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CMTE ON EARTH SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS FROM SPACE (CESAS) TELECON (Natl Acad), Aug 27, 2024, virtual, 4:00-5:30 pm ET
The Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space (CESAS) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a public telecon on August 27, 2024 from 4:00-5:30 pm ET. More information is on the committee's website, which says: Invited Participants: CESAS Members and Karen St. Germain and Julie Robinson, NASA ESD Director and …
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WEAPONS IN SPACE: A VIRTUAL BOOK TALK WITH AARON BATEMAN (CSIS), Aug 28, 2024, virtual, 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a virtual book talk on August 28, 2024 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET with Aaron Bateman, Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University, on his book "Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative." …
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SCHRIEVER SPACEPOWER SERIES: USSPACECOM 5TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT (Mitchell Inst), Aug 28, 2024, virtual, 3:00 pm ET
The Mitchell Institute will hold the next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on August 28, 2024 at 3:00 pm ET (1:00 pm Mountain Time). The event will highlight the 5th anniversary of the reestablishment of U.S. Space Command. More information is on the event's website, which says: When: August 28, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT/1:00 PM MDT …
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NS-26 SUBORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT (Blue Origin), Aug 29, 2024, West Texas, 9:00 am ET
Blue Origin will launch its next crewed New Shepard suborbital rocket flight, New Shepard-26 (NS-26), on August 29, 2024 from its launch site in West Texas. The launch window opens at 8:00 am Central Time (9:00 am Eastern). The launch will be webcast on Blue Origin's website beginning 40 minutes in advance. These launches often …
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NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL HEO COMMITTEE (NAC-HEO), Aug 29, 2024, public participation virtual only, 9:30 am-3:00 pm ET
Update: The agenda is posted. Looks like the entire meeting is virtual. Lynn Cline is the new committee chair, succeeding Wayne Hale. Original Entry: The NASA Advisory Council's Human Exploration and Operations Committee (NAC-HEO) will meet on August 29, 2024 from 9:30 am-3:00 pm ET. The Federal Register notice does not disclose where the committee …
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DEBATING NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE (SPI/Aerospace), Aug 29, 2024, DC, 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
Update, August 27: The Zoom link is here. Not clear if you have to register in advance to get in. Update, August 25: The title of the event has been changed to "Debating National Security Space" with "High Ground/High Fantasy: Defense Utility of Cislunar Space" as one of two panels. The other is "Exotic Space …
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INTERAGENCY NUCLEAR SAFETY REVIEW BOARD (NASA), Aug 29, 2024, virtual, 3:00-4:00 pm ET
NASA will host a virtual meeting of the Interagency Nuclear Safety Review Board (INSRB) that was established in 2020 to replace the ad hoc Interagency Nuclear Safety review panels used for prior NASA missions that utilize radioactive power sources. The meeting will take place via WebEx on August 29, 2024 from 3:00-4:00 pm ET and …
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LABOR DAY, Sept 2, 2024, Federal Holiday
September 2, 2024 is a U.S. Federal holiday, Labor Day. Government offices will be closed. According to the Department of Labor: "Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for …
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STARLINER CFT PRE-DEPARTURE NEWS CONFERENCE, Sept 4, 2024, JSC, 12:00 pm ET
NASA will hold a news conference from Johnson Space Center on September 4, 2024 at 12:00 pm ET in preparation for the departure of the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) capsule from the International Space Station on Friday, September 6. It will air on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. NASA's press release says …
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LAUNCH OF ARIANESPACE VEGA ROCKET WITH SENTINEL-2C, Sept 4, 2024, Kourou, French Guiana, 9:50 pm ET
Update, Sept 4: They will indeed try again today, same time (9:50 pm ET). The additional checks on Flight #VV24 Vega launcher are now completed, authorizing a new launch attempt for today, September 4 10:50 pm (local time in Kourou – 01.50 a.m. UTC, 03:50 a.m. CEST on September 5). — Arianespace (@Arianespace) September 4, …
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NAC TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION & ENGINEERING CMTE (NAC-TIE), Sept 5, 2024, virtual, 8:30 am-5:00 pm ET
Update: The agenda is posted. Original Entry: The NASA Advisory Council's Technology, Innovation & Engineering Committee (NAC-TIE) will meet virtually on September 5, 2024 from 8:30 am-5:00 pm ET. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. NASA Advisory Council; Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee; Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space …
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NASA SYMPOSIUM ON THE MACROECONOMICS OF SPACE, Sept 5, 2024, DC/virtual, 8:30-12:30 pm ET
NASA's Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy will hold a Symposium on the Macroeconomics of Space from 8:30 am-12:30 pm ET on September 5, 2024. The in-person meeting is at NASA HQ in Washington, DC. A virtual option is available. More information and the agenda are on the event's website.
