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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold its annual Space Science Week from March 31-April 4, 2025 at the National Academy of Sciences building, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. Check the event's website for up to date information.
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The three NASA astronauts from Crew-9, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will hold a post-mission news conference at Johnson Space Center on March 31, 2025 at 2:30 pm ET. It will air on NASA+.
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Update March 29: The launch time has been refined by one minute and now is 9:46 pm ET. Three other opportunities are available Monday night-Tuesday morning: 11:20 pm ET, 12:53 am ET and 2:26 am ET. More information is on SpaceX's website where they will webcast the launch beignning about one hour in advance. Update, … |
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The 9th European Conference on Space Debris will take place from April 1-4, 2025 at the World Conference Center Bonn in Bonn, Germany. More information is on the event's website. ESA will hold a media briefing on April 1. See our separate entry for details.
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The European Space Agency will hold a media briefing on April 1, 2025, the start of the 9th European Conference on Space Debris, with subject area experts and ESA officials. It will be webcast on ESA Web TV. The announcement says it is from 11:00-12:00 "CET" -- Central European Time -- but Europe switches to …
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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing on April 1, 2025 in G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 9:30 am ET on the nomination of Lt. Gen. J. Dan "Razin" Caine to be promoted to General and serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The hearing will be webcast on …
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The Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) Committee will hold a hearing on April 1, 2025 at 10:00 am ET in 2318 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. The topic is: "Leveraging Commercial Innovation for Lunar Exploration: A Review of NASA’s CLPS … |
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on April 2, 2025 in G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building (not the committee's usual hearing room in Russell). It will be webcast on the committee's website. The topic is "Safety First: Restoring Boeing's Status as a Great American Manufacturer." The sole witness is Kelly …
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A public lecture will held on April 2, 2025 as part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Space Science Week (March 31-April 4, 2025) at the National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC at 6:30 pm ET. These events usually are livestreamed. Check the event's website for the link. … |
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The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) will hold its next webinar on April 3, 2025 from 9:00-10:30 am ET. The topic is: "Sustaining Innovation in the New Space Age." Speakers are: Matthew Harris – Space Focus Area Lead, QinetiQ US Col. Richard Kniseley – Senior Materiel Leader, Commercial Space Office, USSF Space Systems Command Col. Aniello Violetti – …
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The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will hold a hearing on April 3, 2025 in SD-430 Dirksen Senate Office building from 9:30 am-1:05 pm ET. The topic is: "The Rocket's Red Glare: China's Ambitions to Dominate Space." Witnesses, the agenda, and registration instructions are posted on the Commission's website, where it will be livestreamed: …
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Space News Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust will have a virtual conversation with Aarti Holla-Maini, Director of the U.N. Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), which administers the U.N. Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS), on April 3, 2025 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET. The topic is "Space Sustainablity and Orbital Traffic Management." … |
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The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) will hold the 2025 ISPRS Geospatial Week (GSW 2025) conference in Dubai, UAE, from April 6-11, 2025. More information is on the event's website. |
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The Space Foundation will hold the 40th Space Symposium from April 7-10, 2025 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO. More information is on the event's website. The Navy League will hold the Sea-Air-Space 2025 Conference and Exposition at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD (outside Washington, DC) from April 7-9, 2025. A STEM Expo precedes the conference on April 6. More information is on the event's website. |
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Update, March 22: The agenda is available. A virtual option is available. The first day begins at 9:30 am April 9 Japan Standard Time (JST) and the last panel begins at 4:15 pm JST (the ending time is not shown). That is April 8, 8:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), to April 9, 3:15 am …
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Russia will launch the Soyuz MS-27 mission to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 8, 2025 at 1:47 am ET (5:47 am UTC, 10:47 am at Baikonur). They are scheduled to spend about eight months (instead of the typical six months) on the ISS, returning in December. The crew … |
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The next Lunar Surface Science Workshop (LSSW) will take place virtually on the evenings (CENTRAL Time) of April 9 and 10, 2025. The topic is "Uncrewed Science with the Pressurized Rover." Japan is building the pressurized rover for the Artemis Program and the times for this event appear to have been chosen to allow participation …
