America's Future Series will hold the virtual 2023 Space Innovation Summit on July 11, 2023 from 9:30 am-4:30 pm ET, followed by an invitation-only in-person reception in Washington, DC where the Gen. John E. Hyten Space Innovation & Leadership Award will be presented to Gen. Jay Raymond (Ret.), the first Chief of Space Operations of …

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The House Rules Committee will meet on July 11, 2023 at 12:00 pm ET in H-313 Capitol to write the rule for floor consideraton of the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), H.R. 2670. As of the 4:00 pm ET July 7 deadline, 1,438 amendments had been submitted. The committee will decide which will be …

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The FAA's Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) will meet virtually on July 11, 2023 from 1:00-3:00 pm ET. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee. DATES: The meeting will take place on July 11, 2023 from …

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NASA will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on July 12 online and July 14 in Baltimore, MD. On July 12, a new Webb image will be released online at 6:00 am ET and at 4:00 pm ET two JWST experts will be interviewed on …

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The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) will hold a hybrid workshop at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab's Kossiakoff Center and on Zoom from July 12-13, 2023 to discuss the need for Earth-based "Lunar Proving Grounds" in preparation for a human return to the Moon. More information is on the event's website, which says: …

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The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) at the Department of Commerce and AIAA will hold a webinar on July 12, 2023 for satellite owners and operators ONLY to discuss the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). More information is on the OSC website, which says: "On July 12, the Office of Space Commerce will host …

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The House plans to take up the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) during the week of July 10, 2023 once the Rules Committee has approved the rule for its consideration. The Rules Committee meets on Tuesday, July 11, so the bill could come up at any time thereafter.

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will mark up a number of nominations on July 12, 2023 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building.  The meeting will be webcast on the committee's website. Among the nominations are three Commissioners and the Inspector General for the Federal Communications Commission: Anna Gomez to …

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The Future Space Leaders Foundation will hold its Future Space 2023 event in two parts on July 12, 2023. The first part takes place in the Hart Senate Office Building from 11:00 am-4:45 pm ET with a series of speakers on civil, commercial and national security space topics.  The second part is a "networking and …

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The Transportation-HUD Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committtee will markup its FY2024 bill on July 12, 2023 at 5:00 pm ET in 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building.  It will be webcast. The bill includes funding for the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance will hold the 2023 Intelligence and National Security Summit from July 13-14, 2023 at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, MD (just outside Washington, DC). The theme is: "Navigating Security Threats In An Uncertain World." More information is on the event's website.

The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on July 13, 2023 at 10:00 am ET in 2318 Rayburn House Office Building on "Continuing U.S. Leadership in Commercial Space At Home and Abroad." The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses as of July 6 are: Ms. Karina Drees, President, …

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Update, July 6: The markup now is posted on the committee's website.  It will start at 11:00 am ET in 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building and will be webcast.  The Legislative Branch appropriations bill is listed first, followed by CJS, and then Financial Services-General Government (which includes the FCC). Original entry: Senate Appropriations Committee Chair …

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The FAA's Office of Commercial Space TransporTation has a number of job openings and will hold a webinar, "Find Your Place in Space," on July 14, 2023 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET for anyone who might be interested in applying. More information is on the event's website, which says: "Do you want to find your place in …

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will hold a workshop on July 13, 2023 from 1:30-6:00 pm ET at 25 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC on "How Data From Space Is Changing Life on Earth." More information is on the event's website, which says: "Please join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to learn how industries - …

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Update: ISRO says the launch will be livestreamed on its website, Facebook and Youtube. Original Entry: The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch the Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander on July 14, 2023 from its launch site at Sriharikota, India. Announcing the launch of Chandrayaan-3: 🚀LVM3-M4/Chandrayaan-3 🛰️Mission: The launch is now scheduled for 📆July 14, 2023, at …

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The Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will mark up the FY2024 CJS appropriations bill on July 14, 2023 at 9:00 am ET in H-140 Capitol. The bill includes funding for NASA and NOAA. The markup will be webcast on the committee's website.

The Space Transportation Association (STA) will host a luncheon on Capitol Hill on July 14, 2023. The speaker is Vanessa Wyche, Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center.

NASA will celebrate the one year anniversary of the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on July 12 online and July 14 in Baltimore, MD. On July 12, a new Webb image will be released online at 6:00 am ET and at 4:00 pm ET two JWST experts will be interviewed …

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The American Astronautical Society (AAS) will hold the 2023 John Glenn Memorial Symposium at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH from July 17-19, 2023. The theme this year is "Powering Innovation from Earth to Mars." More information is on the event's website.