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Update, October 10: The AAS says the symposium will take place regardless of the government shutdown situation, but government speakers will only be there if the shutdown is over. Update, October 8: The program is posted and registration is open. Original Entry: The American Astronautical Society (AAS) will hold the 2025 Von Braun Space … The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) will hold the 22nd Reinventing Space conference from October 27-29, 2025 at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London, U.K. More information is on the event's website. |
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Update, July 29: Updated information from ESPI includes a new weblink for registering and a new graphic. Original Entry: The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) will hold the 19th ESPI Autumn Conference from October 28-29, 2025 at Vienna Rathaus, Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1, 1010 Vienna, Austria. The theme this year is "Europe as a Space Power … Defence in Space (DiSC) 2025 will take place from October 28-29, 2025 in London, UK. More information is on the event's website. The annual Silicon Valley Space Week will take place October 28-30, 2025 at the Computer Science Museum, 1401 Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA. The "week" involves two events: • Satellite Innovation – October 28-29 Explore breakthroughs in satellite tech and market dynamics. • MilSat Symposium – October 29–30 Gain insight into space defense strategies and …
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"Space for European Resilience" will take place at the Mix Brussels Hotel in Brussels, Belgium on October 28, 2025 under the auspices of the Danish Presidency of the European Union. More information is on the event's website, which says:
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Update, October 27: NASA coverage of the approximately 6 hour spacewalk begins tomorrow (Oct 28) at 9:45 am ET on YouTube. Original Entry: NASA says Russian cosmonauts will conduct a spacewalk at the ISS on October 28, but details on participants and timing have not been released yet. We will update this entry when we …
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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing on October 28, 2025 at 9:30 am ET in SD-G50 Dirksen Senate Office Buiding on four nominations, one of which is Marc Berkowitz to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website.
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Update, October 26: The FCC's website notes that because of the government shutdown, not all information may be up to date. The FCC receives some of its money from sources other than government appropriations, so this meeting may still take place, but then again it may not. Check the link below at the time of … |
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The annual Silicon Valley Space Week will take place October 28-30, 2025 at the Computer Science Museum, 1401 Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA. The "week" involves two events: • Satellite Innovation – October 28-29 Explore breakthroughs in satellite tech and market dynamics. • MilSat Symposium – October 29–30 Gain insight into space defense strategies and …
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If JAXA's HTV-X1 launches on time on October 26 Japan Standard Time (October 25 EDT), it will arrive at the ISS on October 29 for capture by Canadarm2 at 11:50 am ET. NASA coverage will begin at 9:05 am ET, with limited technical commentary due to the government shutdown. ISS operations are "excepted" under the …
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Boeing will hold its third quarter 2025 financial results telecon on October 29, 2025 at 10:30 am ET. Audio will be webcast on the company's investors' website. More information is on their website. |
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ESA, Thales Alenia Space, and Arianespace will hold briefings in several languages on October 29 and October 30, 2025 in advance of the launch of Sentinel-1D. The English-language briefing is on October 30 from 8:30-9:30 am Central European Time (CET, which is 3:30-4:30 am Eastern DAYLIGHT Time). The full list is on ESA's website. ESA … |
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Update, October 30: Xinhua confirms that the launch is tomorrow, October 31, at 11:44 pm Beijing Time (11:44 am EDT, 15:44 UTC) and revealed the crew: Original Entry: China's next space station crew, Shenzhou-21, is expected to launch at about 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC, 11:40 pm Beijing Time) on October 31, 2025 from the … |
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Daylight Saving Time will end in the United States on November 2, 2025. Arizona and Hawaii do not observe Daylight Saving Time. For all other states, the clocks will “fall back” one hour at 2:00 am. |
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The National Space Society will hold the 2025 Space Settlement Summit from November 3-4, 2025 at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, FL. More information is on the event's website. The summit is part of UCF Space Week, Nov 3-7, 2025. Nov 5-6 is the Economist's 3rd annual Space Economy Summit and Nov … SAE Media Group's Global MilSatCom 2025 will take place at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center in London, UK from November 3-6, 2025. More informati0n is on the event's website. The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) will hold a symposium from November 3-7, 2025 in Nicosia, Cyprus. The topic is: "Space Exploration 2025: A Symposium on Humanity's Challenges and Celestial Solutions." Themes include: - Humanity's Challenges and the Potential of Space - Space as a Unifying Force: Fostering International Collaboration - Space Tech for Earth …
