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DEVELOPING SPACE PROFESSIONALS: HOW UNIVERSITIES AND INDUSTRY CAN HELP (GWU-SPI), Apr 6, 2021, virtual, 3:30-4:30 pm ET
George Washington University's Space Policy Institute (SPI) will hold a webinar on April 6, 2021 from 3:30-4:30 pm ET. Gen. James Dickinson, Commander, U.S. Space Command, and SPI Adjunct Professor John Klein will discuss "Developing Space Professionals: How Universities and Industry Can Help." More information is on the event's website. It states: "A public Q&A …
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NASA EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATERIALS ANALYSIS GROUP (EXMAG), Apr 7-8, 2021, virtual, 1:00-5:00 pm ET
NASA's Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG, formerly CAPTEM) will met virtually April 7-8, 2021 from 1:00-5:00 pm ET each day. More information is on the group's website.
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ESA DIRECTOR GENERAL PRESS CONF ON “ESA AGENDA 2025”, Apr 7, 2021, virtual, 8:00-9:00 am ET
The new Director General (DG) of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, will hold a virtual press conference on April 7, 2021 from 1400-1500 Central European Summer Time (CEST), which is 8:00-9:00 am Eastern Daylight Time, to present "ESA Agenda 2025," the agency's vision for the future. It will be livestreamed on ESA TV. …
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ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE FUTURE SPACE ENTERPRISE (Hague Inst for Global Justice), Apr 7, 2021, virtual, 10:00 am- 1:00 pm ET
The Hague Institute for Global Justice (THIGJ) will hold a webinar on April 7, 2021 to discuss "The Role of Civil Society in the Future Space Enterprise." The webinar will take place from 10:00 am -1:00 pm ET (with a 30 minute break 11:30-12:00). More information and a registration link are on the event's website. …
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SPACs IN SPACE: A NEW FRONTIER IN INVESTMENT (Space News), Apr 7, 2021, virtual, 1:30 pm ET
Space News will hold a webinar on April 7, 2021 at 1:30 pm ET on "SPACs in Space: A New Frontier for Investment." A SPAC is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company and has become all the rage for some of the entrepreneurial space companies wanting to attract investment capital by going public. After gaining some …
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THE DARK ARTS IN SPACE: DEVELOPMENTS IN COUNTERSPACE WEAPONS (SWF/CSIS), Apr 8, 2021, virtual, 1:00-2:00 pm ET
The Secure World Foundation (SWF) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a joint virtual event on April 8, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET to release their respective and complementary studies of global counterspace capabilities. Participants are: Moderator: Kaitlyn Johnson, Deputy Director and Fellow, Aerospace Security Project, CSIS Speakers: LtCol Joe …
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OPERATING THE SPACE FORCE (Aerospace Corp.), Apr 8, 2021, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on April 8, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Operating the Space Force." More information is on the event's website. Participants are: Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman, Chief Operations Officer, U.S. Space Force Jamie Morin, Vice President, Defense Systems Operations, …
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UW SPACE DIALOGUE WITH UCS’S LAURA GREGO, Apr 8, 2021, virtual, 3:00 pm ET
The University of Washington's Space Policy and Research Center (SPARC) will hold its next webinar o April 8, 2021 at 12:00 pm Pacific Time (3:00 pm Eastern). The guest is Laura Grego, senior scientist in the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. More information is on the event's website.
