The Aerospace Corporation will hold its next Space Policy Show webinar on October 1, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Evolving STEM Education." Participants are Lael Woods and "David Mayo, Bruce Janousek, Heydy Arias, and Ashley Carpenter, who have each taken active roles in inspiring the next generation of scientists, engineers, and technologists." …

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The next Moon Dialog salon will take place on October 1, 2020 at 2:30 pm ET on "Sustainable Lunar Surface Infrastructure." Guests are: Brent Sherwood, Blue Origin Alex MacDonald, NASA Dava Newman, MIT (and former NASA Deputy Administrator) Mehak Sarang, MIT (moderator) More information and registration instructions are on the event's website.

Defense One will hold a webinar on October 1, 2020 from 3:00-5:00 pm ET on "State of the Space Force." Participants are: Lt. Gen. David D. Thompson, Vice Commander, U.S. Space Force Kaitlyn Johnson, CSIS Brian Weeden, Secure World Foundation Patrick Tucker, Deputy Editor, Defense One More information and registration instructions are on the event's …

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The Steering Committee for the 2023-2032 Decadal Survey for Planetary Science and Astrobiology will meet virtually on October 2, 2020 from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm ET. Some sessions are open and some are closed. The agenda had not been posted to the meeting's website as of September 26.  Check there for up to date …

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The fifth and final session of the University of Nebraska College of Law (UNL) Space Law Week will take place on October 2, 2020.  The session is in two parts at 1:00 pm ET and 2:00 pm ET. At 1:00 pm ET, a panel will discuss Military Space Operations: The Danger of Cross-Domain Analogies (Maritime, …

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(NASA TV)

The annual World Space Week will take place October 4-10, 2020 with events around the world.  The theme this year is "Satellites Improve Life." In 1999, the United Nations declared October 4-10 as World Space Week.  It recognizes the annual anniversary of the launch of the world’s first satellite, Sputnik, by the Soviet Union on …

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ESA will hold its annual Open Day at ESTEC virtually this year because of the pandemic.  It is on Sunday, October 4, 2020, and the theme is "ESA and the Environment."  Participants can take part in virtual tours and talks. Registration instructions and more information are on the event's website.

(NASA TV begins 3:45 am ET)

Satellite Innovation 2020 will take place virtually from October 6-8, 2020.  More information is on the event's website.  Note that times on the agenda are in Pacific Time (add three for Eastern).

The Wilson Center in partnership with the Aerospace Corporation will sponsor a virtual event on October 6, 2020 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm ET on "Seeking Strategic Advantage: How Geopolitical Competition and Cooperation are Playing Out in Space." The event will be livestreamed. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is the keynote speaker, followed by Steve …

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The Heritage Foundation will hold a webinar on October 7, 2020 at 10:00 am ET on "The New Race for Space: Success and Challenges in the Final Frontier." The keynote speaker is Justin Johnson, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space Policy (DASD/Space), DOD.  Johnson was recently named to this position after the departure of Stephen …

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The Aerospace Corporation will hold its next Space Policy Show webinar on October 8, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Sanctuary to Contested Domain: National Security Space Policy." Participants are: Robert Bell, National Security Council senior director for defense policy and arms control in the Clinton administration General Lance Lord, commander of Air …

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The Space Foundation will hold a virtual induction ceremony on October 8, 2020 at 11:00 am Mountain Time (1:00 pm Eastern) into the Space Technology Hall of Fame to honor three "foundational commercial technologies."  It is part of the Space Foundation's celebration of World Space Week. The technologies are: Audio Conference Bridge Technology Apollo 70 …

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SSPI Mid-Atlantic will host a webinar on October 8, 2020 from 5:30-7:00 pm ET on "How to Launch a Career in the Space Industry." More information is on the event's website.

Aviation Week Network will hold a webinar on October 9, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET on "NASA Administrators Panel: Where We've Been, Where We're Going." Participants are: Dan Goldin, NASA Administrator under George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush (1992-2001) Sean O'Keefe, NASA Administrator under George W. Bush (2001-2005) Charlie Bolden, NASA Administrator under …

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on October 9, 2020 from 1:30-2:30 pm ET on "Leading Rapid Technological Change in the Space Community: Perspectives of the Women in Charge." Participants are: Mandy Vaughn, President, VOX Space Claire Leon, Graduate Program Director, Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, Loyola Marymount University …

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October 12, 2020 is a federal holiday, Columbus Day.  Government offices and some businesses will be closed.

Update, October 8:  NASA TV and NASA Live will broadcast some of the sessions.  See NASA's press release and separate listings in our calendar. Update, October 7, 2020:  The final programme also is posted.  It shows times in five different time zones (Sygney, Beijing, Paris, Washington, Los Angeles) and indicates which of the sessions are …

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NASA is involved in a number of sessions of the International Astronautical Conference (IAC), being held virtually October 14-16, 2020, and will broadcast them on NASA TV and NASA Live.  The full list is in NASA's press release. On October 12, they are: 8:40 a.m. ET – Heads of Agency Plenary Session, including NASA Administrator …

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