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Update, March 25: The organizers have renamed the event "Peaceful Moon Salon: International Collaboration for Lunar Bases." The time also has changed. It now begins at 10:00 am ET. Participants are: Prof. Yuguang Yang is vice-chair of the IAF Space Transportation Committee, and China's regional coordinator of Moon Village Association and the only founding member from …
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The World Space Week Association (WSWA) will hold a webinar on March 29, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET. It is the first in a series dedicated to the World Space Week 2021 theme "Women in Space." Lisa Callahan, Lockheed Martin Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Civil Space, is honorary chair. More information and registration … |
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The Space Transportation Association (STA) will hold a webinar on March 30, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET. The guest is NASA's Karen St. Germain, Director of the Earth Science Division in the Science Mission Directorate. More information is in the emailed announcement, which is reproduced below. For questions, contact STA President Rich Coleman: rich@spacetransportation.us Dear …
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The Andy Thomas Space Foundation will hold the 11th Australian Space Forum at the Adelaide Convention Center in South Australia on March 31, 2021 local time. On March 31, 2021, Adelaide will be on Australian Central Daylight Time, ACDT, which is 14:30 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. The meeting begins at 8:45 am on … |
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The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) will hold the next in its Global Networking Forum webinar series on March 31, 2021 at 1400-1500 Central European Summer Time (CEST), which is 8:00 am Eastern Daylight Time. The topic is "Aerospace Technologies in Support of Humanitarian Aid" and is sponsored by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). More information, …
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Update, March 30: Here is the YouTube link. Update, March 29: SNC says the press conference will be available to the public. We will post the YouTube link here when we get it. Original Entry: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) will hold a press conference on March 31, 2021 at 12:30 pm Mountain Time (2:30 pm … |
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ISS IN-FLIGHT EVENT TO MARK 10TH ANNV OF COMMERCIAL CREW PROG, Apr 2, 2021, Earth orbit, 10:20 am ET
ISS IN-FLIGHT EVENT TO MARK 10TH ANNV OF COMMERCIAL CREW PROG, Apr 2, 2021, Earth orbit, 10:20 am ET
ISS astronauts Kate Rubins and Mike Hopkins will hold an in-flight event with Steve Stitch, NASA's commercial crew program manager, on April 2, 2021 at 10:20 am ET to mark the 10th anniversary of the commercial crew program. It will be broadcast on NASA TV. SpaceX developed the Crew Dragon vehicle as part of the …
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The National Science Foundation (NSF), which funds the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, will hold a workshop primarily in June 2021 to discuss options for replacing the 305-meter dish that collapsed last year. The workshop will be the equivalent of three days, but due to the pandemic will be held virtually over a series of … |
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The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), Roscosmos, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Biomedical Problems will hold the 23rd IAA Humans in Space Symposium from April 5-8, 2021. It will take place at the Radisson Blu Slavyanskaya Hotel and Business Centre, Moscow, …
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Update: The undocking time has been refined to 6:30 am ET instead of 6:29. Original Entry: The four International Space Station (ISS) crew members who arrived on SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience last November, designated "Crew-1," will board the spacecraft on April 5 for a short ride around the ISS to dock at a different port. …
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The National Press Club will hold a virtual "Newsmaker" event on April 5, 2021 at 11:00 am ET with Sudip Parikh, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). According to the announcement he will discuss "President Biden’s budget requests for science activities." More information is on the event's website. It will …
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The Committee on Planetary Protection of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a second meeting on Mars Mission Bioburden Requirements on April 5, 2021 from 1:30-5:30 pm ET. Some sessions are open and some are closed. More information is on the committee's website. |
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The Foundation for the Future will hold a virtual symposium on April 6-7, 2021 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET each day to discuss "Making in Space - From Mining to Manufacturing." More information is on the event's website, which says: As humanity expands into space and unlocks the incalculable abundance of the CisLunar … Viasat in partnership with TexSPACE will hold a four-part Cyber, Land, Sea, Space Summit over eight days in April 2021. The Space Innovation Summit segment is April 6-7. More information is on the event's website. Times vary each day.
