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The Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet September 28-30, 2026 at the Keck Center, 500 5th St., NW, Washington, DC. Some sessions are open and some are closed. The time and agenda were not posted as of July 26. Check the Space …
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Update, September 17: The date has slipped to September 28. Now targeting to launch Starship Flight 14 as early as Monday, September 28, pending regulatory approval https://t.co/3nG9wffG6A — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 17, 2026 Original Entry: SpaceX plans to launch its 14th Starship Integrated Flight Test, IFT-14, as soon as September 22, 2026, pending regulatory approval, …
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Update, September 27: The link to the YouTube video is on NASA's livestream website. Original Entry: NASA and Boeing will give an update on progress in resolving problems with Boeing's Starliner crew capsule at Kennedy Space Center on September 28, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET. The news conference will be livestreamed. Check NASA Live for … |
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The Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing on September 29, 2026 at 4:00 pm ET in SR-222 Russell Senate Office Building to receive an update on the Golden Dome project. The hearing will be webcast on the committee's website. Witnesses are: David Trachtenberg, Senior Scholar, National Institute … |
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The Space Frontier Foundation is partnering with Experience POWER and Data Center POWER eXchange to hold the Space Solar Power Symposium at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC on September 30, 2026 from 8:00 am-12:00 pm ET. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says: "The half-day block runs the …
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The FCC will hold its next monthly open commission meeting on September 30, 2026 from 10:30 am-12:30 pm ET at its offices at 45 L St., N.E., Washington, DC and online. Two items are space-related. "Unlocking Satellite Spectrum Abundance" -- The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Order of Proposed Modification and two Further …
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The International Space University - USA Alumni Association’s Washington, DC Chapter will hold its next Space Café on September 30, 2026 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET at 525 14th St S, Arlington, VA 22202 (Amazon HQ). The speakers are: Arianespace's Aaron Lewis, Vice President for Corporate Communications and Government Affairs, and Amazon Leo's Rebecca Cervoni, Director …
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Update, September 30, 2:10 pm ET: NASA is delaying the news conference one hour, to 6:00 pm ET, "to accommodate the completion of prelaunch readiness meetings." Update, September 30: This afternoon's news conference will be on NASA's YouTube channel. Update, September 29: NASA has changed the time to 5:00 pm ET. Participants are: Dr. Lori … |
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Update, October 1, 11:30 pm ET: Liftoff was on-time at 11:10 am ET. Docking is at 7:00 pm ET, the fastest Crew Dragon trip to ISS so far. NASA/SpaceX docking coverage begins at 5:20 pm ET. Update, September 29: The weather forecast for launch on October 1 at 11:10 am ET is 60 percent favorable. …
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The Mitchell Institute will hold a webinar to discuss a new report on "War at the Speed of Information: Data Transport, Decision Advantage, & the Future of Military Space Communications" on October 1, 2026 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET. More information is on the event's website, which says:
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Update, October 1, 11:50 am ET: Launch was on time. NASA has moved the post-launch news conference to 1:10 pm ET instead of 12:45 pm ET. Original Entry: The weather forecast for launch of Crew-13 on October 1 at 11:10 am ET is 60 percent favorable as of September 29. NASA coverage of launch, the … |
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World Space Week takes place every year from October 4-10 to mark the beginning of the Space Age on October 4, 1957 with the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union and the entry into force of the U.N. Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967. Events take place globally and World Space Week has …
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The third Global Spaceport Alliance (GSA) International Spaceport Forum will take place on October 4, 2026, the day prior to the opening of the 2026 International Astronautical Congress (IAC), in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9:00 am-5:00 pm local time. The forum will take place at the Susesi Luxury Resort, İskele Mevkii, Belek, 07450 Serik/Antalya, Türkiye, a …
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NASA is targeting Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 1:05 am ET for the undocking of Crew-12 from the International Space Station, and splashdown off the coast of California the next day at 11:25 am ET, weather permitting. Crew members are: Jessica Meir, NASA (commander) Jack Hathway, NASA (pilot) Sophie Adenot, ESA (mission specialist) Andrey Fedyaev, … |
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The 2026 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) will take place in Antalya, Türkiye from October 5-9, 2026. More information is on the IAC website. The IAC will livestream portions of the event on their YouTube channel (scroll down to "upcoming livestreams"). Türkiye is 7 hours ahead of EDT, so the Day 1 Plenary on October 5 … SATExpo 2026 will take place October 5-7, 2026 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City, Dubai. More information is on the event's website.
