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December 24, 2021 (Federal Holiday)
Christmas Day, December 25, falls on a Saturday in 2021, so the associated Federal holiday is the day before, December 24. Government offices and most businesses will be closed.
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LAUNCH OF JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE (JWST), Dec 25, 2021, French Guiana, 7:20 am ET
(NASA TV and ESA TV begin 6:00 am ET)
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Dec 31, 2021
December 31, 2021 is a federal holiday in observance of New Year's Day, the next day, which is a Saturday. Federal offices will be closed.
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2022 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (SciTech) FORUM (AIAA), Jan 3-7, 2022, San Diego, CA/virtual
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold its 2022 Science & Technology Forum and Exposition (SciTech Forum) in a hybrid format. The in-person sessions are at the …
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NASA UPDATE ON JWST DEPLOYMENT, Jan 3, 2022, 11:30 am ET
At about 10:00 am ET, NASA announced a media telecon at 11:30 am ET to provide an update on the first week of deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope. …
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NASA BRIEFING ON TENSIONING OF JWST SUNSHIELD, Jan 4, 2022, virtual, 12:45 pm ET
Update, January 4: The briefing took place at 12:45 pm ET today with just 30 minutes notice, immediately after the fifth and final sunshield layer was successfully tensioned. Update, January …
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CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW (CES), Jan 5-8, 2022, Las Vegas/virtual
The 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, CES, will take place in a hybrid format from Janyary 5-8, 2022. The in-person sessions are in Las Vegas. The week-long conference is not focused …
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NASA TV COVERAGE OF JWST SECONDARY MIRROR DEPLOYMENT, Jan 5, 2022, 9:45 am ET
NASA will air live coverage of another step in the deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope on January 5, 2022 beginning at 9:45 am ET. NASA says it will …
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UNIV OF WASHINGTON SPACE DIALOGUE WITH LEOLABS’ DARREN MCKNIGHT, Jan 6, 2022, virtual, 3:00 pm ET
Update, January 4: An emailed notice today from SPARC says this is at 12:00 pm, which presumably is Pacific Time, so 3:00 pm Eastern. Original Entry: The University of …
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FISHING WITH SATELLITES–ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, UNREGULATED (Aerospace Corp), Jan 6, 2022, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
The Aerospace Corporation will hold its next Space Policy Show webinar on January 6, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET (the website says 10:00 am without mentioning the time zone, but …
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BACKBONE OF JADC2: DOD SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (Mitchell Inst), Jan 7, 2022, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies will hold a webinar on January 7, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET to roll out a new policy paper by former NASA astronaut and …
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LIVE COVERAGE OF FINAL JWST DEPLOYMENT STEPS AND MEDIA BRIEFING, Jan 8, 2022, virtual, 9:00 am ET/1:30 pm ET
NASA plans the final deployment steps for the James Webb Space Telescope -- unfolding the two wings of the primary mirror -- for January 7 and 8, 2022. Beginning on …
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JOINT MEETING OF NASA’S ASTROPHYSICS PROGRAM ANALYSIS GROUPS, Jan 9, 2022, 5:00 pm ET
Update, January 5, 2022: The COPAG website now says this meeting is postponed indefinitely. (Note that the NASA astrophysics Town Hall meeting scheduled for January 11 will still take place …
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NASA EXOPLANET EXPLORATION PROGRAM ANALYSIS GROUP (EXOPAG), Jan 10 & 12, 2022, virtual
Update, January 5, 2022: The ExoPAG website now says this will take place virtually on January 10 and January 12 from 12:00-5:00 pm ET each day. (The NASA Astrophysics Town …
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SPACECOM 2022: OFF-PLANET FOR THE PLANET, Jan 10-12, 2022, Orlando, FL
SpaceCom 2022 will take place Jauary 10-12, 2022 at the Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, FL. More information is on the event's website.
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AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 2022 WINTER MEETING, Jan 9-13, 2022
Update, January 5, 2022: The AAS press office just sent an email saying that even though the meeting is cancelled, the press conferences will take place virtually January 10-13. "Next …
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HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE CONSIDERS NASA ENHANCED USE LEASING EXTENSION ACT, Jan 10, 2022, virtual, 2:00 pm ET
Update, January 10: The committee postponed consideration of this bill. No explanation is provided on its website. Original Entry: The House Rules Committee will consider three bills, including H.R. 5746, …
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NASA MEDIA TELECON INTRODUCING NEW NASA CHIEF SCIENTIST KATE CALVIN, Jan 11, 2022, virtual, 11:00 am ET
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will introduce NASA's new chief scientist, Katherine (Kate) Calvin, during a media teleconference on January 11, 2022 at 11:00 am ET. Audio of the teleconference will …
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NASA ASTROPHYSICS TOWN HALL MEETING, Jan 11, 2022, virtual, 2:45pm ET
Although the American Astronomical Society (AAS) cancelled its 2022 winter meeting in Salt Lake City due to the spread of the omicron COVID variant, some portions are still taking place …
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Natl Acad BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES PANEL OF THE BPS DECADAL SURVEY, Jan 12-13, 2022, virtual
The Biological Sciences Panel of the 2023-2032 Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences will hold its first meeting January 12- 13, 2022 virtually. Some sessions are closed. The Decadal …
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