The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing on September 13, 2022 at 9:30 am ET in Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-G50 on the nomination of Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Saltzman (who goes by B. Chance Saltzman) to be promoted to General and serve as the U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations, …

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The Space Transportation Association (STA) will hold a reception on September 13, 2022 from 5:00-7:00 pm ET in 2325 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. The speaker is Mark Clampin, the new Director of NASA's Astrophysics Division within the Science Mission Directorate. His topic is "Commissioning the James Webb Space Telescope: the Journey to its …

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will hold the 2022 Global Aerospace Summit at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC from September 14-15, 2022. More information is on the event's website, which says: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Aerospace Summit will create a forum for the industry’s top leaders to publicly discuss the most …

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The annual Space Generation Congress will take place in Paris, France from September 14-16, 2022 just prior to the International Astronautical Conference. More information is on the event's website.

The committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences Research in Space of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineeringn and Medicine will meet at the National Academy of Sciences building, 2101 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC on September 14-16, 2022. Open sessions are only on September 14 from 9:30 am - 3:45 pm …

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The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will resume in-person luncheons on September 14, 2022 at its usual pre-pandemic venue, the City Club of Washington, 555 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC. The speaker is Derek Tournear, Director of DOD's Space Development Agency (SDA). More information and registration instructions are on the WSBR website.

The Atlantic Council will hold a webinar on September 14, 2022 from 3:30-5:00 pm ET on "Space Traffic Management: Time for Action." More information and a registration link are on the event's website, which says: As space activity proliferates, the increased risk of collision between spacecraft and with space debris jeopardizes national security priorities. However, the …

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AFCEA International and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) will hold the Intelligence and National Security Summit from September 15-16, 2022 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD (outside Washington, D.C.). More information is on the event's website.

NASA will hold a briefing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA on September 15, 2022 at 8:30 am Pacific Time (11:30 am Eastern) to review the first year-and-a-half of operations of the Mars Perseverance rover.  It will be broadcast on NASA Television, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, as well as the agency’s app. Participants are: Lori Glaze, …

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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on September 15, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Space Based Solar Power: Why Now?". More information is on the event's website, which says: There are many existing terrestrial sources for renewable energy including hydroelectric, geothermal, solar and wind. …

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The Space Foundation will hold the next in its Space Matters webinar series on September 16, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET. More information is on the event's website.  

The 2022 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) will take place in Paris, France from September 18-22, 2022. Note that this is a Sunday-Thursday, instead of the usual Monday-Friday timing apparently dictated by the availability of the conference center.

The Air & Space Forces Association (formerly the Air Force Association, AFA) will hold the 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference from September 19-21, 2022 in National Harbor, MD, just outside Washington, DC. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website. On Monday, September 19, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall provides …

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The 2022 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference will take place at BLUEPOINT in Brussels, Belgium from September 19-23, 2022.  It is an in-person event. The theme this year is: "A Digital Ecosystem for Earth Observing." More information is on the event's website.

NASA will hold a media telecon on September 19, 2022 at 11:30 pm ET to preview the Artemis I "tanking test" scheduled for September 21. The briefing will air on NASA Live. Participants (as of September 16) are: Tom Whitmeyer, deputy associate administrator for Common Exploration Systems Development, NASA Headquarters Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, …

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NASA's Heliophysics Advisory Committee will meet virtually on September 20-21, 2022. The meeting on September 20 is 1:00-6:00 pm ET and on September 21 is 11:00 am - 3:00 pm ET. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the …

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NASA will conduct a "tanking test" of the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket on September 21, 2022 to determine if the seals on the propellant lines will hold. A liquid hydrogen (LH2) leak in a Quick Disconnect fitting between the Mobile Launcher and the rocket's Core Stage was responsible for scrubbing the launch of …

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The Africa Aerospace & Defense conference will take place September 21-25, 2022 at Air Force Base Waterkloof, Tshwane, South Africa. More information is on the event's website.

Russia will launch Soyuz MS-22 to the International Space Station on September 21, 2022 at 9:54 am ET from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan (where it will be 6:54 pm local time) and dock with the ISS about three hours later at 1:11 pm ET. The crew members aboard are: Sergey Prokopyev, Roscosmos Dmitry Petelin, …

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