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ESA will hold a pre-launch briefing on November 3, 2025 at 10:00 Central European Time (CET, which is 4:00 am Eastern Standard Time) for the upcoming launch of HydroGNSS. The launch is scheduled for November 10 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA. Speakers are: • Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth …
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Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and Space News will kick off their partnership on November 3, 2025 at JHU's Hopkins Bloomberg Center Theater, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC from 6:00-7:30 pm ET with a discussion on "The Future is Now." Space News' Jeff Foust and Mike Gruss will "speak with industry leaders to reveal what's … |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) will hold the Security for Space Systems (3S) 2025 conference from November 4-6, 2025 at ESTEC in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. More information is on the event's website, which says: 2025 Security for Space Systems (3S) Conference aims at bringing together academia and industry to present cutting-edge research and innovations in space … APSCC 2025 will take place November 4-6, 2025 at the Taipei Marriott Hotel, Taiwan. The theme is: "New Tools and New Rules: How AI and Sovereignty Impact the Asia-Pacific Space Ecosystem." More information is on the event's website, which says: Bringing Together Space Join us from November 4 to 6, 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan for the 26th …
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Europe will launch the Sentinel-1D satellite, part of the European Union's Copernicus earth observation program, on an Ariane 6 from Kourou, French Guiana on November 4, 2025 at 18:03 local time in Kourou (22:03 Central European Time/4:03 pm Eastern Standard Time). Launch coverage begins at 21:35 CET (3:35 pm EST). A post-launch briefing will take … |
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Update, October 19: LSIC has decided to cancel this meeting. Although the reason is not stated in the announcement, it may be related to the government shutdown that began on October 1 and continues as of today. Original Entry: The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) will hold its 2025 Fall Meeting at Georgia Tech in … DSI will hold the 12th Joint Space Operations Summit from November 5-6, 2025 at 151 St. George, National Harbor, MD. More information is on the event's website, which says: The 12th Joint Space Operations Summit (formerly the Space Resiliency Summit) brings together senior leaders from across the DoD, IC, International Partners, & Commercial Space Solution providers … The Economist will hold the 3rd Space Economy Summit at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, FL from November 5-6, 2025. More information is on the event's website. The summit is part of UCF's Space Week November 3-7, 2025. The National Space Society's Space Settlement Summit is November 3-4. UCF's Space Day is … NASA's Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) will meet November 5-7, 2025 at the Niagara Falls Convention Center in Niagara Falls, NY. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website. A virtual option is available. |
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Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) will hold the Space Vision 2025 conference at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington from November 6-8, 2025. More information is on the event's website.
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BROADER LOOK AT DYNAMIC SPACE OPERATIONS (Mitchell Inst), Nov 6, 2025, virtual, 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET
BROADER LOOK AT DYNAMIC SPACE OPERATIONS (Mitchell Inst), Nov 6, 2025, virtual, 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET
The Mitchell Institute will hold a webinar on November 6, 2025 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm where Charles Galbreath, Senior Resident Fellow for Spacepower Studies, will discuss his latest paper, "A Broader Look at Dynamic Space Operations: Imposing Multi-Dimensional Dilemmas on Adversaries." Joining him will be Lt. Gen. John Shaw (Ret.), former Deputy Commander of U.S. … |
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The University of Washington will hold the 3rd Annual Space Diplomacy Symposium on November 7, 2025 in the Walker Ames Room of Kane Hall on the Seattle campus in Spokane, WA from 9:00 am-6:00 pm PACIFIC Time. The website does not mention a virtual option. More information is on the event's website, which says: |
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Rocket Lab will discuss its third quarter 2025 financial results during a telecon on November 10, 2025 at 2:00 pm Pacific Time (5:00 pm ET). Audio will air on the company's website. |
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November 11, 2025 is a U.S. Federal holiday. Government offices will be closed. Veterans Day honors all who served in the military, whether they served in peace or wartime or died in battle. By comparison, Memorial Day, celebrated on the last Monday of May, honors those who died in battle or from injuries suffered during … |
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The 2nd Lunar Polar Volatiles Conference will take place November 12-14, 2025 at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. A virtual option is available. More information is on the event's website, which says: Purpose and Scope The conference will focus on the current state of knowledge of volatiles in the lunar polar regions, …
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Update, December 28, 2025: MEPAG will now meet on April 21-23, 2026. See our new entry for information on the hybrid meeting. Update, October 30, 2025: The meeting has been postponed. A new date is TBA. Update, October 27, 2025: The agenda still is not posted as of today. Check MEPAG's website for up to …
