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Ariane 6 Post Static-Fire Media Briefing

Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General will outline the progress achieved after the successful hot firing test on 23 November 2023 at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, as well as the upcoming steps in the Ariane 6 development test campaign, including the tentative launch period for Ariane 6 together with: - Martin Sion, CEO, ArianeGroup. - Philippe Baptiste, President, CNES. - Stéphane Israël, CEO, Arianespace

ESA Headquarters, Paris

Sounding Rocket Launch

S-520-33 Sounding Rocket Launch

Launch of the S-520-33 sounding rocket

Uchinoura Space Center

Docking

Progress MS-25 Docking

The Progress MS-25 spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously dock to the Prichal module of the ISS.

International Space Station

Static Fire

Falcon Heavy Static Fire for USSF-52

SpaceX will static fire Falcon Heavy before the launch of the seventh X-37B mission.

LC-39A, KSC

Press Event

Axiom Mission 3 News Conference

Axiom Space and NASA will host an virtual news conference to discuss the launch of Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), the third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Briefing participants are: - Joel Montalbano,International Space Station Program, NASA - Angela Hart, Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program, NASA - Matt Ondler, president, Axiom Space - Michael López-Alegría, chief astronaut and Ax-3 commander, Axiom Space - Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX - Col. Valerio Anastasi,Italian Air Force - Yusuf Kıraç, president, TUA ( - Frank De Winne, head of the European astronaut center, ESA

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Information session from ESA’s 322nd Council in Paris

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and Swiss ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun will give an update on the roll-out of decisions taken at the Space Summit in Seville, including the implications for space transportation and progress towards enabling a European commercial provider to deliver supplies to the International Space Station by 2028 and return cargo to Earth. The evolution of the European Spaceport in Kourou will also be covered. Furthermore, the briefing will address upcoming, high-level political meetings on space and international cooperation projects that ESA runs with partners around the globe, as well as ESA’s contribution to Poland’s Earth observation project “Country awareness mission in land analysis”.

ESA Headquarters, Paris

Static Fire

Starbase S28 Static Fire Test

SpaceX will be conducting a static fire test of Starship S28.

Starbase Texas, USA

Spacecraft Undocking

CRS-29 Dragon Undocking

The SpaceX CRS-29 Dragon spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of its reentry, splashdown and recovery.

International Space Station

Spacecraft Release

NG-19 Cygnus Release & Reentry

The Northrop Grumman NG-19 Cygnus will be unberthed from the ISS before initiating a destructive reentry into the Earth's atmosphere taking waste along with it.

International Space Station

Static Fire

SpaceX Booster 10 & Ship 28 Static Fire Test

SpaceX has static fired S28 at 15:19 UTC and Booster 10 at 16:47 UTC at Starbase Texas.

Starbase Texas, USA

Press Event

Peregrine Science Media Briefing

NASA will host a Science Briefing with the following participants: - Paul Niles, CLPS project scientist, NASA - Chris Culbert, CLPS program manager, NASA - Nic Stoffle, science and operations lead for Linear Energy Transfer Spectrometer, NASA - Anthony Colaprete, Near-Infrared Volatile Spectrometer System, NASA - Richard Elphic, Neutron Spectrometer System, NASA - Barbara Cohen, Peregrine Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometer, NASA - Daniel Cremons, Laser Retroreflector, NASA - Niki Werkheiser, director, Technology Maturation, NASA

Online

Rollout

ULA Vulcan Rocket Rollout

United Launch Alliance is rolling out their Vulcan Centaur rocket for it´s first flight.

SLC-41, CCSFS, Florida

Press Event

Lunar Delivery Readiness Media Teleconference

NASA will host a teleconference with the following participants: - Joel Kearns, administrator for Exploration, Science Mission Directorate, NASA - Ryan Watkins,Exploration Science Strategy and Integration Office, NASA - John Thornton, CEO, Astrobotic - Gary Wentz, vice president, Government and Commercial Programs, ULA - Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron

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Artemis Moon Mission Plans Media Teleconference

NASA will hold a media teleconference to provide an update on the agency’s lunar exploration plans for the benefit of all under Artemis.

Online

Press Event

Axiom-3 Crew Press Conference

Axiom Space will hold a virtual press conference with the astronauts of Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) to highlight their mission readiness and objectives, Participants include: - Michael López-Alegría, Ax-3 Commander, Axiom Space, U.S. and Spain - Walter Villadei, Ax-3 Pilot, Italy - Alper Gezeravcı, Ax-3 Mission Specialist, Türkiye - Marcus Wandt, Ax-3 Mission Specialist, ESA/Sweden

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Axiom-3 Prelaunch News Conference

The prelaunch news conference will focus on final preparations for the Ax-3 mission. It will discuss the results of the Launch Readiness Review, which evaluates the mission hardware and its readiness for launch. Participants include: - Dana Weigel, deputy manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program - Angela Hart, manager, NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program- - Derek Hassmann, chief of mission integration and operations, Axiom Space - Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX - Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, U.S. Space Force

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PACE Press Conference

NASA will host a media teleconference at to discuss the upcoming launch and science objectives of the agency’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission.

Online

Static Fire

RS-25 Engine Test

NASA is conducting the third hot fire as part of the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of the engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket.

Fred Haise Test Stand, NASA’s Stennis Space Center

Moon Landing

SLIM Lunar Landing

JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) will attempt to land on the surface of the Moon.

Shioli Crater, Lunar Surface

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Peregrine Mission One Status Teleconference

Astrobotic will hold a media teleconference to discuss updates on their Peregrine Mission One, which is carrying payloads as part of NASA0s Commercial Lunar Provider Services (CLPS) initiative.

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