The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold an open hearing on Worldwide Threats on April 14, 2021 at 10:00 am ET in 216 Hart Senate Office Building and virtually.  (A closed hearing on the same topic follows in the afternoon.) A witness list was not posted as of April 10.  

The steering committee of the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will hold its 12th meeting on April 14, 2021 from 11:00 am - 5:50 pm ET. Some sessions are open and some are closed. More information is on the committee's website.

The Space Court Foundation and Clifford Chance will hold a webinar on April 14, 2021 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm on "Towards Space Arbitration and Beyond." More information and a registration link are on the event's website, which says: Earlier this year, the UAE announced the establishment of a “Court of Space”, a tribunal …

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As of today (April 13, 2021), Blue Origin is targeting the next launch of its New Shepard reusable, suborbital rocket for 10:15 am Central Time (11:15 am Eastern) tomorrow, April 14,  at its launch site in West Texas. New Shepard is designed to take people on 10 minute suborbital rides above the threshold that some …

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The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold a webinar on April 14, 2021 from 12:00-1:00 pm ET.  The speaker is Derek Tournear, Director of DOD's Space Development Agency. More information is on the event's website.

The Aerospace Corporation will hold a webinar on April 14, 2021 from 12:00-2:00 pm ET on "Key Topics for a Renewed Space Weapons Debate." More information and a registration link are on the event's website. An emailed invitation says:  

The Space Foundation will hold the next webinar in its Space Symposium 365 series of April 14, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET. The topic is: Space Technology: From Earth to Space and Back. More information and a registration link are on the event's website.  

The National Security Space Association (NSSA) will host a virtual memorial service for the late Gen. Thomas Moorman, Jr., a legend in national security space circles.  He passed away on June 17, 2020 at the age of 79.  NSSA created the Moorman Center for Space Studies in his honor. The service will take place on …

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The Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on April 15, 2021 at 10:00 am ET on "Increasing Risks of Climate Change and NOAA's Role in Providing Climate Services." The hearing will take place virtually via WebEx and will be webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses are: Dr. Steven Volz, …

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Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMCO) will hold a webinar on April 15, 2021 from 11:30-12:30 pm ET. The topic is: Bringing Space Home: The Role of Sample Return in Space Exploration. Register at this website.  The event will be recorded.  Anyone who registers will be provided with the link for on-demand viewing. An emailed invitation says …

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On April 15, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET, analysts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Secure World Foundation (SWF) will discuss "ways to protect space systems from counterspace weapons, including active and passive defenses, strategy and policy measures, and diplomatic initiatives." The two organizations publish separate but complementary reports on …

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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on April 15, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is: Protecting Earth's Airspace from Space Debris. More information is on the event's website, which says: We all know space debris leads to more danger of collisions in space, but have …

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The Transportation-HUD (THUD) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on the FY2022 budget request for the Department of Transportation (DOT) on April 15, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET. The hearing will take place virtually via WebEx and will be broadcast on the committee's website. The witness is Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of …

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The Moon Dialogs will hold the next in its series of virtual "salons" on April 15, 2021, from 2:30-3:30 ET. The topic is: Accessible Moon Salon: International Coordination for Lunar Exploration-The Practitioners' View. Participants are: Peter Martinez, Executive Director, Secure World Foundation Marlene Losier, Principal of Losier & Gonzalez, PLLC, For All Moonkind Minoo Rathnasabathy, …

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NASA will hold a media teleconference following the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the Crew-2 launch to the International Space Station.  The FRR is on April 15, 2021.  The teleconference will take place no earlier than 1 hour after the FRR concludes.  NASA estimates that will be at 6:00 pm ET but the time could …

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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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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.

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 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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(undock Apr 16 9:34 pm ET, land Apr 17 12:56 am ET)