The 2024 meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society will take place October 6-10, 2024 in Boise, Idaho.  More information is on the event's website.

Update, October 6, 7:00 am ET:  This event no longer is listed on NASA's schedule of upcoming broadcasts as it was yesterday. Original Entry: Crew-8 is getting ready to return to Earth after six months on the International Space Station.  The exact time for them to depart has not been announced yet, but they will …

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The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL on October 7, 2024 at 10:52 am ET. The launch window is open until October 27. Hera -- named after the Greek goddess of marriage -- will travel to the …

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The Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold its fall meeting at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA from October 8-9, 2024. The agenda and other information is on the event's website. Some sessions are open, some are closed. Open sessions will be …

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Update, September 22:  The agenda is posted. Open sessions are October 8 from 9:40 am-4:15 pm PACIFIC Time (12:40-7:15 pm ET) and October 9 from 9:45 am-3:00 pm PACIFIC Time (12:45-6:00 pm ET). Original Entry:The Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will hold its fall meeting …

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The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) will hold its 13th space safety conference from October 8-10, 2024 in Prague, the Czech Republic. The theme is "Building a Safe, Secure, and Sustainable Space." More information is on the event's website, which says: The 13th IAASS Conference “Building a Safe, Secure, and Sustainable”, is an …

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Update, October 3:  The agenda is posted.  FYI, the meeting is taking place at KSC in conjunction with the scheduled launch of Europa Clipper on October 10 at 12:31 pm ET. Original Entry: The Science Committee of the NASA Advisory Council will meet October 8-10, 2024 from 10:00 am-5:30 pm ET each day. The Federal …

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George Washington University's Space Policy Institute (SPI) will host a book launch on October 9, 2024 at its offices at 1957 E St., NW, Washington, DC from 11:00 am-12:30 pm ET. The book is "SpaceWarfare Strategy, Principles and Policy" by John Klein, a professor at SPI. More information is on the event's website, which says: …

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The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on October 10, 2024 at 10:00 am ET. The speaker is Maj. Gen. Devin Pepper, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Policy, Allied Command Transformation, NATO's Strategic Warfare Development Command. More information is on the event's website, which says: "Strong alliances and …

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Women in Aerospace (WIA) will hold its 2024 awards dinner and ceremony on October 10, 2024 at the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes St., Arlington, VA. More information is on the event's website.

Update, October 12, 2:00 pm ET:  The FAA has approved the launch. SpaceX says the 30 minute launch window opens at 7:00 am CENTRAL Time (8:00 am Eastern) and will be webcast. Original Entry: SpaceX has announced plans to conduct the fifth Starship Integrated Test Flight (ITV-5) on October 13, 2024 pending regulatory approval. As …

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Update, October 12, 9:45 pm ET: NASA has issued a new press release with updated information.  The science teleconference will be at 9:30 am ET on October 13 with the same participants. Update, October 12: 5:35 pm ET:  NASA just emailed that today's briefings are moving to tomorrow "for now." Update, October 11:  NASA is …

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Update, October 12, 9:45 pm ET: NASA has issued a new press release with updated information.  The pre-launch teleconference will be at 4:15 pm ET on October 13 with the same participants. Update, October 12: 5:35 pm ET:  NASA just emailed that today's briefings are moving to tomorrow "for now." Update, October 11:  NASA is …

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The 2024 International Astronautical Congress will take place in Milan, Italy, from October 14-18, 2024. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will represent the agency at the IAC and NASA will "amplify the following talks happening at the congress through its YouTube Channel:" Monday, Oct. 14 7:45 a.m. EDT (1:45 p.m. CEST): …

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October 14, 2024 is a U.S. Federal holiday. The Office of Personnel Management refers to this as Columbus Day, honoring Christopher Columbus who is often cited as discovering the New World of the Americas in 1492. Beginning in 2021, others began referring to this as Indigenous Peoples’ Day honoring the indigenous peoples — Native Americans …

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Update, October 13: The IAC says the opening session will be livestreamed on October 14 and the IAF Global Networking Forum. Original Entry: The 2024 International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2024, will take place October 14-18, 2024 in Milan, Italy. The theme is: "Responsible Space for Sustainability" The IAC brings together meetings of the -- International …

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Update, October 13:  NASA has a website with a link to the webcast and a list of launch-related events. Update, October 12, 9:45 pm ET: NASA has issued a new press release with updated information confirming launch is scheduled for October 14, 2024 at 12:06 pm ET.  NASA coverage in English begins at 11:00 am …

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The National Security Space Association (NSSA) will hold International Security Space Week from October 15-17, 2024. The first day, October 17, is at the Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA and is classified. The other two days, October 18-19, are at MITRE in McLean, VA and are unclassified but closed to the press and operating under …

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The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold its next luncheon at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD on October 15, 2024 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET. The speaker is Elsayed Talaat, Director of Space Weather Observations at NOAA/NESDIS (a change from the originally scheduled speaker). More information is on the MSBR website.

NASA and NOAA will hold a media telecon on October 15, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET to provide on update on the progress of Solar Cycle 25.  More information is in NASA's press release. Audio will air on NASA Live. Participants are: Jamie Favors, director, NASA’s Space Weather Program Kelly Korreck, program scientist, NASA’s Heliophysics …

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