November 10, 2023, a Friday, is a federal holiday in observance of Veterans Day, which is Saturday, November 11. Federal government offices will be closed. Veterans Day honors all who served in the military, whether they served in peace or wartime or died in battle. (By comparison, Memorial Day, celebrated on the last Monday of …

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SpaceX's 29th cargo mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX-29 (SpX-29), was successfully launched on November 9 and will dock on November 11, 2023 at 5:21 am ET. NASA TV coverage begins at 3:45 am ET.

The agenda is posted.   NASA's Planetary Science Advisory Commitee will meet virtually from November 13-14, 2023. The meeting is 10:00 am-6:00 pm ET each day. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces …

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Update, November 12:  The agenda is now posted.  The meeting is taking place at the Keck Center, 500 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC.  Open sessions will be livestreamed. Original Entry: The Committee on Solar and Space Physics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold its fall meeting from November 13-14, 2023 …

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Intuitive Machines will hold its 3Q2023 financial results telecon on November 13, 2023 at 8:30 am ET.  It will be webcast on the company's website. More information is on that website. IM most recently was planning for its first Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) launch, IM-1, this month, but on October 27 said it will …

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Update, November 10:  Per CNBC and other sources, Astra has cancelled this telecon in the wake of recent significant financial changes at the company. Update: Astra $ASTR canceled its Q3 earnings call. https://t.co/kYXOkG5m2b pic.twitter.com/BtGRJOHOPO — Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) November 9, 2023 Original Entry: Astra will discuss its 3Q2023 financial results during a telecon on November …

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The third in the series of Near Earth Object Workshops to Assess Reconnaissance for Planetary defense, NEO WARP 3, will take place from November 14-16, 2023 at the University of Arizona Center, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC. More information is on the event's website.

The 2023 fall meeting of the Space Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will take place from November 14-16, 2023. Some sessions are open, some are closed.  Open sessions will be livestreamed. The agenda, including links to the livestream, is posted.

NASA's Heliophysics Advisory Committee will meet virtually November 14-16, 2023. The meeting is 10:00 am-5:00 pm ET on November 14, 9:30 am-5:00 pm ET on November 15, and 9:30 am-12:00 pm ET on November 16. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee …

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Space Tech Expo|Europe will take place at Messe Bremen in Bremen, Germany from November 14-16, 2023. More information is on the event's website.

The American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) will hold its 2023 annual meeting from November 14-18, 2023 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC. November 14 and 15 are pre-conference workshop days. Annual meeting sessions are November 16-18. More information is on the ASGSR website.

The American Nuclear Society is holding its 2023 Winter Expo and Conference at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C. from November 12-15, 2023.  In-person and virtual options are available. A session on November 14 from 8:30-9:45 am ET is devoted to space nuclear power: "Space: The Next (Nuclear) Frontier."  Participants are: Moderator: Matt Wargon, …

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Update, November 8:  The panelists are: The panel will be moderated by SWF Washington Office Director Victoria Samson. Original Entry: The Secure World Foundation will hold a virtual panel discussion on November 14, 2023 from 9:00-10:00 am ET to release an industry statement "in support of international commitments to not conduct destructive ASAT tests."  It …

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The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold a luncheon on November 14, 2023 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD. The speaker is Paula Trimble, Policy Chief and Director of Small Business Programs for the Space Development Agency. More information is on the event's website.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the National Security Space Association (NSSA) will hold the 4th Intelligence Community Commercial Space Partners Forum on November 14, 2023 from 12:00-5:00 pm ET at Honeywell's offices, 101 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC. The meeting is unclassified, but off the record and closed to the press. More information is …

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The Committee on NASA Mission Critical Workforce, Infrastructure, and Technology of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will meet virtually on November 14, 2023 from 1:00-4:00 pm ET. The committee's website states that this is an open meeting and livestream information will be posted closer to the meeting date. Further information was not …

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The House Rules Committee will meet on November 14, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET to write the rule for floor debate on the FY2024 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations bill that includes NASA and NOAA. The meeting is in H-313 Capitol and will be webcast.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will hold Hayabusa 2023: 10th Symposium of Solar System Materials from November 15-17, 2023 at the Research/Administration Building (Bldg. A), ISAS, JAXA Sagamihara Campus, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, Japan.  It also will be available online. More information is on the event's website. Japan's Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 robotic …

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The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) will hold the Commons in Space 2023 virtual conference from November 15-17, 2023. More information is on the event's website, which says: We will cover topics from space debris and congesting orbital space due to increasing satellites, mining of celestial bodies, protection of dark night …

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Update, November 14:  The committee has moved up the time for this markup. Now will start at 9:30 am ET instead of 10:00 am ET. Original entry: The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will mark up the Commercial Space Act, H.R. 6131, on November 15, 2023 in 2318 Rayburn House Office Building at 10:00 …

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