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The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold a webinar with Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD) on April 6, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. He represents Maryland's 4th district, close to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The event will be livestreamed on Goddard's Ustream channel. More information is on the event's website.
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NASA will conduct a drop test of a test version of an Orion spacecraft into the Hydro Impact Basin at Langley Research Center (LaRC), Hampton, VA, on April 6, 2021, at 1:45 pm ET. The test will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app and the agency’s website, and will livestream on multiple agency social media platforms, including …
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George Washington University's Space Policy Institute (SPI) will hold a webinar on April 6, 2021 from 3:30-4:30 pm ET. Gen. James Dickinson, Commander, U.S. Space Command, and SPI Adjunct Professor John Klein will discuss "Developing Space Professionals: How Universities and Industry Can Help." More information is on the event's website. It states: "A public Q&A … |
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NASA's Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG, formerly CAPTEM) will met virtually April 7-8, 2021 from 1:00-5:00 pm ET each day. More information is on the group's website.
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The new Director General (DG) of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, will hold a virtual press conference on April 7, 2021 from 1400-1500 Central European Summer Time (CEST), which is 8:00-9:00 am Eastern Daylight Time, to present "ESA Agenda 2025," the agency's vision for the future. It will be livestreamed on ESA TV. …
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The Hague Institute for Global Justice (THIGJ) will hold a webinar on April 7, 2021 to discuss "The Role of Civil Society in the Future Space Enterprise." The webinar will take place from 10:00 am -1:00 pm ET (with a 30 minute break 11:30-12:00). More information and a registration link are on the event's website. …
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Space News will hold a webinar on April 7, 2021 at 1:30 pm ET on "SPACs in Space: A New Frontier for Investment." A SPAC is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company and has become all the rage for some of the entrepreneurial space companies wanting to attract investment capital by going public. After gaining some … |
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The Secure World Foundation (SWF) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a joint virtual event on April 8, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET to release their respective and complementary studies of global counterspace capabilities. Participants are: Moderator: Kaitlyn Johnson, Deputy Director and Fellow, Aerospace Security Project, CSIS Speakers: LtCol Joe …
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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on April 8, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is "Operating the Space Force." More information is on the event's website. Participants are: Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman, Chief Operations Officer, U.S. Space Force Jamie Morin, Vice President, Defense Systems Operations, …
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The University of Washington's Space Policy and Research Center (SPARC) will hold its next webinar o April 8, 2021 at 12:00 pm Pacific Time (3:00 pm Eastern). The guest is Laura Grego, senior scientist in the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. More information is on the event's website.
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SSPI's Mid-Atlantic chapter will hold a webinar on April 8, 2021 from 5:30-7:00 pm ET. The topic is Satellites to the Rescue. More information is on the event's website, which says: Today the World is connected through a myriad of networks, with our expectations is that communications will continue to be ready and available. During … |
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As of April 6, NASA is planning the first flight of its Ingenuity helicopter on Mars for April 11. The date could change. Several events are planned, all of which will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website, and will livestream on multiple agency social media platforms, including the JPL YouTube and Facebook channels. A pre-flight press … |
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Yuri's Night is a global celebration of the April 12, 1961 spaceflight of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to orbit the Earth. Events take place over many days and during the COVID-19 pandemic have mostly moved online. For 2021, the 60th anniversary of Gagarin's flight, organizers will hold a global livestream event beginning … |
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Update, April 11: Although it is not labeled as such, the Scowcroft Center at the Atlantic Council is holding a webinar on "The Future of Security in Space: A 3o-Year U.S. Strategy" tomorrow and referred to it in the context of this anniversary of human spaceflight in a tweet today. Update, April 10: The Kennan …
