Space Calendar

SatShow 2026 Reception and Industry Gathering
2026-03-25 | Washington DC, USA
Reception at Florida House, 16:30-18:30 EDT and Industry Gathering at The Pierce School 19:00+ EDT for attendees of SatShow Week, March 23-26, 2026. Reception RSVP at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/florida-space-forum-with-spacefund for Florida House, One 2nd Street Northeast, and Industry Gathering RSVP at https://info.aleranwxse.com/26q1-sat-show-week-reception-rsvp for The Pierce School, 1375 Maryland Avenue Northeast.

Kii Space HUB FY2025 Annual Online Meeting
2026-03-25 | Online
15:00-17:00 Japan Time | 06:00-07:00 UTC | With Kii Space HUB Director & Chief Strategy Officer, Sato.

National Space Society Young Professionals Virtual Community
2026-03-25 | Online
18:00-19:00 EDT / UTC-4; NASA Astronaut and Boeing Starliner Commander Chris Ferguson is featured, with his career journey, lessons learned and advice for those building a future in the space industry. Inaugurated in December 2025, learn more here: https://nss.org/the-nss-young-professionals-virtual-community-takes-flight/

Tech Showcase Submissions Due for Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium Spring Meeting
2026-03-25 | Online
Due no later than 23:59 EDT for conference April 28-30. Send questions on how your technology can be showcased to LSICmeetings (at) jhuapl.edu
Tech Showcase portal is https://lsic.jhuapl.edu/Events/Technology-Demonstrations-Application-new.php

Space Diplomacy Forum
2026-03-25 | Washington DC, USA
As space becomes increasingly multipolar, commercialized and contested, the need for international cooperation has never been greater. Meridian’s Space Diplomacy Forum: Shared Horizons will convene diplomats, international space agency representatives, U.S. government officials, and space executives from around the world to navigate these challenges and shape a shared future. One focus of forum will again be on Africa, as at inaugural forum in 2024, which featured Pam Melroy and Charles Bolden of NASA, Matt Ondler of Axiom Space, Jeff Foust, and Director of Italian Space Agency Teodoro Valente.

National Academies of Sciences Webinar: Imagination in Science
2026-03-25 | Online
Space Science Week 2026 Keynote Public Lecture, 19:00-20:30 EDT (UTC-4), “An Instrument Nature Can Play: Data, Sound, and the Work of Imagination in Science” with Greg Niemeyer, Chelle Gentemann, and singer Jewel.
Scientific breakthroughs rarely start with answers. They start when we imagine things we can’t yet see. In this keynote, join singer Jewel as she shares her latest work and how her collaboration with NASA’s data and use of open science come together to show how creativity helps people connect more deeply to their environment by making science more visible, tangible, and participatory.

IAF Spring Meetings 2026
2026-03-24 - 2026-03-26 | Paris, France
At Newcap Event Center, 3 Quai de Grenelle, 15th arrondissement, near the Eiffel Tower and Porte de Versailles; Includes a Global Networking Forum and Distinguished Service Award Ceremony, but some of the events and meetings’ attendance is restricted to IAF committee members and/or IPC members.

Shaping the New Space Age
2026-03-24 | Online / Washington DC, USA
A conversation focusing on international space collaboration and commercial space innovation, to explore priorities, partnerships, and long-term visions among top space agencies, space enterprises, and the telecommunication sector around the world. No cost but registration required. Online at https://www.atlanticcouncil.tv/ and in-person at Altantic Council’s GeoTech Center.
New policy: In-person attendees will be required to show photo ID upon arrival, and no on-site registration will be permitted. Guests will not be admitted later than twenty minutes after the event’s start time.

Progress MS-33 Docks to International Space Station
2026-03-24 | Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Roscosmos Progress-33 cargo craft to dock at ISS approximately 13:34 UTC | 09:34 EDT | 03:34 HST after launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Live coverage beginning 11:45 UTC | 08:45 EDT | 02:45 HST on on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the NASA YouTube channel. This is the 94th Progress spacecraft to resupply the ISS and is called 94P or Progress 94 by NASA.

Young / Early Career Professionals Mixer with the AIAA Los Angeles Section
2026-03-24 | Hawthorne CA, USA
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronauts (AIAA) Los Angeles Section, 17:30-20:00 PDT at Los Angeles Ale Works, 12918 Cerise Avenue, Hawthorne.
Next to SpaceX and VAST Space. Near LAX, Raytheon, Aerospace Corp. Northrop Grumman, Boeing, LA AFB / Space Force, Varda Space Industries, and Millennium Space Systems, etc.) (Complimentary event parking behind the building.)
(Free admission. No AIAA Membership is required for attendance. No payment needed for AIAA / LA Section. RSVPs / Registrations are needed for chairs/logistics.)
A minimum order of at least a drink from the bar on-site is required. No outside food is allowed in the bar area. There are foods onsite available for order.
Alcoholic consumption is optional. All attendees are encouraged to drink responsibly.
Please contact young-professionals-chair@aiaa-lalv.org if you have any questions about this Mixer or Young Professionals issues with AIAA/Los Angeles Section. For general inquiry, you are welcome to contact us at contact@aiaa-lalv.org.
Thank you so much for your attention and response. Look forward to seeing you in the event.
Sincerely,
Luis Cuevas
Section Chair
AIAA Los Angeles Section
young-professionals-chair@aiaa-lalv.org
https://www.aiaa-lalv.org/
https://engage.aiaa.org/losangeles-lasvegas

