Maxar will discuss its 4th Quarter 2020 financial results during a conference call on February 24, 2021 at 5:00 pm ET (3:00 pm MT).  The call will be audiocast on Maxar's website. Speakers are: Daniel Jablonsky, President and Chief Executive Officer , and Biggs Porter, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The Space Generation Advisory Council will hold the 4th African Space Generation Workshop in Accra, Ghana, from February 25-26, 2021. More information is on the event's website. The workshop was postponed because of the COVID pandemic and rescheduled for these dates.  Check the event's website for any updates about whether it is in-person or virtual. …

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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next Space Policy Show webinar on February 25, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is: SSA-A View From Europe. More information is on the event's website, which says: How is cooperation for space security and space situational awareness evolving in Europe? What are the latest developments in the …

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NASA's Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG) -- formerly Curation, Analysis, and Planning Team for Extraterrestrial Materials (CAPTEM) -- will meet virtually on February 25, 2021 from 3:00-5:00 pm ET. More information is in the emailed announcement, which is reproduced below.

The Space Force Association will interview Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt on February 26, 2021 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. The event's website does not specify the time zone.  Check that website to see if they clarify it. Burt is Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command, U.S. Space Command; and Deputy Commander, Space Operations Command, …

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NASA will hold a ceremony on February 26, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET officially renamed the NASA HQ building after "Hidden Figures" mathematician Mary Jackson. The event will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website and will livestream on the agency’s Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, as well as the NASA app. Participants include: Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk Clayton Turner, NASA …

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The Moon Dialogs will hold a webinar on February 26, 2021 from 3:00-4:30 pm ET on "2021 Global Lunar Research Agenda." More information is on the event's website.

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NASA's Planetary Science Advisory Committee will meet virtually on March 1-2, 2021 from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm ET each day. The agenda is now posted.  It shows the meeting beginning at 10:25 am ET on March 1 and 10:30 am ET on March 2, rather than 10:00 am as stated in the Federal Register. …

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Washington Post opinions writer Jonathan Capehart will discuss Race in America with former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison, the first woman of color to fly into space, during a Washington Post Live event on March 1, 2021 at 9:30 am ET. More information is on the event's website.

NASA will hold two press conferences on March 1, 2021 at Johnson Space Center, TX to discuss the next SpaceX crew mission to the International Space Station, Crew-2.  Launch is currently expected on April 20, 2021. At 12:30 pm ET, officials will provide an overview of the mission.  Participants are: Kathy Lueders, NASA associate administrator …

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The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium will hold a virtual Workshop on Lunar Mapping for Precision Landing from March 2-4, 2021. More information is on the event's website.

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who invites people to call him MZ, tweeted that he will provide an update on his plans to fly on a SpaceX Starship around the Moon.  He purchased a flight of Starship from Elon Musk in 2018 (then called BFR), with a plan to fly around (but not land on) the …

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Blue Willow Books will soon release Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days that Launched SpaceX by space journalist Eric Berger of Ars Technica. On March 2, 2021 at 7:00 pm Central Time (8:00 pm Eastern), Berger will be interviewed by the Houston Chronicle's Andrea Leinfelder during a free webinar. More information and a …

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Gen. Jay Raymond, Chief of Space Operations and head of the U.S. Space Force, will speak at the National Press Club Newsmaker Program on March 3, 2021 at 9:00 am ET. More information is on the event's website. The event will be livestreamed.  

Update, Feb 27:  The agenda is now posted.  The open portion of the meeting is 12:00-2:05 pm ET.  The rest is closed. Original Entry: The Steering Committee of the Decadal Survey on Planetary Science and Astrobiology of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will meet virtually on March 3, 2021 from 11:00 am …

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Update, Feb 27: the participant list has been updated, adding Janet Kavandi from Sierra Nevada Corp and replacing Axiom's Attorney for Legal & Corporate Operations with its Chief Technology Officer.  The new list is as follows: Kathy Lueders, Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations, NASA Dr. Janet L. Kavandi, Executive Vice President, Space Systems, Sierra Nevada …

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The Space Force Association will interview Jared Isaacman, the billionaire funding and commanding the Inspiration4 mission on a SpaceX Crew Dragon later this year, on March 3, 2021 at 12:50 pm Mountain Time (2:50 pm Eastern). More information, including a registration link, is on the event's website. The event will be livestreamed.

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On March 4, 2021 at 5:00 pm ET, President Biden will speak virtually with the Mars Perseverance team at the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena, CA to congratulate them on the successful landing on Mars. No announcement of coverage has been made, but hopefully it will be carried on C-SPAN and other national outlets. …

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