelson to be NASA Administrator. The committee will also consider the nomination of Lina Khan be a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. The hearing will take place in …
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NEWS CONFERENCE WITH ASTRONAUT KATE RUBINS, Apr 21, 2021, JSC, 3:15 pm ET
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, who just returned from 185 days on the International Space Station, will hold a news conference at Johnson Space Center on April 21, 2021 at 3:15 pm ET. It will be broadcast on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Rubins and her Soyuz MS-17 crewmates Russians Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov …
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