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6th ANNUAL SCHRIEVER SPACE FORUM (AFA), Nov 20, 2020, virtual, 11:00 am-4:00 pm ET
The Air Force Association's Schriever Chapter will host the 6th annual Schriever Space Forum on November 20, 2020 from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET. It will be held virtually this year because of the pandemic. According to the event's website, it features "appearances by Air Force Secretary Barbara M. Barrett, Vice Chairman of the …
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NASA MEDIA TELECON RE UPCOMING SPACEX CRS-21 LAUNCH, Nov 20, 2020, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
NASA will hold a media telecon on November 20, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET to discuss payloads that will be delivered to the International Space Station on the next SpaceX cargo resupply mission, CRS-21, or SpX-21. It is scheduled for launch on December 2. Among many other things, it will deliver a new, commercially developed …
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SCIENCE BRIEFING FOR SENTINEL-6 MICHAEL FREILICH SATELLITE, Nov 20, 2020, virtual, 3:30 pm ET
NASA will hold a science briefing about the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean altimetry satellite, which is scheduled for launch on November 21. The briefing will take on November 20, 2020 at 3;30 pm ET. (It is one of several briefings. See separate calendar entries.) · Karen St. Germain, director, NASA Earth Science Division · Craig Donlon, project …
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PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONF FOR SENTINEL-6 MICHAEL FREILICH, Nov 20, 2020, virtual, 5:00 pm ET
NASA will hold a pre-launch news conference on November 20, 2020 at 5:00 pm ET for the launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, which is scheduled for launch the next day. Other briefings also are scheduled (see separate calendar entries). Participants are: · Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters · Johann-Dietrich Wörner, director-general, ESA …
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LAUNCH OF SENTINEL-6 MICHAEL FREILICH SATELLITE, Nov 21, 2020, VAFB, 12:17 pm ET
Update, November 13: The launch from VAFB is scheduled for 12:17 pm ET (9:17 am Pacific Time, local at the launch site). NASA TV coverage begins at 11:45 am ET. Update, November 3: Lueders tweeted that November 21 is the new launch date. The launch time was not specified. Update: We now are targeting Saturday, …
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EUROPEAN NAVIGATION CONFERENCE 2020 (ENC 2020), Nov 23-24, 2020, virtual
The German Institute of Navigation has organized the European Navigation Conference 2020 (ENC 2020) for November 23-24, 2020. It will take place virtually. Note that times on the agenda are in Central European Time (CET). Subtract 6 hours for Eastern Standard Time. The meeting begins at 13:00 CET both days, which is 7:00 am EST. …
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INDUSTRY DAY FOR SPD-3: OPEN ARCHITECTURE DATA REPOSITORY, Nov 23 and Nov 24, 2020, virtual
The Department of Commerce's Office of Space Commerce (OSC) will hold an "Industry Day" to obtain input regarding the Open Architecture Data Repository (OSDR) it is creating for Space Situational Awareness/Space Traffic Management (SSA/STM) in response to President Trump's Space Policy Directive-3. Meetings will be held on two days, November 23 -- the "West Coast …
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MCGILL ANNUAL STRATEGIC SPACE LAW COURSE, Nov 23-26, 2020, virtual
McGill University's Institute of Air and Space Law, in partnership with Spectrum Space Security, will hold a four-day Strategic Space Law Course from November 23-26, 2020. It will take place virtually. More information is on the event's website.
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LAUNCH OF CHINA’S CHANG’E-5 LUNAR SAMPLE RETURN MISSION, Nov 23, 2020, Hainan Island, China, 3:35 pm EST
Update, November 23, 8:10 am ET: The European Space Agency, which is providing tracking support, says the launch is at 21:35 CET tonight, which is 3:35 pm EST. China has not indicated if it will livestream the launch. Original Entry: China says only that it plans to launch its long-awaited Chang'e-5 lunar sample return …
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IN-FLIGHT EVENT WITH JAXA ASTRONAUT SOICHI NOGUCHI, Nov 24, 2020, virtual, 6:10 am ET
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who arrived at the International Space Station aboard Crew-1 a week ago, will hold a press conference with Japanese reporters on November 24, 2020 at 6:10 am ET. The event will be broadcast on NASA TV with English interpretation.
