space exploration
SpaceUp Leicester 2019
Building on the success of SpaceUp Leicester 2018, we are planning an even bigger and better event in 2019. Join us for the second SpaceUp Leicester.
SpaceUp is an unconference, also known as a user-generated conference. There are no specta…
Celebrating the Scientific Legacy of NASA and Apollo
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, as well as the 61st Anniversary of NASA, Wichita State University and the Wichita Space Initiative are pleased to host a symposium funded through the NASA Kansas Space Grant Co…
AAS John Glenn Memorial Symposium
AAS is excited to announce a new event: The John Glenn Memorial Symposium!
The theme for the inaugural event is “Powering Innovation from the Sky to the Stars” and the conference will focus on advancements in aerospace technology inclu…
11th IAA Symposium on the Future of Space Exploration Moon, Mars and Beyond: Becoming an Interplanetary Civilization
The International Academy of Astronautics is fostering global cooperation in Human and Robotics
Space Exploration since more than 5 decades.
The International Space Station program is expected to be completed by 2024 and there is no gl…
Apollo At 50 Astronaut Anniversary Dinner
Join us to celebrate, acknowledge and reflect on the greatest human and technological achievement of our time as we remember this historic event with Apollo Astronauts, Flight Directors and Grumman Engineers. We will recognize the significant role…
New opportunities emerging for U.S.-China space cooperation
Despite the rhetoric of a space race between the United States and China, experts say there are opportunities for the countries to expand cooperation in space that could have broader benefits.
Space council advisory group to study role of human space exploration supporting science
The advisory group for the National Space Council is looking at ways that NASA’s human exploration plans can also support space science, while acknowledging the lack of representation of the scientific community in the group.
Op-ed | The MILO Institute: a new model for deep space exploration
The MILO Institute’s mission is to augment the work of traditional space agencies by enabling more frequent, affordable and science-driven missions to be flown.
Bush remembered for role shaping post-Cold War space policy
Despite serving just a single term in the White House, the late President George H.W. Bush is remembered as playing a key role in space policy as the country transitioned from the Cold War competition with the Soviet Union to a more cooperative relationship with Russia.
CNSA boss outlines China’s space exploration agenda
China is pushing forward on a number of space fronts, including milestone-making robotic missions to the moon, as well as scoping out an automated Mars sample--return mission by 2030.
Space agency heads see the moon on the path to Mars
With NASA’s long-term strategy for human missions to Mars in flux, heads of several space agencies said they supported initial missions to the moon as a key step before going to Mars.
Op-ed | Space Has Its Place in U.S. Presidential Race
Not surprisingly, U.S. presidential candidates’ stances on taxes, the economy and national security resound more with voters than space policy. However, space policy remains a germane topic for candidates to consider.
