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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show series on December 31, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Future Mapping for Space in 2021." It is described as follows: What critical uncertainties will shape the future of space? Is it possible to control our own futures by better understanding … |
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January 1, 2021, New Year's Day, is a Federal Holiday in the United States. Government offices and most businesses are closed. |
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The 116th Congress will end, and the 117th Congress will convene, on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at noon. January 3 at noon is the date and time set by the Constitution for the convening of a new Congress every other year. The date can be changed by law, and often is if the day falls … |
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NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (EXOPAG) will meet virtually January 5-6, 2021. The meeting on January 5 is 12:00-4:45 pm ET and on January 6 is 11:40 am - 5:00 pm ET. More information is on the event's website. |
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The House and Senate will meet in Joint Session on January 6, 2021 beginning at 1:00 pm ET to count the votes of the Electoral College, the final step in the U.S. presidential election contest. The members of the Electoral College, chosen by voters on November 3, 2020, cast their votes on December 14, 2020. …
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Northrop Grumman's NG-14 Cygnus cargo spacecraft will depart the International Space Station on January 6, 2021 at 10:10 am ET. NASA TV coverage begins 9:45 am ET. It will remain in orbit conducting other experiments for a period of time.
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The Intelligence National Security Alliance (INSA) will hold a webinar on January 6, 2021 at 4:30 pm ET with Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback, Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, U.S. Space Force. More information is on the event's website, which describes the event this way: Kick off the New Year with Wednesday Wisdom, taking place … |
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The Aerospace Corporation will hold a webinar on January 7, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET (in addition to its Space Policy Show event on "Growing the Space Warfighter" that will air at 3:00 pm ET) on "Congress and the Near Future of Space." Jamie Morin, head of Aerospace's Center for Space Policy and Strategy, will …
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The Aerospace Corporation will hold a webinar on January 7, 2021 from 3:00-4:30 pm ET on "Growing the Space Warfighter: Opportunities and Challenges for Space Force Personnel." More information is on the event's website. The organizers provide this information: The Center for Space Policy and Strategy is pleased to invite you to a virtual policy … |
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Update, October 27, 2020: As of today, this has been changed to a virtual format, although organizers were still contemplating holding a small in-person meeting in New Orleans depending on the COVID situation and a day has been added at the end, so it is January 10-15, 2021. Check the event's website for up to … |
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Update: this meeting now will take place virtually on January 11-15 and January 19-21, 2021 because of COVID-19. Original entry: AIAA's 2021 Science and Technology (SciTech) Forum will take place at Music City Center, Nashville, TN on January 11-15, 2021. More information is on the event's website. The American Astronomical Society (AAS) announced on July 14, 2020 that because of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, its annual meeting January 11-15, 2021 will take place virtually instead of in-person in Phoenix, AZ. After careful consideration, and based on the continuing outbreak of the coronavirus in the US and its impact on our community's (in)ability …
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NASA's Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG) will meet in conjunction with the American Astronomical Society winter meeting on January 11, 2021 at 12:00 pm ET. More information is on the COPAG website.
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NASA's Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) will meet in conjunction with the American Astronomical Society's winter meeting on January 11, 2021 at 12:00 pm ET. More information is on the PhysPAG website. |
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The Aerospace Corporation will hold a two-day "Industry Day" from January 12-13, 2021 to discuss how to advance technology that will enable identification and tracking of cubesats in orbit. The meeting on January 12 is 1:00-5:00 pm ET and on January 13 is 10:00 am - 2:00 pm ET. Organizers describe the event as follows: … The 13th European Space Conference will take place in a hybrid mode from January 12-13, 2021. In-person sessions at Egmont Palace in Brussels, Belgium and virtual sessions both will be available. More information is on the event's website.
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Update, January 12: Undocking is now scheduled for 9:05 am ET today, with splashdown at 8:27 pm ET in the Gulf of Mexico instead of the Atlantic. NASA TV is covering the undocking only. Update, January 11, 11:10 am ET: Undocking has been delayed until another day/time TBD because of poor weather in the splashdown …
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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing at 9:30 am ET in G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building on "Civilian Control of the Armed Forces." The hearing is in preparation for a hearing next week on the nomination of Gen. Lloyd Austin III (Ret.) to be Secretary of Defense (SecDef). Austin has not …
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The National Space Club-Florida Committee will hold a "Lunch and Learn" webinar with Col. Brande Walton, Vice Commander, 45th Space Wing, on January 12, 2020 from 12:00-1:00 pm ET. More information is on the event's website.
