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The American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division on Planetary Science's (DPS's) 55th meeting will take place at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, TX and virtually from October 1-6, 2023. More information is on the event's website.
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NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Analyis Group ExoPAG) will hold its 28th meeting on October 1, 2023 from 9:00 am - 5:50 pm CENTRAL TIME immediately prior to the 55th AAS Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) meeting at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, TX. Remote access is available via WebEx. More information and … |
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The 2023 International Astronautical Conference (IAC 2023) will take place October 2-6, 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The theme is: Global Challenges and Opportunities: Give Space A Chance. More information is on the conference's website. An email from the IAC says "the Opening Ceremony, Plenary Programme, IAF GNF Programme and the Closing Ceremony" will be livestreamed. …
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ESA will hold a briefing on October 2, 2023 at 12:30 pm Central European Summer Time (which is 6:30 am Eastern Daylight Time) to discuss the results of the independent inquiry into the test failure of the Vega-C Zefiro 40 motor on June 28, 2023. The briefing will air on ESA TV. Participants are: Josef … |
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World Space Week takes place every year from October 4-10 to mark the beginning of the Space Age on October 4, 1957 with the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union and the entry into force of the U.N. Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967. This year (2023) the annual International Astronautical Conference is …
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The Space Technology Industry, Government, University Roundtable (STIGUR) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will meet at the Keck Center, 500 5th St, NW, Washington, DC on October 4, 2023 from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm ET. The in-person meeting will be livestreamed. More information including the agenda are on the roundtable's …
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Update, October 2: The hearing will now take place a day earlier, October 4, because many Senators will be attending the funeral of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein in California on October 5. Feinstein died on Friday. Original Entry: The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on October 5, 2023 at … |
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The Mars Society will hold its 2023 international convention at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ from October 5-8, 2023. The event will be livestreamed. More information is on the event's website.
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The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan October 2-6, 2023. On October 5, Elon Musk will address the conference virtually at 17:45-18:45 local time in Azerbaijan (GMT+4), which is 9:45-10:45 am EDT. His remarks will be livestreamed on Musk's X (formerly known as Twitter) and on the International Astronautical Federation's website. |
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NASA will hold a news conference at Johnson Space Center on October 6, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET to preview a pair of spacewalks scheduled for October 12 and October 20 to conduct a variety of maintenance tasks on the exterior of the ISS. Participants in the news conference are: Dana Weigel, deputy manager, International …
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The United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting October 6, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET for the Atlas V launch of two prototype satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper, a competitor to SpaceX's Starlink and other broadband satellite constellations. ULA will webcast the launch. The "Kuipersat" satellites were supposed to launch on the inaugural flight of ULA's … |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) will hold an "open day" at its European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Norrdwijk, the Netherlands, on October 8, 2023 from 10:00-17:00 Central European Summer Time. Advance registration is required. More information is on the event's website, which says: ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, is ESA’s technical centre, and …
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Update, October 8: The launch was rescheduled for today at 9:36 pm ET. Update, October 6: The launch was scrubbed 14 seconds before liftoff. Details TBD. Update, October 2: ESA and Arianespace have decided to have another Vega launch next year as they continue to get Vega-C back to flight. The next Vega-C is expected … |
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October 9, 2023 is a federal holiday and government offices will be closed. The Office of Personnel Management refers to this as Columbus Day, honoring Christopher Columbus who is often cited as discovering the New World of the Americas in 1492. Beginning in 2021, others began referring to this as Indigenous Peoples' Day honoring the … |
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The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) will hold its 2023 fall meeting from October 10-11, 2023 at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, PA and online. More information is on the event's website. Keynote talks and initiative announcements will be livestreamed. Featured speakers include: The 2023 Asia Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) conference will take place October 10-12, 2023 at the Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More information is on the event's website.
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The Mitchell Institute will hold the next in its virual Schriever Spacepower Series on October 10, 2023 at 10:00 am ET. The guest is Maj. Gen. Christopher Povak, Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Gen. Kevin Chilton (Ret.) is the moderator. More information and a registration link are on the event's website.
