Space Calendar

New Space Economy NSE 2025 7th Edition
2025-12-10 - 2025-12-12 | Fiera di Roma, Italy
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SPACE:
“The future is not what it used to be” (Mark Strand)
NSE, the benchmark event for the International Space Industry is back in Fiera Roma from December 10 to 12 for its 7th edition.
NSE is more than just an exhibition; it’s a strategic meeting point for industry leaders, emerging start-ups, public institutions and academic communities.
NSE 2025: Discovering Next Edition
It showcases the increasing importance of space technologies in key areas such as sustainability, digital transformation, research, security and infrastructure. Italy plays a pivotal role in this evolving ecosystem, contributing to every stage of the value chain, from Earth observation and telecommunications to launch systems and human and robotic space exploration.Education and talent development are also at the heart of the event. NSE 2025 offers an exceptional platform for student engagement and professional development, featuring training sessions, themed workshops and job-matching opportunities that connect young talent with leading space and non-space companies. The event plays a vital role in shaping the next generation of space professionals.Business matchmaking, best practice sharing and technical roundtables further enhance the event by facilitating in-depth discussions among stakeholders. Nano satellite and constellations, moon program and mars vision, reseach and earth observation, all of this theme are helpful to design a future perspective of this strategic sector.
A central component of NSE 2025 is its high-level scientific conference, curated by a distinguished scientific committee. The programme provides cutting-edge insights and fosters dialogue on the most critical challenges and opportunities in the global space economy. From advanced materials to AI and satellite applications, the conference provides a platform for intellectual exchange and collaborative innovation.

Planetary Research Year-In-Review Webinar
2025-12-10 | Online
NASA’s Planetary Science Division (PSD) Planetary Research Programs will host a webinar at 13:00 Eastern Standard Time to celebrate the accomplishments of Planetary Research over the last year, share some updates to Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) programs, discuss progress that has been made to address decadal survey recommendations, and answer research-related questions from the planetary science community.
In advance of and during the webinar, questions may be submitted and upvoted on at: https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/zg88/#!/dashboard
Join link: https://nasaevents.webex.com/nasaevents/j.php?MTID=m7f5753ada6dbb0668e1b7e186b15cb48
Webinar number: 2819 758 3118
Webinar password: [REDACTED] (93938288 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Join by phone
+1-415-527-5035 United States Toll
+1-312-500-3163 United States Toll (Chicago)
Access code: 281 975 83118
Questions regarding this announcement may be directed to Dr. Kathleen Vander Kaaden, Director of Planetary Research Programs, at Kathleen.e.vanderkaaden@nasa.gov. This presentation will not be recorded, but slides will be made publicly available after the presentation

Growing Beyond Earth - Chat With a Scientist
2025-12-10 | Online
Kellie Walters on Controlled Environment Vegetable Physiology. NASA-partnered Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden program Growing Beyond Earth supports NASA goals of feeding Astronauts on ISS, Moon, Mars. 15:00 Eastern Time (UTC-5) on Zoom.

Maryland Space Business Roundtable Luncheon
2025-12-10 | Greenbelt MD, USA
11:30-13:00 EST, with Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Deputy Director of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 15-11
2025-12-10 | SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
Scheduled for 00:54-04:54 Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8), sending 27 satellites for internet service,

26 Years in Space: XMM-Newton
2025-12-10 | Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
European Space Agency (ESA) craft surpasses 26 full years / begins 27th year in space today, launched 1999, in very eccentric elliptical LEO studying X-ray emissions, star-forming regions, galaxy clusters, environment of supermassive black holes, and mapping dark matter.

Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) Crosscutting Capabilities Telecon
2025-12-09 | Online
Topic: 2025 Recap, 2026 Look Ahead

Launch Long March 2D / Unknown Payload
2025-12-09 | Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
Scheduled for 11:40-11:56 UTC+8 from ~41°N via 2-stage orbital carrier rocket used mainly for LEO and SSO insertion, this will be launch 97 and will be either success 96, or 2nd failure for Long March 2D.

Launch Long March 3B/E / Unknown Payload
2025-12-09 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ~28°N, Sichuan, China
Scheduled for 23:10-23:57 UTC+8, this is 3rd of 3 launches today in China, each from a different launch center. The 3B/E transports heavy communications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit.