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NASA will hold a pre-test news conference in advance of the hot fire test of the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage on January 12, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The test itself is now scheduled for January 16. The pre-test news conference will be audiocast on NASA Live. Participants are: John Honeycutt, SLS program … |
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Update, January 9: The agenda is now posted. Original entry: The NASA Advisory Council's Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) committee and Science committee will hold a joint meeting January 13-14, 2021. It will take place virtually due to COVID-19. The meeting on January 13 is 11:30 am - 2:30 pm ET and on January … The Foundation for the Future will hold its next "Blue Marble Week" event on January 13-14, 2021 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm ET each day. The topic is "Launch: Economy, Infrastructure and Security." Speakers are: Space Force Association - Bill Woolf, MSC, ME, Space Force Association The US Space Economy - Tina Highfill PhD, …
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The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) will hold the next in its Global Networking Forum Space Conversation Series on January 13, 2021 at 1400 Central European Time (8:00 am Eastern Standard Time). The topic is "Leading the Crew: Robots as Humans Partners." It will be livestreamed on YouTube. More information is on the event's website. This …
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Women in Aerospace (WIA) will hold a webinar on January 13, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 pm ET with Kathy Lueders, NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, and Robyn Gatens, NASA Acting Director, International Space Station. The organizers provide this description of the event: During this two-part program, you will hear from Ms. Lueders on … |
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Update, January 10: Woerner has announced that he will step down on February 28, four months earlier than originally planned. Original Entry: European Space Agency (ESA) Director General (DG) Jan Woerner will hold his annual beginning-of-the-year press conference on January 14, 2021 from 10:30-11:30 Central European Time (4:30-5:30 am Eastern Standard Time). Woerner is stepping …
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Lockheed Martin and Blue Origin will hold a webinar on January 14, 2021 at 11:30 am ET (9:30 am MT) to give an update on the Human Landing System (HLS) system they are building. Blue Origin is leading a "National Team" that includes Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper as one of the competitors for …
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The Aerospace Corporation will hold its next Space Policy Show webinar on January 14, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Cubesat Confusion: Takeaways from Industry Day," a reference to an Aerospace Corporation Industry Day that will take place January 12-13 on Cubesat ID and Tracking. More information is on the event's website.
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NewSpace New Mexico will hold the first of a series of webinars on January 14, 2021 from 1:30-3:00 pm ET. The topic is "Great Game of Economics Afoot in Space." More information is on the organization's website. The agenda is: Keynote Speaker: Kevin O’Connell, Director, Office of Space Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce. Cross-industry panel …
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SSPI-Mid Atlantic Chapter will hold a webinar on January 14, 2021 from 5:00-6:30 pm ET. J.R. Francis, Director of Business Development and Sales at Relativity Space will discuss how the company is "paving the way for new concepts in launch vehicle manufacturing." More information is on the event's website. |
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Embassy of Japan in the United States of America will hold a webinar on January 15, 2021 from 11:00-11:45 am ET. It will air on JAXA's YouTube channel. The topic is "Japan-U.S. Space Cooperation Seminar 2021: The Artemis Generation is Upon Us." Speakers and Program Remarks … |
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Update, January 16, 2:45 pm ET: NASA has issued an update saying the test is running an hour ahead of schedule and NASA TV now will start at 3:20 pm ET instead of 4:20 pm ET. So it's back to what Stennis originally tweeted yesterday. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Currently running up to an hour ahead of schedule … |
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January 18, 2021 is Martin Luther King Day and is a Federal holiday in the United States. Government offices and some businesses will be closed. |
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Update: this meeting now will take place virtually on January 11-15 and January 19-21, 2021 because of COVID-19. Original entry: AIAA's 2021 Science and Technology (SciTech) Forum will take place at Music City Center, Nashville, TN on January 11-15, 2021. More information is on the event's website.
