The Space Foundation will hold a Space Symposium 365 webinar on May 13, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET.  The topic is: New Generation Space Leaders Panel:  Life in the Extreme - The Fundamentals of Surviving and Thriving. More information is on the event's website.

The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinars on May 13, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Inside Digital Engineering and the U.S. Air Force." More information is on the event's website, which says: What is digital engineering and how could it change the Air Force and Space …

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The University of Washington's (UW's) Space Policy and Research Center (SPARC) will hold a webinar on May 13, 2021 at 3:00 pm ET (12:00 pm Pacific) featuring BlackSky CEO Brian O'Toole speaking about geospatial intelligence. More information is on the event's website.

Update, May 14:  The China National Space Administration now acknowledges that it will try today. CNSA has today acknowledged that it will attempt to land the Zhurong rover on Mars between May 15-19 Beijing time. Thanks to amateur radio enthusiasts we know the first attempt window will be ~23:10 UTC/7:10 pm ET today. https://t.co/HFklaX3bui (English: …

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The United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs will hold three days of webinars to discuss "Facilitating Multilateral Dialogues on the Development of Norms, Rules and Principles of Responsible Behaviour in Outer Space." They will take place from 9:00-11:00 ET each day on May 17, May 19, …

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The Committee on Planetary Protection of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold its 5th meeting to discuss Mars Mission Bioburden Requirements on May 17, 2021 from 1:30-5:30 pm ET.  The meeting will take place virtually. Some sessions may be closed. More information is on the event's website.

The Space Force Association will hold its next virtual Space Warfighter Talk (SWT) on May 17, 2021 at 3:00 pm ET. The guest is Brig. Gen. Mike Adamson, Director General and Component Commander/Space, Royal Canadian Air Force. More information and a registration link are on the event's website.

The Space Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and  Technology Committee will hold a hearing on May 18, 2021 at 11:00 am ET on "NASA's Earth Science and Climate Change Activities: Current Roles and Opportunities." It will take place virtually and will be webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses are: Dr. Karen M. St. Germain, Division …

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The UK Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) will hold a virtual conference from May 19-20, 2021 to discuss "UK in the 2020s--An Emerging Space Power." More information is on the event's website.  The agenda is posted showing it begins at 9:00 am each day.  The time zone is not specified, but presumably is British Summer Time.  …

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The Foundation for the Future will hold a webinar on May 19, 2021 from 8:30-10:00 am ET. The topic is: "Unraveling the Complexity: Federal Appropriations the Future of Space Development." An emailed notice says May 19 is a change in the date, but not what the original date was. Speakers are: Kevin O'Connell, Former Director, …

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The United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs will hold three days of webinars to discuss "Facilitating Multilateral Dialogues on the Development of Norms, Rules and Principles of Responsible Behaviour in Outer Space." They will take place from 9:00-11:00 ET each day on May 17, May 19, …

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The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold a webinar on May 19, 2021 at 12:00 pm ET featuring Col. Rob Bongiovi, Director, Launch Enterprise, U.S. Space Force. More information is on the event's website.  

The Space Law Interest Group and Latin America Interest Group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) will hold a webinar on May 19, 2021 from 12:00-1:30 pm ET as part of their World Speaks Space series. This edition will focus on Latin America. Speakers are: Carlos Bello, Partner, Bello, Gallardo, Bonequie Y Garcia …

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NASA's Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute will hold a webinar on May 19, 2021 from 10:00-11:00 am Pacific Time (1:00-2:00 pm ET) as part of a series on "Mission Accomplished" small satellite missions. Thomas Woods of the University of Colorado Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) will discuss the Miniature X-ray Solar Spectrometer …

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The Space Foundation will hold the next in its Space Symposium 365 webinar series on May 19, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is: The Space Beat: Today's Space Reporters Speak. Participants are: More information is on the event's website.

The Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on NASA's FY2022 budget request on May 19, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET.  The hearing will take place virtually.  Watch on the committee's website. The witness is NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. President Biden has not yet sent his complete budget request to …

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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a nomination hearing on May 20, 2021 in 216 Hart Senate Office Building at 10:15 am ET.  Among the nominees to be considered are: Pam Melroy to be Deputy Administrator of NASA Rick Spinrad to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator …

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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on May 20, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Challenges of the U.S. Space Industrial Base." More information is on the event's website, which says: Securing the supply chains for space is critical to the space enterprise. The space …

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The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold a webinar on May 20, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET on the Laser Communication Relay Demonstration (LCRD) program managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The event will be livestreamed on Goddard's Ustream channel. More information is on the event's website.

The Space Transportation Association will hold a webinar with Vanessa Wyche, Acting Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, on May 20, 2021 from 3:00-4:00 pm ET. The emailed announcement with a link to register is reproduced below. Dear STA Colleagues: Please join us for a STA virtual meeting with Vanessa E. Wyche, Acting Director, Johnson …

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