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YURI’S NIGHT, April 12, 2026, Global
Yuri's Night is celebrated by space aficionados around the world on April 12 every year (or thereabouts) to commemorate the launch of the first human being in space -- the Soviet Union's Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. Coincidentally, April 12, 1981 is the anniversary of the first launch of the U.S. space shuttle (it …
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41st SPACE SYMPOSIUM (Space Foundation), Apr 13-16, 2026, Colorado Springs, CO
The Space Foundation will hold the 41st Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel & Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, CO from April 13-16, 2026. More information is on the event's website.
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ASCE EARTH AND SPACE 2026 CONFERENCE, Apr 13-16, 2026, College Station, TX
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will hold the Earth and Space 2026 Conference from April 13-16, 2026 at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. More information is on the event's website, which says: The 20 ASCE ASD Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments (Earth & Space …
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COPUOS LEGAL SUBCOMMITTEE, Apr 13-24, 2026, Vienna, Austria
The Legal Subcommittee of the U.N. Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) will meet April 13-24, 2026 in Vienna, Austria. Check the COPUOUS website for up-to-date information.
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN’S CYGNUS-24 ARRIVES AT ISS, Apr 13, 2026, Earth orbit, 12:50 pm ET (NASA coverage begins 12:00 pm ET)
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus-24 cargo ship successfully launched on April 11, 2026 at 7:41 am ET after a several-day weather delay. It's the second launch of an upgraded version of Cygnus, Cygnus XL, and is delivering 11,000 pounds of research experiments, equipment and supplies for the ISS crew. It will arrive at the International Space Station …
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SENATE COMMERCE MARKUP INCL TWO SATELLITE BILLS, Apr 14, 2026, DC, 10:00 am ET
Update, April 11: The meeting has been rescheduled for April 14, 2026 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Buildng. It will be webcast on the committee's website. Update, March 27: No Democrats attended the March 25 markup so the committee could not conduct any votes. Ranking Member Cantwell said: Unprecedent and unfair. …
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HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE HRG ON FY2027 BUDGET REQUEST, Apr 15, 2026, DC, 10:15 am ET
The House Budget Committee will hold a hearing on President Trump's FY2027 budget request on April 15, 2026 at 10:15 am ET in 210 Cannon House Office Building. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website and YouTube. The witness is Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). …
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HASC SBCMTE HRG ON MISSILE DEFENSE & MISSILE DEFEAT, Apr 15, 2026, DC, 3:00 pm ET
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold a hearing on April 15, 2026 in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building at 3:00 pm ET on "FY27 Missile Defense and Missile Defeat Programs and Activities." The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses are: The Honorable Marc Berkowitz Assistant …
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HASC SUBCOMMITTEE HRG ON MILITARY READINESS, Apr 15, 2026, DC, 3:30 pm ET
The Subcommittee on Readiness of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold a hearing on April 15, 2026 at 3:30 pm ET in 2212 Rayburn House Office Building on "Military Readiness for FY27." The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses include Gen. Shawn Bratton, Vice Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space …
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HOUSE INTELLIGENCE SBCMTE HRG ON NRO, NGA AND U.S. SPACE FORCE, Apr 16, 2026, DC, 10:00 am ET (closed)
The House Intelligence Committee's Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture will hold a CLOSED hearing on April 16, 2026 in HVC-304 Capitol on the FY2027 budget requests for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and the U.S. Space Force. Witnesses are: Christopher Scolese, Director, NRO Lt. Gen. Michelle Bredenkamp, Director, …
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SENATE BUDGET CMTE HRG ON FY2027 BUDGET REQUEST, Apr 16, 2026, DC, 10:00 am ET
The Senate Budget Committee will hold a hearing on President Trump's FY2027 budget request on April 16, 2026 at 10:00 am ET in 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. The witness is Russell Vought, Director, White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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POST-FLIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH ARTEMIS II CREW, Apr 16, 2026, JSC, 2:30 pm ET
The crew of Artemis II -- NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen -- will hold a post-flight press conference at Johnson Space Center on April 16, 2026 at 2:30 pm ET. NASA will livestream it on YouTube.
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HASC SBCMT HRG ON MILITARY PERSONNEL, Apr 16, 2026, DC, 3:00 pm ET
The House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Military Personnel will hold a posture hearing with military department personnel chiefs, including Katherine Kelley, USSF Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Personnel, on April 16, 2026 in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building at 3:00 pm ET. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses are: …
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SEA-AIR-SPACE 2026, Apr 19-22, 2026, National Harbor, MD
Sea-Air-Space 2026 will take place April 19-22, 2026 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD. More information is on the event's website.
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NEWSPACE AFRICA CONF, Apr 20-23, 2026, Libreville, Gabon
Space in Africa and the African Space Agency will hold the NewSpace Africa Conference April 20-23, 2026 in Libreville, Gabon. More information is on the event's website, which says:
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24th IAA HUMANS IN SPACE SYMPOSIUM, Apr 20-24, 2026, Montecatini, Italy
The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) will hold the 24th Humans in Space Symposium from April 20-24, 2026 in Montecatini, Italy. More information is on the event's website, which says: We are pleased to invite you to save the date for the next IAA Human in Space Symposium to be held on April 20-24, 2026 …
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NASA ROLL-OUT OF “TOP FOUR-FIFTHS” OF ARTEMIS III SLS ROCKET, Apr 20, 2026, New Orleans, LA
NASA will roll out the largest part of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the next Artemis mission, Artemis III, from the Michoud Assembly Facility in eastern New Orleans, LA on April 20, 2026. More information is in NASA's press release. The time was not included. Referred to as the Top Four-Fifths or TFF …
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STRATEGIC FORCES PRIORITIES: A CONVERSATION WITH SEN. DEB FISCHER (CSIS), Apr 20, 2026, DC, virtual, 9:45-10:30 am ET
Update, April 19: CSIS's website now says this will begin at 9:45 am ET instead of 9:30 am ET. Original Entry: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a virtual conversation with Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee's Strategic Forces Subcommittee, on April 20, 2026 from 9:30-10:30 …
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NASA OUTER PLANETS ASSESSMENT GROUP (OPAG), Apr 20, 2026, virtual, 12:30-2:45 pm ET
UPDATE, April 17: The agenda is posted. The meeting is from 12:30 pm-2:45 pm ET. Original Entry: NASA's Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) will hold a virtual meeting on April 20, 2026. The agenda was not posted as of April 12. Check the OPAG website for the time of the meeting and other information. NASA’s …
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CSSP FOLLOW-UP TO 2026 SPACE SCIENCE WK HELIOPHYSICS PRESENTATION (Natl Acad), Apr 20, 2026, virtual, 3:00-4:00 pm ET
The Committee on Solar and Space Physics (CSSP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a virtual meeting on April 20, 2026 from 3:00-4:00 pm ET to follow-up on the presentation made by NASA during the Academies Space Science Week on "Heliophysics Division Strategic Planning and R&A Reorganization." The meeting will …
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