Here’s your look at what’s happening the week of May 9, 2016 courtesy of FIRST UP.
Monday:
- Washington: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks at a forum on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education at the Brookings Institution.
Monday-Friday:
- Prague, Czech Republic: The European Space Agency hosts the Living Planet Symposium, the world’s largest conference on Earth observation.
Tuesday:
- Washington: Orbital ATK president and chief executive David W. Thompson speaks at a Washington Space Business Roundtable luncheon.
- Washington: The Space Transportation Association holds a roundtable discussion on NASA’s Space Launch System, Orion and Ground Systems Development and Operations program on Capitol Hill.
- Washington: The Secure World Foundation hosts a panel discussion on “Challenges and Opportunities Facing New Space Actors” featuring participants from companies and organizations at 12 p.m. Eastern.
- Teleconference: NASA holds a media briefing by phone to discuss the latest discoveries made by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft.
- Washington: The Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee marks up its portion of a National Defense Authorization Act at 5:30 p.m. Eastern. The markup will be closed.
Tuesday-Wednesday:
- Luxembourg: The Space Forum space commerce conference includes sessions on topics ranging from global connectivity to asteroid mining.
Wednesday:
- Washington: The Heritage Foundation hosts a panel discussion on “The National Security Implications of Rapid Access to Space” that includes opening remarks by Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) at 9 a.m. Eastern.
- International Space Station: A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will depart the station and return to Earth. Release of the Dragon by the station’s robotic arm is scheduled for 9:18 a.m. Eastern and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean is planned for 2:55 p.m. Eastern.
- Washington: The defense subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee marks up a defense appropriations bill at 5:30 p.m. Eastern.
Wednesday-Friday:
- Washington: The full Senate Armed Services Committee marks up the National Defense Authorization Act. The markup will be closed.
Thursday:
- Huntsville, Ala.: NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel will hold a quarterly meeting at the Marshall Space Flight Center at 11:30 a.m. Eastern.
Saturday:
- The Plains, Va.: The Team America Rocketry Challenge, a student launch competition organized by the Aerospace Industries Association, takes place at Great Meadow.