Launch Electron / Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
2026-03-24 | Launch Complex 1, ~39°S, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
To include 10 ESA PNT satellites to work with Galileo and EGNOS constellations, 2 ESA demo satellites for Celeste planned constellation, and 2 Thales Alenia Space / GMV “Pathfinder A” satellites.

Astronaut Tony Antonelli Greets Awardees of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
2026-03-24 | Clemson SC, USA
Dominic Anthony “Tony” Antonelli was Space Shuttle Pilot for Discovery and Atlantis. 13:00 EDT at Cribb Hall, Clemson University.

Munich Space Summit: Merging Visions, Shaping the Future
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-27 | Munich, Germany
Merging two space events into one: Munich New Space Summit and Munich Satellite Navigation Summit, March 23-25 focusing on former, Mach 25-27 on latter, with March 25 reception and “cross-cutting” panel discussions.
Speakers include Astronaut Tibor Kapu from Hungary, Josef Aschbacher from ESA and other speakers from Munich Aerospace, DLR, Novaspace, Thales Alenia, Vast, D-Orbit, UNOOSA, KASA, JAXA.
At Alte Kongresshalle, München, Am Bavariapark 14

SatShow Week
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-26 | Washington DC, USA
Satellite industry “first and largest experience of the year” with 15,000+ registrants and 450+ exhibitors — uniting commercial innovators, government / military decision-makers, and end-users from 110+​ ​countries. At Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW.

Washington Space Business Roundtable Annual Flagship Luncheon and Silent Auction
2026-03-23 | Online / Washington DC, USA
WSBR promotes commercial space business and education. 11:00-13:30 EDT. Tax-deductible donations of goods and services benefit STEM students in the Washington DC area. Auction is mainly online this year with only selected items brought to the luncheon but all bidding online. Luncheon at Arnold & Porter, 601 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest. Suggested silent auction items include space-related collectibles, unique experiences, event passes, travel stays, tickets, gift cards, wine, or other creative offerings. To contribute an item, contact info@wsbr.org. Luncheon attendance is not required to bid on nor win auction items.

Applications Due: NASA Planetary Science Summer School
2026-03-23 | Online
38th Annual Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS) is a 3-month early career experience at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena CA for grad-level students, post docs, faculty members, and early career scientists and engineers. Administered by Rosaly Lopes, Manager, NASA Science Mission Design Schools, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mail Stop 180-109, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109, (818) 393-4584
Participants learn the process of developing a science hypothesis-driven robotic space mission in a concurrent engineering environment while getting an in-depth, first-hand look at mission design, mission life cycle, costs, schedule and the trade-offs inherent in each.
Applicants with the following education and career experience are eligible: Science and engineering Doctoral Candidates (advancement to candidacy required), recent Ph.D.’s (up to five years beyond their Ph.D.), Postdocs, Junior Faculty with a Ph.D., and Non-research Engineering Master-level students within six to nine months of graduation will be considered on a space-available basis.
Open to U.S. Citizens and legal permanent residents and a limited number of Foreign Nationals from non-designated countries living with continuous residence in the U.S at the time of application and extending through the full program period. There is no charge to attend. We strive to create a welcoming environment where participants’ contributions and unique perspectives are valued.

Session 1: Preparatory Sessions May 14 – July 24. | Culminating Week with JPL’s Team X July 27 – July 31.
Session 2: Preparatory Sessions May 28 – August 7. | Culminating Week with JPL’s Team X August 10 – 14.

PSSS is roughly equivalent in workload to a rigorous 3-credit graduate-level course, requiring an average effort of 10-12 hours per week. Participants spend the majority of the first 10 weeks in preparatory webinars acting as a science mission team, prior to spending the final culminating week being mentored by JPL’s Advance Project Design Team, or “Team X” to refine their mission concept design, then present it to a mock review board of NASA Center experts.
To apply and learn more about the NASA Science Mission Design Schools: http://go.nasa.gov/missiondesignschools

Space Science Week 2026
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-27 | Washington DC, USA
Explore the latest developments and discuss the future of the space science from a variety of perspectives, from planetary protection to astrophysics to Earth science and applications from space, online and at National Academy of Science Building, 2101 Constitution Ave NW. Presenting at March 24 plenaries will be representatives of NASA, ISRO, ESA, JAXA, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Keynote public lecture March 25, 19:00-20:30 EDT, with Greg Niemeyer, Chelle Gentemann and singer Jewel, free online with registration.
For more detailed information on each of the discipline committee meetings, view the individual committees’ websites:

Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA)
Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS)
Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space (CBPSS)
Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space (CESAS)
Committee on Planetary Protection (CoPP)
Committee on Radio Frequencies (CORF)
Committee on Solar and Space Physics (CSSP)

2026 African Astronomical Society (AfAS) Conference
2026-03-22 - 2026-03-27 | Kasane, Botswana
At Wild View Resorts, 80 President Avenue, to bring together Africa’s astronomy and space science community alongside global collaborators, to create an exceptional platform for networking, collaboration, and knowledge exchange. No charge to attend.