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The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech will hold a webinar on April 12, 2021 from 11:00-12:00 pm ET. The guest is Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center who will discuss "U.S. Space Force: Implications of Emerging Technologies on International Policy and Partnerships." More information is in …
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The Secure World Foundation (SWF), the LBJ School and the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas-Austin, the European Space Policy Institute, the Texas Space Law and Policy Society, and the Space Generation Advisory Council will hold a webinar on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 pm Central Time (1:00 …
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The Atlantic Council will hold a webinar on April 12, 2021 from 1:30-3:15 pm ET to launch a new strategy paper entitled "The Future of Security in Space: A 30-Year U.S. Strategy." The co-chairs of the report are Gen. James E. Cartwright, USMC (Ret) and former Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James. Joining … |
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AFCEA International will hold a day-long webinar on April 13, 2021 from 9:00 am-3:45 pm on "Partnering for Space Power in 2021 and Beyond: Current Issues and Approaches for Industry and Government." The time zone is not specified on the event's agenda, but we assume it is Eastern Daylight Time since AFCEA is headquartered in …
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The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute will hold a webinar on April 13, 2021 at 9:00-10:30 am ET to discuss "Future of Defense Spending: Strategic Choices and Hard Tradeoffs." The agenda is: Remarks by Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman, House Armed Services Committee Panel discussion with Chairman Smith and -- Gen. Hawk Carlisle, USA …
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The Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center will hold a webinar on April 13, 2021 from 10:00-11:30 am ET to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first human spaceflight by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. The event will be webcast. More information and a registration link are on its website. Participants are: |
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The Science Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) will meet virtually April 14-15, 2021. The meeting is 12:30-5:00 pm ET on April 14 and 1:00-5:00 pm ET on April 15. The agenda is now posted (April 10). More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: In accordance …
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The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold an open hearing on Worldwide Threats on April 14, 2021 at 10:00 am ET in 216 Hart Senate Office Building and virtually. (A closed hearing on the same topic follows in the afternoon.) A witness list was not posted as of April 10.
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The steering committee of the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will hold its 12th meeting on April 14, 2021 from 11:00 am - 5:50 pm ET. Some sessions are open and some are closed. More information is on the committee's website.
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TOWARDS SPACE ARBITRATION AND BEYOND (Space Court Fndtn), Apr 14, 2021, virtual, 11:00 am-1:00 pm ET
TOWARDS SPACE ARBITRATION AND BEYOND (Space Court Fndtn), Apr 14, 2021, virtual, 11:00 am-1:00 pm ET
The Space Court Foundation and Clifford Chance will hold a webinar on April 14, 2021 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm on "Towards Space Arbitration and Beyond." More information and a registration link are on the event's website, which says: Earlier this year, the UAE announced the establishment of a “Court of Space”, a tribunal …
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As of today (April 13, 2021), Blue Origin is targeting the next launch of its New Shepard reusable, suborbital rocket for 10:15 am Central Time (11:15 am Eastern) tomorrow, April 14, at its launch site in West Texas. New Shepard is designed to take people on 10 minute suborbital rides above the threshold that some …
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The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold a webinar on April 14, 2021 from 12:00-1:00 pm ET. The speaker is Derek Tournear, Director of DOD's Space Development Agency. More information is on the event's website.
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The Aerospace Corporation will hold a webinar on April 14, 2021 from 12:00-2:00 pm ET on "Key Topics for a Renewed Space Weapons Debate." More information and a registration link are on the event's website. An emailed invitation says:
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The Space Foundation will hold the next webinar in its Space Symposium 365 series of April 14, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET. The topic is: Space Technology: From Earth to Space and Back. More information and a registration link are on the event's website.