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The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing in open session on January 19, 2021 at 10:00 am ET in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building on the expected nomination of Avril Haines to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in the Biden Administration. The DNI oversees the 18-member Intelligence Community (IC), which includes the National …
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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing on January 19, 2021 at 3:00 pm ET in G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building on President-elect Joe Biden's choice of Gen. Lloyd Austin III (Ret.) to be his Secretary of Defense (SecDef). Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be inaugurated the next day, January …
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NASA will hold a media telecon on January 19, 2021 at 5:30 pm ET to discuss the anomaly that occurred during the Space Launch System hot fire test at Stennis Space Center on January 16. The test ended about 67.2 seconds instead of 485 seconds. Audio of the telecon will air on NASA Live. Participants … |
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The Lunar Surface Science Workshop will hold its next virtual session on January 20-21, 2021. The topic is Space Biology. More information is on the event's website.
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January 20, 2021, Inauguration Day, is a Federal holiday in the "Inauguration Day area" in and around Washington, D.C. The Office of Personnel Management memo explaining the holiday identifies the affected jurisdictions, which are set in law, as follows: Inauguration Day falls on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, and it is established by statute as a …
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NASA's Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute will hold the next in its "Community of Practice Webinar Series" on January 20, 2021 from 10:00-11:00 am Pacific Time (1:00-2:00 pm ET). The topic is "Radiation Hardness Drivers for Mission Success --What Have We Learned?" The speaker is Michael Campola from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. More information … |
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Update, January 19: Defense News reports that the public hearing has been cancelled and replaced by a closed door meeting because all the members of the committee will not have been named by the time it was supposed to take place. The House will vote on the waiver on Thursday, it says. Update, January 17: …
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on January 21, 2021 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate office Building and virtually on the nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transporation. The FAA and its Office of Commercial Space Transportation are part of the Department of Transportation. The …
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NASA's Planetary Science Division will hold a virtual Town Hall meeting on January 21, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET to discuss "the rollout plan for the elimination of due dates for seven R&A programs (SSO, SSW, EW, PICASSO, PDART, LARS, and Exobiology). These programs will be run under a new No Due Date (NoDD) model, …
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NewSpace New Mexico will hold the next in its series of webinar on January 21, 2021 from 1:30-3:00 pm ET. The topic is "Positioning US Companies to Compete in the Economic Great Game of Space." More information is on the organization's website. |
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The Steering Committee of the National Academies' Decadal Survey on Planetary Science and Astrobiology will meet virtually on January 22, 2021. Some sessions are open and some are closed. The open sessions are 12:00-2:00 pm ET. More information and the agenda are on the committee's website.
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NASA will hold a media telecon on January 22, 2021 at 3:00 pm ET from Johnson Space Center, TX. It will air on NASA TV and NASA Live. Spacewalks are scheduled for January 27 and February 1, both by NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover. Two more are planned soon thereafter, but the dates … |
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NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will hold a community town hall meeting on January 25, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET to provide updates on SMD's activities, budget status and other topics. More information from the press release is as follows: Members of the science community, academia, media, and public are invited to participate by joining at: … |
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The NSF-NASA-DOE Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (AAAC) will meet virtually on January 26-27, 2021. The meeting on January 26 is 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET and on January 27 is 9:00 am - 12:00 pm ET. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. Instructions for how to listen … NASA's Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) will meet virtually January 26-27, 2021. More information is on the event's website. Update, January 24: A preliminary agenda is posted. It is from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm CENTRAL TIME. Note that all times are in Central Time (add one for Eastern). Original Entry: The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) will hold its 7th annual Space Traffic Management conference virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will …
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As part of Israel's Space Week, the International Astronautical Federation and the Israel Space Agency will hold a special event on January 26, 2021 from 12:30-13:45 local time in Israel (GMT+2), which is 5:30-6:45 am Eastern Standard Time. More information is on the event's website.
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The AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies will hold a webinar featuring Gen. James Dickinson, Commander of U.S. Space Command, on January 26, 2021. The live event is by invitation only, but the archived webcast is usually posted the same day on the Institute's website.
