NASA will hold a media telecon on April 5, 2022 at 4:00 pm ET to provide an update on plans to resume the Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR), which was scrubbed yesterday, the second time in two days. Audio will livestream on NASA Live. Participants are: Tom Whitmeyer, deputy associate administrator for Common Exploration …

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The Strategic Forces subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold a hearing on April 6, 2022 at 2:00 pm ET in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building and virtually. The topic is “Fiscal Year 2023 Strategic Forces National Security Space Programs”. Witnesses are: The Honorable Dr. John Plumb Assistant Secretary of Defense for …

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Update, April 5:  NASA informs us that this will NOT be livestreamed on NASA TV or other NASA media outlets like the sessions on April 5 will be, but is only available to media who registered for the Space Symposium. Original Entry: NASA will hold a news conference in conjunction with the Space Foundation's Space …

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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing on April 7, 2022 at 9:30 am ET in G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building.  The open session of hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. The topic is the FY2023 budget request for the Department of Defense and Future Years Defense Plan.  Witnesses are: …

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Update, April 6:  The NASA Live schedule lists a pre-launch news conference on April 7, 2022, no earlier than 3:00 pm ET or one hour after the Launch Readiness Review. Update, April 3:  The launch date for Axiom-1 has been delayed until April 8 because of a delay in NASA's Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal. …

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(webcast begins 3 hrs in advance)

Update, April 6: Axiom's website currently says the post-launch briefing is at 12:30 pm ET on April 8 or approximately one hour after launch (launch is at 11:17 am ET). Update, April 3: The launch has been postponed because of the delay to the Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal. Launch is now rescheduled for April …

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(Livestreams begin 5:30 am ET)

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ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and other officials will participate in media interviews in advance of her launch to the ISS as part of Crew-4, currently scheduled for April 20. The event on April 11, 2022 from 15:00-16:30 Central European Summer Time (9:00-10:30 am EDT) will be livestreamed on ESA TV, but only registered media may …

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NASA will hold a media telecon on Apil 11, 2022 at 4:00 pm ET to provide an update on the Wet Dress Rehearsal test for Artemis I. Listen on NASA Live. Participants are: Tom Whitmeyer, deputy associate administrator for common exploration systems development, NASA Headquarters in Washington Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, NASA Exploration Ground …

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Yuri's Night is a global space celebration on April 12 every year, the anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becoming the first human in space.  He made one orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961. Events take place in many locations on or around April 12.  The Yuri's Night website is one place to …

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The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) will release a report on counterspace activities at 2:15 pm ET on April 12, 2022.  It will be livestreamed on Defense.gov. DIA Defense Intelligence Office for Space and Counterspace Dr. John F. Huth and DIA Senior Defense Analyst for Space and Counterspace Keith Ryder will brief the media on "Challenges …

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Update, April 9, 8:40 am ET:  NASA has updated the Artemis blog, confirming the 3-day delay earlier reported by SpaceflightNow. The two-day test culminates with tanking and the practice countdowns (T-0) on April 14. NASA says it will be a modified test "primarily focused on tanking the core stage, and minimal propellant operations" on the …

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NASA's Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG) will meet virtually April 13-14, 2022. More information is on the event's website. The agenda is posted.

The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on April 14, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Monitoring Space Norms." More information is on the event's website, which says: Can an international space situational awareness (SSA) data sharing framework for assessing countries’ compliance with norms of behavior …

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Update, April 11:  The time has been updated to 1:20 pm ET.  It will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Orignal entry: According to the NASA Live schedule, NASA will hold a news conference with the Crew-3 crew aboard the ISS on April 15, 2022 at 1:15 pm ET. Crew-3 is getting ready …

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NASA will hold a media telecon on April 15, 2022 at 3:00 pm ET on "initial findings from the Artemis Moon mission modified test," a reference to its third attempt to conduct a Wet Dress Rehearsa" for the Space Launch System rocket that will be used for the Artemis I uncrewed test flight later this …

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Update, April 15, 3:00 pm ET:  The time has been moved UP to 4:15 pm ET. ORIGINAL ENTRY: NASA, SpaceX, and ESA officials will hold a media telecon on April 15, 2022 No Earlier Than (NET) 5:00 pm ET or one hour after completion of the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the launch of Crew-4 …

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Update, April 15: 1:45 pm ET:  Shenzhou-13 undocked from Tianhe at 16:44 UTC (12:44 pm EDT). State media has confirmed that Shenzhou 13 has undocked from the CSS Core Module's nadir port at 16:44 UTC, after being at the station for a Chinese record of 183 days.https://t.co/11lpxHQxaX pic.twitter.com/A7HHflwqKG— Cosmic Penguin (@Cosmic_Penguin) April 15, 2022 Original …

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