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Update, November 6: Another speaker has been added (Todd Stevens from Lockheed Martin). Original Entry: Space News will hold a webinar on November 12, 2025 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET to discuss "The Role of Space-Based Interceptors in Golden Dome." More information is on the event's website, which says (as of November 4): As the …
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The Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) will hold its next luncheon on November 12, 2025 at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD from 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET. The speaker is Kevin Kelly, Partner at Actum. (This is a change. The original speaker was the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Victor Hall, but he cannot attend because of the …
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Firefly Aerospace will discuss its third quarter 2025 financial results during a telecon on November 12, 2025 at 5:00 pm ET. Audio will air on the company's website. |
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ESA, the European Commission, EUMETSAT and others will hold an online pre-launch briefing on November 13, 2025 in English at 11:00 Central European Time (CET, which is 5:00 am Eastern Standard Time--EST) in advance of the scheduled launch of the sea-level monitoring satellite Sentinel-6B. The launch is scheduled on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg …
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Update, November 6: The event has been postponed due to the government shutdown. A new date in 2026 will be announced later. Original Entry: The Mitchell Institite will hold its 4th Annual Spacepower Security Forum on November 13, 2025 starting at 8:00 am ET at the Army Navy Country Club, 1700 Army Navy Drive, …
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Update, November 11: The list of participants and other information is on the SPI website, which says: Come join SPI and The Aerospace Corporation on whether the Wolf Amendment should be repealed. Hear from: Dean Cheng, nonresident Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Dan Hart, nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council …
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New America will hold the "LEO Satellite Policy Symposium" on November 13, 2025 from 11:00 am-2:15 pm ET at its offices at 740 15th St, NW, Washington, DC. More information is on the event's website, which says: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are transforming global communications, providing a new way to deliver high-speed internet and …
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Update, November 12, 9:55 pm ET: The launch has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, November 13. The launch window is open 2:57-4:25 pm ET. Webcast begins 20 minutes before liftoff. NG-2 Update: We are scheduled to launch tomorrow, November 13, with a launch window from 2:57–4:25 PM EST / 19:57–21:25 UTC. The live webcast starts …
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Virgin Galactic will hold their third quarter 2025 financial results telecon on November 13, 2025 at 2:00 pm Pacific Time (5:00 pm Eastern). Audio will livestream on the company's investors website. |
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Update, November 13, 8:25 pm ET: China has finally clarified the situation. Xinhua says the Shenzhou-20 crew will return tomorrow, but in the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft. A new spacecraft, Shenzhou-22, will be launched "at the appropriate time" that the Shenzhou-21 crew presumably will use to come home. Xinhua did not, however, confirm the time for the … |
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NASA will hold a pre-launch briefing for the upcoming launch of the NASA/NOAA/ESA/Eutmetsat Sentinel-6B sea level monitoring satellite on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 4:00 pm ET. Audio will livestream on NASA's YouTube channel. The launch is scheduled for Sunday, November 16, 2025 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA at 9:21 pm PACIFIC time (November … |
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Update, November 14: NASA says it will also provide live coverage beginning at 11:30 pm EST on NASA+, Amazon Prime. Update, November 13: ESA will webcast the launch beginning November 16, 11:30 pm EST (November 17, 4:30 GMT/05:30 CET). NASA has not announced its plans for live coverage. 🚀#WatchLive: Next Monday we have the launch of @CopernicusEU … |
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The U.N. Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) will hold a conference on "Commercial Lunar Landscape and Policy Needs" from November 17-18, 2025 at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria. More information is on the event's website, which says: We are entering a new era of lunar exploration - a second lunar age - … Dubai Air Show 2025 will take place November 17-21, 2025 at Dubai World Central, Dubai, UAE. More information is on the event's website. |
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Update, November 13: OPAG decided today that even though the government shutdown ended last night, NASA's participation in this meeting remains uncertain so they are implementing their revised science-focused agenda. That shortens the meeting from three days to two half days: November 18-19. The revised agenda is posted on the OPAG website. Times on the … Space Tech Expo Europe will take place at MESSE Bremen in Bremen, Germany from November 18-20, 2025. More information is on the event's website, which says: The Space Studies Board (SSB) and the Board on Physics and Astronomy (BPA), with participation by the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB), of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA from November 18-20, 2025. SSB meets on November 18-20. BPA meets jointly with SSB … The 31st Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-31) will take place on Cebu Island, Philippines from November 18-21, 2025. More information is on the event's website.