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Space Tech Expo will hold its next webinar on January 26, 2021 at 4:00 pm Central European Time (10:00 am Eastern Standard Time). The topic is: "Closing the Gap Between Remote Sensing Capabilities and Customer Requirements." Participants are: · Moderator: Maxime Puteaux - Principal Advisor, Euroconsult · Giuseppe Borghi – Head of Φ-lab Division, Earth …
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on January 26, 2021 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building and virtually on the nomination of Gina Raimondo to be Secretary of Commerce. If confirmed, she will oversee NOAA, including it's Office of Space Commerce. The Capitol Complex is closed …
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Lockheed Martin will hold its 4th Quarter 2020 financial results conference call on January 26, 2021 at 11:00 am ET. It will be audiocast. More information is on the event's website. Participants are: James Taiclet, president and chief executive officer; Ken Possenriede, chief financial officer; and Greg Gardner, vice president of investor relations,
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The Space Foundation will hold the next in its Space Symposium 365 series on January 26, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "New Generation Space Leaders Panel--Unmute Yourself: Be Heard in the Virtual World." More information is on the series' website. |
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As part of Israel's Space Week, the Israel Space Agency will hold the annual Ilan Ramon International Space Conference on January 27, 2021, from 14:00-18:50 local time in Israel (GMT+2) which is 7:00-11:50 am Eastern Standard Time. Ramon was Israel's first astronaut. He perished in the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy on February 1, 2003. More …
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold an executive session on January 27, 2021 at 10:00 am ET to mark up the nomination of Peter Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation. The meeting will take place in 325 Russell Senate Office Building, although some members may participate virtually. The Capitol Complex remains closed …
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Boeing will hold its 4th Quarter 2020 financial results conference call on January 27, 2021 at 10:30 am ET. It will be audiocast. More information is on the event's website. Participants are: President and Chief Executive Officer David Calhoun and Executive Vice President of Enterprise Operations and Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith
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The Technology, Innovation and Engineering (TI&E) Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) will meet virtually on January 27, 2021 from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm ET. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space …
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The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold a webinar on January 27, 2021 from 12:00-1:00 pm ET. The speaker is Paul Graziani, CEO and Co-Founder of Analytical Graphics, Inc (AGI), which was recently sold to Ansys, Inc. His topic is "Building a Successful Space Venture, the Future of AGI and Industry Role in Digital …
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NASA's Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) will meet virtually from 1:00-5:00 pm ET (10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pacific). More information is on the MEPAG website.
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Update, January 25: The participants are: Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) Peter Garretson, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies, American Foreign Policy Council Victoria Samson, Director, Washington Office, Secure World Foundation Bryan Bender and Jacqueline Feldscher, Politico, moderators Update, January 24: Participants still have not been announced but a registration link is available. Original Entry: The Aerospace …
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Update, January 25: Charity Weeden from Astroscale has been added as a speaker. Original Entry: The Beyond Earth Institute will hold a webinar on January 27, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET to discuss "Will Biden/Harris Leadership Bring Us Closer to Communities Beyond Earth?" Speakers are: Tony DeTora, Beyond Earth Institute co-founder and VP, Government Relations …
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NASA will hold a media briefing on January 27, 2021 at 4:30 pm ET to discuss the upcoming landing of the Mars Perseverance (Mars 2020) spacecraft on Mars. The landing will take place on February 18. Participants are: Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters Lori Glaze, director, Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters … |
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Ditchley will hold an invitation only virtual conference from January 28-29, 2021 on "Space: The New Space Race and Its Intersection with Power, the Rules-Based Order and the Economy." More information is on the event's website, which includes this description: This Ditchley conference will look not primarily at the science of space but how national … Update, August 23: Organizers now say the conference will take place in a hybrid model, with some events in-person in Sydney and others virtual. More information is on the event's website. Update, March 30: This conference has been postponed to January 28-February 4, 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. It now is called COSPAR 2021 …
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Northrop Grumman will hold its 4Q 2020 financial results telecon on January 28, 2021 at 9:00 am ET. Participants are: Kathy Warden, Chairman, CEO and President Dave Keffer, CFO Audio will be livestreamed on the company's investor website.
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Update, January 25: The 11:00 am ET event at KSC Visitor Center will be livestreamed on KSC's Facebook page. Original Entry: NASA will hold its annual Day of Remembrance on January 28, 2021. The day honors fallen astronauts, including the crews of the nation's three fatal space accidents, Apollo 1 (January 27, 1967), Space Shuttle …
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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on January 28, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "What's Now and What's Next in Space Cyber." More information is on the event's website.
