The National Space Society will hold the 2024 Space Settlement Summit at the Astronauts Memorial Foundation's Center for Space Education, 405 NASA Parkway W, Merritt Island, Fl (part of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex). The theme is: The Geopolitics and Policy of Space Settlement. More information is on the event's website.

NASA will hold a virtual Town Hall meeting on November 8, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET to provide an overview of the forthcoming NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES 2025). More information is in the emailed announcement, which is reproduced below: NOVEMBER 8TH | 1PM EASTERN TIME Join us for an interactive NASA Astrobiology …

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NASA will hold a post-mission briefing with Crew-8 on November 8, 2024 at 3:15 pm ET from Johnson Space Center. NASA will provide live coverage on NASA+ and the agency’s website. Crew-8 returned to Earth on October 25, about two months later than planned due to operational contingencies and a lengthy period of inclement weather in Florida. They …

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The British Interplanetary Society will hold the 2024 Reinventing Space conference from November 11-13, 2024 at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London, U.K. This year's theme is "The Commercial Revolution." More information is on the event's website.

November 11, 2024 is a U.S. Federal holiday. Government offices will be closed. Veterans Day honors all who served in the military, whether they served in peace or wartime or died in battle. By comparison, Memorial Day, celebrated on the last Monday of May, honors those who died in battle or from injuries suffered during …

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The Beyond Earth Institute will hold their Beyond Earth Symposium 2024 at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC from November 12-13, 2024. The theme is: "At the Crossroads: Committing to a Thriving Future for Humanity in Space." More information is on the event's website, which says:

The Center for Science and Imagination at Arizona State University (ASU), Future Tense (a project of ASU and New America), Marsarchive.org, El Cúmulo de Tesla, the Palacio de la Autonomía at UNAM, and the Art, Science, and Technologies program of the Institute of Astronomy at UNAM, will hold a two-day event via Zoom from November …

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Update, November 10:  The agenda is posted. Original Entry: At an October 28, 2024 meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group, a NASA official said the next meeting of the Planetary Science Advsory Committee (PAC)  would take place November 12-13, 2024.  Further details were not provided and it had not been posted in the Federal …

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JAXA will hold the Hayabusa2024 conference from November 12-15, 2024 (local time) at the JAXA campus in Sagamihara, Japan and online.  Japan is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. More information is on the event's website,. which says: Hayabusa2 has returned 5.4 grams of samples from the C-type asteroid Ryugu in Dec 2020, and …

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The National Security Space Association (NSSA) will hold an event on November 12, 2024 from 8:00-11:00 am ET at the Tower Club in Tysons Corner, VA. The topic is "Space Weather and National Security." More information is on the event's website.

The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold its next luncheon on November 12, 2024 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD. The speaker is Chris Cannizzaro, Senior Advisor, Space Systems and Services, National Risk Management Center, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). More information is on the event's website.

Rocket Lab will holds its third quarter 2024 financial results telecon on November 12, 2024 at 5:00 pm ET.  Audio will be livestreamed on the company's website.

The Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations (CONFERS) will hold the 7th Annual Global Satellite Servicing Forum & Exhibition at the Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, VA, from November 13-14, 2024. More information is on the CONFERS website.  

The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) will hold its 2024 fall meeting from November 13-15, 2024 at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. More information is on the event's website.

NASA's International Space Station Advisory Committee will meet in public session on November 13, 2024 from 10:00-11:30 am ET.  Public participation is virtual only. This is the first meeting in quite some time.  Lt. Gen. Tom Stafford, a renowned retired NASA astronaut, chaired this U.S.-Russian committee for NASA for many, many years, but passed away …

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Space News will host a webinar on November 13, 2o24 at 11:00 am ET. The topic is "Redesigning Space: The Power of Collaboration."  More information is on the event's website, which says: "Join us November 13 at 11:00 AM EST for a dynamic webinar that brings together key players from across the space industry to …

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Two subcommittees of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will hold a joint hearing on November 13, 2024 at 11:30 am ET in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.  It will be webcast on the commitee's website. The topic is: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth. Witnesses are: Dr. Tim Gallaudet Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy …

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Intuitive Machines will hold its third quarter 2024 financial results telecon on November 14, 2024 at 8:30 am ET.  Audio will be livestreamed on the company's website.

Update, November 15: China has finally confirmed the launch is at 10:13 am EST (11:13 pm local time in China) today. China plans to launch the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-8 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan around 11: 13 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday, according to the China Manned …

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Update, November 14:  Today's Federal Register announces that this meeting is canceled "due to NASA administrative priorities." NASA STEM Engagement Committee; Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of meeting cancellation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces that the planned meeting …

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