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Update, November 2025: The meeting has been postponed due to the government shutdown. A new date in 2026 will be announced later. Update, August 14: The date has changed to November 18. Original Entry: The Space Foundation will hold its Faga Forum on Space Intelligence on November 5, 2025 in Chantilly, VA. The forum …
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The Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) will hold an online workshop on November 18, 2025 from 13:00-15:00 UTC (8:00-10:00 am Eastern Standard Time) to discuss "The Definition of Moon Time." BIPM is "the international organization through which Member States work together on matters related to metrology." The agenda and a "Survey & Invitation … |
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Space Energy Insights and the Space Frontier Foundation will hold the International Conference on Energy from Space 2025 from November 19-21, 2025 in Mandelieu, Côte d’Azur, France. The theme is "Energy for Security." More information is on the event's website, which says: Welcome to the 2nd edition of the International Conference on Energy from Space … The United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) will host a Space Law Conference at its offices in Vienna, Austria from November 19-20, 2025. The topic is: Operationalising Space Sustainability: Legal and Regulatory Approaches Across the Lifecycle of Space Debris." More information is on the event's website, which says: The rapid expansion and diversification … NOVASPACE will hold LATSAT 2025 -- "Gathering Latin America's Space Industry Leaders" -- from November 19-20, 2025 at Hall 74 Event Center, Bogota, Colombia. More information is on the event's website, which says: LATSAT is the unique forum that brings together public & private senior-ranking decision makers from the satcom, connectivity, and Earth observation sectors …
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet in Executive Session in 253 Russell Senate Office Building on November 19, 2025 at 10:30 am ET to consider eight nominations, one of which is for Timothy Petty to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator of NOAA. The meeting will …
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The Beyond Earth Institute (BEI) will hold a webinar on November 19, 2025 from 11:00 am-12:30 pm ET. The topic is: "In Dialog with the Space Evangelists: Spreading the Word of "Why Space?" More information is on the event's website, which says: In this special program, Beyond Earth President Steve Wolfe invites some of …
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NASA will hold a live event at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD on November 19, 2025 to share imagery of Comet 3I/ATLAS collected by NASA missions. That includes the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, and SPHEREx. The comet flew within 19 million miles of Mars in early October and also was … |
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ESA and Thales Alenia Space will hold a press conference on November 20, 2025 at 10:00 Central European Time (CET, which is 4:00 am Eastern Standard Time) at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany following the signing of contracts between Thales Alenia Space Italy, UK and France, OHB system AG (Germany), and Nammo (UK) …
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Hudson Institute will hold a half-day summit on November 20, 2025 from 8:30 am-2:30 pm ET on "Delivering Space Capabilities for Warfighting Advantage." More information and the agenda (which is subject to change) are on the event's website. |
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Update, November 24: China's Xinhua news agency confirms the launch is November 25 Beijing Time. It did not confirm the time, however. Original Entry: China is preparing to launch an uncrewed Shenzhou-22 to the Tiangong space station as a replacement for the damaged Shenzhou-20 capsule currently docked there. The Shenzhou-20 crew used the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft … |
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Update, November 27, 6:50 am EST: ESA TV's website says the press conference now is at 1330 CET instead of 1300 CET (7:30 am EST). Original Entry: The triennial ESA Council of Ministers meeting will take place November 26-27, 2025 in Bremen, Germany where ESA's 23 Member States decide on ESA's budget and programs for … |
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Updated, November 23 Roscosmos will launch the Soyuz MS-28 crew to the International Space Station on November 27, 2025 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch time is 4:27 am Eastern Standard Time according to NASA. Live launch coverage begins on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel at 3:30 am EST. Rendezvous and docking …
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November 27, 2025 is a U.S. Federal holiday, Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November to give thanks for all that we have. The tradition dates back to the early settlers, but it was President Lincoln in 1863 who “encouraged Americans to recognize the last Thursday of … |