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NASA will hold a mission and science briefing on the Psyche asteroid mission on October 10, 2023 at Kennedy Space Center at 12:00 pm ET. Psyche is scheduled to launch on October 12 at 10:16 am ET to the asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt. The Psyche spacecraft also carries a technology demonstration for …
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on October 10, 2023 from 3:00-4:00 pm ET. The topic is "Implementing Competitive Endurance: Space Intelligence." Speakers are: Major General Gregory J. Gagnon, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, U.S. Space Force Brigadier General Brian D. Sidari, Director of Intelligence, U.S. Space …
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The Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center will hold a webinar on October 10, 2023 from 3:30-4:15 pm ET. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall will discuss "Modernizing the U.S. Air and Space Forces" with Courtney Kube, national security and military correspondent for NBC News. More information is on the event's website. |
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The Consortium for the Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations (CONFERS) will hold the 6th Annual Global Satellite Servicing Forum at the Hilton Towers, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, VA from October 11-12, 2023. More information is on the event's website. The Economist will hold the 2023 Space Economy Summit from October 11-12, 2023. On October 11, the Summit will take place at the Omni Los Angeles, 251 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA. On October 12 it is online. The theme is: Maximizing Returns to Earth: The Infinite Potential of Space. More information is on … The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) will hold the 20th Reinventing Space Conference from October 11-13, 2023 in Liverpool, UK. The theme this year is: The Evolving Architecture of New Space More information is on the event's website.
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NASA will reveal the first sample returned by the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission on October 11, 2023 at the OSIRIS-REx Sample Curation Laboratory at Johnson Space Center at 11:00 am ET. The O-REx sample return canister will land at the Utah Test and Training Range on September 24, 2023 after a 2.5 year journey …
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NASA will hold a pre-launch briefing for the Psyche asteroid mission on October 11, 2023 at Kennedy Space Center at 1:00 pm ET. Psyche is scheduled to launch on October 12 at 10:16 am ET to the asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt. The Psyche spacecraft also carries a technology demonstration for Deep Space …
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On October 11, 2023, NASA will reveal the first samples retrieved from the asteroid Bennu by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during a press conference at Johnson Space Center at 11:00 am ET. At 2:30 pm ET, a media teleconference with members of the OSIRIS-REx science team will take place and air on NASA Live. NASA provided … |
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The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will meet October 12-13, 2023. Additional information including time and location was not posted on the committee's website as of October 7. Check that website for up to date information.
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The Atlantic Council will hold a webinar on October 12, 2023 from 9:00-10:15 am ET on "Applying an Irregular Warfare Lens to Outer Space." Participants are: Dean Cheng, Senior Fellow, Potomac Institute for Space Studies Col. El Gardner, Director, Strategy, Policy and Plans, U.S. Space Force John Klein, Faculty, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University … |
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LAUNCH OF NASA’S PSYCHE ASTEROID MISSION, Oct 13, 2023, KSC, 10:19 am ET (NASA TV begins 9:30 am ET)
LAUNCH OF NASA’S PSYCHE ASTEROID MISSION, Oct 13, 2023, KSC, 10:19 am ET (NASA TV begins 9:30 am ET)
Update, October 11: The launch has been postponed to October 13 due to weather. The launch time is 10:19 am ET. Update, October 4: The launch is still on for October 12 at 10:16 am ET. NASA launch coverage begins 9:30 am ET on YouTube, X, Facebook, Twitch, Daily Motion, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. NASA also will hold a …
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NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, who just returned from a record-breaking continuous 371 days in space, will hold a news conference on October 13, 2023 at NASA's Johnson Space Center at 2:00 pm ET. The news conference will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and NASA's website (NASA Live). |
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Axiom Space will hold a virtual media roundtable with the Axiom-3 crew on October 16, 2023 at 9:00 am CENTRAL Time (10:00 am Eastern). Pre-registration is required for media. The event will be webcast. Axiom Space will hold a virtual media roundtable with the #Ax3 crew, the first all-European commercial astronaut mission to the #ISS … |
