NASA will hold a virtual media engagement with the crew of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station on November 9, 2020 at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), FL at 1:15 pm ET.  Crew-1 is scheduled to launch on November 14. Participants are the Crew-1 crew: NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander NASA astronaut …

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The Global Spaceport Alliance (GSA) will hold its 6th Annual Commercial Spaceport Summit virtually from November 10-12, 2020.  It will take place from 2:00-4:00 pm ET each day. The agenda is available on the GSA website.  Speakers include NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Sierra Nevada Corp's Janet Kavandi, Ken Hodgkins, former director of the State Department's …

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SMi Group will hold its annual Global MilSatCom conference virtually this year because of the pandemic.  It will take place November 10-12, 2020 from London. More information is on the event's website.

The Aeronautics Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) will meet virtually from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm ET on November 10, 2020. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a …

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The Secure World Foundation (SWF) and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) will hold a webinar on November 10, 2020 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm ET on "Seeing Space Security: the Role of Space Situational Awareness for Verification of Future Space Arms Control." According to the event's website: This two-hour discussion hosted by Secure …

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Update, November 9, 12:00 pm ET:  NASA now says this will take place on November 10.  Time is TBD. Original Entry: NASA will hold a media teleconference following the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. The Crew-1 launch is scheduled for November 14. The FRR will take …

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NASA will hold a media briefing at 11:00 am ET on November 10, 2020 to discuss the report of the Mars Sample Return Independent Review Board.  The report itself will be released at 9:00 am ET that day on the agency's Reports and Transcripts website. NASA's Mars Perseverance mission now enroute to Mars is the …

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Explore Mars will hold a webinar on November 10, 2020 from 12:00-1:30 pm ET on "Lessons from COVID-19: And How To Apply Them to Mars Exploration." Participants are: Moderator: Shawna Pandya (Physician; Citizen-Scientist Astronaut Candidate; Aquanaut) Marc O’Griofa (NASA: NEEMO Aquanaut; COVID19 Centre for the Homeless: Physician) Carole Dangoisse (Belgian ICU physician / ESA MD at Concordia Station, Antarctica) …

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Defense One will hold a webinar on November 10, 2020 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET on "Digital Transformation in the Defense and Space Domain." Speakers are: Nicolas Chaillan, Chief Software Officer, USAF and Co-Lead, DOD Enterprise DevSecOps Initiative Maj. Gen. Kimberly Crider, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, U.S. Space Force Tim Selph, Deputy Director, Network Cross …

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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a nominations hearing on November 10, 2020 in 253 Russell Senate Office Building at 2:30 pm ET. One of the presidential nominees who will testify is Greg Autry, nominated to be NASA's Chief Financial Officer.  Two others also are on the panel (one for FCC Commissioner, …

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The Planetary Society and the Keck Institute for Space Studies will host John Logsdon on November 10, 2020 for a discussion of "Presidential Leadership in Human Space Exploration Yesterday and Today."  The time is listed as 5:00 pm, but the time zone is not specified.  The organizations are based in California so we assume it …

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November 11, 2020 is a federal holiday, Veterans Day.   Government offices and many businesses will be closed.

The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation will present its 2021 Unleash Imagination-Shape the Future Awards during a virtual even on November 12, 2020.  The interactive event takes place at 12:00 pm ET (9:00 am Pacific, 12:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm London, 6:00 pm Geneva). The award recipients are: William Draper, Lifetime Achievement Award Ted Chiang, Imagination …

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The Aerospace Corporation will hold its next Space Policy Show webinar on November 12, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Are We Alone?" The website says: The Space Policy Show is pleased to hear from Tom Heinsheimer, Henry Helvajian and Kara Cunzeman as they discuss the underlying technology and the space architecture that …

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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and others will hold a briefing next to the Countdown Clock at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in advance of the SpaceX Crew-1 launch to the International Space Station. Crew-1 is scheduled to launch on November 14. The Countdown Clock briefing is the previous day, November 13, at 10:00 am ET.  Only …

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Update, November 13, 5:00 pm ET: this press conference now is scheduled for 6:00 pm ET today. Update: The LRR and associated pre-launch press conference are now scheduled for Friday instead of Thursday. Original Entry: NASA and Space X will hold a pre-launch news conference following the Launch Readiness Review (LRR) on November 12, 2020 …

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Update, November 15:  SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell will be the SpaceX representative at the press conference, so the list is: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Kathy Lueders, associate administrator for human exploration and operations, NASA Headquarters Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president and director general, JAXA’s Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate Steve Dickson, administrator, Federal Aviation Administration …

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