Goddard: Father of the Space Age
2026-03-22 | Worcester MA, USA
Space‑themed event at Hanover Theatre & Conservatory to celebrate the 100th anniversary of humanity’s first modern rocket launch—achieved by Worcester’s own Dr. Robert H. Goddard, the “Father of the Space Age.” Will include presentations from scientists and astronauts in person and from across the USA—our “Today’s Goddards” who have carried his torch and pushed the boundaries of human knowledge—to help inspire our “Tomorrow’s Goddards” who, like Goddard himself, dare to dream big and envision an extraordinary future. 16:30-18:00 EDT; free but RSVP required.
Special guest is American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics President Dan Hastings.
See other Goddard Centennial events here: https://firstlaunchcentennial.org/

African Lunar Symposium 2026
2026-03-22 | Kasane, Botswana
Part of 2026 African Astronomical Society Conference in Botswana April 22-27 and in collaboration with NASA SSERVI, features presentations on lunar science, planetary exploration, and human spaceflight to the Moon and beyond. At Wild View Resort, 80 President Avenue.

Launch Soyuz 2.1a / Progress MS-33 (94P)
2026-03-22 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
16:59 UTC+5 (01:59 HST) to launch resupply mission to the International Space Station that was delayed from December 2025 after November launchpad damage at spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan.

AIAA Region VI Student Conference
2026-03-21 - 2026-03-22 | San Luis Obispo CA, USA
Research papers are presented in a formal technical meeting atmosphere, and ideas are exchanged and programs discussed. Cash prizes given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place papers in each category. At California Polytechnic State University.

Entries Close: Win a Celestial Escape to Mauna Kea + a Private Q&A with Bill Nye
2026-03-21 | Online
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3-2-1 Day: Celebrate with the Space Coast Community
2026-03-21 | Titusville FL, USA
3rd annual event celebrates the last 3 seconds before blastoff, Brevard County, the Space Coast community, and Robert “Ozzie” Osband. At Spaceview Park, 8 Broad Street, 11:00-17:00 EDT.

Webinar: DC-X, the 1st Reusable VTOL Rocket Enabling Modern Space Access
2026-03-21 | Online
With Jess Sponable, President and CTO for New Frontier Aerospace, and Nino Polizzi, aerospace engineer and instructor for Samueli Academy. At 11:00-13:00 PDT (08:00-10:00 HST).

Artemis II Roll-Out to Launch Pad
2026-03-20 | SLC-39B, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA
Anticipated return to Launch Complex 39B of Artemis II stack — SLS and Orion capsule — ahead of anticipated April 1 launch for Moon flyby with 4 Astronauts. Rollout takes 8 to 12 hours. See NASA Artemis blog at https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/artemis/
NASA YouTube channel is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMBJ-UOb6zU

Film: SPACEWOMAN About Eileen Collins
2026-03-20 | New York NY, USA
Quad Cinema, 34 West 13th Street, will inaugurate showings of this film; 12:55, 14:45, 17:05, 19:00, 21:20 EDT. Their description: Astronaut Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot and command an American spacecraft. Born on the other side of the tracks in upstate New York, she smashed many glass ceilings in the US Air Force and at NASA in her career, culminating in four increasingly dramatic and dangerous space shuttle missions. With an incredible set of archival materials, intimate interviews, and a moving score by Marcelo Zarvos, Hannah Berryman’s nail-biting film shares the emotional journey experienced by Eileen’s family, and explores what level of risk is acceptable in human endeavor.
Showings also scheduled for the following two days, March 21 and March 22. See website.

March Equinox
2026-03-20 | Worldwide
Occurs 04:45 HST / 14:45 UTC; March equinox is known as the vernal equinox (or spring equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere and as the autumnal equinox (or fall equinox) in the Southern Hemisphere; it is the equinox on the Earth when the subsolar point appears to leave the Southern Hemisphere and cross the celestial equator, heading northward as seen from Earth.

NET March 20 Launch Kinetica-2 / Prototype Qingzhou-1
2026-03-20 | Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
53-meter launcher to carry prototype cargo spacecraft designed for Tiangong Space Station resupply. Kinetica-2 capable of delivering up to 12,000 kg to LEO.

Firefly Aerospace Telecon for Q4 2025 Financial Results
2026-03-19 | Online
At 17:00 EDT | 21:00 UTC, livestreamed on company web page https://investors.fireflyspace.com/events-resources/events.
