New Space New Mexico will hold the State of the Space Industrial Base 2023 workshop from May 15-18, 2023 in Albuquerque, NM.  More information is on the event's website. Note: The event's website currently (May 14) says the meeting is May 15-18, although the organization's calendar shows it as May 15-19.

The FAA's Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) will meet on May 15, 2023 from 10:00 am-4:00 pm ET. The agenda is posted. More information is the Federal Register notice, reproduced below, which says that information on how to attend virtually, the agenda, and meeting minutes will be posted to the committee's website.   SUMMARY: …

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Update, May 10:  The agenda for the joint meeting is posted as part of the agenda for the entire NAC-HEO meeting on the NAC-HEO website. Original Entry: Two NASA Advisory Council (NAC) committees, Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) and Technology, Innovation and Engineering (TI&E) will meet jointly on May 15, 2023 from 1:35-5:30 pm ET.  …

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NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX will hold a media telecon on May 15, 2023 at 5:00 pm ET following the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the Axiom-2 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.  The launch is scheduled for May 21 (see our separate Calendar entry). Audio of the briefing will be livestreamed on …

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Explore Mars will hold the 2023 Humans to Mars (H2M) Summit from May 16-18, 2023 at the National Academy of Sciences building, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. More information is on the event's website. The conference will be livestreamed.

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on NASA's FY2024 budget request on May 16, 2023 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is the sole witness.

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold a "Member Day" hearing on May 16, 2023 at 10:00 am ET in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building where Members of Congress have an opportunity to express their views to the committee about priorities for defense spending. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. HASC …

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The crew of Axiom-2 private astronaut mission will participate in a virtual news conference on May 16, 2023 at 11:00 am ET. It will be webcast on Axiomspace.com. The news conference was announced on May 15 during a NASA-Axiom-SpaceX media teleconference following the Flight Readiness Review for the launch, which is scheduled for May 21. …

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The Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations (CONFERS) will hold an industry-wide webinar on May 16, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET to provide an informational briefing one the "State of the Association" as it transitions from DARPA to a stand-alone global trade association. More information is in the emailed annoncement, whihc is reproduced …

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Army Gen. James Dickinson, Commander of U.S. Space Command, will speak at the Association of the U.S. Army 2023 LANPAC Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 16, 2023 at 4:45 pm ET. His speech will be livestreamed on DOD's DVIDS network.

Arizona State University (ASU) Interplanetary Initiative will hold the Preventing Space War Forum on May 17, 2023 from 8:00 am-4:00 pm ET at its ASU Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center, 1800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC. The event is listed as beginning at 8:00 am, which is for check-in and breakfast. Sessions begin at 9:00 …

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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold its 2023 Awards Gala in the Terrace Theater of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on May 18, 2023 from 5:30-9:00 pm ET. More information is on the event's website.

Update, May 17:  The time has changed from 10:00 am to 10:30 am ET. Original Entry: NASA will announce the winner of the second contract for a Human Landing System (HLS) to take astronauts down to and back from the lunar surface as part of the Artemis program on May 19, 2023 at 10:00 am …

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NASA, Axiom Space, SpaceX and the Saudi Space Agency will hold a virtual pre-launch news conference for the Axiom-2 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station on May 20, 2023 at 6:00 pm ET following the Launch Readiness Review (LRR). The launch is scheduled for the next day (see our separate Calendar entry). The …

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The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) will hold the 2023 GEOINT Symposium from May 21-24, 2023 at the America's Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, MO. The theme for this 20th symposium is: From Maps to Metaverse. More information is on the event's website.

Update, May 20:  In addition to NASA's coverage, Axiom Space says it will begin live coverage at 2:10 pm ET and continue through orbital insertion. SpaceX says it's live coverage will begin about 3.5 hours before launch. Update, May 12: NASA TV launch coverage will begin at 4:30 pm ET on May 21. If launch …

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Update, May 21:  NASA, Axiom and SpaceX updated the docking time post-launch. It is now set for 9:16 am ET tomorrow. Original Entry: The Axiom-2 private astronaut mission is scheduled to launch on May 21, 2023 at 5:37 pm ET. If launch takes place as scheduled, it will dock at the ISS on May 22 …

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The 2023 Ohio Space Forum will take place at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown, Cleveland, OH, from May 22-24, 2023. More information is on the event's website. May 22 is an evening reception and May 24 is for tours of NASA's Glenn Research Center.  Sessions are on May 23. The website does not indicate if there …

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The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will hold its 12th Conference on May 22-25, 2023 in Osaka, Japan.  The theme is "Making Space Travel Safer." More information is on the event's website.  

Update, May 21:  The website now says this event is virtual only. Original Entry: The Hudson Institute will hold an in-person event on May 22, 2023 from 10:00-11:00 am ET at its offices in Washington, D.C.  More information is on the event's website, where the meeting also will be livestreamed. The topic is "Running Out of …

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