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NASA UPDATE ON JWST DEPLOYMENT, Jan 3, 2022, 11:30 am ET
At about 10:00 am ET, NASA announced a media telecon at 11:30 am ET to provide an update on the first week of deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope. It will be livestreamed on NASA Live. It appears to be separate from a previously announced briefing that will be conducted after sunshield tensioning in …
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NASA BRIEFING ON TENSIONING OF JWST SUNSHIELD, Jan 4, 2022, virtual, 12:45 pm ET
Update, January 4: The briefing took place at 12:45 pm ET today with just 30 minutes notice, immediately after the fifth and final sunshield layer was successfully tensioned. Update, January 3, 10:00 am ET: NASA just announced a telecon at 11:30 am ET morning, but apparently it is an update on the overall process, not …
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CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW (CES), Jan 5-8, 2022, Las Vegas/virtual
The 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, CES, will take place in a hybrid format from Janyary 5-8, 2022. The in-person sessions are in Las Vegas. The week-long conference is not focused on space topics, but at least three sessions are, all on Thursday. 10:00-10:30 am Pacific Time (1:00-1:30 pm Eastern): Great Minds: The Future of Space …
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NASA TV COVERAGE OF JWST SECONDARY MIRROR DEPLOYMENT, Jan 5, 2022, 9:45 am ET
NASA will air live coverage of another step in the deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope on January 5, 2022 beginning at 9:45 am ET. NASA says it will stream on NASA.gov/live. A media telecon is expected to follow the deployment at a time to be announced. Times are subject to change. The plan …
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UNIV OF WASHINGTON SPACE DIALOGUE WITH LEOLABS’ DARREN MCKNIGHT, Jan 6, 2022, virtual, 3:00 pm ET
Update, January 4: An emailed notice today from SPARC says this is at 12:00 pm, which presumably is Pacific Time, so 3:00 pm Eastern. Original Entry: The University of Washington Space Policy and Research Center (SPARC) will hold a webinar on January 6, 2022. The speaker is Darren McKnight, Senior Technical Fellow for LeoLabs, …
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FISHING WITH SATELLITES–ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, UNREGULATED (Aerospace Corp), Jan 6, 2022, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
The Aerospace Corporation will hold its next Space Policy Show webinar on January 6, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET (the website says 10:00 am without mentioning the time zone, but presumably that is Pacific Time since it also confirms that the regular time slot for this program is 1:00 pm Eastern). The topic is "Fishing …
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BACKBONE OF JADC2: DOD SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (Mitchell Inst), Jan 7, 2022, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies will hold a webinar on January 7, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET to roll out a new policy paper by former NASA astronaut and former Commander of U.S. Strategic Command Gen. Kevin Chilton (Ret.), now the Mitchell Institute's Explorer Chair for Space Warfighting Studies, and the Institute's Lukas Autenried. …
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LIVE COVERAGE OF FINAL JWST DEPLOYMENT STEPS AND MEDIA BRIEFING, Jan 8, 2022, virtual, 9:00 am ET/1:30 pm ET
NASA plans the final deployment steps for the James Webb Space Telescope -- unfolding the two wings of the primary mirror -- for January 7 and 8, 2022. Beginning on January 8 no earlier than 9:00 am ET, live coverage of the final deployment will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. …
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JOINT MEETING OF NASA’S ASTROPHYSICS PROGRAM ANALYSIS GROUPS, Jan 9, 2022, 5:00 pm ET
Update, January 5, 2022: The COPAG website now says this meeting is postponed indefinitely. (Note that the NASA astrophysics Town Hall meeting scheduled for January 11 will still take place as a virtual meeting. See our separate Calendar entry for that meeting. Press conferences scheduled for the AAS meeting also will take place virtually January …
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NASA EXOPLANET EXPLORATION PROGRAM ANALYSIS GROUP (EXOPAG), Jan 10 & 12, 2022, virtual
Update, January 5, 2022: The ExoPAG website now says this will take place virtually on January 10 and January 12 from 12:00-5:00 pm ET each day. (The NASA Astrophysics Town Hall meeting is on January 11.) Instructions on how to participate virtually are on that website. Update: AAS cancelled its Salt Lake City meeting (in-person …
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SPACECOM 2022: OFF-PLANET FOR THE PLANET, Jan 10-12, 2022, Orlando, FL
SpaceCom 2022 will take place Jauary 10-12, 2022 at the Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, FL. More information is on the event's website.