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on April 9, 2025 in 253 Russell Senate Office Building at 10:00 am ET on the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be Administrator of NASA. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. The committee will meet first in executive session to vote …
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The Strategic Forces subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold a posture hearing on April 9, 2025 at 3:30 pm ET in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses are: Gen. Anthony Cotton, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, U.S. Northern Command … |
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on April 10, 2025 from 10:00-11:00 am ET on "Space and Domain Lessons from Russia-Ukraine" as part of its "Conflict in Focus" series. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says: The war in Ukraine has demonstrated significant strides … |
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies will hold an event on April 11, 2025 at its offices at 1616 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington, DC and online from 1:00-4:00 pm ET. The topic is: "Deepening the U.S.-Japan Space Security Relationship." More information, the agenda, and list of participants are on the event's website, which … |
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April 12 is celebrated around the world as Yuri's Night to commemorate the spaceflight of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to orbit the Earth on April 12, 1961. More information is on the Yuri's Night website. April 12 also is the anniversary of the first flight of the U.S. space shuttle (Columbia) 20 … |
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Update, April 13: Open sessions are on April 14-15 and will be available virtually for registered participants. The agenda is posted. Times on the agenda are in Central European Summer Time (CEST). Add 6 for EDT. Original Entry: The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Panel on Planetary Protection will meet at the German space agency, …
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Update, April 13: Blue Origin's livestream will begin at 8:00 am Eastern Time (7:00 am Central). The NS-31 crew is gearing up for launch! ???? Watch Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez lift off from Launch Site One on April 14. Live coverage begins here on Monday at … |
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AIAA will hold the 2025 Defense and Security Forum from April 15-18, 2025 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, MD. The event is classified at the Secret/NOFORN level. More information is on the event's website, which says: Developing and Delivering Decisive Capability at Speed and Scale The AIAA Defense and Security …
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on April 15, 2025 from 10:00-11:00 am ET on "Enhancing U.S.-ROK Space Cooperation." More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says: Please join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 10:00am EDT for a virtual panel discussion on U.S.-Republic … |
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The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Washington D.C. branch will hold the "2025 Enduring International Partnership in Space Summit" at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 16, 2025 from 8:30 am-12:30 pm ET. More information and the agenda are on the event's website, which says: The 2025 Enduring International Partnership In Space Summit brings …
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Space News will hold a webinar on April 16, 025 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET on "Competing with the (Space)X Factor. More information is on the event's website, which says: SpaceX’s sprawling Starlink constellation has reshaped the satellite broadband landscape, pressuring rivals to keep up or change the game entirely. With more than 7,000 satellites …
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The ISS National Lab will hold a media briefing on April 16, 2025 at 1:00 pm ET to discuss the research and technology experiments that will be launched to the International Space Station on SpaceX's 32nd cargo mission, SpX-32, currently scheduled for April 21, 2025. The briefing will be livestreamed for the public, who can … |
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W2 Communications will hold a webinar on April 17, 2025 at 11:00 am ET on "Media Perspective: Insights on the Satellite and Space Industry." It is co-sponsored by Mobile Satellite Users Association, Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce, NVC and the Washington Space Business Roundtable. Participants are: Jacqueline Feldscher, Payload Space Rachel Jewett, Via Satellite Maria …
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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) will hold its 2nd quarter 2025 public briefing on April 17, 2025 from 3:00-4:30 pm CENTRAL Time (4:00-5:30 pm Eastern). The public may listen to the briefing via telephone only. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Aerospace Safety … |
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On April 18, 2025 at 2:40 pm ET, a change-of-command ceremony will take place on the International Space Station (ISS) as Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin turns over command to JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi. Ovchinin and his two Soyuz MS-26 crewmates, cosmonaut Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut Don Pettit, will return to Earth on April 20. …
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NASA and SpaceX will hold a pre-launch media briefing for the launch of the SpaceX-32 (SpX-32) cargo mission to the International Space Station on April 18, 2025 at 3:00 pm ET. Audio will stream on NASA Live. The launch is scheduled for April 21 at 4:15 am ET. See our separate entry for more information. … |