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The National Security Space Association (NSSA) will host a virtual memorial service for the late Gen. Thomas Moorman, Jr., a legend in national security space circles. He passed away on June 17, 2020 at the age of 79. NSSA created the Moorman Center for Space Studies in his honor. The service will take place on … |
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The Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on April 15, 2021 at 10:00 am ET on "Increasing Risks of Climate Change and NOAA's Role in Providing Climate Services." The hearing will take place virtually via WebEx and will be webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses are: Dr. Steven Volz, …
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Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMCO) will hold a webinar on April 15, 2021 from 11:30-12:30 pm ET. The topic is: Bringing Space Home: The Role of Sample Return in Space Exploration. Register at this website. The event will be recorded. Anyone who registers will be provided with the link for on-demand viewing. An emailed invitation says …
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On April 15, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET, analysts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Secure World Foundation (SWF) will discuss "ways to protect space systems from counterspace weapons, including active and passive defenses, strategy and policy measures, and diplomatic initiatives." The two organizations publish separate but complementary reports on …
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The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on April 15, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The topic is: Protecting Earth's Airspace from Space Debris. More information is on the event's website, which says: We all know space debris leads to more danger of collisions in space, but have …
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HOUSE THUD SBCMTE HRG ON DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION FY2022 BUDGET REQ, Apr 15, 2021, virtual, 2:00 pm ET
HOUSE THUD SBCMTE HRG ON DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION FY2022 BUDGET REQ, Apr 15, 2021, virtual, 2:00 pm ET
The Transportation-HUD (THUD) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on the FY2022 budget request for the Department of Transportation (DOT) on April 15, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET. The hearing will take place virtually via WebEx and will be broadcast on the committee's website. The witness is Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of …
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The Moon Dialogs will hold the next in its series of virtual "salons" on April 15, 2021, from 2:30-3:30 ET. The topic is: Accessible Moon Salon: International Coordination for Lunar Exploration-The Practitioners' View. Participants are: Peter Martinez, Executive Director, Secure World Foundation Marlene Losier, Principal of Losier & Gonzalez, PLLC, For All Moonkind Minoo Rathnasabathy, …
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NASA will hold a media teleconference following the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the Crew-2 launch to the International Space Station. The FRR is on April 15, 2021. The teleconference will take place no earlier than 1 hour after the FRR concludes. NASA estimates that will be at 6:00 pm ET but the time could …
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Japan House Los Angeles will hold a webinar on April 15, 2021 from 4:00-5:00 pm Pacific Time (7:00-8:00 pm Eastern) to discuss "U.S.-Japan Collaboration and Public-Private Partnerships for Space Exploration." More information and a registration link are on the event's website. Participants are: Masami Onoda, Director, Washington Office, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Karen Bradford, … |
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The Moon Village Association Architecture Working Group will present the results of its December 2020 workshop during an April 16, 2021 webinar from 3:00-4:00 pm CEST (9:00-10:00 am EDT). More information is on the event's website.
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The crew of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will arrive at Kennedy Space Center on April 16, 2021. An arrival media event will take place when they arrive, which NASA expects to be about 1:00 pm ET, but the time could change. Participants are: Steve Jurczyk, acting NASA administrator Bob Cabana, …
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NASA announced this afternoon, April 16, 2021, that at 4:00 pm ET it will reveal the winner of the contract to build a Human Landing System (HLS) to take astronauts from lunar orbit down to and back from the lunar surface. Participants are: Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk Kathy Lueders, associate administrator for NASA’s Human … |
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The four-person crew of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will hold a virtual media engagement at Kennedy Space Center on April 17, 2021 at 9:45 am ET. All four members of the crew will participate: NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, spacecraft commander NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, pilot JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, mission … |
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Update, April 16: The OOSA website now indicates this is a virtual event and plenary sessions and technical presentations will be webcast. An annotated agenda is posted. Update: As of March 22, the OOSA website indicates this will take place at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria. Original Entry: The Scientific and Technical … The European Space Resources Innovation Center, in collaboration with the Luxembourg Space Agency, European Space Agency, and Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology, will hold Space Resources Week from April 19-22, 2021. The event will take place virtually. More information is on the event's website, which says: ... the event will include a series of … The Aerospace Corporation will holds its 38th annual Space Power Workshop from April 19-22, 2021. The theme this year is "New Space." The even will take place virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic and includes pre-recorded presentations and live interactions. More information is on the event's website.