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SATELLITES TO THE RESCUE (SSPI-MA), Apr 8, 2021, virtual, 5:30-7:00 pm ET
SSPI's Mid-Atlantic chapter will hold a webinar on April 8, 2021 from 5:30-7:00 pm ET. The topic is Satellites to the Rescue. More information is on the event's website, which says: Today the World is connected through a myriad of networks, with our expectations is that communications will continue to be ready and available. During …
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LAUNCH AND DOCKING OF SOYUZ MS-18 TO ISS, Apr 9, 2021, Kazakhstan/ Earth orbit, 3:42 am ET/7:07 am ET
(NASA TV begins 2:45 am ET)
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NASA’S INGENUITY MARS HELICOPTER PREPARES FOR TAKEOFF, Apr 9, 2021, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
As of April 6, NASA is planning the first flight of its Ingenuity helicopter on Mars for April 11. The date could change. Several events are planned, all of which will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website, and will livestream on multiple agency social media platforms, including the JPL YouTube and Facebook channels. A pre-flight press …
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YURI’S NIGHT GLOBAL LIVESTREAM, Apr 10, 2021, 7:00 pm ET
Yuri's Night is a global celebration of the April 12, 1961 spaceflight of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to orbit the Earth. Events take place over many days and during the COVID-19 pandemic have mostly moved online. For 2021, the 60th anniversary of Gagarin's flight, organizers will hold a global livestream event beginning …
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60TH ANNIVERSARY OF YURI GAGARIN’S SPACEFLIGHT, Apr 12, 2021
Update, April 11: Although it is not labeled as such, the Scowcroft Center at the Atlantic Council is holding a webinar on "The Future of Security in Space: A 3o-Year U.S. Strategy" tomorrow and referred to it in the context of this anniversary of human spaceflight in a tweet today. Update, April 10: The Kennan …
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U.S. SPACE FORCE: IMPLICATIONS OF EMERGING TECH ON INTL POLICY AND PARTNERSHIPS (GaTech), Apr 12, 2021, virtual, 11:00-12:00 pm ET
The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech will hold a webinar on April 12, 2021 from 11:00-12:00 pm ET. The guest is Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center who will discuss "U.S. Space Force: Implications of Emerging Technologies on International Policy and Partnerships." More information is in …
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DEVELOPING NORMS OF BEHAVIORS FOR NEAR EARTH SPACE: SAFETY, SECURITY, AND SUSTAINABLITY (SWF et al), Apr 12, 2021, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
The Secure World Foundation (SWF), the LBJ School and the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas-Austin, the European Space Policy Institute, the Texas Space Law and Policy Society, and the Space Generation Advisory Council will hold a webinar on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 pm Central Time (1:00 …
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THE FUTURE OF SECURITY IN SPACE: A 30-YEAR U.S. STRATEGY (Atlantic Council), Apr 12, 2021, virtual, 1:30-3:15 pm ET
The Atlantic Council will hold a webinar on April 12, 2021 from 1:30-3:15 pm ET to launch a new strategy paper entitled "The Future of Security in Space: A 30-Year U.S. Strategy." The co-chairs of the report are Gen. James E. Cartwright, USMC (Ret) and former Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James. Joining …
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PARTNERING FOR SPACE POWER IN 2021 AND BEYOND: CURRENT ISSUES AND APPROACHES FOR INDUSTRY AND GOVT (AFCEA), Apr 13, 2021, virtual, 9:00 am-3:45 pm ET
AFCEA International will hold a day-long webinar on April 13, 2021 from 9:00 am-3:45 pm on "Partnering for Space Power in 2021 and Beyond: Current Issues and Approaches for Industry and Government." The time zone is not specified on the event's agenda, but we assume it is Eastern Daylight Time since AFCEA is headquartered in …
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FUTURE OF DEFENSE SPENDING: STRATEGIC CHOICES AND HARD TRADEOFFS (Reagan Inst), Apr 13, 2021, virtual, 9:00-10:30 am ET
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute will hold a webinar on April 13, 2021 at 9:00-10:30 am ET to discuss "Future of Defense Spending: Strategic Choices and Hard Tradeoffs." The agenda is: Remarks by Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman, House Armed Services Committee Panel discussion with Chairman Smith and -- Gen. Hawk Carlisle, USA …
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THE SOVIET UNION’S LEAP FORWARD: THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF YURI GAGARIN’S SPACE FLIGHT (Wilson Ctr), Apr 13, 2021, virtual, 10:00-11:30 am ET
The Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center will hold a webinar on April 13, 2021 from 10:00-11:30 am ET to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first human spaceflight by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. The event will be webcast. More information and a registration link are on its website. Participants are:
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NAC SCIENCE COMMITTEE, Apr 14-15, 2021, virtual
The Science Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) will meet virtually April 14-15, 2021. The meeting is 12:30-5:00 pm ET on April 14 and 1:00-5:00 pm ET on April 15. The agenda is now posted (April 10). More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: In accordance …
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