NOAA's Space Weather Advisory Group (SWAG) will meet virtually on December 1, 2021 from 10:00 am-2:00 pm ET. SWAG was created on April 21, 2021 pursuant to the Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act. The meeting is open to the public, but one must contact Jennifer …

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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet in Executive Session on December 1, 2021 in 253 Russell Senate Office Building at 10:15 am ET to vote on several nominations. Among them are the nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel to be Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Jainey Kumar Bavishi to be Assistant …

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The Space and Aeronautics subcommittee, which oversees NASA, and the Research and Technology subcommittee, which oversees NSF, of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee will hold a joint virtual hearing on December 1, 2021 at 11:00 am ET on the recently released Astro 2020 Decadal Survey for Astronomy and Astrophysics from the National Academies …

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The Arecibo Science Advocacy Partnership will commemorate "the tragic collapse of the 305m telescope at the Arecibo Observatory one year ago" on December 1, 2021 at 12:00 pm ET. The announcement in the November 28, 2021 Planetary Exploration Newsletter provides the following information:   COMMEMORATING THE COLLAPSE OF THE ARECIBO TELESCOPE The Arecibo Science Advocacy …

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Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck will provide an update on the company's development of the new Neutron rocket on December 2, 2021 at 8:00 am ET. It will be streamed on Rocket Lab's YouTube channel.

The Space Transportation Association (STA) will hold a webinar on December 2, 2021 from 12:00-1:00 pm ET to discuss the James Webb Space Telescope, which is scheduled for launch on December 18. The guests are: Greg Robinson, JWST Program Director, NASA Headquarters Scott Willoughby, JWST Program Manager, Northrop Grumman STA meetings are by invitation only.  …

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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on December 2, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Allies and Partners by Design" and features Brigadier General Kevin Whale of the Royan Canadian Air Force, who is Deputy Commanding General-Transformation in the U.S. Space Force's Space Operations Command.  …

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Update, November 28, 2021:  As of today, this event is still scheduled to take place on December 2, 2021. Update, September 7:  The event has been postponed to December 2 because of the COVID resurgence. Original Entry: Women in Aerospace (WIA) will hold its next Awards Dinner on October 14, 2021 at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon …

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The Space Technology Industry, Government, University Roundtable (STIGUR) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet virtually on December 3, 2021 from 12:00-4:30 pm ET.  The meeting is open to the public through 3:00 pm ET. Check the STIGUR website for up to date information and the livestream link when it is …

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The Moon Village Association will hold the 5th Global Moon Village Workshop and Symposim from December 6-8, 2021.  The event will take place online and will be coordinate from Nicosia, Cyprus. More information is on the event's website.

NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) will hold an open meeting on December 6, 2021 from 9:30-10:00 am ET. The meeting is available telephonically.  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 Administration announces a forthcoming …

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NASA will introduce its newest class of astronauts on December 6, 2021 at 12:30 pm ET. The event at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, will air live on NASA TV, the agency’s website, and the NASA app. Participating in the event are: Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator Pam Melroy, NASA Deputy Administrator Vanessa Wyche, Director, …

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Space News will announce the winners of its 2021 awards at a virtual event on December 6, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. After a keynote address by Derek Tournear, Director of the Space Development Agency (SDA), award winners and Space News journalists will engage in a panel discussion on how 2021’s influx of space capital is …

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Update, December 5, 3:05 pm ET:  The launch has been scrubbed again. New date, Tuesday, December 7.  Same time: 4:04 am ET. Launch is now scheduled for Tues., Dec. 7 at 4:04amEST. https://t.co/LEV7vitjDL — ULA (@ulalaunch) December 5, 2021 Update, December 4, 10:10 pm ET:  The launch was scrubbed. They will try again December 6 …

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NASA's Applied Sciences Advisory Committee, which reports to the Earth Science Division of the Science Mission Directorate, will meet virtually from December 7-9, 2021. The meeting begins at 11:00 am ET each day. More information and the agenda are on the committee's website.

NASA will hold a payload briefing on December 7, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET for the Imaging X-Ray Polarimeter Explorer (IXPE) mission that is scheduled for launch on December 9. The briefing will take place at Kennedy Space Center and will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Participants are: Elisabetta Cavazzuti, …

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Lawrina will hold a free open online lecture on December 7, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "To Infinity and Beyond: Space Law 101" and features Prof. Mark Sundahl, Director of the Global Space Law Center at Cleveland State University. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website.