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Soyuz MS-26 will undock from the International Space Station and land near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on April 19, 2025 ET (April 20 local time at the landing site). The crew includes: Aleksey Ovchinin (Roscosmos) Ivan Vagner (Roscosmos) Don Pettit (NASA) The schedule on April 19 is as follows: Hatch closing, 2:25 pm ET (NASA+ begins 2:00 … |
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Update, April 22, 8:00 am ET: Docking is now scheduled for 8:38 am ET instead of 8:20 am ET. Updated April 14: NASA and SpaceX are targeting April 21, 2025 at 4:15 am ET for the launch of the 32nd SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station, SpX-32, from Launch Complex-39A at NASA's Kennedy … The NewSpace Africa Conference will take place at Egyptian Space City in Cairo, Egypt. The theme is: "Empowering Africa's Economy Through Space-Driven Innovation." According to an Egyptian Space Agency YouTube animation, "Egyptian Space City houses key space facilities, including the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA), an Assembly, Integration, and Testing (AIT) facility, a ground station, a …
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The Space Policy and Research Center (SPaRC) at the University of Washington (UW) will host Steve Isakowitz, President and CEO of the Aerospace Corporation, on April 21, 2025 as part of their Distinguished Speaker seminar series. The event will take place over Zoom. The topic is: "The Most Important Time for Space ... Ever!" The … |
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April 22 has been celebrated as Earth Day every year since 1970. Events take place globally. The theme for 2025 is “Our Power, Our Planet.” EarthDay.org is a good place to start to find events near you.
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Northrop Grumman will hold its first quarter 2025 financial results telecon on April 22, 2025 at 9:30 am ET. Audio will be webcast on the company's website.
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Lockheed Martin will hold its first quarter 2025 financial results telecon on April 22, 2025 at 11:00 am ET. Audio will be livestreamed on the company's website.
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The Earthlight Foundation will hold a webinar, EarthSpace 2025, on April 22, 2025, which is Earth Day. More information is in the April 18 emailed announcement from Rick Tumlinson, which says: Hey , Think about your mother… No, not the one who raised you. The other one, Mother Earth. She’s the only home we’ve ever had. And right … |
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DSI Group will hold the 5th Annual APNT Summit from April 23-24, 2025 at the National Housing Center in Washington, DC. APNT is Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT). PNT refers to satellite systems like the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and its equivalents in other countries (Europe's Galileo, Russia's GLONASS, China's Beidou etc.). More … The Chinese Society of Aeronautics and the China Space Foundation will hold the 2025 China Space Conference in Shanghai, China from April 23-26, 2025. More information is on the event's website.
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Boeing will hold its first quarter 2025 financial results telecon on April 23, 2025 at 10:30 am ET. Audio will be livestreamed on the company's website.
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Update, April 19: The website now says the meeting is postponed "until later in the spring." NASA’s Heliophysics Division Town Hall Announcement Spring 2025 The Heliophysics Town Hall previously scheduled for April 23, 2025 is postponed until later in the spring. This one-hour community meeting will be hosted virtually and is open to all Heliophysics … |
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The 4th Space Technology Conference - Central Eurasia will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan from April 24-25 2025. More information is on the event's website, which says: The fourth edition of STC - Central Eurasia will bring national space agencies, national satellite operators and industry stakeholders from across Central Eurasia together with the international space …
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Update, April 22: On X, China confirms the launch date and time -- April 24, 5:17 am ET (5:19 pm local time in China) -- and announces the crew. Chinese astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie will carry out the Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceflight mission, and Chen Dong will be the commander, the China …
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NASA's International Space Station Advisory Committee will brief the public on the results of its most recent meeting on April 24, 2025 from 10:00-10:30 am ET. Public attendance will be via Microsoft Teams or telephone. The report of the committee's November 2024 briefing is available. It lists the members of the committee in Attachment A. …
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NASA will hold a news conference at Johnson Space Center on April 24, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET to preview the upcoming spacewalk by NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers on May 1. More information, including a link to watch the briefing, is in NASA's press release. Participants are: Bill Spetch, operations integration manager, … |
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Secure World Foundation (SWF) will hold their annual joint event to discuss global counterspace trends on April 25, 2025 beginning at 2:00 pm ET. The virtual event will be livestreamed on the CSIS website. Both publish annual assessments of global counterspace capabilities: CSIS’s Space Threat … |