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COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN LEO: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, Sept 6, 2024, DC, 10:00 am-4:00 pm ET
George Washington University's Space Policy Institute and the Aerospace Corporation will hold a symposium on "Commercial Developments in LEO: Challenges and Opportunities" on September 6, 2024 from 10:00 am-4:00 pm ET at GW's Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E Street, NW, Washington, DC. More information, the agenda, and registration instructions are on the event's …
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STARLINER CFT RETURNS TO EARTH, Sept 6-7, 2024, Earth orbit/White Sands, NM, undock 6:04 pm ET/land 12:00 am ET
Update, Sept 6: NASA has refined the landing time to midnight ET instead of 12:03 am ET. Original entry: Boeing's Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) capsule will undock from the International Space Station autonomously on September 6, 2024 at 6:04 pm ET and land almost exactly 6 hours later at 12:03 am ET on September …
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STARLINER CFT POST-LANDING NEWS CONF, Sept 7, 2024, JSC, 1:30 am ET
NASA will hold a news conference on September 7, 2024 at 1:30 am ET from the Johnson Space Center following the landing of the Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) at White Sands, NM, scheduled for 12:03 am ET. Starliner is returning to Earth empty because of concerns about its propulsion system. The two astronauts it …
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INTL SPACE ELEVATOR CONSORTIUM CONFERENCE 2024, Sept 7-8, 2024, Chicago, IL
The International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC) will hold the International Space Elevator Consortium Conference at the AON Center, 200 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL from September 7-8, 2024. More information is on the event's website.
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EUROPLANET SCIENCE CONGRESS 2024 (EPSC 2024), Sept 8-13, 2024, Berlin, Germany
The Europlanet Science Congress 2024 (EPSC 2024) will take place September 8-13, 2024 at the Henry Ford Building, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. More information is on the event's website.
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NASA MEDIA TELECON ON EUROPA CLIPPER, Sept 9, 2024, virtual, 4:00 pm ET
NASA will hold a media telecon on September 9, 2024 at 4:00 pm ET to discuss the upcoming launch of the Europa Clipper mission. The launch window opens October 10. The spacecraft will orbit Jupiter and make repeated flybys of its Moon Europa, which is thought to have a liquid ocean under an icy crust. …
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LAUNCH OF POLARIS DAWN PRIVATE ASTRONAUT MISSION, Sept 10, 2024, KSC, 5:23 am ET
Update, September 10, 2:57 am: SpaceX has waved off launch at 3:38 am due to weather, but will try at the 5:23 am ET opportunity. A third opportunity today is at 7:09 am ET. Update, September 8, 2024: Weather has delayed the launch since the last update. SpaceX said late this evening they are targeting Tuesday, …
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GLOBAL AEROSPACE SUMMIT 2024 (Chamber of Commerce), Sept 10-11, 2024, DC
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host the 2024 Global Aerospace Summit from September 10-11, 2024 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC. More information is on the event's website. One day focused on aviation and the other space.
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