The 18th Ilan Ramon International Space Conference will take place January 31-February 1, 2023 at the David Intercontinental in Tel Aviv, Israel as part of Israel Space Week (January 29-February 4). The theme this year is "Earth and Space Becoming One." More information is on the event's website.  As of January 29, only virtual registrations …

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100 Year Starship (100YSS) will hold a hybrid space gathering from January 31-February 4, 2023. The in-person meeting is at the Trademark Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. Entitled Nexus 2023, the theme is "When Space, Purpose and Culture Collide."  The "overarching question" of the gathering is "who owns space." The event celebrates the 10th anniversary of 100YSS, …

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NASA's Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) will hold its annual meeting virtually from February 1-3, 2023. More information is on the MExAG website. The agenda is posted.

The Steering Committee for the Decadal Survey on Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will meet at the Academies' Keck Center, 500 5th St, NW, Washington, DC, from February 1-3, 2023. Some sessions are open and some are closed.  As of January 29, the only open sessions …

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The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) and the Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold a joint event on February 1, 2023 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET. It will take place at the Zoca Mexican Restaurant, 319 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E., Washington DC (on Capitol Hill). The speaker is Alicia Brown, NASA Associate Administrator for Legislative Affairs. …

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(NASA TV begins 6:45 am ET)

The Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on February 2, 2023 at 9:30 am ET in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building on "Launching into the State of the Satellite Marketplace." Witnesses are: • Tom Stroup, President, Satellite Industry Association • Julie Zoller, Head of Global Regulatory …

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The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the U.N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) will meet in Vienna, Austria from February 6-17, 2022. The Legal Subcommittee will meet March 20-31 and the full committee from May 31-June 9.

The International Space University – USA Alumni Association’s Washington, DC Chapter will hold its next Space Cafe on February 6, 2023 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET at Assembly Co-working @ 1700 N Moore St, Arlington, VA. More information is on the event's registration page.      

The 2023 SmallSat Symposium will take place February 7-9, 2023 in Mountain View, CA. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website.

The Space Transportation Association (STA) will hold a luncheon in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2023 from 11:30 am -1:00 pm ET. The speakers are Jody Singer, Director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and Jim Free, NASA Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development. STA events are by invitation only.

President Biden will give the 2023 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2023. Details had not been announced as of January 13, but typically it begins at 9:00 pm ET and televised on all the major networks as well as C-SPAN. A response …

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The 25th FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference will take place at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC from February 8-9, 2023. More information is on the event's website. The FAA tells us there will NOT be a livestream.

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The Communications and Technology subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on February 8, 2023 at 10:30 am ET in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building on "Liftoff: Unleashing Innovation in Satellite Communications Technologies." UPDATE: Witnesses as announced on February 7 are: Panel One William Richardson, Deputy Associate General Counsel for Agenda …

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The House Appropriations Committee will hold its organizational meeting for the 118th Congress on February 8, 2023 at 10:45 am ET in 2359 Rayburn House Office Building. Committee meetings usually are webcast on the committee's website.

The Space Foundation will hold its next "Space Matters" webinar on February 8, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET with its usual panel of experts discussing current and emerging issues.  More information is on the Foundation's website.

Russia will launch its next cargo ship, Progress MS-22, to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:15 am EST on February 9, 2023.  NASA TV coverage begins at 1:00 am EST. NASA refers to this as Progress 83 because it is the 83rd Progress to resupply the ISS. Progress MS-22 …

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SpaceX plans a static fire test of all 33 engines for its Starship first stage, called Super Heavy, on February 9, 2023 at Starbase in Boca Chica, TX.  It will be the first time all 33 engines are fired at the same time. SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell made the announcement at the FAA's Commercial Space …

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