Update, February 4:  The launch took place today at 10:00 am CENTRAL Time (11:00 am Eastern). Key stats from today’s New Shepard NS-29 mission: The Crew Capsule reached an apogee of 341,944 ft AGL / 345,591 ft MSL (104 km AGL / 105 km MSL). The booster reached an apogee of 341,700 ft AGL / …

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Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold a luncheon on February 4, 2025 from 12:00-1:30 pm ET at Hogan Lovells, 555 13th St, NW, Washington, DC. The topic is "New Year, New Look at Space Cyber Security Issues." More information is on the event's website. Participants are: Erin Miller, Executive Director, Space Information Sharing and …

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NASA will hold a media telecon on February 4, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET to discuss the upcoming launch of the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere -- PUNCH -- mission.  Audio will stream on NASA Live. Participants are: ·      Madhulika Guhathakurta, NASA program scientist, NASA Headquarters ·      Nicholeen Viall, PUNCH mission scientist, NASA’s Goddard Space …

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold the first 2025 hybrid meeting of the Space Weather Roundtable from February 5-6, 2025. The in-person meeting is at the Keck Center, 500 5th St, NW, Washington, DC. More information and the agenda are on the event's website.  Some sessions are open and some are …

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The Secure World Foundation (SWF) will hold a webinar on February 5, 2025 at 10:00 am ET to discuss "Evolution of Treaties: From Conception to Birth, How Are Arms Control Treaties Made?" The webinar features Charlie JP Bennett, SWF's 2024 Space Sustainability Research Fellow, who interviewed 22 current and former negotiators, diplomats, and other experts …

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The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) will hold a webinar on February 6, 2025 from 1:00-2:30 pm ET is discuss "Exploring the Potential of Mining Helium-3 on the Moon. More information is on the event's website, which says: "This panel discussion brings together leading experts in space technology, resource extraction, and energy policy to delve into …

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NASA will hold a media telecon on February 7, 2025 at 1:00 pm ET to discuss the NASA science experiments aboard the second Intuitive Machines mission to the Moon, IM-2, scheduled for launch at the end of February. IM-2 is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Audio will stream on NASA Live. …

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The National Security Space Association (NSSA) will hold the 4th annual Defense & Intelligence Space Conference (DISC) from February 10-12, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Reston and surrounding classified facilities. Portions are  classified. More information is on the event's website, which says:  

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on February 11, 2025 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET. The topic is: "What is the 'Iron Dome for America'?". Participants are: Dr. Tom Karako, director of the CSIS Missile Defense Project,  Kari A. Bingen, director of the CSIS Aerospace Security Project, and  Dr. Heather …

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The FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA-AST) and the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) will hold the 27th annual Commercial Space Conference on February 12, 2025. Note they have changed the name to the Commercial Space Conference instead of Commercial Space Transportation Conference. They explain:  "For this year's 27th annual conference, CSF and FAA-AST will …

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NOAA and NIST, both part of the Department of Commerce, will hold a seminar on February 13, 2025 from 9:30 am-12:30 pm ET at the  Department's headquarters at 1401 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC on "Building an In-Space Circular Economy." More information is on the event's website, which says: The Office of Space Commerce and …

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ESA will hold a press briefing on February 14, 2025 at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany from 10:00-11:00 Central European Time (4:00-5:00 am Eastern Standard Time) to discuss the "completion and the success of ESA's FLY! Feasibility Study." The study concluded that it is technically feasible to fly someone with a physical disability …

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February 17, 2025 is a U.S. Federal Holiday, Washington’s Birthday, in observance of the birthday of George Washington, the first President of the United States.  Government offices will be closed. Washington’s actual birthday is February 22. President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday was February 12 and this holiday is also called Presidents’ Day in observance of both …

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The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold a luncheon at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD on February 19, 2025 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET. The speaker is Wes Deadrick, Director of NASA's Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Program at the Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia. More information is on the event's …

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Space News will hold a webinar on February 19, 2025 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET on "The State of Orbital Traffic Management." More information is on the event's website. Participants are:

The Mitchell Institute will hold a webinar on February 19, 2025 at 1:00 pm ET to release a new policy paper -- Ensuring a Spacepower Advantage in a Prolonged Competition-- with findings and recommendations from a two-day Space Endurance Workshop held in October 2024. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which …

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The Miami Space Summit, sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the SmallSat Alliance, will take place from February 20-21, 2025 in Miami, FL.  (An opening dinner is on February 19). More information is on the event's website, which says:    

AIAA's Space Resources Technical Committee will hold a webinar on February 20, 2025 at 6:00 pm ET. Joseph Kenrick from Lunar Outpost and ELO2 (an Australian industry consortium) will discuss "ELO2 and Roo-ver: Australia's First Lunar Rover."  (Roo is for kangaroo.) Registration is required to get the webinar link. More information is on Jared Long-Fox's …

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The University of Alabama in Huntsville will hold the Business of Space Conference 2025 at the university from February 23-25, 2025. The theme is: Creating Solutions with Partnerships: Opportunities and Barriers More information is on the event's website, which says: "Engage with top academics, business leaders, innovators, and policy influencers working on the new space …

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold an event on February 24, 2025 from 4:00-5:00 pm ET at its offices at 1616 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington, DC and online. The topic is "NASA's Moon to Mars Roadmap: Charting the Next Year." Speakers are: Amit Kshatriya, Deputy Associate Administrator, Moon to Mars …

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