Launch Falcon 9 / NROL-77
2025-12-09 | SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
Scheduled for 14:16 UTC-5. First stage B1096 will attempt to land back at the launch site at Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) after its 4th flight.

Soyuz MS-27 Undocking, Expedition 74 Mission Begins
2025-12-09 | Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
ISS Expedition 73 members Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky and Jonny Kim planned to return to Earth today in Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 craft, landing in Kazakhstan.

33rd Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics
2025-12-08 - 2025-12-12 | Tempe AZ, USA
22 plenary speakers are confirmed, and 200+ contributed abstracts are accepted. At Arizona State University.
The symposium will cover all major topics on high-energy and particle astrophysics, cosmology, and relativity. It will include morning plenary sessions and afternoon parallel sessions, which will function as mini-symposia in each sub-field. The plenary sessions will consist of ~45-minute review talks. The afternoon sessions will feature oral talks (about 15-30 minutes) and poster contributions.

Space Travel Summit 2025: From Space Dreams to Accessible Reality!
2025-12-08 - 2025-12-09 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Meet, engage, network with industry representatives, and discover the latest advancements from global space exploration pioneers. Industry, governments, regulators, investors, international space agencies and academics share knowledge and understanding, collaborate and close deals. At Expo City Dubai, Al Wasl Avenue.

Second Vote on NASA Admin Isaacman Nomination
2025-12-08 | Washington DC, USA
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is scheduled to vote at 17:30 EST.

Launch H3-22 / Michibiki 5 (QZS-5)
2025-12-07 | Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, Japan
Navigation system satellite intended to assist in urban canyons and mountainous areas because of inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbit. “22” designation on H3 rocket indicates 2 engines on main stage and 2 boosters.

Meet Astronaut Tom Jones
2025-12-06 | Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex FL, USA
Thomas “Tom” D. Jones flew on 4 space shuttle missions (STS-59, STS-68, STS-80, and STS-98), spending 53 total days in space and leading 3 spacewalks to install the American Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station.
His has received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, four NASA Space Flight Medals, and the Distinguished Eagle Scout award. Asteroid 1082 TomJones is named in his honor, and he was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2018.
An has authored 7 books; his memoir, Sky Walking, was named one of the Wall Street Journal’s “Five Best” space books. Dr. Jones (PhD in Planetary Sciences) continues to influence space exploration through consulting, public speaking, and serving on advisory boards.
Meet Tom Jones, Astronaut of the Day, at any of the following opportunities:

Astronaut Encounter – During these presentations, hear about his unique experience living and working in space. Have your questions ready after the presentation. Astronaut Encounter is included with admission.
Chat With An Astronaut – Enjoy a sampling of food and beverages while having a small-group conversation with Astronaut Jones about what it is really like to live and work in space. Chat With An Astronaut is $50 in addition to admission.
Autograph signings – get his autograph at The Space Shop and Shuttle Express at various times during the day.

SPACETIDE Career Connect 2025 Winter
2025-12-06 | Tokyo, Japan
Career event specializing in the space industry; 25 companies actively recruiting will exhibit, including large corporations, startups and government agencies, for positions including engineering and business professionals. Speakers will present on trends in the industry, career possibilities. 13:00-16:00 Japan Time at Vision Center Tokyo Toranomon.

AIAA Los Angeles Section Town Hall Meeting
2025-12-06 | Lennox CA, USA
3I/ATLAS and Interstellar Objects, with Avi Loeb. 11:00-12:00 PT, at Lennox Library and Online. Author / Harvard Professor Loeb presents online.

Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 6-90
2025-12-05 08:00 - 17:00 (Pacific/Honolulu) | SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
Scheduled for 13:59-17:59 to send 29 satellites to LEO for Internet system.

Kennedy Space Center Elite VIP Tour
2025-12-05 | Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex FL, USA
Includes: Private bus tour behind NASA’s gates, making stops at iconic Kennedy Space Center landmarks. Pending spaceflight operations stops may include outside the Vehicle Assembly Building and panoramic views of Launch Complex 39’s Pads A and B. Plus, the tour will drive by the astronaut crew quarters. Explore the all-new The Gantry at LC-39 and the awe-inspiring Apollo/Saturn V Center, only accessible via the bus tour. Lunch buffet, snacks and water. Bonus admission and parking on a future return visit on or before January 31, 2026.

