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The University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) will hold the 3rd Annual Business of Space Summit on the campus of UAH from March 1-3, 2026. More information is on the event's website, which says: Join top academics, industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers to explore how the burgeoning space economy is moving beyond Earth while staying within … |
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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and BryceTech will hold a webinar on March 2, 2026 at 12:00 pm ET to discuss their new report "Technologies Transforming Aerospace." More information including registration instructions and a link to download the report are on AIAA's website, which says: |
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The Amsterdam Space Symposium will take place March 3-4, 2026 at Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, Netherlands. More information and the agenda are on the event's website, which says: The Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) Workshop will take place March 3-5, 2026 at the Space Dynamics Laboratory, North Logan, UT. More information is on the event's website, which says: The RPO Workshop aims to unite US Government, commercial, and academic entities interested in discussing RPO best practices, identifying technology gaps, and pioneering new solutions. …
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The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing to receive an "Update on the National Defense Strategy" on March 3, 2026 at 9:30 am ET in SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building. The open portion of the hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. A closed session follows. The witness is Elbridge Colby, Under … |
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DSI will hold the 12th Joint Space Operations Summit from March 4-5, 2026 at 151 St. George, National Harbor, MD. The event is under the Chatham House rule and the press is excluded. More information is on the event's website, which says: Space-Comm Expo Europe 2026 will take place March 4-5, 2026 at Excel London, in London, UK. More information is on the event's website.
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet in Executive Session on March 4, 2026 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building. The committee will consider the NASA Transition Authorization Act (S. 933, as amended) and the NOAA Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026, as well as Coast … |
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a nomination hearing on March 5, 2026 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building. One of the two nominees is Matt Anderson to be Deputy Administrator of NASA (the other is the nominee to head the National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, …
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The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold a hearing on "U.S. Defense Strategy and Posture" on March 5, 2026 at 10:00 am ET in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building. The witness is Elbridge Colby, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's …
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on March 5, 2026 from 11:15 am-12:15 pm ET. The topic is "Warfighting and War Winning in Space." More information is on the event's website, which says: For decades, space was the silent backbone of American military advantage — a force enabler operating … |
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JAXA's HTV-X1 cargo ship will depart the International Space Station on March 6, 2026 at 12:00 pm ET. NASA will provide live coverage beginning at 11:45 am ET on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. HTV-X spacecraft berth to the ISS, rather than dock. Canadarm2 will be used to detach it from the Harmony module's earth-facing …
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Update, March 1: the AAAC website now says the meeting begins at 1:00 pm ET, not 9:30 am ET. Advance registration for this Teams meeting is required. The link is on that website. Original Entry: The NSF-NASA-DOE Astronomy and Astrophysics Committee (AAAC) will meet virtually on March 6, 2026 from 9:30 am-5:00 pm ET … |
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IEEE will hold the 2026 IEEE Aerospace Conference from March 7-14, 2026 at the Yellowstone Conference Center in Big Sky, Montana. More information is on the event's website, which says: The international IEEE Aerospace Conference, with AIAA and PHM Society as technical cosponsors, is organized to promote interdisciplinary understanding of aerospace systems, their underlying science … |
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Daylight Saving Time begins in the United States on March 8, 2026. Arizona and Hawaii do not observe Daylight Saving Time. For all the other states, clocks will “spring forward” one hour at 2:00 am. Daylight Saving Time ends on November 1, 2026. |
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NOAA's Science Advisory Board will meet March 10-11, 2026 at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction's Conference Center, 5830 University Blvd, College Park, MD. A public webinar link will be available. (This meeting originally was to take place November 5-6, 2025, but postponed due to the government shutdown.) More information is in the …
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Watch on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/live/Qj2AuyK-Q9U Florida International University (FIU) will hold a hybrid fireside chat on March 10, 2026 at its Washington, DC office and online from 12:30-2:00 pm ET. The speaker is Laura Delgado López, Senior Fellow at the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, who will discuss her recent report on … |
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The American Astronautical Society (AAS) will hold the 2026 Goddard Space Science Symposium from March 12-13, 2026 at the National Housing Center, 1201 15th St., NW, Washington, DC. The theme is: Advancing an Integrated Space Enterprise More information is on the event's website, which says: The 2026 South by South West (SxSW) Conference and Festivals will take place March 12-18, 2026 in Austin, TX. NASA typically participates in SXSW, but as of February 7, 2026 has not announced its plans. We will update this entry if/when we get more information.
