The European Space Agency will hold a virtual press conference on December 16, 2021 at 16:00 Central European Time (10:00 am Eastern Standard Time) in advance of the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which is scheduled for December 22.  The press conference will be livestreamed on ESA's website. JWST is a joint program …

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Update, December 9:  The date has been changed to December 16 according to an emailed announcement.  Same time (11:15 am Central/12:15 pm Eastern) December 16, 2021 New Orleans, Louisiana/Virtual The OPAG Town Hall during AGU Fall Meeting 2021 has been rescheduled to December 16, 11:15–12:15 p.m. CST, New Orleans Convention Center, Room 388–390 and virtual. Registration for …

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in parthership with Boeing, will hold its 4th annual Space Summit "Launch: Expanding Commercial and Civil Space Partnerships" virtually on December 16, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 pm ET. More information and a registration link are on the event's website.  The link to the livestream will be on that page the day …

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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on December 16, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET.  The topic is "Fresh Approaches to Fostering the Ideal Guardian." More information is on the event's website, which says: US Space Force Guardians are operating from almost a clean slate when it comes …

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Government Executive Media Group and Military Periscope will hold a webinar on December 16, 2021 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET. The topic is: "DOD Looks to the Constellations."  A description is on the event's website: The Space Development Agency, founded in March 2019, was founded to pursue the new National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA). The NDSA …

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The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies will hold its next Spacepower Forum webinar on December 17, 2021 at 3:00 pm ET. The topic is "Delta Commanders' Perspectives." More information is on the event's website, which says: The Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Advantage Research Center invites you to join our virtual Spacepower Forum event with Delta Commanders, …

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The AIAA's Los Angeles-Las Vegas section will hold a birtual Space Philosophy Gathering on December 18, 2021 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pacific Time (1:00-5:00 pm Eastern). More information is on the event's colorful website. Among the list of speakers is NASA astronaut Nicole Stott.

(NASA TV landing coverage begins 9:00 pm ET)

NASA will hold a pre-launch press conference on December 20, 2021 at Kennedy Space Center and virtually for the launch of SpaceX's 24th cargo mission to the International Space Station, SpX-24.  It will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Participants are: Joel Montalbano, manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program Dr. Bob Dempsey, acting …

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(NASA TV begins 4:45 am ET)

Update, December 21:  NASA has updated the list of participants: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington Greg Robinson, Webb program director, NASA Headquarters Jérôme Rives, vice president, Ariane 5 Business Unit, Arianespace, Paris, France Amber Straughn, Webb deputy project …

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If launch takes place on December 21, 2021, as planned, SpaceX's 24th cargo mission to the International Space Station, SpX-24, will dock at about 4:30 am ET on Decemeber 22.  NASA TV coverage begins 3:00 am ET.

Christmas Day, December 25, falls on a Saturday in 2021, so the associated Federal holiday is the day before, December 24.  Government offices and most businesses will be closed.

(NASA TV and ESA TV begin 6:00 am ET)

December 31, 2021 is a federal holiday in observance of New Year's Day, the next day, which is a Saturday. Federal offices will be closed.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold its 2022 Science & Technology Forum and Exposition (SciTech Forum) in a hybrid format.  The in-person sessions are at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego in San Diego, CA. More information is on the event's website. The agenda is posted.

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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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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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 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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