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The Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) will hold the Southern Space 2023 conference at the Hotel Realm in Canberra, Australia from October 17-18, 2023. More information is on the event's website. The fall meeting of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will take place October 17-18, 2023 at the Academies' Beckman Center in Irvine, CA and will be livestreamed. More information, including the agenda and livestream links, is on the ASEB website. Among the sessions, on … Silicon Valley Space Week will take place October 17-20, 2023 at the Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA. The event combines two conferences: Satellite Innovation (October 17-18) and Milsat Symposium (October 19-20). More information is on the event's website. Update, October 14: The agenda is posted, with the livestream links. Note the agenda is in Pacific Daylight Time (add 3 for Eastern). Original Entry: The Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will meet October 17-19, 2023 at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA. …
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Lockheed Martin will hold its 3Q2023 fnancial results telecon on October 17, 2023 at 11:00 am ET. Audio will be livestreamed on the company's website. Speakers are: James Taiclet, chairman, president and chief executive officer; Jay Malave, chief financial officer; and Maria Ricciardone Lee, vice president of investor relations
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The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold a luncheon on October 17, 2023 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD. The speaker is Mark Clampin, Astrophysics Division Director at NASA Headquarters. More information is on the MSBR website. |
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet in Executive Session on October 18, 2023 in 253 Russell Senate Office Building to vote on a number of nominations including Michael Whitaker to be FAA Administrator. The FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation regulates, facilitates and promotes commercial space launches and reentries. The meeting will …
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The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will hold a virtual fireside chat with Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations for the U.S. Space Force, on October 18, 2023 from 1:30-2:30 pm ET. CNAS Senior Fellow and Director, Defense Program, Stacie Pettyjohn, is the moderator. More information and a registration link are …
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Update, October 16: The committee just announced that the time has changed to 2:00 pm ET instead of 2:30 and now will be in 253 Russell Senate Office Building. Original Entry: The Space and Science Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on October 18, 2023 in 106 Dirksen … |
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Update, October 14: the agenda is posted, with the livestream links. Note the agenda is in Pacific Daylight Time (add 3 for Eastern). Original Entry: The Committee on Planetary Protection of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will meet October 19-20, 2023 at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA. The meeting will be … Update, October 19: The final agenda is posted with WebEx links. Update, October 14: A draft agenda is posted and indicates that the meeting is virtual. Original entry: NASA's Astrophysics Advisory Committee will meet October 19-20, 2023 from 9:00 am-5:00 pm ET each day. As has become the norm for NASA, the meeting location is …
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Update, October 17: The spacewalk has been postponed again until "later this year" as NASA continues to assess the impact of the coolant leak from Nauka. However, the October 30 spacewalk is still on as of this date. This was to have been Spacewalk 89, but that designation will now be assigned to the October …
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Update, October 17, 11:45 am ET: It's still not on the NASA SMD Town Hall website, but SMD PAO just sent an email notification about the Town Hall confirming it is on October 19 at 1:00 pm ET and providing WebEx and YouTube links. Here's the email's text: NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is hosting its …
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NASA's Earth Science Advisory Committee will meet virtually from 1:00-3:20 pm ET on October 19, 2023. More information and the WebEx link are in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of … |
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Update, October 14: the MEPAG website now shows the date as October 20 and explains the meeting was postponed because the launch of the Psyche asteroid mission was delayed to October 13, the same date as the meeting. Some of the people who needed to be at the launch were also scheduled to speak at …
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George Washington University's Space Policy Institute (SPI) will hold a fireside chat on October 20, 2023 from 3:30-4:30 pm ET at the Lindner Commons, Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC. The topic is "India's Moon Landing: Space and Geopolitical Perspectives." The announcement does not indicate if there is …
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Update, October 21 EDT: The test was quickly rescheduled and successfully completed. The liftoff time apparently was 10:00 IST (12:30 am EDT). ISRO posted a video afterwards. Reason for the launch hold is identified and corrected. The launch is planned at 10:00 Hrs. today. — ISRO (@isro) October 21, 2023 This launch takes us one … |
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The International Observe the Moon night for 2023 will take place globally on October 21, 2023. More information is on NASA's Observe the Moon night website. |
