Update, November 25:  This is one of three calendar entries we have for this conference, which spans three weeks, but not weekends:  December 1-4, December 7-11, and December 14-17.   See the schedule for more information. Update, September 17:  The meeting now will take place entirely virtually and spans the December 1-17 time frame.  Organizers say: …

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Space News will present its 2020 awards for Excellence & Innovation at a virtual event on December 14, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET.  Space News provides this information: Join us Monday, Dec. 14 as we reveal the winners of the 2020 SpaceNews Awards for Excellence & Innovation. This one-hour live event features a panel discussion …

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The Moon Dialogs will hold its next webinar on December 14, 2020 from 2:00-3:30 pm ET.  The topic is "2020 Lunar Policy Takeaways." More information and registration instructions are on the event's website.

The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) will hold the fourth in a series of webinars on December 14, 2020 at 8:00 pm Central European Time (2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time). The topic is International Cooperation in Defending Spacecraft in the Cyber Domain. Participants are: Howard Weiss, Technical Director, Parsons Brandon Bailey, Cybersecurity Project Leader, Aerospace …

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The Space Force Association will conduct an interview with Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander, Space Operations Command, U.S. Space Force, on December 14, 2020 from 4:30-5:30 pm ET (2:30-3:30 pm Mountain Time). More information is on the event's website.

The sample return capsule from China's Chang'e-5 lunar sample return mission is expected to land in Inner Mongolia around December 16, 2020 Beijing time.  Official Chinese sources have not provided details and give only the December 15-17 time period for landing. The goal was to collect 2 kilograms of lunar soil and rock by drilling …

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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will speak to the Greater Houston Partnership on the "State of Space" on December 15, 2020 from 10:00-11:00 am Central Time (11:00 am - 12:00 pm Eastern). More information is on the event's website,

George Washington University's Space Policy Institute and the Space Generation Advisory Council will hold a webinar on December 15, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET on "Romanian Space: The Role of Medium-Size Nations in the 21st Century Space." Participants are: Marius-Ioan Piso, ROSA President and Chair of the U.N. Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space …

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The Space Foundation's next Space Symposium 365 webinar is on December 15, 2020.  It features FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation Wayne Monteith in conversation with Space News reporter Sandra Erwin. More information is on the event's website.

Update, October 31:  The agenda is posted. Update:  This meeting now will take place virtually because of the pandemic and over two days (December 16-17) instead of three.. Original Entry: The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) will host the 16th annual DOD Commercial SATCOM Workshop from December 15-17, 2020 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, …

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TechCrunch will host two days of virtual fireside chats and panel discussions from December 16-17, 2020 from 12:00-4:50 pm ET each day with "top investors, founders, and technologists forging the future of space." More information, including the agenda, is on the event's website. Participants include: Peter Beck, Rocket Lab Kathy Lueders, NASA Gen. Jay Raymond, …

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The 15th Annual (and First Virtual) Eilene M. Galloway Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law will take place virtually on December 16, 2020 from 9:00-11:30 am ET. The theme this year is:  Critical Issues in Space Law: Space and the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic More information and a registration link are on the …

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The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will hold a press conference on December 16, 2020 at 10:00 am ET to make a "major announcement on the future of Canadian space exploration." The event will be streamed on the CSA's YouTube channel and Facebook page. Participants include the four active Canadian astronauts so presumably concerns Canadian participation in the NASA-led human …

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Update, November 30:  The WSBR website now says the speaker will be Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno, Director of Staff, HQ, U.S. Space Force. Original Entry: The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold a virtual event on December 16, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET on "Space Force Anniversary: Achievements & Future Challenges." The speaker is …

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The Steering Group of the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a virtual meeting in open session on December 16, 2020 from 12:00-6:00 pm ET. More information and the agenda are on the meeting's website.

NASA's Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute will hold the next its "Community of Practice Webinar Series" on December 16, 2020 from 10:00-11:00 am Pacific Time (1:00-2:00 pm ET). The topic is "Cubesats and the Orbital Debris Assessment Report (OADR)." The speaker is Alfredo Colon from NASA HQ. More information is the Institute's website.

The Beyond Earth Institute will hold its next webinar on December 16, 2020 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET. The topic is : Building the Policy Framework to Enable Communities Beyond Earth. The organizers provide the following information: In this special Beyond Earth Institute webinar program, the organization’s founders discuss why it is critical that attention be …

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Correction:  the press conference is at 8:00 am EST (1400 CET). The 295th meeting of the ESA Council will take place December 16-17, 2020.  A media briefing will take place at the end  and is scheduled for December 17, 2020, 14:00 Central European Time (10:00 am Eastern Standard Time). Among its actions is appointment of …

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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on December 17, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "NASA's Artemis Roadshow."  The organizers describe it this way: "Join #TheSpacePolicyShow in an interview with Michael Gold, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of International and Interagency Relations (NASA) and Dr. James …

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