Maryland Space Business Roundtable Luncheon

Martin's Crosswinds 7400 Greenway Center Drive, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Organizer: Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR)

Luncheon Speaker / Topic: General Lester L. Lyles earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University (1968), an M.S. in Mechanical/Nuclear Engineering from New Mexico State University (1969), and honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from New Mexico State (2002) and Urbana University (2009). He is also a graduate of […]

Space Coast Symposium & Expo

Organizer: Space Coast Alliance for Tech & Innovation (SCATI)

From host Website: The Space Coast Symposium & Expo is unlike any other in Florida! After outgrowing Kennedy Space Center, we’re expanding by collaborating with NASA to bring you an even bigger experience. Join us to hear from global innovators in science, technology, manufacturing, and more. With nearly 650 attendees […]

Proposals Due: Beyond Challenge computing contest

Online / Washington DC, USA
Organizer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

The NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) seeks solutions to complex Earth Science problems using transformative or unconventional computing technologies such as quantum computing, quantum machine learning, neuromorphic computing, or in-memory computing.

Launch Vega-C / CO3D and MicroCarb

Guiana Space Centre Kourou, French Guiana
Organizer: Arianespace

Four satellites of CO3D to 3D map Earth; MicroCarb to map sources and sinks of CO2.

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 2025

Singapore
Organizer: Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)

With special session on geology, geochemistry and geophysics of the Moon titled Surface Science and Exploration of the Moon and Airless Planetary Bodies with an Impetus to Recent Missions (PS-24).

Mini-conference for Europa ICONS program

Laurel MD, USA
Organizer: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHU-APL)

Pairing Europa Clipper science team members with undergraduate students for 10-week internship (intern stipend US$12,000).

Southern Delta-Aquariids Meteor Shower Peak

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Organizer:

Most-visible in Southern Hemisphere, appear to radiate from Aquarius constellation; up to 25 meteors per hour with speed of ~41 km/sec.

ISS R&D Conference 2025 (Online Only)

Organizer: American Astronautical Society (AAS)

Announced via email: There will be an updated website soon to reflect the intention of an online-only version of cancelled ISS R&D Conference for presentation of 250+ submitted abstracts.

Launch PSLV Mk 2 / NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)

Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
Organizer: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India Space Research Organization to Launch PSLV Mk 2 / NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) from 2nd Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Center, India; joint-developed dual-frequency radar to SSO.

Submissions Due: Late Breaking News for presentation Oct 3 at 76th IAC

Online
Organizer: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

Being hosted by International Astronautical Federation, Space Industry Association of Australia, Australian Space Agency, New South Wales Government -- Submissions are Due for Late Breaking News presentation to be held Oct 3 at 76th International Astronautical Congress with theme Sustainable Space – Resilient Earth.

Launch Falcon 9 / Crew-11

SLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA
Organizer: SpaceX

Dragon spacecraft headed to ISS with Crew 11 Commander Zena Cardman, Pilot Edward “Mike” Fincke, Cosmonaut Oleg Vladimirovich Platonov, JAXA Astronaut Kimiya Yui.

Annual AstroBash

Thelma Parker Memorial Library Kamuela, HI, United States
Organizer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Space U

Houston TX, USA
Organizer: Space Center Houston

Space U for ages 11-14, and 15-18; learning opportunities tied to NASA missions including space habitats, thermal protection systems, rocketry, robotics.

$720 – $960

Juno, 14 Years in Space

Jupiter Orbit
Organizer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

NASA craft reaches 14 full years in space today, having launched in 2011 and reaching Jupiter on July 4, 2016; one-way transmission signal to Earth is 48 minutes.

Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Organizer:

Appearing to radiate from constellation Perseus, shower can produce up to 100 meteors per hour, which are fast, bright and frequently leave persistent trains.

Parker Solar Probe Marks Another Year in Space

Heliocentric Orbit
Organizer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe  came within ~6.16M km of the Sun on Dec 24, 2024 which is ~7 times closer than any prior spacecraft, traveling faster than any other human-made object at ~692,000 km/hr.