Spaceport Norway 2025: NEW
2025-12-04 | Oslo, Norway
“New Space Race, New Business, New Resilience” event with focus on Norway, the Nordics and Europe and how they can increase autonomy, business and capabilities in space. Leaders from national space agencies, commercial launch providers, academia, etc are invited for roundtables, debates, networking. Includes lunch and dinner, at MESH Youngstorget. Evening includes Lunar Resonance — an audiovisual performance by So Takahashi and Ole Dokka, created especially for this event.

OSMED 2025 Innovation Summit: Organization for Space Medicine, Engineering and Design
2025-12-03 - 2025-12-06 | Orange County CA, USA
OSMED 2nd annual conference.
Shawna Pandya MD is Chair for OSMED International and Community Engagement Committee.

Space-Comm Expo 2025: Accelerating the Commercial Future of Space
2025-12-03 - 2025-12-04 | Glasgow, Scotland
2,300+ expected to attend for 100+ speakers. Show features: investors forum, space law symposium. Focus on industry-government meetings. At Scottish Event Campus.

9th Global Moon Village Workshop and Symposium
2025-12-03 - 2025-12-04 | Torino, Italy
Moon Village Association (MVA) is a non-governmental organization that promotes international collaboration for the development of lunar exploration and utilization. The 9th Global Moon Village Workshop & Symposium will be hosted by the Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIDAA), alongside the 28th AIDAA International Congress and the 10th Council of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS) Aerospace Europe Conference, which will take place from December 1-4, 2025.
The annual MVA Workshop & Symposium is devoted to discussions of different aspects of lunar exploration and utilization. Each year it brings together Space Agencies, government, industry, policymakers and international experts to share progress, new ideas and relevant information to enable humanity’s permanent, peaceful and sustainable presence on the Moon.
The previous annual Workshops have been held around the world with the 2024 edition held in Luxembourg hosted by the Luxembourg Space Agency. In 2023 it was held in Japan and in 2022 in the United States

Planetary Sample Science Seminar
2025-12-03 | Online
11:00-12:00 MST; Presentation by William Bottke of Southwest Research Institute – Boulder: New Views on Terrestrial Planet Formation and Early Lunar Bombardment. Join here: https://sservi.nasa.gov/casa-moon-seminar-series
Hosted by CASA Moon, SSERVI, Institute of Meteoritics at UNM, University of New Mexico Grand Challenge, Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) and RASSLE (Research Activities Supporting Science and Lunar Exploration, led by Dana Hurley at the Johns Hopkins University).
CASA Moon (Center for Advanced Sample Analysis of Astromaterials from the Moon and Beyond) is a research node of NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) established in 2023 to study the Moon’s geological evolution and resources. See https://sservi.nasa.gov/casa-moon-seminar-series/

Senate Hearing on Confirmation of Jared Isaacman to Head NASA
2025-12-03 | Washington DC, USA
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, including Senators Maria Cantwell and Ted Cruz, to quiz Jared Isaacman on his plans and philosophy were he to be confirmed as the next NASA Administrator. 10:00 AM EST in Committee Hearing Room, Russell 253.
The hearing will stream live on the Committee web site and YouTube. Reporters wanting to attend the committee should contact their respective media gallery to RSVP.

11 Years in Space: Japan's Hayabusa 2
2025-12-03 | Asteroid 98943 Torifune Trajectory
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses 11 full years in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to Earth in 2020, and now in extended mission to flyby asteroid 98943 Torifune in 2026 and rendezvous with 1998 KY26 in 2031.

6th Annual Cislunar Security Conference (2025)
2025-12-02 - 2025-12-04 | Laurel MD, USA

Lunar Economy Summit
2025-12-02 - 2025-12-04 | Torino, Italy
High-level industry forum exploring the potential opportunities of an advanced, long-term Lunar ecosystem. Join leading experts as they uncover the critical topics influencing the development of the Lunar Economy, as well as the challenges and opportunities of establishing a sustainable human presence on the Moon. At Oval Lingotto, Torino, in association with Aerospace & Defense Meetings Torino.

AIAA Day of Giving
2025-12-02 | Online
AIAA Day of Giving to help raise US$100,000 for programs that inspire and prepare the next generation of aerospace leaders.
Your support powers:

Hands-on STEM programs like Design/Build/Fly
Classroom grants for educators
Scholarships and competitions that connect students to aerospace careers

Every gift makes an impact.