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The Indo-Pacific Space and Earth Conference will take place October 23-24, 2023 at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Perth, Australia. More information is on the event's website, which says: "The Indo-Pacific Space & Earth Conference delves into all the technologies that can be applied both on Earth and in space. From AI and robotics to … The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold its 2023 Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery (ASCEND) conference in Las Vegas, NV and online from October 23-25, 2023. More information is on the event's website. |
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Update, October 14: The agenda for open sessions is posted. Note that it is in Pacific Daylight Time (add 3 for Eastern). The Zoom livestream links are at the very end of the agenda. Original Entry: The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences (CAPS) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet … The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) will hold its 17th Autumn Conference from October 24-25, 2023 at the Urania Observatory in Vienna, Austria. The theme this year is "European Space Governance in a Transforming World." More information is on the event's website, which says: "The Autumn Conference is one of the annual highlights of ESPI’s …
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The National Security Space Association (NSSA) will hold a two-part International Security Space Week "to bring together senior government and industry leaders from the FVEY countries (U.S., U.K, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand), plus Germany, France, and Japan." It will take place at the Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA from October 24-26, 2023. Part 1, the …
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The D.C. chapter of the USA International Space University Alumni Association (ISU-DC) will hold its next Space Café on October 24, 2023 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET at Assembly, 1700 N. Moore St., Arlington, VA. The speaker is Dr. Michela Muñoz Fernández, Program Executive for NASA's Mars Sample Return mission at NASA HQ. More information is … |
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The National Security Space Association (NSSA) will hold a two-part International Security Space Week "to bring together senior government and industry leaders from the FVEY countries (U.S., U.K, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand), plus Germany, France, and Japan." It will take place at the Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA from October 24-26, 2023. Part 1, the … The American Astronautical Society (AAS) will hold the 2023 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium in conjunction with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) from October 25-27, 2023 at UAH in Huntsville, AL. The theme this year is: Advancing Space: From LEO to Lunar and Beyond. More information is …
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Boeing will announce its 3Q2023 financial results during a telecon on October 25, 2023 at 10:30 am ET. Audio will be livestreamed on Boeing's website. Speakers are: David Calhoun, President and CEO Brian West, EVP and CFO
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Update, October 21: NASA's most recent TV schedule says the spacewalk will begin at 2:10 pm ET and TV coverage begins at 1:45 pm ET. Original Entry: Two Russian cosmonauts, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, will perform a spacewalk at the International Space Station on October 25, 2023 "to install a synthetic radar communications system, …
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Update, October 24: China confirms the launch is at October 26 11:14 am Beijing Time, which is October 26 03:14 UTC and October 25 11:14 pm EDT. The crew is: Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin Chinese astronauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin will carry out the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceflight mission, and … |
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Northrop Grumman will hold its 3rd Quarter 2023 financial earnings conference call on October 26, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. Audio will be livestreamed on the company's website. Participants are: Kathy Warden, chair, chief executive officer and president, and Dave Keffer, chief financial officer
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The Secure World Foundation (SWF) will hold a webinar on October 26, 2023 from 11:00 am-12:30 pm ET on "A Vibe Check on Space Security Diplomacy: Progress or More Spinning Wheels?" A panel of exerts will discuss the outcome of the recent U.N. Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Reducing Space Threats, followed by a presentation …
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NASA will hold a media telecon on October 26, 2023 at 11:00 am ET to discuss experiments that will be delivered to the International Space Station on the next SpaceX cargo mission, SpX-29, scheduled for launch on November 5, 2023. More information is in NASA's press release, which says: The mission will carry scientific research, …
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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) will give a public briefing summarizing its 3rd quarter 2023 meeting on October 26, 2023 from 2:00-3:30 pm ET. Public participation is virtual only via telephone call-in. The Federal Register notice does not indicate where the panel itself is meeting. More information, including the telephone dial-in number, is the … |
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The National Space Society will hold the 2023 Space Settlement Summit from October 27-28, 2023 at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University in Phoenix , AZ. The conference website says it is by invitation only, but a registration link is provided.