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NASA will hold a media telecon on April 19, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET to discuss science experiments that will be supported by astronauts flying to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew-2 mission. Participants are: ISS U.S. National Laboratory Senior Program Director Dr. Liz Warren will discuss Tissue Engineering, which uses a combination of …
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The Committee on Planetary Protection of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a third meeting on Mars Mission Bioburden Requirements on April 19, 2021 from 2:00-6:00 pm ET. Some sessions are open and some are closed. More information is on the committee’s website.
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NASA is now targeting April 19, 2021 for the first flight of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. If the flight takes place as planned at 3:15 am ET, data will begin arriving at JPL at 6:15 am ET. Arrival of the data will be livestreamed starting at 6:15 am ET with a post-flight press conference … |
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Update, April 19: NASA's updated schedule shows this as occurring at 8:00 am ET, while also continuing to say it will be no earlier than 1 hour after the Launch Readiness Review (LRR). Original Entry: NASA and SpaceX will hold a pre-launch news conference for the SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station on …
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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing on April 20, 2021 at 9:30 am ET in G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, with Senators allowed to participate virtually instead. The hearing is on the FY2022 and Future Years Defense Budget Request for U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Space Command. Witnesses are: Gen. James …
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Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD), will lead another community Town Hall meeting on April 20, 2021 at 11:00 am ET to discuss updates to NASA"s science programs and share the current status of SMD activities. As posted in the April 11, 2021 Planetary Exploration Newsletter, here are the details. …
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The Space Force Association will hold its next Space Warflight Talk webinar on April 20, 2021 at 1300 Pacific Time (4:00 pm Eastern). The guest is Col. Wallace "Rhet" Turnbull, Director, Cross-mission Ground and Communications, U.S. Space Force. More information is on the event's website. |
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Update, April 19: The time has been moved up to 8:30 am ET and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli added to the speakers. Bill Nelson's confirmation hearing to be NASA Administrator is at 10:00 am ET, the original time for this briefing. NASA TV now will broadcast that event. Original Entry: Officials from NASA, JAXA and …
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on April 21, 2021 at 10:00 am ET on the nomination of former Senator Bill Nelson to be NASA Administrator. The committee will also consider the nomination of Lina Khan be a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. The hearing will take place in …
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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, who just returned from 185 days on the International Space Station, will hold a news conference at Johnson Space Center on April 21, 2021 at 3:15 pm ET. It will be broadcast on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Rubins and her Soyuz MS-17 crewmates Russians Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov …
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The Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold a Strategic Forces Posture Hearing on April 21, 2021 at 4:00 pm ET in a hybrid format (2118 Rayburn House Office Building and virtual). Witnesses are: Melissa Dalton, DOD Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense, Strategy, Plans and Capabilities Adm. Charles Richard, Commander, … |
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NASA TV will broadcast an in-flight event with five astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Earth Day 2021, which is April 22, 2021, at 11:00 am ET. Participants are NASA Space Station Commander Shannon Walker, NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi. Walker, …
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Earth Day 2021 is on April 22, although associated events will take place on April 20-21 as well. The theme is "Restore our Earth." Details are on the Earth Day website. On April 22, Earthday.org will begin its digital event at 12:00 pm ET with workshops and other events as explained on its website: Workshops, …
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The Space Foundation will hold the next in its virtual Space Symposium 365 series on April 22, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. The guest is Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, Commander, Air Force Research Lab. More information is on the event's website. |
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If the launch of Crew-2 takes place on April 23 at 5:49 am ET as currently planned (it was delayed one day due to downrange weather), a post-launch press conference will take place at approximately 7:30 am ET. Participants are: Steve Jurczyk, acting NASA administrator Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, …
