NASA will observe is annual Day of Remembrance in honor of fallen astronauts on January 27, 2022, which is the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed the first Apollo crew.  Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee perished when a fire erupted in their Apollo spacecraft on the launch pad during …

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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on January 27, 2022 at 10:00 am Pacific Time (1:00 pm Eastern). The topic is International Partnerships in the Space Force. More information is on the event's website, which says: Why is international cooperation in space important? How does the US …

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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) will hold a public meeting on January 27, 2022 from 1:30-3:00 pm ET.  The public can listen to the meeting over the telephone. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Aeronautics and Space …

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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and Associate Administrator Bob Cabana -- all of whom have flown in space -- will lead a panel discussion about safety and lessons learned on January 27, 2022, NASA's 2022 "Day of Remembrance" that honors fallen astronauts. It will air live on NASA Television, the agency’s website, …

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NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) will hold a Town Hall meeting on January 28, 2022 from 12:00-1:30 pm ET to discuss the status of the James Webb Space Telescope, which just reached its final destination on Monday. More information including how to listen is on the event's website. The agenda is as …

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The Space Safety Institute will hold a virtual workshop for "New Actors in Space" on February 1-2, 2022 from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm ET each day. The event is targeted at: National governments which are beginning to develop national space policies and regulations Startup companies, universities, and all other entities beginning their first forays …

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NASA's Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) will holds its second meeting virtually from February 1-3, 2022. More information is on the MExAG website. The agenda is posted.

Experts from NOAA, NASA, the United Launch Alliance, Lockheed Martin and L3 Harris will hold a media briefing on February 1, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET to preview the launch of GOES-T, currently scheduled for March 1, 2022 on a ULA Atlas V rocket. Audio will be streamed on NASA Live. Participants are: Pam Sullivan, …

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NASA's Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) will meet virtuall February 2-3, 2022 from 1:00-5:00 pm ET (10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pacific Time) each day. More information is on the MEPAG website.

Update, February 1:  The markup will take place, but the committee no longer will consider Sohn's nomination at this time.  According to the committee's press release, all Democratic votes are needed to pass her nomination, but Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) is absent because he suffered a stroke.  It is not clear when he will …

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NASA announced this morning that it will hold a media telecon at 12:00 pm ET to provide an update on the Artemis I mission.  Audio will be available on NASA Live. Participants are: Tom Whitmeyer, deputy associate administrator for exploration systems development, NASA Headquarters in Washington Mike Bolger, Exploration Ground Systems program manager, Kennedy Mike …

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The Space Foundation will hold a webinar on February 3, 2022 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET on the "State of Space 2022." More information is on the event's website.

The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences (CAPS) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold its third virtual meeting to discuss the Biosignature Standards of Evidence White Paper on February 3-4, 2022. Open sessions of the meeting are on February 3 from 1:00-4:15 pm and will be livestreamed. The link was …

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Explore Mars will hold a webinar on February 3, 2022 at 2:00 pm ET with Nobel Laureate John Mather, who is Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Mat Kaplan, Host of the Planetary Society's Planetary Radio, will be the facilitator. More information is on the event's website.

The University of Washington Space Policy and Research Center (SPARC) will hold its next Space Dialogue webinar on February 3, 2022 at 12:00 pm Pacific Time (3:00 pm Eastern). The topic is "Orbital Debris and the Deterrence Dilemma" with Greg Miller of the Air Command & Staff College. More information is on the event's website. …

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The 2022 Adelaide Conference on Space Junk will take place virtually from February 4-5, 2022. The ISU Adelaide Conference is organized by members of the International Space University (ISU) Alumni Community of Adelaide, Australia. More information is on the event's website.

NASA will hold a media telecon on February 4, 2022 at 12:00 pm ET to discuss the SpaceX Crew-4 mission currently scheduled for launch on April 15. The event will be livestreamed on NASA Live. Participants are: Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Joel Montalbano, …

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The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the U.N. Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) will meet February 7-18, 2022.  The meeting is being webcast. More information is on the COPUOS website.  The agenda is posted.

Defense budget experts will preview what may be requested by President Biden for defense programs in FY2023.  By law, the President is supposed to submit his annual budget request on the first Monday in February, which would be February 7 this year, but the request is delayed for various reasons including the fact that Congress …

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