May 31, 2021 is Memorial Day in the United States and a Federal holiday.  Government offices and many businesses will be closed.

Update:  The meeting will take place virtually.  The agenda and a link to the webcast are on the UNOOSA website. Original Entry: The Legal Subcommittee of the U.N. Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) will meet May 31-June 11, 2021. The U.N. Office of Outer Space Affairs website does not indicate where the …

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The MilSat Symposium will take place virtually from June 1-3, 2021. More information, including the agenda, is on the event's website, which says: The MilSat Symposium serves as a bridge between National Defense Space and Industry. As low cost space technology proliferates worldwide, DoD has more choices in the rapid development and deployment of next-generation space defense …

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The European Space Agency (ESA) will hold a virtual media briefing on June 1, 2021 at 15:00 Central European Summer Time (9:00 am Eastern Daylight Time) to discuss Europe's role in the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) along with NASA and the Canadian Space Agency. ESA is contributing two of the four science instruments on …

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The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will hold a webinar on June 1, 2021 at 11:00 am ET on "President Joe Biden's First Defense Budget Request."  More information is on the event's website. Participants are: Mackenzie Eaglen, Resident Fellow, AEI Elaine McCusker, Resident Fellow, AEI John G. Ferrari, Visiting Fellow, AEI Todd Harrison, Director, Defense Budget …

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(NASA TV begins 1:00 am ET)

NASA will hold a briefing at Kennedy Space Center and virtually on June 2, 2021 at 11:00 am ET to discuss "What's on Board" the SpaceX-22 cargo mission to the International Space Station that will deliver a number of science experiments.  The briefing will air on NASA TV and NASA social media outlets. A list …

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The NSF-NASA-DOE Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (AAAC) will meet virtually on June 2, 2021 from 12:00-4:00 pm ET. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below.   Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92- 463, as amended), the …

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NASA and SpaceX will hold a pre-launch press conference for the launch of SpaceX's 22nd cargo mission to the International Space Station, SpX-22, on June 2, 2021 at 1:30 pm ET. Launch is scheduled for June 3 at 1:29 pm ET. The press conference will include participants from NASA, SpaceX, and the U.S. Space Force …

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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will make his first address to the NASA workforce on June 2, 2021 at 3:00 pm ET from the James Webb auditorium at NASA HQ in Washington, DC. In a "State of NASA" address, Nelson and other top NASA officials will talk about the agency’s plans for future climate science missions, …

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(NASA TV begins 1:00 pm ET)

The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on June 3, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is:  Space Priorities and the U.S. House, with Don Beyer. More information is on the event's website, which says: Decisions need to be made on the direction and priorities of the …

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The Committee on Planetary Protection of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will hold its sixth meeting to discuss Mars Mission Bioburden Requirements on June 3, 2021 from 1:00-5:00 pm ET.  The meeting will take place virtually. Some sessions are open and some are closed.  The agenda was not posted on the committee's …

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NASA will hold a "Science Live" event on June 3, 2021 at 3:00 pm ET to discuss the two new missions to Venus that were just selected and announced on June 2: DAVINCI+ and VERITAS. "NASA Science Live: We’re Going to Venus – NASA Selects Two New Missions" will air on NASA TV.

SpaceX's 22nd cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS), SpX-22, is scheduled to dock with the ISS on June 5, 2021 at 5:00 am ET if launch takes place as planned on June 3 at 1:29 pm ET. NASA TV coverage of docking begins at 3:30 am ET.

NASA's Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) will meet virtually June 7-8, 2021. More information is on SBAG's website.

The Foundation for the Future will hold a virtual event on June 8-9, 2021 entitled "Conversations for the Future: Space Logistics." The only information available on its website as of June 6 is as follows: From the truck, to the rocket, to orbit, and beyond, we’ll tackle how we move things to space and how …

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Update, June 6, 2021:  This event now will take place virtually, originating in the United Kingdom, but note that times on the agenda are in Pacific Daylight Time (it originally was to take place in-person in Los Angeles).  Details are on the event's website. Update, May 10, 2020:  This event has been postponed by one …

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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold  hearing on June 8, 2021 in G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building on "United States Strategic Competition with China." Witnesses are: Mr. Matt Pottinger Former Assistant To The President And Deputy National Security Advisor; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Hoover Institution Stanford University Dr. Evan Medeiros Penner Family Chair In Asia …

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The Committee on Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in the Leadership of Competed Space Missions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet virtually on June 8, 2021 from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm ET. More information is on the committee's website.  According to the agenda as posted on June 5, open sessions …

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