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The Future Space Leaders Foundation will hold a "Lift-Off Event" on April 23, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET. Guests includes: Chairman of the House Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee, Representative Don Beyer (Virginia’s 8th District) Chairman of the Senate Space & Science Subcommittee, Senator John Hickenlooper (Colorado) NASA’s Acting Chief of Staff Dr. Bhavya Lal Smithsonian’s Under Secretary for Science … |
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Update, April 21: The launch has been delayed one day to April 23 because of downrange weather. If launch takes place on April 23, docking will occur on April 24 and the updated times for these events on April 24 are: Docking, 5:10 am ET Hatch Opening, 7:15 am ET Welcome Ceremony, 7:45 am ET … |
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SMi will hold a virtual Small Satellite Conference from April 26-27, 2021. More information is on the event's website, which says: Announcement: this event has now become online only and will be held on the SMi Virtual Conference Platform. With the Small Satellites market expected to grow into a $7.53 bn (£5.94 bn) industry by … Update, April 26: ESA will be live tweeting the exercise. @esaoperations Update: Due to the ongoing pandemic, this conference will take place virtually. Original Entry: The 7th International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Planetary Defense Conference is scheduled for April 26-30, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. More information is on the event's website, which notes the … Oak Ridge National Laboratory will hold the 2021 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2021) virtual conference from April 26-30, 2021. The theme is: Back to the Moon and beyond through advancing nuclear technologies and 1nnovation. There are four tracks plus lightning talks. The four tracks are: Track 1: Radioisotopes and Power Conversion Systems …
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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold a policy webinar on April 26, 2021 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET on "Sustainability in Flight-The Government's Role in Achieving Decarbonization." Participants are: Moderator: Melissa Sabatine, President, Aero Club of Washington Speakers: Bob Pearce, Associate Administrator, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA Kevin Welsh, …
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NASA will hold a press conference from the International Space Station (ISS) with the four members of Crew-1 who arrived aboard the ISS in November and will return home on April 28. The event is on April 26, 2021 at 12:30 pm ET and will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. … |
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NOAA's Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES) will meet virtual April 27-28, 2021 from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm ET each day. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. The agenda is posted here. SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (``ACCRES'') will meet for 2 … The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) will hold its 13th Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation virtually (instead of in Berlin, Germany as originally planned) because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will take place April 27-29, 2021. More information, including the agenda, is on the event's website. The Committee on Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in the Leadership of Competed Space Missions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet virtually April 27-29, 2021. Some sessions may be closed. More information is on the event's website.
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The Space Transportation Association (STA) will hold a webinar on April 27, 2021 from 3:00-4:00 pm ET. The guest is Steve Jurczyk, Acting NASA Administrator. Register at this link. For any questions, contact STA President Rich Coleman: rich @spacetransportation.us |
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The 2021 Space Tourism Conference will take place April 28-29, 2021 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pacific Time (1:00-5:00 pm Eastern) each day. The event's website suggests this is an in-person conference at The Proud Bird in Los Angeles. Consult the event's website for further information. SMi will hold the 16th annual Military Space Situational Awareness conference from April 28-29, 2021. It will take place virtually. Note that all times on the agenda are British Summer Time (subtract 5 for Eastern Daylight Time). More information is on the event's website, which says: As the leading conference in Europe dedicated to space …
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Update, April 27: Doug Loverro has joined the panel so the current list of participants is: Tony DeTora Beyond Earth VP of Policy Coherence & Co-Founder - Moderator Gordon Roesler, Ph.D. President, Robots in Space, LLC Barbara Belvisi Founder & CEO, Interstellar Lab Dr. Greg Autry Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Policy and Business, Arizona State University Douglas L. …
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet in Executive Session on April 28, 2021 at 10:00 am ET. Among the many pieces of legislation and nominations it will consider is that of Bill Nelson to be NASA Administrator. The meeting will take place in 216 Hart Senate Office Building and will livestreamed on …
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Boeing will hold its 1st Quarter 2021 financial earnings conference call on April 28, 2021 at 9:30 am Central Time (10:30 am Eastern). The teleconference is audiocast on the company's website.
