The United Nations designated June 30 as International Asteroid Day in 2016 in order to “observe each year at the international level the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation, on 30 June 1908, and to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard.” The decision was “was made based on a proposal by the Association …
Update, June 28: NASA said today this spacewalk will be at the end of July, but did not provide a specific date. They are still triyng to determine what happened to Tracy Dyson's spacesuit on July 24 that caused a scrub, the second spacewalk scrub in a row. Update, June 18: NASA still has not …
Space News will host a webinar on July 2, 2024 at 11:00 am ET on "Race to the Moon." The emailed announcement says: "Join our expert panelists as they dive into the growing race for moon resources. With nations and companies now vying for water, metals, and minerals across the lunar surface, will NASA’s commercial …
July 4, 2024 is a Federal holiday, Independence Day, and government offices will be closed. Independence Day celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress in 1776 that declared the independence of the 13 colonies from Great Britain, creating the United States of America (read the text).
On July 6, 2024 at 5:00 pm ET, four volunteers who have been conducting a simulated Mars mission will exit their habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center after 378 days. NASA will provide live coverage on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, the agency’s website, and NASA Johnson’s X and Facebook accounts. The four volunteers -- Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell, and …
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will hold the summer meeting of its Space Weather Roundtable at the Keck Center, 500 5th St., NW, Washington, DC from July 8-9, 2024. The agenda was not posted as of June 30. Check the event's website for up to date information. Some sessions are open and …
The SPACETIDE 2024 conference will take place from July 8-10, 2024 at the Toranomon Hills Forum in Tokyo, Japan. The theme is "From APAC to the World: Uniting Diverse Communities." More information is on the event's website, which describes it as "APAC's Leading Commercial Space Conference since 2015." The conference in being held in conjunction …
The Lunar and Planetary Institute will hold the 8th International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration will take place July 8-12, 2024 at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The event's website says the conference site was chosen "because of its proximity to unique polar geomorphic terrains in glacial and periglacial …
The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on July 8, 2024 at 10:00 am ET. The guest is Lt. Gen. David Miller, Commander, Space Operations Command, U.S. Space Force. More information is on the event's website
Update, July 2: The committee confirms the schedule in a media advisory today. The CJS markup is at 9:00 am on July 9 in 2359 Rayburn House Office Building and will be webcast. Two other bills will be considered the same day (Interior, and Energy-Water), but CJS is first on the list. Original Entry: A …
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&CO will hold a hearing on the FY2025 budget for the Federal Communications Committee on July 9, 2024 at 10:00 am ET in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will be livestreamed on the committee's website. Witnesses are the five …
Update, July 9, noon: ESA has tweeted that the launch is now targeted for 3:00 pm EDT (4:00 pm local time) instead of 2:00 pm EDT. A post-launch press conference is scheduled for midnight CEST, which is 6:00 pm EDT. Liftoff is now scheduled no earlier than 20:00 BST/21:00 CEST. More info: https://t.co/rTLPE9ewe9 — ESA …
Update, July 2: The committee confirms in a media advisory today that the THUD markup is July 10 at 9:00 am ET in 2359 Rayburn House Office Building. Two other bills will be considered the same day (Labor-HHS, and Agriculture). THUD is second on the list. The meeting will be webcast on the committee's website. …
The House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) Committee will mark up the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024 on July 10, 2024 at 10:00 am ET in 2318 Rayburn House Office Building. It will be livestreamed on the committee's website.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the crew of the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test now docked to the International Space Station, will hold an on-orbit news conference on July 10, 2024 at 11:00 am ET. The event will be broadcast on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. Their stay on the ISS has …
NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Steve Stich and Boeing Vice President and Program Manager, Commercial Crew, Mark Nappi will hold a media telecon on July 10, 2024 at 12:30 pm ET to discuss the status of the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched on the Boeing CFT mission …
Update, July 7: The agenda is posted. The meeting is 2:00-7:00 pm ET, followed by a reception until 8:30 pm ET. Original Entry: The National Security Space Association (NSSA) will hold a Space Investors Forum at Intelsat in Tysons Corner, VA on July 10, 2024. The event is closed press. More information is on the …
The Secure World Foundation and the National Space Policy Secretariat of the Cabinet Office of the Japanese Government will hold the 6th Summit for Space Sustainability from July 11-12, 2024 at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), Tokyo, Japan. (Toyko is 13 hours ahead of the U.S. East Coast during Daylight Saving …
As part of President Biden's Cancer Moonshot initiative, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and others will discuss how NASA is working to end cancer through research on the International Space Station. The virtual event takes place on July 11, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET and will stream on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Participants are: Bill Nelson, …
The Committee on "Thriving on Our Changing Planet: A Mid-Term Assessment of NASA's Implementation of the Decadal Survey" of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will hold a virtual meeting on July 11, 2024 from 3:00-4:00 pm ET to release their report. More information is on the event's website.