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SAE Media Group (SMG) will hold the Military Space Situational Awareness conference from April 28-30, 2025 at Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, London, UK. More information is on the event's website, which says: As Europe's premier event for space domain awareness, join 250+ space professionals, 40+ speakers, and representatives from 20+ nations. Immerse yourself in three days of …
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold its April open meeting on April 28, 2025 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm ET at its headquarters at 45 L Street, NE, Washington, DC. The event will be wecast. One of the items on the agenda is a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on "Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for …
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit who just returned from 220 days on the International Space Station will hold a post-mission press conference from Johnson Space Center on April 28, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET. It will air on NASA's YouTube channel. Pettit is NASA's oldest active astronaut and celebrated his 70th birthday on April 20, the …
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Update, April 27: The weather forecast for tomorrow night is 75% favorable. Update, April 18: The Eastern Range has been very busy, so it's taken this long for ULA to get a new slot to launch this mission. The new date is April 28, with the two-hour launch window opening at 7:00 pm ET as … |
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The NOAA Science Advisory Board will meet virtually on April 29, 2025 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm ET. The agenda is posted. More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Science Advisory Board AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce …
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The House Science, Space and Technology (S&T) Committee will hold a markup on April 29, 2025 at 10:00 am ET in 2318 Rayburn House Office Building. The meeting will be webcast on the committee's website. Three of the six bills that will be considered are space-related. The ASTRO Act and the ASCEND both passed the …
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The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will mark up its portion of the "reconciliation" bill intended to advance President Trump's agenda on April 29, 2025 at 10:00 am ET in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building. The meeting will be webcast. They are proposing a $150 billion increase for defense, some of which will be invested …
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The Mitchell Institute will hold the next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on April 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm ET. The guest is Cordell A. DeLaPena, Space Systems Command's program executive officer for military communications and PNT. More information is on the event's website, which says: Central to the fight for space superiority is the need … |
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Update, April 12: The agenda is posted. It is in Mountain Daylight Time (add 2 for EDT). Original Entry: NASA's Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) will hold its next meeting from April 30-May 1, 2025 in a hybrid format. The in-person meeting is at the Soutwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Boulder, CO. More information …
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Update, April 29, 10:40 pm ET: The crew is on the way home, with landing on April 30 about 05:00 UTC, which is 1:00 am EDT. Shenzhou-19 spacecraft undocked from Tiangong at 2000 UTC today, according to CMSA. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze expected to land at Dongfeng landing area ~0500 UTC Wednesday, …
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet in Executive Session on April 30, 2025 in 253 Russell Senate Office Building at 10:00 am. Among the list of measures the committee will consider is the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be NASA Administrator. Also on the list is a vote on Sen. Ted Cruz's …
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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold its 2025 Awards Gala on April 30, 2025 from 5:30-10:00 pm ET at the Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. The event recognizes the 2025 class of AIAA Honorary Fellows and Fellows, 2025 Premier Award Winners, the 2025 Daniel Guggenheim Medal Recipient, …
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The International Space University - USA Alumni Association’s Washington, DC Chapter will hold its next Space Cafe on April 30, 2025 at 1020 N Highland St, Arlington VA (Phoenix Clubhouse Room). The speaker is Courtney Stadd, Vice President of the Beyond Earth Institute. More information is on the event's website, which says: The International Space … |
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NASA announced on April 15 that astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers will make a spacewalk at the International Space Station on May 1. During a preview media briefing on April 24, NASA officials said it will begin at 8:00 am ET and last for about 6.5 hours. NASA+ coverage begins at 6:30 am ET.
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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing on May 1, 2025 at 9:30 am ET in SD-G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building on the nomination of Matthew Lohmeier to be Under Secretary of the Air Force. The hearing will be webcast. The committee will consider the nominations of two others at the same … |
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The Colorado Space Renaissance will take place in two parts of May 2, 2025 in Denver, CO. First is a conference and then an orchestra performance by the Colorado symphony. More information is on the event's website, which says: |
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