The Commerce-Justice-Science Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on June 5, 2025 at 11:00 am ET in 2359 Rayburn House Office Building on the FY2026 budget for the Department of Commerce. The committee webcasts its hearings on YouTube. The Department of Commerce includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which …

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Update, June 5:  Here's the link to the English-language livestream on YouTube.  Starts at 2:10 pm ET Thursday. Update, June 4:  The landing time has moved forward by 7 minutes, so is now at 3:17 pm ET Thursday (4:17 am JST Friday). Original Entry: The Japanese company ispace will land their RESILIENCE lander with its …

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The 246th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) will take place in Anchorage, Alaska from June 8-12, 2025 at the Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center and the William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center.  Portions will be livestreamed (and later posted) for registered participants. More information is on the event's website.

The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) will hold the 12th Symposium on Future Space Exploration from June 9-11, 2025 in Torino, Italy . The full title is: "Future Space Exploration, Moon, Mars and Beyond: Becoming an Interplanetary Civilization." More information is on the event's website.    

Axiom Space and NASA will hold a pre-launch media teleconference for the launch of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 9, 2025 at 6:00 pm ET or one hour after the Launch Readiness Review.  The media telecon is hosted by Axiom, which typically does not provide live …

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The Hudson Institute will hold an in-person event on June 10, 2025 from 8:45-9:45 am ET at its offices in Washington, DC.  Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, will discuss "Defending in Outer Space" with Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, the director of Hudson’s Keystone Defense Initiative. The …

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Update:  The time has been moved up to 9:30 am ET. Original Entry: The Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold an oversight hearing for the Department of Defense on June 10, 2025 in H-140 Capitol at 10:00 am ET.  The committee webcasts its hearings on YouTube. Witnesses are: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of …

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The Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will mark up the FY2026 DOD bill on June 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm ET. The meeting is classified and therefore closed to the public. The subcommittee markup immediately follows the committee's hearing on DOD's budget request where Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the …

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Space News Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust will interview Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, during a webinar on June 10, 2025 from 3:30-4:00 pm ET. Whitesides is a freshman Congressman from a district near the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, and Edwards …

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Update, June 7:  The time and date have changed to June 11 at 10:00 am ET.   Original Entry: The Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee will hold an oversight hearing for the Department of Defense on June 10, 2025 in 192 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 2:00 pm ET.  The committee webcasts its …

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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a nomination hearing for Bryan Bedford to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on June 11, 2025 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building. The committee webcasts its hearings on its website. The Office of Commercial Space Transportation is part of …

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The European Space Agency will hold a press briefing on June 12, 2025 at 14:00 Central European Summer Time (8:00 am Eastern Daylight Time) following the 334th ESA Council Meeting taking place on June 11-12. The briefing will be livestreamed on ESA TV.

Update, June 7:  The committee has changed the date and time for this markup.  It now is June 12 and will take place along with markup of the FY2026 Homeland Security bill.  The markup begins at 9:00 am ET. Original Entry: The House Appropriations Committee will hold full committee markup of the FY2026 DOD appropriations bill …

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The House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on the FY2026 budget request for DOD on June 12, 2025 at 10:00 am ET in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing will be webcast. Witnesses are: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Stafff

Update, June 11:  Keith Cowing of NASAWatch posted on X today a NASA notice that this meeting has been postponed. NASA Science Community Budget Meeting POSTPONED -- NASA Headquarters has decided to delay this event. This notice was sent out this morning. "The NASA Science Community Meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 12 has been postponed, …

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The International Space University - USA Alumni Association’s Washington, DC Chapter will hold its next Space Café on June 12, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET at  1020 N. Highland St, Arlington, VA(Phoenix Clubhouse Room). The speaker is Martin Holmes, professional staff membere of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI). More information is on …

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SAE Media Group (SMG) will hold the 2025 MILSATCOM USA conference from June 16-18, 2025 at the Hilton Arlington, 950 Stafford Street, Arlington, VA. More information is on the event's website, which says: Join us this June for MILSATCOM USA, the premier event dedicated to exploring the future of military satellite communications. This conference brings together …

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The 55th International Paris Air Show will take place at Le Bourget outside Paris, France from June 16-22, 2025. More information is on the event's website. The European Space Agency and CNES, the French space agency, along with European industry will be located in the Paris Space Hub near the Ariane launchers at the Air …

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The European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency CNES will hold a joint press conference on June 16, 2025 at 15:00 Central European Summer Time (9:00 am Eastern Daylight Time) at the 55th Paris Air Show taking place outside Paris at Le Bourget, FR.   It will be webcast on ESA Web TV.

The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold a luncheon on June 16, 2025 from 12:00-1:30 pm ET at Hogan Lovells, 555 13th St., NW, Washington, DC. The speaker is Jay Schwarz, Chief of the Space Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). More information is on the event's website.