NASA will hold a media telecon on February 11, 2022 at 11:00 am ET to provide an update on the commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope, especially progress on aligning the primary mirror's 18 gold-plated segments. Audio of the telecon will stream on NASA Live. Thirty minutes in advance, NASA will post images on …

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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold a policy webinar on February 15, 2022 at 12:00 pm ET with Dr. Bhavya Lal, NASA Associate Administrator for the new Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy. This virtual meeting is in lieu of an in-person breakfast that had been scheduled for January 27, but …

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NASA's Planetary Science Advisory Committee will meet virtually on February 15, 2022 from 12:00-6:00 pm ET. The agenda is posted. 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 meeting of the …

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The Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies will hold a webinar with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall on February 15, 2022 at 2:00 pm ET. Kendall will discuss his seven operational imperatives for the Air Force. "After decades focused on fighting terrorism, the Air Force and Space Force must be reconfigured …

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European space leaders will meet in Toulouse, France on February 16, 2022 to "reaffirm plans to launch Europe on a world-leading trajectory." The ESA press release says: The space summit seeks to identify how best to proceed. It will consist of two parts chaired by the French Presidency of the European Union, who is also …

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The Committee on the Analysis of Causes of Failure and Collapse of the 305-Meter Telescope at the Arecibo Observatory of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet virtually on February 16-17, 2022. Some sessions are open and some are closed. The agenda was not posted on the committee's website as of February …

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Update, January 20, 2022:  The registration website, which includes the agenda, is now active.  It is still scheduled as an in-person meeting at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington D.C., with the following statement regarding COVID: *Please Note: CST 2022 will follow CDC and District of Columbia regulations and require proof of vaccination and compliance …

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The Security Policy Studies program's Student Board at George Washington University will hold a webinar on February 16, 2022 from 12:30-2:00 pm ET. The topic is "American Arctic Strategy for the 21st Century" and will feature a roundtable discussion with representatives of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. More information and a registration …

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The Space Foundation will hold a webinar on February 16, 2022 from 12:30-1:30 pm ET with Joy White, the Executive Director of Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Force. More information is on the event's website.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a webinar on February 16, 2022 from 2:30-4:00 pm ET. The topic is "Assessment of Partnership Options for a Small Satellite System for Collecting Scientific Quality Oceanic and Coastal Data -- Dissemination." More information is on the event's website.  The agenda was not posted as …

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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a nomination hearing on February 17, 2022 at 10:00 am ET in G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Among the four nominees to be considered is Frank Calvelli to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration. The hearing will be webcast on the …

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The next virtual Lunar Surface Science Workshop (LSSW) is scheduled for February 17, 2022 from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm ET. The topic is "Heliophysics Applications Enabling and Enabled by Human Exploration of the Lunar Surface." More information is on the event's website.

The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) will meet virtually on February 17, 2022 from 1:00-5:00 pm ET. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics …

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The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold a webinar on February 17, 2022 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET. The topic is "GOES-T: Countdown to Launch" and it will be livesteamed on NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Ustream platform. GOES-T is the next Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), the third in the "GOES-R" series and is …

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The American Astronautical Society (AAS) will holds its next virtual Future in Space Hangout on February 17, 2022 at 3:00 pm ET.  Participate via YouTube. The topic is "Optical Communications for Developing a Cislunar Neighborhood." Participants are: Shantanu Gupta, Chief Engineer for the Optical Comm Center, SPIDER, The Aerospace Corporation (Moderator) Robert Brumley, Co-Founder and …

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NASA will hold a pre-launch media telecon for the launch of Northrop Grumman's 17th cargo mission to the International Space Station, NG-17, on February 18, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET. The Cygnus spacecraft, named in honor of the late astronaut Piers Sellers, is scheduled for launch on February 19 at 12:40 pm ET. Participants in …

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The Physical Sciences panel of the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a telecon on February 18, 2022 from 4:00-5:00 pm ET. The topic is "Reflections on Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New …

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