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10TH AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORUM, Nov 24-25, 2020 EST (Nov 25 local time), virtual
The South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC) will hold the 10th Australian Space Forum on November 25, 2020. The event was planned to take place at the Adelaide Convention Center and online, but the COVID situation in Australia has forced the entire event to be virtual. More information is on the event's website. The agenda …
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CANADIAN SPACE SUMMIT 2020, Nov 24-27, 2020, virtual
The Canadian Space Society will hold its annual summit virtually from November 24-27, 2020. The theme this year is "To Lunar and Beyond." More information is on the event's website. The agenda was not posted as of November 22, however (at least we couldn't spot one).
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SPACE4IMPACT, Nov 25-26, 2020, virtual
Space4Impact will hold a kick-off event on November 25-26, 2020. November 25 is open to the public. November 26 is by invitation only. It will take place virtually. Note that times on the agenda are in Central European Time (CET). Subtract 6 hours for Eastern Standard Time. More information is on the event's website.
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BRIDGING THE SPACE DIVIDE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND EMERGING COMMUNITIES (IAF), Nov 25, 2020, 14:00-15:00 CET (8:00-9:00 am EST)
The International Astronautical Federation (IAF), as part of its Global Networking Forum (GNF) Space Conversation series, will hold a webinar on November 25, 2020 from 14:00-15:00 Central European Time (8:00-9:00 am EST) on "Bridging the Space Divide for Developing Countries and Emerging Communities." More information is on the event's website.
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November 26, 2020 (Federal Holiday)
November 26, 2020 is a federal holiday, Thanksgiving. Government offices and many businesses will be closed.
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LANDING OF CHINA’S CHANG’E-5 ON LUNAR SURFACE, Dec 1?, 2020, 10:13 am EST?
Update, November 30: 9:30 am ET: @CosmicPenguin tweeted a thread showing times for the Chang'e-5 events based on an image of the screen in mission control that he saw on Chinese social media. It puts the landing on December 1 at 15:13 UTC, which would be December 1, 10:13 EST. Here is one of his …
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Natl Acad COMMITTEE ON EARTH SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS FROM SPACE (CESAS), Nov 30-Dec 1, 2020, virtual
The Committee on Earth Sciences and Applications from Space (CESAS) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet virtually November 30-December 1, 2020. Some sessions are open and some are closed. Open sessions on November 30 are 1:00-3:45 pm ET. The one open session on December 1 is at 11:30 am ET. …
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NASA PLANETARY SCIENCE ADVISORY CMTE, Nov 30, 2020, virtual, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm ET
Update, Nov. 27: The agenda is now posted. Original Entry: NASA's Planetary Science Advisory Committee will meet virtually on November 30, 2020 from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm ET. More information, including how the public can listen to the meeting, is in the Federal Register announcement, which is reproduced below. UMMARY: In accordance with …
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NAC SCIENCE COMMITTEE, Dec 1-2, 2020, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
Update, November 30: The agenda has finally been posted. Update, November 27: the revised Federal Register notice says the meeting on December 1 is 1:00-5:00 pm ET and on December 2 is 1:00-5:15 pm ET. (The agenda still is not posted on the committee's website.) SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as …
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ESA SIGNS CONTRACT FOR SPACE DEBRIS REMOVAL WITH CLEARSPACE SA, Dec 1, 2020, virtual, 13:30 CET (7:30 am EST)
The European Space Agency (ESA) will sign an 86 million Euro contract with Clearspace SA to purchase services to remove a piece of space debris from orbit, specifically a Vespa payload adapter, in 2025. ESA will hold a media roundtable to discuss the mission on December 1, 2020 from 13:30-14:30 Central European Time (7:30-8:30 am …
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