The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on October 10, 2023 from 3:00-4:00 pm ET. The topic is "Implementing Competitive Endurance: Space Intelligence." Speakers are: Major General Gregory J. Gagnon, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, U.S. Space Force Brigadier General Brian D. Sidari, Director of Intelligence, U.S. Space …

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The Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center will hold a webinar on October 10, 2023 from 3:30-4:15 pm ET.  Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall will discuss "Modernizing the U.S. Air and Space Forces" with Courtney Kube, national security and military correspondent for NBC News. More information is on the event's website.

The Consortium for the Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations (CONFERS) will hold the 6th Annual Global Satellite Servicing Forum at the Hilton Towers, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, VA from October 11-12, 2023. More information is on the event's website.

The Economist will hold the 2023 Space Economy Summit from October 11-12, 2023. On October 11, the Summit will take place at the Omni Los Angeles, 251 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA. On October 12 it is online. The theme is: Maximizing Returns to Earth: The Infinite Potential of Space. More information is on …

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The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) will hold the 20th Reinventing Space Conference from October 11-13, 2023 in Liverpool, UK. The theme this year is: The Evolving Architecture of New Space More information is on the event's website.

NASA will reveal the first sample returned by the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission on October 11, 2023 at the OSIRIS-REx Sample Curation Laboratory at Johnson Space Center at 11:00 am ET. The O-REx sample return canister will land at the Utah Test and Training Range on September 24, 2023 after a 2.5 year journey …

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NASA will hold a pre-launch briefing for the Psyche asteroid mission on October 11, 2023 at Kennedy Space Center at 1:00 pm ET.  Psyche is scheduled to launch on October 12 at 10:16 am ET to the asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt. The Psyche spacecraft also carries a technology demonstration for Deep Space …

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On October 11, 2023, NASA will reveal the first samples retrieved from the asteroid Bennu by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during a press conference at Johnson Space Center at 11:00 am ET. At 2:30 pm ET, a media teleconference with members of the OSIRIS-REx science team will take place and air on NASA Live. NASA provided …

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The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will meet October 12-13, 2023. Additional information including time and location was not posted on the committee's website as of October 7. Check that website for up to date information.

The Atlantic Council will hold a webinar on October 12, 2023 from 9:00-10:15 am ET on "Applying an Irregular Warfare Lens to Outer Space." Participants are: Dean Cheng, Senior Fellow, Potomac Institute for Space Studies Col. El Gardner, Director, Strategy, Policy and Plans, U.S. Space Force John Klein, Faculty, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University …

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Update, October 11: The launch has been postponed to October 13 due to weather. The launch time is 10:19 am ET. Update, October 4:  The launch is still on for October 12 at 10:16 am ET.  NASA launch coverage begins 9:30 am ET on YouTube, X, Facebook, Twitch, Daily Motion, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. NASA also will hold a …

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NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, who just returned from a record-breaking continuous 371 days in space, will hold a news conference on October 13, 2023 at NASA's Johnson Space Center at 2:00 pm ET. The news conference will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and NASA's website (NASA Live).  

Axiom Space will hold a virtual media roundtable with the Axiom-3 crew on October 16, 2023 at 9:00 am CENTRAL Time (10:00 am Eastern). Pre-registration is required for media.  The event will be webcast. Axiom Space will hold a virtual media roundtable with the #Ax3 crew, the first all-European commercial astronaut mission to the #ISS …

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The Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) will hold the Southern Space 2023 conference at the Hotel Realm in Canberra, Australia from October 17-18, 2023. More information is on the event's website.

The fall meeting of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will take place October 17-18, 2023 at the Academies' Beckman Center in Irvine, CA and will be livestreamed. More information, including the agenda and livestream links, is on the ASEB website. Among the sessions, on …

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Update, October 14: The agenda is posted, with the livestream links. Note the agenda is in Pacific Daylight Time (add 3 for Eastern). Original Entry: The Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will meet October 17-19, 2023 at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA. …

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Silicon Valley Space Week will take place October 17-20, 2023 at the Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA. The event combines two conferences:  Satellite Innovation (October 17-18) and Milsat Symposium (October 19-20). More information is on the event's website.

Lockheed Martin will hold its 3Q2023 fnancial results telecon on October 17, 2023 at 11:00 am ET. Audio will be livestreamed on the company's website. Speakers are: James Taiclet, chairman, president and chief executive officer; Jay Malave, chief financial officer; and Maria Ricciardone Lee, vice president of investor relations

The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold a luncheon on October 17, 2023 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD. The speaker is Mark Clampin, Astrophysics Division Director at NASA Headquarters. More information is on the MSBR website.

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet in Executive Session on October 18, 2023 in 253 Russell Senate Office Building to vote on a number of nominations including Michael Whitaker to be FAA Administrator. The FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation regulates, facilitates and promotes commercial space launches and reentries. The meeting will …

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