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Northrop Grumman's Cygnus-23 cargo spacecraft will depart the International Space Station on March 12, 2026. The Canadarm2 robotic arm will detach Cygnus from the Unity module's Earth-facing port and maneuver it into position for release at 7:00 am ET. NASA coverage begins at 6:45 am ET on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Cygnus-23 will …
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ESA will hold briefings in several languages on March 12, 2026 to discuss the upcoming launch of the Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration constellation. The launch will be from New Zealand on Rocket Lab's Electron rocket no earlier than March 24. The briefings will take place on March 12 from ESA's offices in Paris, which will …
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet in Executive Session on March 12, 2026 at approximately 11:30 am ET in S-216 Capitol to vote on several nominations including Matt Anderson to be NASA Deputy Administrator. Anderson's confirmation hearing was held on March 5. Because the meeting is scheduled to take place in the …
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NASA will hold a news conference at Kennedy Space Center on March 12, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET following a Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the Artemis II mission that will send four astronauts around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era. The event will air on NASA's YouTube channel. Participants are: … |
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The 100th anniversary of Robert H. Goddard's first launch of a liquid fueled rocket will be celebrated in and near Auburn, Massachusetts, where the launch took place, from March 13-22, 2026. Goddard is often heralded as the "Father of the Space Age." NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is named in his honor. The rocket, named …
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The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on March 13, 2026 from 10:30-11:30 am ET. The speaker is Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, Commander, U.S. Space Forces-Space & U.S. Space Command's Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says: Lt. Gen. Dennis …
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The National Space Club and Foundation's annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner will take place on March 13, 2026 at the Hilton Washington, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The reception begins at 6:30 pm ET, dinner at 7:30 pm ET. More information is on the event's website. |
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The 57th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) will take place March 16-20, 2026 at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in The Woodlands, TX and online. More information is on the event's website. NASA will hold two Town Hall meetings that will be livestreamed on YouTube. The first is March 16 at … NASA will hold two Town Hall meetings at the 2026 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) at The Woodlands, TX (near Houston). They will be livestreamed on YouTube. The first, a NASA HQ briefing with Louise Prockter, Planetary Science Division Director, and Brad Bailey, Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration, is on March 16 at …
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NASA will hold a news conference at Johnson Space Center on March 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET to discuss two upcoming spacewalks, 94 and 95, at the International Space Station. Spacewalk 94 is planned for March 18 with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams. The date and crew for spacewalk 95 haven't been …
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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) will hold a telephone briefing on March 16, 2026 from 2:00-3:30 pm ET to discuss their first quarter 2026 meeting. More information and instructions on how to listen over the telephone are in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: In accordance with … |
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AIAA will hold the 2026 Defense Forum at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, MD from March 17-20, 2026. The event is at the Secret/NOFORN security level. More information is on the event's website, which says: AIAA DEFENSE Forum is a Secret/NOFORN event covering the strategic, programmatic, and technical topics and policy issues …
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The Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on March 17, 2026 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. The topic is: "U.S. Leadership at the World Radio Communications Conference 2027: Strategy and …
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The Strategic Forces subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold its annual Strategic Forces Posture Hearing on March 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm ET in 2212 Rayburn House Office Building. HASC hearings typically are webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses are: General Stephen Whiting Commander U.S. Space Command General Gregory M. Guillot … |
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The 2nd Conference on Earth-Space Sustainability will take place March 18-20, 2026 at the University of Leiden in The Netherlands. Sponsored by the University's Institute of Air and Space Law, the theme is: Law, Stewardship, Equity. More information is on the event's website, which says: Earth and outer space have become increasingly intertwined environmentally, politically, …
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Two NASA astronauts, Jessica Meir and Chris Williams, will conduct a spacewalk at the International Space Station on March 18, 2026. The spacewalk will begin about 8:00 am ET. NASA coverage begins at 6:30 am ET on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. More information is in NASA's press release.
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The Mitchell Institute will hold the next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on March 18, 2026 from 10:30-11:30 am ET. The guest is Maj. Gen. Samuel Keener, Director, Joint Forces Development and Training (J7), USSC. More information is on the event's website, which says: As the newest combatant command, U.S. Space Command must rapidly advance and …
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Update, March 16: LEAG says the March 18 in-person meeting has been moved up 15 minutes to 10:45 am CENTRAL Time. Note: Due to the recently announced ‘fireside chat’ with ESDMD at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, the in-person town hall will begin 15 minutes earlier as indicated below. LEAG welcomes you to attend … |
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Update, March 18: SLS/Orion will roll back to the pad tomorrow, March 19, starting at 8:00 *pm* ET. Update March 17: NASA now says they completed work earlier than expected and they MIGHT roll out to the pad on Thursday after all. The date is To Be Confirmed (TBC) tomorrow, March 18. Due to quicker-than-expected …
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Intuitive Machines will hold its 4th quarter 2025 and full year 2025 financial results telecon on March 19, 2026 at 8:30 am ET. Audio will be available on the company's website.
