The International Space University - USA Alumni Association’s Washington, DC Chapter, ISU-DC, will hold its next Space Café on January 31, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET at 900 19th Street, NW, 6th floor, Washington, D.C. The speaker is Clay Mowry, Chief Revenue Officer for Voyager Space. More information is on the event's website.    

Northrop Grumman's 20th cargo mission to the International Space Station, NG-20, launched on January 30, 2024 atop a Falcon 9 rocket. The Cygnus cargo spacecraft will arrive at the ISS on February 1, 2024 at 4:20 am ET where it will be grappled by astronauts using Canadarm2. Ground controllers later will install it onto a …

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Update, January 29:  According to a tweet from Space Systems Command today, the event is at 10:00 am PACIFIC Time (1:00 am Eastern) and will be webcast on Facebook. Big things are happening @ #SpaceSystemsCommand. Join us at 10:00am PT on Feb. 1 as Gen. Michael Guetlein passes the torch to our new Commander, Lt. …

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NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) earth observation satellite is scheduled for launch on February 6, 2024 at 1:33 am from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL.  In addition to launch coverage, NASA will hold several science and pre-launch briefings on February 4 and February 5. The briefings on February 4 are: Sunday, Feb. …

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NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) earth observation satellite is scheduled for launch on February 6, 2024 at 1:33 am from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL.  In addition to launch coverage, NASA will hold several science and pre-launch briefings on February 4 and February 5. The pre-launch briefing on February 5 is at …

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Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot will take command of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO on February 5, 2024. DOD Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Air Force Gen. C. Q. Brown, Chairman of the Joint …

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NASA's Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) will meet virtually on February 6-8, 2024. More information is on the MExAG website. Note that times on the agenda are in CENTRAL time (add one hour for Eastern).  Generally the meeting is 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Central Time each day though there are variations.  

Satnews will hold the Smallsat Symposium 2024 from February 6-8, 2024 at the Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA. A virtual option is available for registered attendees. More information is on the event's website.  

The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Forum (USGIF) will hold a Space Situational Awareness Workshop at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), 7500 GEOINT Drive, Springfield, VA from 8:00 am-4:00 pm ET on February 6, 2024. The theme is: Bridging Government and Industry Collaboration. More information is on the event's website. The final session is classified.

Update, February 4:  This meeting no longer is listed on the Space Studies Board's calendar. (The same topic, New Frontiers Mission List Review, will be taken up by the Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science, CAPS, on February 13 and February 20.) Original Entry: The Committee on Planetary Protection of the National Academies of Sciences, …

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Update, February 7, 7:30 am ET:  The Ax-3 crew is finally departing the ISS this morning. The undocking time now is 9:20 am ET instead of 9:05 am ET. It will be almost 48 hours before they splash down, however.  That's on Friday morning, February 9, at 8:30 am ET off the coast of Daytona, …

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NASA will hold "listening sessions" on February 7, 2024 in the Washington DC area "to explore innovative approaches for a low-cost mission to the asteroid Apophis." The event begins with an overview at NASA HQ from 9:00-11:00 am ET. That will be followed by one-on-one discussions with individuals or organizations about their innovative ideas. More …

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Update February 6, 6:00 pm ET:  The launch has been delayed again due to weather.  New launch date is February 8. Same time: 1:33 am ET. Due to ground winds preventing prelaunch checkouts, we are now targeting Thursday, February 8 for Falcon 9 to launch PACE. Vehicle and payload remain healthy, and teams will continue …

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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold a policy breakfast on "U.S. Leadership in Cislunar Space" on February 8, 2024 at 8:00 am ET at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St., NW, Washington, DC. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says "We will have speakers from …

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The Space Foundation will discusse the "2024 State of Space" at the National Press Club, 529 14th St., Washington, DC on February 8, 2024 from 9:00-11:30 am ET. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website.

February 7, 2024:  The Senate Commerce Committee today announced that it will hold an Executive Session tomorrow. February 8, at 10:00 am ET, to consider the FAA Reauthorization bill. The meeting will be webcast on the committee's website. The committee was scheduled to mark up the bill on June 15, 2023, but postponed action in …

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The Axiom-3 (Ax-3) private astronaut crew's departure from the International Space Station was delayed several days due to bad weather in the splash down zones off the Florida coast. They finally undocked from the ISS at 9:20 am ET on February 7.  It will be almost 47 hours before they splash down, however. That's scheduled for …

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The Beyond Earth Institute will hold a webinar on February 9, 2024 from 2:00-3:30 pm ET on "Unlocking the Solar System with Space Nuclear Technology." Speakers are: Courtney Stadd, Executive Vice President, Beyond Earth Institute Alex Gilbert, Director of Space & Planetary Regulation, Zeno Power Will Kowalski, Co-Founder & COO, Atomos Mike Beavin, Principal, IKR …

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The Saudi Space Agency will hold the Space Debris Conference at the Communication, Space & Technology Headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from February 11-12, 2024. More information is on the event's website.

NASA's Heliophysics Advisory Committee will meet virtually from February 12-13, 2024.  More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below.   SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Heliophysics Advisory Committee (HPAC). This Committee functions in …

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