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NewSpace New Mexico will hold the next in its series of webinars on January 28, 2021 from 1:30-3:00 pm ET. The topic is "Educating and Retraining Human Talent to Compete in the Economic Great Game of Space." More information is on the organization's website. |
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The American Astronautical Society and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics will hold the 31st Space Flight Dynamics Meeting from February 1-4, 2021. Because of the COVID-19 panemic, it will be held virtually instead of in Charlotte, NC as originally planned. More information is on the event's website.
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The Space Foundation will hold the next in its Space Symposium 365 webinar series on February 1, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "New Generation Space Leaders Panel - Construction on the Moon." More information is on the series' website. |
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ESA/AIRBUS VIRTUAL VISIT TO SEE EUROPEAN SERVICE MODULES FOR ORION, Feb 2, 2021, virtual, 5:30 am ET
ESA/AIRBUS VIRTUAL VISIT TO SEE EUROPEAN SERVICE MODULES FOR ORION, Feb 2, 2021, virtual, 5:30 am ET
Airbus and the European Space Agency (ESA) will host a virtual visit to Airbus' cleanroom to see two European Service Modules (ESMS) being built for U.S. Orion spacecraft that will be used in the Artemis program to return astronauts to the Moon. The first ESM is already built and in final preparations to launch on …
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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing on the nomination of Kathleen Hicks to be Deputy Secretary of Defense (DepSecDef) on February 2, 2021 at 9:30 am ET. The hearing will take place in G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, but virtual participation is allowed. The Capitol Complex remains closed to the public …
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The Senate will vote on the nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation (SecTrans) on February 2, 2021 at noon ET. He was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday, February 27. DOT includes the FAA and its Office of Commercial Space Transportation. |
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NASA's newly-chartered Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) will hold its first meeting virtually on February 3-5, 2021. The theme is "Science and Exploration of Mercury: Now and for the Future." More information is on the MExAG website.
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Update, February 2: The time for this hearing has been moved up to 9:30 am ET and the agenda now lists only consideration of Raimondo's nomination. Original Entry: The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet at 10:00 am ET on February 3, 2021 in 325 Russell Senate Office Building. Some members may participate …
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The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold its 117th Congress organizational meeting on February 3, 2021 at 11:00 am ET in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building and virtually. The Capitol complex remains closed to the public. Watch on the committee's website.
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The Space Foundation will hold the next in its Space Symposium 365 webinar series on February 3, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The featured speaker is Lt. Gen. John Shaw from the U.S. Space Force. More information is on the series' website. |
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The Space Court Foundation will hold a webinar on February 4, 2021 from 11:00 am-12:30 pm ET. The topic is "The Fate of the Outer Space Treaty: Finding its Place in a New Era of Space Security. Participants are: Moderator Daniel Porras , Director of Strategic Partnerships and Communications at the Secure World Foundation, Non-resident Fellow …
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The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium will hold a virtual workshop on Dust Mitigation on February 4, 2021 from 12:00-5:00 pm ET. More information is on the event's website.
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Update: The agenda is now posted. Note that it is in Pacific Standard Time (add 3 for Eastern). Original Entry: The National Space Society will hold the Space Settlement 2021 webinar on February 4, 2021 beginning at 9:00 am Pacific Time (12:00 pm Eastern). More information is on the event's website, which says it will …
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The Aerospace Corporation will hold its next Space Policy Show webinar on February 4, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Rethinking Capability Development for Space Enterprise." More information is on the event's website, which says: The traditional systems engineering approach to capability development has served the DOD space community well for decades, but …
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NewSpace New Mexico will hold the next in its series of webinars on February 4, 2021 from 1:30-3:00 pm ET. The topic is "Innovation is a Critical Capability in Great Power Competition." More information is on the organization's website.
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Dr. Moogega Cooper, Planetary Protection Lead for Mars 2020 (or Mars Perseverance) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory will present a lecture in JPL's Von Karman series about preventing contamination during missions around the solar system and making sure they don't bring anything dangerous back with them. More information and a link to watch the lecture … |
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The 6th Annual Cities in Space Student Conference and Competition will take place virtually on February 5, 2021 from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm Central Time (10:00 am-2:30 pm Eastern). More information is on the event's website. |
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