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Space News will host a webinar on October 27, 2023 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET. The topic is "We're Hiring: Attracting and Retaining Space Talent." Participants are: Josh Madrigal, Millennium Space Systems Joe Rice, Lockheed Martin Space Kaylin Poley, Terran Orbital Lesley Conn, Space Foundation Sandra Erwin, Space News (moderator) Debra Werner, Space News (moderator) More … |
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Update, October 30: More information and the agenda are on the VEXAG website. Original Entry: The annual meeting of NASA's Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) will take place from October 30-31, 2023 at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque, NM and virtually. It is being held in coordination with the …
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The Committee to Assess NASA Science Activation 2.0 of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will meet Octobe 30-31, 2023 at the Keck Center, 500 5th St. NW, Washington, DC. More information including the statement of task is on the committee's website. This is the committee's first meeting. Open sessions are from 11:30 …
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Update, October 29: China confirms they will land on October 31 (Beijing Time) at the Dongfeng Landing Site in Inner Mongolia, but they did not specify the landing time. Original Entry: China has not officially announced when the Shenzhou-16 crew will return to Earth from the Tiangong-3 space station (their replacements arrived on Shenzhou-17 on … |
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The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) will hold its second annual symposium from November 1-2, 2023 at American University's Washington School of Law in Washington, DC. The theme is: "LEO to Lunar to Living Beyond Earth: Policy Pathways to Space Migration." More information is on the event's website. The Space Foundation will hold the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence from November 1-2, 2023 in Chantilly, VA. U.S. citizenship and the TS/SCI clearance are required for attendance. More information is on the event's website. The third Software Defined Space Conference, SDSC 2023, will take place at Mustpeade Maja, Tallinn, Estonia from November 1-2, 2023. More information is on the event's website, which says: With software, we can change the way we use and benefit from our space assets, forecast and visualise future demand and bring the service providers and … The Lunar and Planetary Institute will hold the Venus as a System conference at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque, NM from November 1-3, 2023. A meeting of NASA's Venus Exploration Analysis Grop, VEXAG, will be held in conjunction with this conference on October 30-31 in the same venue. More … The Steering Committee for the Decadal Survey on Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet virtually from November 1-3, 2023 to "discuss decisions and report writing." As of October 28, the committee's webpage says that "some sessions are open and some sessions are closed," but no …
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Update, October 26: The spacewalk has been delayed to November 1 to allow more time for planning. The astronauts will exit the ISS at 8:05 am ET. NASA TV coverage begins 6:30 am ET. Update, October 21: The U.S. spacewalk (O'Hara/Moghbeli) will begin at 8:05 am ET and last about 6.5 hours. NASA TV coverage …
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Update, October 29: The event's website now lists Lt. Col. Kenneth P. Grosslein, Strategist and Policy Advisor, USSF, as the speaker and the topic is "to learn more about the United States' newest independent Service, the U.S. Space Force, and its mission in Operations, Intelligence, Sustainment, Cyber, and Nuclear Operations." Original Entry: The Air & … |
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Update, October 29: The meeting will take place at the Academies' Beckman Center in Irvine, CA. The agenda is posted on the committee's website. Open sessions are on November 2 only. Original Entry: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's Committee on Review of Progress Toward Implementing the Decadal Survey--Thriving on Our Changing Planet: …
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Laura Delgado López, Visiting Fellow in the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), will speak to MIT's AeroAstro Latin American Students (ALAS) group on November 2, 2023 at 2:30 pm ET. Her topic is "The Geopolitics of Space and 'Emerging' Nations." Delgado is at CSIS on leave from NASA's Science … |
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