The 2023 SmallSat Symposium will take place February 7-9, 2023 in Mountain View, CA. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website.

The Space Transportation Association (STA) will hold a luncheon in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2023 from 11:30 am -1:00 pm ET. The speakers are Jody Singer, Director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and Jim Free, NASA Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development. STA events are by invitation only.

President Biden will give the 2023 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2023. Details had not been announced as of January 13, but typically it begins at 9:00 pm ET and televised on all the major networks as well as C-SPAN. A response …

Read More Read More

The 25th FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference will take place at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC from February 8-9, 2023. More information is on the event's website. The FAA tells us there will NOT be a livestream.

(livestreamed)

The Communications and Technology subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on February 8, 2023 at 10:30 am ET in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building on "Liftoff: Unleashing Innovation in Satellite Communications Technologies." UPDATE: Witnesses as announced on February 7 are: Panel One William Richardson, Deputy Associate General Counsel for Agenda …

Read More Read More

The House Appropriations Committee will hold its organizational meeting for the 118th Congress on February 8, 2023 at 10:45 am ET in 2359 Rayburn House Office Building. Committee meetings usually are webcast on the committee's website.

The Space Foundation will hold its next "Space Matters" webinar on February 8, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET with its usual panel of experts discussing current and emerging issues.  More information is on the Foundation's website.

Russia will launch its next cargo ship, Progress MS-22, to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:15 am EST on February 9, 2023.  NASA TV coverage begins at 1:00 am EST. NASA refers to this as Progress 83 because it is the 83rd Progress to resupply the ISS. Progress MS-22 …

Read More Read More

SpaceX plans a static fire test of all 33 engines for its Starship first stage, called Super Heavy, on February 9, 2023 at Starbase in Boca Chica, TX.  It will be the first time all 33 engines are fired at the same time. SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell made the announcement at the FAA's Commercial Space …

Read More Read More

The SDA Bocconi School of Management-SEE Lab, the Secure World Foundation, and the George Washington University Space Policy Institute (SPI) will host a workshop on February 9, 2023 from 9:30 am - 4:30 pm at SPI's offices, 1957 E Street, NW, Washington, DC, 6th floor Lindner Commons. The topic is: "Space Exploration Investments: Turning Uncertainty …

Read More Read More

Update, February 4:  The meeting is at 10:00 am ET and will be immediately followed by a hearing on strengthening airline operations and consumer protections. Update, February 1:  The organizational meeting has been postponed one week to February 9 "DUE TO DELAYED SENATE REORGANIZING RESOLUTION." The time was not announced. Original Entry: The Senate Commerce, …

Read More Read More

The U.S. Institute of Peace will hold an event on February 9, 2023 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm ET to discuss "China and Strategic Instability in Space: Pathways to Peace in an Era of U.S.-China Strategic Competition." It will take place at the U.S. Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC.  Registration …

Read More Read More

NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) will hold its first quarterly meeting of 2023 at Kennedy Space Center, FL.  The only portion of the meeting open to the public is a telecon on February 9, 2023 from 3:00-4:30 pm ET where ASAP members will summarize their observations. Instructions on how to listen are in the Federal …

Read More Read More

Russia's Progress MS-22 cargo ship, scheduled for launch on February 9, 2023, will dock with the International Space Station on February 11 at 3:53 am EST.  NASA TV coverage begins at 3:00 am ET. NASA refers to this as Progress 83 because it is the 83rd Progress to resupply the ISS.

The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Schriever Spacepower Forum webinar on February 14, 2023 at 10:00 am ET. The guest is Dr. John Plumb, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. More information and a registration link are on the event's website.

(webcast)

Singapore Space & Technology Ltd will hold the Global Space and Technology Convention (GSTC) from February 15-16, 2023 in Singapore. More information is on the event's website.

The African Space Leadership Institute is holding a webinar series on Space Sustainability. On February 15, 2023 at 13:00 GMT (8:00 am EST), the speaker will be Brian Weeden, Director of Program Planning for the Secure World Foundation on "The Threat of Anti-Satellites (ASATs) and What We Can Do About Them." More information is on …

Read More Read More

Update, February 12: The time is 9:00-11:00 am Pacific Time, which is 12:00-2:00 pm Eastern. Original Entry: NASA's Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) will meet virtually on February 16, 2023 to discuss NASA's draft Announcement of Opportunity for the New Frontiers 5 (NF5) solicitation. The time of the meeting was not announced as of January …

Read More Read More