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AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 2022 WINTER MEETING, Jan 9-13, 2022
Update, January 5, 2022: The AAS press office just sent an email saying that even though the meeting is cancelled, the press conferences will take place virtually January 10-13. "Next week, 10-13 January, roughly 40 speakers will present timely and exciting research results and new developments in the astronomical sciences." No registration is required. They …
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HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE CONSIDERS NASA ENHANCED USE LEASING EXTENSION ACT, Jan 10, 2022, virtual, 2:00 pm ET
Update, January 10: The committee postponed consideration of this bill. No explanation is provided on its website. Original Entry: The House Rules Committee will consider three bills, including H.R. 5746, the NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act, on January 10, 2022 beginning at 2:00 pm ET. It will air on the committee's website. More information …
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NASA MEDIA TELECON INTRODUCING NEW NASA CHIEF SCIENTIST KATE CALVIN, Jan 11, 2022, virtual, 11:00 am ET
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will introduce NASA's new chief scientist, Katherine (Kate) Calvin, during a media teleconference on January 11, 2022 at 11:00 am ET. Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency's website. Calvin will be dual-hatted as Chief Scientist, succeeding Jim Green who retired, and Senior Climate Advisor, succeeding Gavin Schmidt who …
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NASA ASTROPHYSICS TOWN HALL MEETING, Jan 11, 2022, virtual, 2:45pm ET
Although the American Astronomical Society (AAS) cancelled its 2022 winter meeting in Salt Lake City due to the spread of the omicron COVID variant, some portions are still taking place virtually. Among them is the NASA Astrophysics Town Hall meeting scheduled for January 11, 2022. It now will take place as a virtual meeting that …
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Natl Acad BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES PANEL OF THE BPS DECADAL SURVEY, Jan 12-13, 2022, virtual
The Biological Sciences Panel of the 2023-2032 Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences will hold its first meeting January 12- 13, 2022 virtually. Some sessions are closed. The Decadal Survey is taking place under the aegis of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. More information and an agenda are on the panel's …
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2022 SPACE DEBRIS REMOVAL AND MITIGATION CONF (LRA Inst), Jan 12-13, 2022, virtual
The LRA Institute will hold the 2022 Space Debris Removal and Mitigation Conference virtually from January 12-13, 2022. More information is on the event's website. Note that times on the agenda are in Central Time (add 1 for Eastern).
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SCHRIEVER SPACEPOWER FORUM WITH DEREK TOURNEAR (Mitchell Inst), Jan 12, 2022, virtual, 9:00 am ET
The Mitchell Institute will hold the Schriever Spacepower Forum on January 12, 2022 at 9:00 am ET. The virtual event features Derek Tournear, Director of the Space Development Agency. More information is on the event's website.
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Natl Acad BPS DECADAL SURVEY PANEL ON PHYSICAL SCIENCES, Jan 12, 2022, virtual, 11:00 am-5:30 pm ET
The Physical Sciences Panel of the 2023-2032 Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences will hold its first meeting on January 12, 2022 from 11:00 am - 5:30 pm ET. Some sessions are open and some are closed. The Decadal Survey is conducted under the aegis of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineeing, and Medicine. …
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NASA COSMIC ORIGINS PROGRAM ANALYSIS GROUP (COPAG), Jan 12, 2022, virtual, 12:00-1:30 pm ET
Update, January 5, 2022: The COPAG website now says this will take place on January 12 from 12:00-1:30 pm ET. Check the COPAG website for any further changes. Update: The AAS cancelled its Salt Lake City meeting because of the spread of the omicron COVID variant. As of January 3, 2022, the COPAG website …
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