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Update, October 4: The event will be livestreamed on the NAE website. Original Entry: Marilyn J. Smith will present a lecture on "Rotorcraft -- the New Frontier in Extraplanetary Exploration" on October 5, 2026 at the National Academies' Keck Center, 500 5th St., NW, Washington, DC, from 1:00-2:15 pm ET, followed by a reception. Smith … |
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Update: The agenda is posted. Open sessions will be livestreamed. Original Entry: The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences (CAPS) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will meet October 6-8, 2026 at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA. Some sessions are open and some are closed. The time and agenda were not … |
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Updated, October 5: Undocking is now targeted for 8:05 am ET, with NASA coverage beginning at 6:00 am ET for hatch closure at 6:20 am ET, and 7:45 am ET for undocking at 8:05 am ET. Original Entry: NASA is targeting Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 1:05 am ET for the undocking of Crew-12 from …
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Data collected by the Artemis II crew during their April 2026 mission about the lunar farside will be released at a Lunar Surface Science Workshop (LSSW) virtual session on October 7, 2026. The event begins at 11:00 am ET and a Q&A session begins at 3:45 pm ET, but the meeting's end time is not … |
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Update, October 4: The agenda is posted. The meeting begins at 8:30 am MOUNTAIN time (10:30 am Eastern) each day. Original Entry: The Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) will meet from October 8-9, 2026 at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), Space Sciences Center, Room 120, 3665 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO. A virtual … Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will hold the ASTRA Workshop from October 8-9, 2026 at their Daytona Beach Campus, 600 S Clyde Morris Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL. The theme is: "Shaping the Future of Intelligent and Sustainable Space Operations." More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which says:
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GSOA and the World Space Week Association will hold a webinar on October 8, 2026 at 10:00 am ET as part of World Space Week 2026. The topic is: "From Liftoff to the Last Mile: How the Rocket Revolution is Transforming the Satellite Ecosystem." More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which …
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Update, October 8: The splashdown time has been refined to 11:34 am ET. Update, October 5: NASA has refined the splashdown time by one minute to 11:24 am ET on October 8. NASA coverage begins at 10:20 am ET. . A post-splashdown briefing that will also discuss the upcoming launch of the SpaceX-35 cargo mission …
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NASA will hold a teleconference briefing on October 8, 2026 at 1:15 pm ET following the splashdown of Crew-12 at 11:24 am ET that day. Crew-12 members are Jessica Meir (NASA), Jack Hathaway (NASA), Sophie Adenot (ESA), and Andrey Fedyaev (Roscosmos). The briefing will also cover the upcoming launch of SpaceX's 35th cargo mission to … |
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NASA will provide live coverage of the departure of Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station on October 9, 2026. This is the 24th Commercial Resupply Services mission, CRS-24, for Northrop Grumman and its predecessor companies (Orbital Science Corps and Orbital ATK). NASA coverage begins at 12:30 pm ET on X, … |
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The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) will hold a professional training course on Launch and Re-entry Safety Analysis from October 12-16, 2026 in Oslo, Norway. More information is on the IAASS website.
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October 12, 2026 is a U.S. Federal holiday. The Office of Personnel Management refers to this as Columbus Day, honoring Christopher Columbus who is often cited as discovering the New World of the Americas in 1492. Beginning in 2021, others began referring to this as Indigenous Peoples’ Day honoring the indigenous peoples — Native Americans … |
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SpaceX will launch its 35th cargo mission, SpX-35, to the International Space Station on October 13, 2026 at 6:33 am ET from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL. NASA coverage begins at 6:15 am ET. Among the cargo are the final two sets of ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays, iROSAs, to augment ISS …
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The Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR) will hold its next luncheon on October 13, 2026 from 11:30 am-1:30 pm at Hogan Lovells, 555 13th St., NW, Washington, DC. The speaker is NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson. More information is on the WSBR website. |
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The 2026 Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) Fall Meeting will take place October 14-15, 2026 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA. More information is on the event's website, which says (as of July 12, 2026): |
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The U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna (UNVIE) is planning a second U.S. Space Forum for October 15-16, 2026 according to a Department of State funding notice posted on Grants.gov. According to the grants notice, the event will launch UNVIE's "Project Constellation: Building a Constellation of Outer Space Partners at the United Nations." The …
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Crew-12 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on October 8, 2026 after 237 days in space (235 of them on the International Space Station) and will participate in a post-mission news conference on October 15, 2026 at Johnson Space Center at 3:30 pm ET. The crew members are NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA's …
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NASA will hold a media telecon on October 15, 2026 at 4:00 pm ET to discuss its role in the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA's) Martian Moons eXploration or MMX mission, scheduled for launch on October 19, 2026 EDT (October 20 local time in Japan.) Participants are: Lindsay Hays, acting director, Planetary Science Division, NASA …
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The Denver Council on Foreign Relations will host the 2026 Future of Space Policy Forum and Expo at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Denver, CO on October 15, 2026 from 6:00-8:45 pm MOUNTAIN Time. The topic: "Is Space an Accident Waiting to Happen? The Collision of Satellites, Debris, and Geopolitics." Panelists are: … |
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The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) will hold its 20th annual conference from October 19-20, 2026 at Gartenpalais Liechtenstein, Vienna, Austria. The theme is: "Aspirations for a New Era." More information is on the event's website.
