NASA's Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) will meet January 30-February 1, 2024 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ and online. More information will be posted on the SBAG website.

U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command will hold the 2nd annual Space Mobility Conference on January 30, 2024 at the Orlando County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. More information is on the event's website. which says: "Space Mobility mobilizes commercial industry executives and high-ranking officials from state and government agencies to assure access and superiority …

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Update, January 26: The launch has been postponed a day to January 30 at 12:07 pm ET for launch pad readiness reasons. NASA TV coverage begins 11:50 am ET. If launch takes place as planned, arrival at ISS is February 1 at 4:15 am ET. NASA TV coverage of rendezvous and capture by Canadarm2 begins …

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Boeing will hold its 4Q2023 earnings call on January 31, 2024 at 10:30 am ET.  Audio will air on the company's website. Speakers are: President and Chief Executive Officer David Calhoun, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brian West

NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will hold its first quarterly Town Hall meeting of 2024 virtually on January 31, 2024 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET. Information on how participate is on SMD's website and is reproduced below (as of January 6). January 31, 2024 Science Mission Directorate Quarterly Community Town Hall Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 …

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NASA will hold a virtual Town Hall on January 31, 2024 at 3:00 pm ET for international science communities "to learn about anticipated capabilities of the lunar-orbiting space station, Gateway, during the Artemis era."  Participating agencies are NASA, ESA, CSA and JAXA. More information is on the event's website.

NASA will hold a media telecon on January 31, 2024 at 3:30 pm ET to discuss the NASA science and technology experiments that will be aboard Intuitive Machines' first Nova-C lunar lander, scheduled to launch in mid-February 2024. Audio will stream on https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv. Participants are: Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration, Science Mission Directorate, …

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The International Space University - USA Alumni Association’s Washington, DC Chapter, ISU-DC, will hold its next Space Café on January 31, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET at 900 19th Street, NW, 6th floor, Washington, D.C. The speaker is Clay Mowry, Chief Revenue Officer for Voyager Space. More information is on the event's website.    

Northrop Grumman's 20th cargo mission to the International Space Station, NG-20, launched on January 30, 2024 atop a Falcon 9 rocket. The Cygnus cargo spacecraft will arrive at the ISS on February 1, 2024 at 4:20 am ET where it will be grappled by astronauts using Canadarm2. Ground controllers later will install it onto a …

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Update, January 29:  According to a tweet from Space Systems Command today, the event is at 10:00 am PACIFIC Time (1:00 am Eastern) and will be webcast on Facebook. Big things are happening @ #SpaceSystemsCommand. Join us at 10:00am PT on Feb. 1 as Gen. Michael Guetlein passes the torch to our new Commander, Lt. …

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NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) earth observation satellite is scheduled for launch on February 6, 2024 at 1:33 am from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL.  In addition to launch coverage, NASA will hold several science and pre-launch briefings on February 4 and February 5. The briefings on February 4 are: Sunday, Feb. …

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NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) earth observation satellite is scheduled for launch on February 6, 2024 at 1:33 am from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL.  In addition to launch coverage, NASA will hold several science and pre-launch briefings on February 4 and February 5. The pre-launch briefing on February 5 is at …

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Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot will take command of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO on February 5, 2024. DOD Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Air Force Gen. C. Q. Brown, Chairman of the Joint …

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NASA's Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) will meet virtually on February 6-8, 2024. More information is on the MExAG website. Note that times on the agenda are in CENTRAL time (add one hour for Eastern).  Generally the meeting is 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Central Time each day though there are variations.  

Satnews will hold the Smallsat Symposium 2024 from February 6-8, 2024 at the Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA. A virtual option is available for registered attendees. More information is on the event's website.  

The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Forum (USGIF) will hold a Space Situational Awareness Workshop at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), 7500 GEOINT Drive, Springfield, VA from 8:00 am-4:00 pm ET on February 6, 2024. The theme is: Bridging Government and Industry Collaboration. More information is on the event's website. The final session is classified.

Update, February 4:  This meeting no longer is listed on the Space Studies Board's calendar. (The same topic, New Frontiers Mission List Review, will be taken up by the Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science, CAPS, on February 13 and February 20.) Original Entry: The Committee on Planetary Protection of the National Academies of Sciences, …

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Update, February 7, 7:30 am ET:  The Ax-3 crew is finally departing the ISS this morning. The undocking time now is 9:20 am ET instead of 9:05 am ET. It will be almost 48 hours before they splash down, however.  That's on Friday morning, February 9, at 8:30 am ET off the coast of Daytona, …

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NASA will hold "listening sessions" on February 7, 2024 in the Washington DC area "to explore innovative approaches for a low-cost mission to the asteroid Apophis." The event begins with an overview at NASA HQ from 9:00-11:00 am ET. That will be followed by one-on-one discussions with individuals or organizations about their innovative ideas. More …

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Update February 6, 6:00 pm ET:  The launch has been delayed again due to weather.  New launch date is February 8. Same time: 1:33 am ET. Due to ground winds preventing prelaunch checkouts, we are now targeting Thursday, February 8 for Falcon 9 to launch PACE. Vehicle and payload remain healthy, and teams will continue …

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