Northrop Grumman's NG-20 Cygnus cargo vehicle will be unberthed from the International Space Station on July 12, 2024 at about 7:00 am ET. NASA coverage on NASA TV, the NASA TV Media Channel, and NASA+ begins 6:00 am ET.
The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) will hold its 45th Scientific Assembly, COSPAR 2024, at BEXCO in Busan, South Korea from July 13-21, 2024. More information is on the event's website.
The American Astronautical Society (AAS) will hold its 2024 Glenn Space Technology Symposium at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH from July 15-17, 2024. More information is on the event's website.
The Small Payload Ride Share Association will hold its 2024 conference from July 16-18, 2024 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, MD. More information is on the event's website.
The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold its next luncheon on July 16, 2024 at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD from 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET. The speaker is Jinni Meehan, the new Assistant Director for Space Policy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). More information is on the event's …
The Aspen Institute's 2024 Aspen Security Forum will take place July 16-19, 2024 in Aspen, CO. One panel focuses on space. On Wednesday, July 17, from 9:15-9:55 am MOUNTAIN TIME (11:15-11:55 am Eastern), Bloomberg's Loren Grush will moderate a panel on "Infinity and Beyond: Space and National Security." Speakers are: Lt. Gen. Jeff Kruse, Director, …
NASA will hold a media telecon on July 17, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET to discuss planning to build a vehicle to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its lifetime. NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX to build it. Participants are: Ken Bowersox, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Dana Weigel, NASA …
NASA will hold a media telecon on July 17, 2024 at 4:00 pm ET to provide an update on the Science Mission Directorate's Exploration Science Strategy and Integration Office (ESSIO). Audio will air on NASA Live. Participants are: Nicky Fox, Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate Joel Kearns, SMD Deputy Associate Administrator for ESSIO
On July 19-20, 2024 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm ET, the National Cathedral in Washigton, D.C. will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Space Window at the Cathedral that includes a piece of moon rock brought back by the Apollo 11 crew. More information about the Space Window and this event are on …
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a fireside chat with U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns on July 19, 2024 from 9:00-10:00 am ET at its offices at 1616 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington, DC and online. More information is on the event's website.
In 2021, the United Nations General Assembly declared July 20 as International Moon Day in recognition of the first human landing on the Moon on July 20, 1969 when U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Events are held …
The 2024 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) will take place in Farnborough, U.K. from July 22-26, 2024. More information is on the event's website.
The IBS Conference on Planetary Science and Space Exploration will take place at the Science Culture Center, Institute for Basic Sciences (IBS), Daejeon, South Korea from July 22-25, 2024. More information is on the event's website, which says: Planetary Science and Space Exploration (PSSE) aims to share the latest findings and recent and upcoming space …
Update: The agenda is posted. Times are in Pacific Daylight Time (add 3 for Eastern). Note that the MEPAG meeting that was expected to take place after this conference was cancelled. Original Entry: The Lunar and Planetary Institute will hold the Tenth International Conference on Mars from July 22-25, 2024 at the California Institute of …
The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on July 22, 2024 at 9:00 am ET. The speaker is Major General Timothy Sejba, Commander of U.S Space Force's Space Training and Readiness (STAR) Command. More information and the link to the webinar are on the event's website.
NOTICE, July 24: According to the APAC website, the WebEx was hacked this morning and the meeting was suspended. It may resume this afternoon, but it could be at a later date. An update is expected at noon today. Check the committee's website for up to date information. Update: The agenda is posted. Original Entry: …
Update, July 21: The agenda is posted. On Tuesday, July 23, at 9:15 am CENTRAL Time (10:15 am Eastern), NASA's Joel Kearns is scheduled to discuss the VIPER program. Kearns and NASA SMD Associate Administrator Nicky Fox announced on July 17 that NASA is terminating VIPER. VIPER Project Scientist Anthony Colaprete is listed on the …
Update, July 21: The agenda is posted. The time is 10:00 am-5:00 pm ET. Original Entry: The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) will hold its next virtual workshop on July 23, 2024. The topic is "Lunar Launch and Landing Facilities." The time is not indicated on the event's website as of June 30. Check that …
Lockheed Martin will hold its 2Q2024 financial results telecon on July 23, 2024 at 11:00 am ET. Audio will be livestreamed on the company's website. Participants are: James Taiclet, Chairman, President and CEO Jay Malave, CFO Maria Ricciardone, Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations
The Andy Thomas Space Foundation will hold the 17th Australian Space Forum from July 24-25, 2024 at the Adelaide Convention Centre in Adelaide, Australia. More information is on the event's website.