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ESA will hold a press briefing on March 19, 2026 to discuss outcomes of the 345th ESA Council Meeting at 14:00 Central European Time (9:00 am Eastern Daylight Time -- Europe doesn't change to summer time until March 29). The briefing will take place at Congress Kursaal Interlaken, Interlaken, Switzerland, and will be livestreamed on …
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GSOA will hold a webinar on March 19, 2026 at 11:00 am ET on "Earth Observation at a Turning Point: Who Benefits, Who Leads, & What Comes Next?" More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says: The Earth observation (EO) sector is entering a decisive phase of growth and transformation. Rapid …
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Firefly Aerospace will hold its fourth quarter 2025 financial results telecon on March 19, 2026 at 5:00 pm ET. Audio will be livestreamed on the company's website. |
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Update, March 19: NASA will provide live coverage starting at 7:30 am ET on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Progress MS-33 will dock to the ISS about two days later at about 9:34 am ET on March 24, with NASA coverage begining at 8:45 am ET on those same channels. Original Entry: Roscosmos plans …
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The 2nd African Lunar Symposium will take place on March 22, 2026 in Botswana in conjunction with the 2026 African Astronomical Society (AfAS) Annual Conference. The symposium is organized in collaboration with NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI). More information is on the event's website, which says: The website does not mention a … |
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Satellite 2026 will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC from March 23-26, 2026. The website says the conference will be "enriched by the dedicated GovMilSpace event." More information is on the event's website. The annual Space Science Week at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will take place March 23-27, 2026. More information is on the event's website, which says as of February 7, 2026: Space Science Week is a joint meeting of the space science discipline committees of the Space Studies Board, Board on Physics … The Munich Space Summit 2026 -- which merges the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit and the Munich New Space Summit -- will take place from March 23-27, 2026 at Alte Kongresshalle, Am Bavariapark 14, 80339 München. More information is on the event's website, which says:
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on March 23, 2026 from 10:30-11:00 am ET on "Taiwan's Space Ambitions and the Future of U.S.-Taiwan Cooperation." More information is on the event's website, which says: On Monday, March 23, please join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project for a virtual discussion on …
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The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold its annual Flagship Luncheon and Silent Auction in conjunction with Satellite 2026. The WSBR event will be at Arnold & Porter, 601 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC, close to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center where Satellite 2026 takes place. More information is on the WSBR website, … |
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Roscosmos's Progress-33 cargo spacecraft will dock at the International Space Station about 9:34 am ET on March 24, 2026 after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome two days earlier. NASA will provide live coverage of docking on March 24 starting at 8:45 am ET on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. NASA calls this Progress 94 or 94P …
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NASA will hold a day-long meeting at NASA HQ in Washington, DC on March 24, 2026 beginning at 9:00 am ET to discuss how the agency will execute President Trump's December 18, 2025 Executive Order on national space policy regarding returning humans to the Moon by 2028, beginning a permanent lunar base, and advancing nuclear …
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The Atlantic Council will host a conversation on "Shaping the New Space Age" on the sidelines of the SATShow Week 2026 in Washington, DC. The in-person event will take place at the Council's Headquarters, 1400 L St. NW, Washington, DC, from 2:00-4:00 pm ET. The event will be livestreamed. More information is on the event's … |
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The Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on March 25, 2026 in 2318 Rayburn House Office Building at 10:00 am ET. The topic is "The Future of Low Earth Orbit: From the ISS to Commercial Platforms." The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. …
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Updated, March 22 Meridian International will hold its 2026 Space Diplomacy Forum on March 25, 2026 at its offices at 1630 Crescent Place, NW, Washington, DC from 1:00-5:30 pm ET. Lists of speakers and themes are available. The event will be livestreamed (registration required). Confirmed speakers as of March 22 are: More information is on …
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The Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold a hearing on "National Security Space Programs and Activities" on March 25, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses are:
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As part of the 2026 Space Science Week, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a public lecture on March 25, 2026 at 7:00 pm ET. The event takes place at the National Academy of Sciences Building, 2101 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC. It will be livestreamed (register to get the link). … |
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Update, July 13, 2025: The event has slipped to March 26-27, 2026. Original Entry: The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) will hold the 2nd Moon Farside Protection Symposium from July 15-16, 2025 at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Alfonso Corti 12, Milan, Italy. The symposium will take place in a hybrid format (in-person and …
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ESA will hold pre-launch briefings in several languages for the smile mission that is scheduled for launch between April 8 and May 7, 2026. Smile will study how Earth responds to the solar wind from the Sun. The briefings are on March 25 and 26. The full list is on ESA's website. The briefing in …