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The Committee on Solar and Space Physics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet December 1-2, 2025 at the National Academy of Sciences building, 2101 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC. Some sessions are open and some are closed. Open sessions will be livestreamed. More information is on the event's website. The 2025 International Conference on Space Robotics - iSpaRo 2025 -- will take place December 1-4, 2025 at Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan. The event is co-sponsored by the IEEE, JAXA and others. More information is on the event's website, which says: |
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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHUAPL) will hold the 2025 Cislunar Security Conference at APL in Laurel, MD from December 2-4, 2025. More information is on the event's website, which says: The 2025 Cislunar Security Conference (CLSC) will be held December 2 – 4 at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) campus in Laurel, …
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The U.S. Office of Space Commerce will hold an event, "Financing the Final Frontier," on December 2, 2025 from 9:00 am-12:30 pm ET at AE Industrial Partners, 3000 K St., NW, Washington, DC. The announcement does not indicate if there is a virtual option. More information, the agenda, and an RSVP link are on the …
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold an event on December 2, 2025 at its offices at 1616 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington, DC and online. The topic is "Keeping China Grounded: Ensuring Long-Term U.S. Tech Leadership in Low Earth Orbit." More information is on the event's website, which says: Please join …
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Space News will hold its 8th annual ICON Awards on December 2, 2025 at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The awards presentation is 5:00-6:30 pm ET, preceded by registration and followed by a reception. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website. |
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The American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) will hold its 2025 annual conference from December 3-6, 2025 at the Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, AZ. More information is on the event's website. Lunar Economy Summit will take place from December 3-4, 2025 at Oval Lingotto in Torino, Italy in partnership with Thales Alenia Space. The event is co-located with the Aerospace & Defense Meetings Torino. More information is on the event's website, which says: Space-Comm Scotland will take place December 3-4, 2025 at SEC (Scottish Event Campus) in Glasgow, Scotland. More information is on the event's website. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will hold the first Inter-Regional Information Session (IRIS) in preparation for the 2027 World Radio Conference (WRC-27) in Geneva, Switzerland from December 3-5, 2025. WRCs take place every four years to update the ITU's radio regulations. WRC-27 will take place in Shanghai, China from October 18-November 12, 2027. More information …
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The Mitchell Institute will hold the next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on December 3, 2025 from 10:00-11:00 am ET. The speaker is Maj. Gen. Chris Povak, Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says:
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a nomination hearing on December 3, 2025 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Senate Russell Office Building. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. One of the two nominees is Jared Isaacman, whose original nomination to be NASA Administrator was withdrawn by President Trump …
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NOAA's Office of Space Commerce will hold a Stakeholder Briefing on "Mission Authorization" on December 3, 2025 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm ET at the Department of Commerce Research Library, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC and online. More information is on the event's website, which says: |
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The Space Weather Roundtable of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet at the Keck Center, 500 5th St., NW, Washington, DC and online from December 4-5, 2025. More information and links to the livestream are on the event's website.
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The space subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology (HSS&T) Committee will hold a hearing in 2318 Rayburn House Office Building on December 4, 2025 at 9:00 am ET on "Strategic Trajectories: Assessing China's Space Rise and the Risks to U.S. Leadership." The hearing will be livestreamed. Witnesses are: Mr. Dean Cheng, Senior Fellow, The Potomac … |