Reinventing Space Conference Focus is on Commercial Space

British Interplanetary Society (BIS) holds its 21st Reinventing Space Conference November 11-13 to advance human capability in space and showcase space enterprise trends. UK space companies employ ~42,000 and BIS invites innovators from industry, agencies, government, finance and academia to present, discuss challenges and opportunities. Theme ‘The Commercial Revolution’ on days 1 and 3 will focus on near- and medium-term (respectively) benefits of the large numbers of satellites / launches, issues such as legal / logistical / educational / space surveillance, and implications for our next 20 years. Day 2 with theme ‘Beyond The Moon’ focuses on long-term space exploration / settlement, space-based resources and human challenges. A parallel conference is held Nov 13, Student Careers Day, supported by UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space and SpaceCareers.UK. The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation works with BIS to present awards in the name of the author and engineer, who joined BIS in 1936 and was the first to propose geostationary orbits for communications and space elevators. He said, “Knowledge is not wisdom, and wisdom is not foresight; but information is the first essential step to these.” The Arthurs have been given yearly since 2005 and this year’s awards will be presented at a banquet on the evening of Day 2. The 2024 venue is the renowned Royal Aeronautical Society headquarters at No. 4 Hamilton Place, London. (Image credits: BIS, The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation)

MONDAY 

☆ Nov 11 — International Space Station, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 72 seven-member crew work with new science experiments: examining DNA from microbes in water, studying space-caused organism inflammation, testing if Vitamin B Complex can prevent space-caused vision issues, measuring physics particle movements in fluids, looking at solar wind around Dragon spacecraft and operating a coronagraph.

☆ Nov 11 — Tiangong Space Station, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-19 Commander Cai Xuzhe and Engineers Song Lingdong /Wang Haoze plan to conduct 86 science experiments in the fields of space life sciences, microgravity physics, materials, medicine, new technologies during their 6-month mission; the 2 Engineers are on their first spaceflight, both born 1990.

★ NET Nov 11 — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / Koreasat 6A, LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center FL: Launch of satellite built by Thales Alenia Space, 20 fixed satellite services transponders, 6 for TV broadcasting, to last 15+ years replacing 2010 Koreasat; Space Coast 24/7 Live Stream; NET 07:07 HST (launch window open 4 hours).

★ Nov 11 — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 9-11, Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB CA: Next launch of satellites for Starlink mega-constellation; launch cost ~US$52M, NET 19:07 HST (launch window open 4 hours).

● Nov 11 — Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUNR), Online: 3Q 2024 Class A Common Stock earnings announced.

o Nov 11-13 — British Interplanetary Society, London, United Kingdom: 21st Reinventing Space Conference: The Commercial Revolution; featuring Gala Dinner including Sir Arthur Clarke Awards; at Royal Aeronautical Society, £60-550.

☾ Nov 11 — Moon: 0.64° N of Neptune / occultation, 17:00.

☾ = Moon activity

★ = Space and… ☆ = International space / astro events; in Hawaii Standard Time unless noted. Add 10 hours to obtain UT (‘Universal Time’).

Zhuhai, China Welcomes Tens of Thousands to 15th International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition

The China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China), the largest airshow and aerospace trade expo in PRC, will host cutting-edge technologies at its 15th gathering on November 12-17. With 1,000+ exhibits from 47 countries / regions, 100,000+ visitors are expected. Held biennially since 1996, this year includes online exhibitions, meetings and live broadcast – and expects to generate many cooperation agreements, transactions and international exchanges. 2024 Airshow China is expected to exceed the 2022 event which had 121 aircraft on display, 740 exhibitors from 43 countries / regions, 200 meetings and signing ceremonies, and generated US$39.8 Billion in contracts / agreements. Expected to be on display are models of Long March 10A single-core rocket for launching crew to the Moon, Long March 9 with reusable upper stage for launching space / lunar infrastructure, and Long March 8 which is expected to launch again this year from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan. (Image credits: Airshow China, CNSA)

☆ Nov 11 — Northern Taurid Meteors: Appearing to radiate from Constellation Taurus, the Northern Taurid Meteors are associated with comet Encke and appear at a rate of about 5 per hour, moving slowly across the sky at about 29km/sec.

☆ Nov 11 — Apollo Asteroid (2024 UE4): Near-Earth Flyby (0.009 AU)

TUESDAY

● Nov 12 — Cities in Space Podcast, Online: Guest is Michelle Hanlon, Co-founder, President & CEO of For All Moonkind, Executive Director of the Center for Air & Space Law, University of Mississippi School of Law; discusses space law in Episode 8.

● Nov 12 — Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB), Online: Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results Telecon; 17:00 EST.

o Nov 12-13 — Spaceport Norway, Norsk Romsenter (Norwegian Space Agency), Kongsberg, et al, Oslo, Norway: Xploration Conference & Expo; dubbed “The leading space business arena in the Nordics,” 50+ speakers from NASA, ESA, NOSA, et al; Oslo Event Hub, US$900-2,400.