The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on July 1, 2026 from 10:30-11:30 am ET. The speakers are Brig. Gen. Nikki Frankino, Legislative Liaision for the U.S. Space Force, and Melissa Blakesly, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Budget and Appropriations Liaison. More information and registration instructions are on the event's …

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Update, July 2:  The L-1011 lifted off, but a problem with the Pegasus rocket was detected that prevented launch. Teams are reviewing data before setting a new launch date. Update, July 1:  It's another weather scrub today. They'll try again tomorrow, July 2, at 5:09 am EDT. Update, June 30:  The launch was scrubbed due …

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July 3, 2026 is a Federal holiday in observance of Independence Day, which is Saturday, July 4, and government offices will be closed. Independence Day celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress in 1776 that declared the independence of the 13 colonies from Great Britain, creating the United States of America …

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The SPACETIDE 2026 commercial space conference will take place from July 6-9, 2026 Japan Standard Time (JST) at Toranomon Hills Forum, Tokyo, Japan. The theme this year is "Unlocking Space For All Humanity."  More information is on the event's website.   That website does not indicate that there's a virtual option.

ORIGINS 2026 will take place July 6-10, 2026 at Les Cordeliers, a historic venue of Sorbonne University located in central Paris at 15 rue de l’École de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France. More information is on the event's website, which says:  

AIAA will hold the 27th International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technology Conference from July 7-10, 2026 at the University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. More information is on AIAA's website, which says: The 27th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, jointly organized with the Italian Association of Aeronautics and …

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ESA will hold virtual media briefings in English and Spanish on July 15, 2026 to discuss the upcoming total solar eclipse. The  path of totality  will cover Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal on August 12, 2026. Other parts of Europe will experience a partial eclipse.  It is the first of three solar eclipses for Europe …

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Update, July 8: The hearing is rescheduled for July 14 at 9:30 am ET in Dirksen SD-G50.   Update, June 25: The hearing was postponed when the Senate decided to adjourn early for the July 4th holiday. They were scheduled to be here through Friday, but left last night after a stormy lunch meeting with …

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Update, July 9: NASA has finally confirmed the launch time on July 14 as 10:47 am ET, with NASA coverage beginning at 9:45 am ET on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and YouTube. Docking is just over 3 hours later at 1:56 pm ET, with hatch opening at 3:55 pm ET.  Coverage on the same websites begins at 1:10 …

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Update, June 24:  The webinar was postponed to July 14. Some of the speakers have changed.   Original Entry: The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) will hold the third installment of its Working Group Webinar Series on June 9, 2026 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET on Zoom. The topic is "On to Mars: Are We Ready?" The …

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The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) will hold its next monthly Coffee and Conversation networking event on July 15, 2026 from 8:45-10:00 am ET in 2060 Rayburn House Office Building. It's a fireside chat with PPI's Head of Space Policy, Mary Guenther, and Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Oregon). More information is on the event's website.  

The space subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on July 15, 2026 at 10:00 am ET on the Trump Administration's Mission Authorization proposal for commercial space activities.  The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. The witness is Taylor Jordan, Director of the Office of Space Commerce, …

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The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Aerospace Nation webinar on July 15, 2026 from 10:30-11:30 am ET. The guest is Lt. Gen. Steven Whitney, Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, J-8. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says:  

The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on July 16, 2026 at 9:30 am ET in Senate Dirksen SD-G50 on the nomination of Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to be General and the third Chief of Space Operations of the U.S. Space Force. Schiess would succeed Gen. B. Chance Saltzman.

The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Aerospace Nation webinar on July 16, 2026 from 1:30-2:30 pm ET. The topic is "Autonomy and AI Assessment" and the guest is the Honorable Frank Kendall, former Secretary of the Air Force, who recently released his book "Lethal Autonomy: The Future of Warfare Whether We Like it Or …

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The Space Force Association will hold its 4th annual USSF Budget Breakfast on July 17, 2026 from 8:30-10:30 am ET at HQ2 525 14th Street South, Arlington, VA. The speaker is Lt. Gen. David Miller, Jr., Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Reequirements, U.S. Space Force. More information and registration instructions are …

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The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on July 17, 2026 from 12:00-1:00 pm ET. The guest is Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, Commander of U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command. More information is on the event's website, which says:

The Space Generation Advisory Council will hold the 10th European Space Generation Workshop from July 18-19, 2026 at the Royal Institution, London, U.K. More information is on the event's website, which says:

The 2026 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) will take place in Farnborough, UK from July 20-24, 2026. More information is on the event's website.

In 2021, the United Nations designated July 20 as International Moon Day to mark the anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon — Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969.  Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the surface while Mike Collins orbited overhead in the Command Module. Events take place globally.  The …

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