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The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold a webinar on April 28, 2021 from 12:00-1:00 pm ET. The guest is Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), chair of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. More information is on the event's website.
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NASA's History Office will hold a virtual "brown bag" lunch discussion on April 28, 2021 at 12:00 pm ET with Stephen Walker, author of the new biography of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin: "Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space." The emailed announcement from the NASA History …
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CompTIA Space Enterprise Council will host the virtual Americas Space Summit on April 28, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. More information is on the event's website, which says: ... leaders in the public and private sectors of the space industry in Latin America will share highlights of their countries’ space activities, technological innovations, and current …
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Explore Mars will hold a webinar on April 28, 2021 at 1:30 pm ET where a pre-recorded interview with Michael Hecht will be followed by a live Q&A session. Hecht is the Principal Investigator of the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) experiment carried on NASA's Mars Perseverance rover. On April 20, 2021, for …
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President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress on April 28, 2021 at 9:00 pm ET. It will be broadcast on major news networks. It is similar to a State of the Union (SOTU) address, but SOTUs are not given in the first year of a new presidency. This speech will take place …
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Twitter user @Cosmic_Penguin, based in Hong Kong, tweeted on April 11 these rumored dates for the launch of the core module for China's new space station, Tianhe. He also tweeted dates for a logistics flight of the Tianzhou cargo ship and the first crew. He is an experienced observer of China's space program with good … |
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Northrop Grumman will hold its quarterly investors' telecon to discuss 1Q2021 financial results on April 29, 2021 at 9:00 am ET. More information is on the event's website. It will be audiocast. Participants are: Kathy Warden, chairman, chief executive officer and president, and Dave Keffer, chief financial officer
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on April 29, 2021 at 10:00 am ET to consider the nomination of Eric Lander to be Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The hearing will be held in 253 Russell Senate Office Building with Senators allowed to …
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The 9th Lunar Surface Science Workshop will take place virtually on April 29, 2021 from 11:00 am - 5:10 pm ET. The topic is: Progress & Challenges: Updates from NASA HQ and Artemis More information is on the event's website. The agenda is now posted.
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The Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will hold a virtual hearing on April 29, 2021 at 11:00 am ET. The topic is "What Do Scientists Hope to Learn with NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover?" Witnesses are: Dr. Michael A. Meyer, Lead Scientist, Mars Exploration Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration … |
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on April 30, 2021 from 10:00-11:00 am ET on "The African Space Race." The keynote speaker is Dr. Monica Juma, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Defense, Republic of Kenya. Other participants are: Julie Klinger, Assistant Professor, Dept of Geography and Spatial Science, Univ of …
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Update, April 29: The time for the briefing has been revised to 11:30 am ET. Note that Ingenuity did not take off as planned today. Engineers are trying to determine why. Original Entry: NASA will hold a briefing to discuss next steps for the Ingenuity Mars helicopter on April 30, 2021 at 12:30 pm ET. …
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The Space Force Association will hold its next virtual Space Warfighter Talk on April 30, 2021 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET. The guest is Emily Bohner, Systems Engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, who is "responsible for radical modernization of space command/control IT systems and technology delivery pipeline leveraging DevSecOps and Lean Startup Principles." More …
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Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius will interview Gen. Jay Raymond, Chief of Space Operations and the head of the U.S. Space Force, on April 30, 2021 at 3:30 pm ET. The event will be livestreamed. More information and a registration link are on the event's website.
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The NOAA Science Advisory Board will meet on April 30, 2012 from 4:00-5:00 pm ET. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for two meetings of the Science Advisory Board (SAB). The members will discuss issues outlined in the … |
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Update, April 30, 3:00 pm ET: The new schedule is for the crew to undock tomorrow night (May 1) and splashdown at 2:57 am ET Sunday morning (May 2) in the Gulf of Mexico south of Panama City, FL. This will be the first nighttime water landing since the Apollo 8 mission in 1968. NASA … |