Arizona State University (ASU) Interplanetary Initiative will hold the Preventing Space War Forum on May 17, 2023 from 8:00 am-4:00 pm ET at its ASU Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center, 1800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC. The event is listed as beginning at 8:00 am, which is for check-in and breakfast. Sessions begin at 9:00 …

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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold its 2023 Awards Gala in the Terrace Theater of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on May 18, 2023 from 5:30-9:00 pm ET. More information is on the event's website.

Update, May 17:  The time has changed from 10:00 am to 10:30 am ET. Original Entry: NASA will announce the winner of the second contract for a Human Landing System (HLS) to take astronauts down to and back from the lunar surface as part of the Artemis program on May 19, 2023 at 10:00 am …

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NASA, Axiom Space, SpaceX and the Saudi Space Agency will hold a virtual pre-launch news conference for the Axiom-2 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station on May 20, 2023 at 6:00 pm ET following the Launch Readiness Review (LRR). The launch is scheduled for the next day (see our separate Calendar entry). The …

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The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) will hold the 2023 GEOINT Symposium from May 21-24, 2023 at the America's Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, MO. The theme for this 20th symposium is: From Maps to Metaverse. More information is on the event's website.

Update, May 20:  In addition to NASA's coverage, Axiom Space says it will begin live coverage at 2:10 pm ET and continue through orbital insertion. SpaceX says it's live coverage will begin about 3.5 hours before launch. Update, May 12: NASA TV launch coverage will begin at 4:30 pm ET on May 21. If launch …

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Update, May 21:  NASA, Axiom and SpaceX updated the docking time post-launch. It is now set for 9:16 am ET tomorrow. Original Entry: The Axiom-2 private astronaut mission is scheduled to launch on May 21, 2023 at 5:37 pm ET. If launch takes place as scheduled, it will dock at the ISS on May 22 …

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The 2023 Ohio Space Forum will take place at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown, Cleveland, OH, from May 22-24, 2023. More information is on the event's website. May 22 is an evening reception and May 24 is for tours of NASA's Glenn Research Center.  Sessions are on May 23. The website does not indicate if there …

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The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will hold its 12th Conference on May 22-25, 2023 in Osaka, Japan.  The theme is "Making Space Travel Safer." More information is on the event's website.  

Update, May 21:  The website now says this event is virtual only. Original Entry: The Hudson Institute will hold an in-person event on May 22, 2023 from 10:00-11:00 am ET at its offices in Washington, D.C.  More information is on the event's website, where the meeting also will be livestreamed. The topic is "Running Out of …

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Update, May 21: Note that one must register in advance to participate in the webinar and answer several questions. Speakers are: Jim Free, NASA associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD), Catherine Koerner, deputy associate administrator for ESDMD, and Nujoud Merancy, architecture lead. Original Entry: NASA will hold a webinar on May …

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LATSAT, a gathering of Latin America's space industry leaders, will take place May 23-24, 2023 at Centro Cultural Kirchner-Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The conference is organized by Euroconsult in collaboration with ARSAT and the Government of Argentina. More information is on the event's website.

The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and the Norwegian Space Agency will hold the Global Space Conference on Climate Change (GLOC) in Oslo, Norway, from May 23-25, 2023. More information is on the IAF website. The IAF says that "plenaries, GNFs as well as the opening and closing ceremonies" will be livestreamed. We are pleased to …

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The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold a luncheon on May 23, 2023 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD. The speaker is Makenzie Lystrup, recently appointed at the new Director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. More information is on the MSBR website.

Russia will launch its next cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, Progress MS-23, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on May 24, 2023 at 8:56 am ET. NASA TV launch coverage begins at 8:30 am ET. Docking is scheduled for 12:20 pm ET the same day. NASA TV docking coverage begins 11:30 am ET. …

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The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Schriever Spacepower Forum webinar on May 24, 2023 at 10:00 am ET. The guest is Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, Command of the U.S. Space Force's Space Operations Command. More information is on the event's website. Advance registration is required.

The Beyond Earth Institute will hold a webinar on May 24, 2023 from 1:00-2:30 pm ET on "Human Spaceflight Safety in Concept & Practice: Which Way Forward?" Participants are: Courtney Stadd, Vice President, Beyond Earth Institute (moderator) Jim Muncy, Principal, PoliSpace Caryn Schenewerk, President, CS Consulting George Nield, President, Commercial Space Technologies, LLC Bruce McClintock, …

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The National Space Society will hold the 2023 International Space Development Conference (ISDC 2023) at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Dallas-Frisco, TX from May 25-28, 2023. More information is on the event's website.

Rohde & Schwarz will hold a webinar on May 25, 2023 from 15:00-17:10 Central European Summer Time (9:00-11:10 am EDT).  "Satellite Industry Days -- Part 4" will discuss "the newest developments in the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnection & Security by Satellite (IRIS2) project: the European Commission’s quest for reliable, secure satellite communications." More information is …

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Update, May 25: The company decided not to livestream this flight. Instead, one must wait for tweets. LIVE UPDATES: VSS Unity and our crew are on target for a rocket powered flight from @Spaceport_NM, New Mexico today. We will not be livestreaming today's spaceflight. Instead, keep up with live updates right here on Twitter. #Unity25 …

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