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The Mitchell Institute will hold its next Schriever Spacepower Series webinar on October 19, 2026 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET. The speaker is U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Todd Benson, Commander, U.S. Space Forces Central & Combined Forces Space Component Commander for U.S. Central Command. More information and registration instructions are on the event's website, which …
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JAXA is getting ready to launch the Mars Moon eXploration (MMX) mission to study the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos and return samples of Phobos to Earth. NASA is providing the Mars-moon Exploration with Gamma ray and Neutrons instrument called MEGANE (pronounced meh-GAH-nay, the Japanese word for “eyeglasses”). The launch window opens on October 20, … |
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Update, August 31, 2026: Today the organizers provided the following updated information, cover image, and weblink. The dates are the same: October 20-21, 2026. "Up/Link is an invitation-only forum focused on the commercial and investment momentum shaping the space economy. The summit will convene approximately 200 senior leaders across capital markets, enterprise, and government to … The Space Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold its 193rd meeting from October 20-21, 2026 at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA. The time and agenda were not posted as of July 26. Check the SSB's website for updates. The National Security Space Association (NSSA) will hold its 2026 International Security Space Forum at Boeing's offices in Arlington, VA from October 20-21, 2026. More information is on the event's website. The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) will hold its 14th conference on October 20-22, 2026 in Antibes, France. The theme is: "Together for a Safe Space Frontier." More information is on the event's website. |
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ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, will hold the third SPAICE conference at ESTEC from October 21-23, 2026. The theme is "AI In and For Space." More information is on the event's website, which says:
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will release their new report "Human Exploration Across the Moon" during a webinar on October 21, 2026 from 1:00-2:30 pm ET. Register to receive the link. More information is on the event's website. |
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The 29th International Mars Society Convention will take place October 22-24, 2026 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. More information is on the event's website.
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The Space Foundation will hold its 2026 Faga Forum on Space Intelligence on October 22, 2026 at the Aerospace Corporation's offices in Chantilly, VA. The theme is: "U. S. Space Leadership: Capability to Decision Advantage." More information is on the event's website. The time was not indicated as of July 12, 2026. Check that website …
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Lockheed Martin will hold its third quarter 2026 financial results telecon on October 22, 2026 at 8:30 am ET. Audio willl be livestreamed on the company's website.
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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) will report on their 4th quarterly meeting via telephone on October 22, 2026 from 1:30-3:00 pm ET. The telephone number to call is in the Federal Register announcement, which is reproduced below. Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel; Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. …
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The FAA will hold a virtual public meeting on October 22, 2026 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET to discuss their Draft Environmental Assessment to allow Blue Origin to increase its annual launch cadence for the New Glenn rocket from 12 to 50 from Space Launch Complex 36A at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL. Comments are … |
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The 58th meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) will take place October 25-30, 2026 in Spokane, Washington. More information is on the event's website. |
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Update, October 2: The agenda is posted. Original Entry: The 2026 American Astronautical Society (AAS) von Braun Space Exploration Symposium will take place October 26-28, 2026 at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL. A paid virtual option is available. The theme is "Accelerating Exploration." More information is on the event's website. |
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The Space Summit for a Resilient Future, organized by Novaspace, will take place at Centre de Congrès Pierre Baudis in Toulouse, France from October 27-28, 2026. More information is on the event's website. The agenda is posted. The 4th Defence in Space Conference (DiSC) will take place October 27-28, 2026 at The Brewery, London, 52 Chiswell St, London, EC1Y 4SD. More information is on the event's website, which says: "A Free Event By the Space & Defence Community for the Government, Industry, Institutions & Academia." "Over 20 talks covering MilSatCom, Space Based … The 2026 Silicon Valley Space Week will take place from October 27-29, 2026 at the Computer Science Museum in Mountain View, CA. The event is in two parts: Satellite Innovation, all day October 27 and the morning of October 28 MilSat Symposium, the afternoon of October 28 and all day October 29 More information is …
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Boeing will hold its third quarter 2026 financial results telecon on October 27, 2026 at 10:30 am ET. Audio of the call will be livestreamed on the company's website. |
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The FCC will hold its next monthly open meeting on October 29, 2026 from 10:30 am-12:30 pm ET. As of October 10, one item on the agenda is space-related: "Modernizing the Supplemental Coverage from Space Rules – The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would modernize the Commission’s rules for Direct-to-Device (D2D) … |
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