The Hudson Institute will hold an in-person event on July 24, 2024 from 9:00-10:00 am ET with Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, Commander of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, at its offices at 1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The event will be livestreamed. The topic is "Future of Army Space and Missile …
Redwire Space will hold a webinar on July 24, 2024 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET to discuss "What's Next for Commercial Lunar Exploration" that will air on Youtube. Speakers are: Mike Gold, Chief Growth Officer, Redwire Mark Kirasich, Vice President of U.S. Operations at The Exploration Company ????✨ We’re excited to invite you to an exclusive …
Northrop Grumman will hold its second quarter 2024 financial results telecon on July 25, 2024 at 9:00 am ET. Audio will air on the company's website. Speakers are: Kathy Warden, chair, chief executive officer and president, and Dave Keffer, chief financial officer
The Senate Appropriations Committee will mark up three FY2025 appropriations bills on July 25, 2024 at 9:30 am ET in 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building. The meeting will be webcast on the committee's website. Two of the bills are space-related: Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) that funds NASA and NOAA, and Transportation-HUD (THUD) that funds the FAA and …
NASA and Boeing will provide an update on the Starliner Crew Flight Test at a media briefing on July 25, 2024 at 11:30 am ET. Participants are: Steve Stich, NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Mark Nappi, Boeing Vice President and Program Manager, Commercial Crew NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched on Boeing's Starliner …
The Mitchell Institute will release a policy paper on "Small Satellites: Answering the Call for Space Superiority" on July 25, 2024 at 12:00 pm ET via Zoom. More information and registration instructions to get the Zoom link are on the event's website. The author is Charles Galbreath, Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies at the …
NOAA's Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs (CRSRA) division will hold a listening session on July 25, 2024 from 2:00-4:00 pm ET to get feedback from the regulated community and the public about the revised commercial remote sensing regulations that went into effect in 2020. More information is in the Federal Register announcement, which is reproduced …
Update, July 26: The speaker line-up for the first briefing has changed. Kirkalev no longer is scheduled. Ken Bowersox, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations, has joined. Original Entry: NASA will hold two news conferences plus an opportunity to interview individual crew members on July 26, 2024 in preparation for the launch of Crew-9 …
The ISS National Laboratory (ISSNL) will hold a webinar on July 26, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET to discuss science investigations that will be delivered to the ISS on Northrop Grumman's 21st cargo flight, NG-21, targeted for launch in August 2024. The webinar is open only to media in real time, but the public may …
Update, July 29: NASA will broadcast some sessions on NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. The list is in their press release. Conference organizers told us the conference would be livestreamed on the event's website. Original Entry: The American Astronautical Society (AAS) in cooperation with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space …
Update, July 9: AIAA says there will NOT be a virtual option this year, but they will record opening sessions and lectures and post them to YouTube later. Original Entry: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold its 2024 ASCEND (Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery) conference in Las Vegas, NV …
The Centre for Exolife Sciences (CELS) at the University of Copenhagen will hold a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark from July 30-August 2, 2024. The topic is "Are We A Unique Species on a Unique Planet? -- or are we just the ordinary Galactic standard?" More information is on the event's website.
Politico will hold an event on July 30, 2024 starting at 8:30 am ET at the Royal Sonesta Capitol Hill, 20 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC entitled "Go for Launch: Shaping the Next Space Economy." More information and a registration link are on the event's website, which says: "Space might still sound like a frontier, …
The International Space University - USA Alumni Association’s DC Chapter will hold its next Space Café on July 30, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET at 1020 N Highland St (The Phoenix) Clubhouse Room, Arlington, VA. The speaker is Garvey McIntosh, Senior Director of International Government Business at Axiom Space. More information and RSVP instructions are …
NASA's Science Mission Directorate will hold two virtual workshops to discuss "the priority science goals and Planetary Protection knowledge gaps" in connection with future human exploration of Mars. The first is July 31-August 1, 2024. The second is October 30-November 1. More information is on the event's website, which says: PLANETARY PROTECTION IN ADVANCE OF …
Boeing will hold its 2Q2024 financial results telecon on July 31, 2024 at 10:30 am ET. Audio will be livestreamed on the company's website. Participants are: David Calhoun, President and CEO Brian West, EVP and CFO
The Senate Appropriations Committee will mark up five FY2025 appropriations bills, including Defense, on August 1, 2024 in 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building beginning at 9:30 am ET. The others are Energy-Water, Homeland Security, Labor-HHS and Financial Services-General Government (FSGG). The FSGG bill includes funding for the FCC. The meeting will be webcast on the …
NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) will hold a public telecon on August 1, 2024 from 1:00-2:30 pm ET to report on the outcome of their third quarterly meeting for 2024. More information is in the Federal Register announcement, which is reproduced below. The location of where ASAP is meeting is not revealed. NATIONAL …
NASA will hold a pre-launch media telecon for the launch of the 21st Northrop Grumman cargo mission to the International Space Station, NG-21, on August 2, 2024 at 3:00 pm ET. The launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled for August 3 at 11:29 am ET. The media telecon on August 2 will take …
Utah State University will hold the 38th annual SmallSat Conference from August 3-8, 2024 in Logan, UT. The theme this year is: Automation -- Enabling New Capabilities. More information is on the event's website. Some sessions will be livestreamed on that site.
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