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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing on March 26, 2026 at 9:30 am ET in SD-G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building on the posture of U.S. Space Command and U.S. Strategic Command. An open session will be followed by a closed session. The open session will be webcast on the committee's website. …
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The FCC will hold its March open meeting on March 26, 2026 at its offices at 45 L St., NE, Washington, DC. The meeting will be webcast. Among the topics they will discuss is "Spectrum Abundance for Weird Space Stuff." More information is on the event's website, which says (in part):
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Update, March 12: An updated agenda plus registration and livestream links are now available on the event's website. Original Entry: The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and George Washington University's Space Policy Institute (SPI) will hold their 2026 annual symposium on March 26, 2026 from 1:00-5:30 pm ET at the Holiday Inn, Washington DC, National … |
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Update, March 27: Sunday's virtual media briefing with the astronauts in now at 11:30 am ET instead of 9:30 am ET. Original Entry: NASA is planning to launch Artemis II, the first crewed launch around the Moon since the Apollo era, on April 1, 2026. Weather or technical issues could delay the launch, but the …
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The four Artemis II crew members will arrive at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), FL on March 27, 2026 at 2:30 pm ET. They will be greeted by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell. The crew will answer questions from the media. Launch is targeted for April 1 at 6:24 pm … |
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The crew of Artemis II will hold a virtual media briefing from their quarantine facilities at Kennedy Space Center on March 29, 2026 at 11:30 am ET (originally 9:30 am ET). They arrived at KSC on March 27 in advance of their scheduled launch on April 1. The launch window is open through April 6. …
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NASA is holding a series of events leading up to the launch of Artemis II on April 1, 2026. Times are subject to change. Check NASA's website for updates, but as of March 28, a news conference is scheduled for tomorrow, March 29, at 2:00 pm ET that will air on NASA's YouTube channel. |
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Uzcosmos will hold the STC 2026 Central Eurasia Space Technology Conference from March 30-April 1, 2026 at the International Hotel in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. More information is on the event's website, which says:
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Virgin Galactic will hold its 4th quarter 2025 and full year 2025 financial results telecon on March 30, 2026 at 2:00 pm Pacific Time (5:00 pm Eastern). More information and the telecon link are on the company's website.
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NASA is holding a series of events leading up to the launch of Artemis II on April 1, 2026. Times are subject to change. Check NASA’s website for updates, but as of March 28, a news conference is scheduled for March 30, 2026 at 5:00 pm following the Mission Management Team (MMT) meeting that will air on …
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The International Space University - USA Alumni Association’s Washington, DC Chapter (ISU-DC) will hold its next Space Café on March 30, 2026. The speakers are Marcella Kneppers, Senior Advisor for Innovation, Science, and Technology, and Bastiaan van den Berg, Counselor for Transportation and Environment, at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Washington, … |
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA) will hold a webinar on March 31, 2026 from 16:00-17:30 CEST (10:00-11:30 am EDT). The topic is "Direct to Device Regulation: Paving the Way for Satellite 5G/6G." More information is on the event's website, which says: ITU SPACE CONNECT – 2026 Episode 2, …
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Space News will hold a webinar on March 31, 2026 from 1:00-1:45 pm ET sponsored by Star Catcher and in partnership with the Commercial Space Federation on "The Energy Imperative Driving the Push Toward Orbital Data Centers." Participants are: Andrew Rush, CEO, Star Catcher Daniel King, Research Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation Moderator: Jason Rainbow, …
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NASA is holding a series of events leading up to the launch of Artemis II on April 1, 2026. Times are subject to change. Check NASA’s website for updates, but as of March 28, a pre-launch news conference is scheduled for March 31, 2026 at 1:00 pm that will air on NASA’s YouTube channel. |
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NASA is planning to launch the four-person Artemis II crew around the Moon on April 1, 2026 at 6:24 pm ET (the opening of a two-hour launch window that day). The launch can take place any day through April 6 if weather or technical problems intervene. In the event of a last minute scrub on …
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The Mitchell Institute will hold its 4th Annual Spacepower Security Forum on April 1, 2026 at the Army Navy Country Club, 1700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA, from 9:00-3:00 pm ET. More information and the agenda are on the event's website, which says: The Mitchell Institute is hosting its Fourth Annual Spacepower Security Forum on … |
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The Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP) and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) will hold a seminar on April 2, 2026 at 1201 F St., NW, Washington, DC from 8:00-5:00 pm ET. The topic is: Nuclear Launch Seminar. More information and the agenda are on the event's website, which says: The Association of Commercial Space …
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Following the successful launch of the Artemis II mission that is taking NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, NASA is providing 24/7 coverage on its YouTube website, daily press briefings that will air on … |
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Following the successful launch of the Artemis II mission that is taking NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, NASA is providing 24/7 coverage on its YouTube website, daily press briefings that will air on … |
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Following the successful launch of the Artemis II mission that is taking NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, NASA is providing 24/7 coverage on its YouTube website, daily press briefings that will air on … |