Astronautics and Astronomy Advancing at Successive CASI, RASC, CSCA Meetings in OntarioThe Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute is hosting the 17th Astronautics Conference (ASTRO 2016) May 17-19 at the Delta Hotel City Centre in the national capital Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The plenary program features Canadian and International space leaders including Canadian Space Agency President Sylvain Laporte, ESA Director General Jan Woerner, DLR Chair of Executive Board Pascale Ehrenfreund, Mexican Space Agency Director General Francisco Jiménez, NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan and NASA Chief Technologist David Miller. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is meeting for the 57th RASC General Assembly in a joint event with AstroCATS, Canada’s largest astronomy and telescope show (RASC GA2016 / AstroCATS) May 19-23 at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. The comprehensive schedule comprises exhibits, displays, lectures, workshops, demonstrations, tours and social events. Presenters include Peter Brown of Western University, Charles Ennis of RASC Sunshine Coast, Anne Hornschemeier of Goddard Research Center NASA, Robert Jedicke of Institute for Astronomy of University of Hawaii, David Levy comet hunter extraordinaire and others. The Canadian Space Commerce Association (CSCA) convenes its Annual General Meeting May 24 at the law firm of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Toronto. (Image Credit: CASI, RASC, AstroCATS, CSCA, CSA, DLR, AEM, ESA)
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Weekly Planet Watch – Evening Planets: Mars (SE), Jupiter (S), Saturn (SW); Morning Planets: Neptune (ESE).
Korea SpaceOps 2016 Hosts International Space Agency LeadersKorea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and AIAA are holding the 14th International Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOps 2016) with the theme “Expanding the Space Community” in Daejeon, South Korea on May 16-20 at the Daejeon Convention Center. Speakers include (L-R) KARI President Gwang-Rae Cho, UAE Space Agency Director General Mohamed Alahbabi, South African National Space Agency (SANSA) CEO Sandile Malinga, NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate Associate Administrator William Gerstenmaier, and representatives from ESA, ISRO, DLR, CNES, JAXA, United Kingdom and Thailand. The program will focus on mission planning and management, cross support and interoperability, launch and spaceflight operations, and operations-enabling technology in ground and flight systems. There will also be a social program with a welcome reception, guided tour and closing ceremony. The awards dinner will honor New Horizons Mission Operations Team / JHU-APL, Christopher Kraft Jr. NASA Johnson Space Center (retired), and Christine Chubenko of What Webs We Weave company. KARI, founded 1989, is developing Korean Space Launch Vehicle-2 (Naro-2) to launch its planned 2018 Moon orbiter mission from Naro Space Center in South Jeolla, as well as an indigenous second-stage rocket (by March 2018), Moon lander and 10-20 kg rover (2020), an indigenous third-stage rocket (2021) and future interplanetary missions. It also operates a successful Earth observation KOMPSAT program (1999-present), sounding rocket fleet and new facilities for engine testing. (Image Credit: SpaceOps, KARI, AIAA, UAE Space Agency, NASA, SPC, et al) |
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May 17-18 — OPTUS, Intelsat, ViaSat, SSL, ITC Global, et al, Sydney, Australia: Australasia Satellite Forum 2016; at Westin Hotel.
May 17-19 — Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: 17th Astronautics Conference of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (ASTRO 2016): International Cooperation Makes Space Work; at Delta Hotel City Centre.
May 17-19 — Explore Mars Inc., Washington DC: Humans to Mars Summit (H2M) 2016; confirmed / tentative speakers include Buzz Aldrin, Ellen Stofan, Bill Nye (“The Science Guy”), Dava Newman, James Green, Miles O’Brien (PBS, CNN), Penelope Boston, ‘Astronaut Abby’ Harrison, Joe Cassady (Aerojet Rocketdyne).
May 17-19 — Polytechnic University of Turin, Thales Alenia Space, ASI, ESA, CASC, Canadian Space Agency, NASA, JAXA, Turin, Italy: 5th International Workshop on Verification and Testing of Space Systems.
May 17 — Apollo Asteroid 2016 GS2: Near-Earth flyby (0.009 AU).
May 17 — Aten Asteroid 2016 JH18: Near-Earth flyby (0.035 AU).
WEDNESDAY
May 18 — Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt MD: Colloquium: The Magnetic Musculature of Space as Revealed by MMS; Thomas Moore, 15:30.
May 18-19 — European Nodes of Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI), Amsterdam, The Netherlands: 4th European Lunar Symposium; at Trippenhuis (Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences).
May 18-19 — Geologic Society of America, Moscow ID: 68th Annual Meeting of the GSA Rocky Mountain Section.
May 18-20 — International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety, Melbourne FL: 8th International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) Conference: Safety First, Safety for All.
May 18-22 — National Space Society, Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust, San Juan, Puerto Rico: 35th Annual International Space Development Conference.
May 18-22 — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, Roscosmos State Corporation, Krasnoyarsk, Russia: United Nations / Russian Federation Workshop on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems; at Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems Joint Stock Company.
May 18 — Moon: 4.9° NNE of Spica, 08:00; at apogee (distance 405,450 km), 12:00.
May 18 — Amor Asteroid 2016 HF3: Near-Earth flyby (0.022 AU).
May 18 — Amor Asteroid 2016 GF216: Near-Earth flyby (0.051 AU).
THURSDAY
May 19 — Rob and Terry Ryan Foundation, Rising Stars Fund, W. M. Keck Observatory, Honoka’a HI: The 2015-16 El Niño: Wind on the Water and the Weather on Mauna Kea; Dr. Steven Businger, at Honoka’a People’s Theatre 19:00.
May 19, 20 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech/NASA, Pasadena CA: von Kármán Lecture Series 2016: Fire and Ice… and Methane – Exploring Mars and Titan Using Laboratory and Field Analogues on Earth; Dr. Morgan Cable of JPL.
May 19-20 — ESA ESTEC, International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG), Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Moon Village Workshop; at ESA Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC).
May 19-22 — Universities Space Research Association (USRA), Lunar and Planetary Institute, U.S. Geological Survey, Boise ID: International Planetary Dunes Workshop: Integrating Models, Remote Sensing, and Field Data.
May 19-23 — Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Canadian Astronomy Telescope Show, London, Ontario, Canada: 57th RASC General Assembly & AstroCATS; Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen to deliver opening remarks at AstroCATS on May 21.
May 19 — Mercury: At aphelion (distance 0.4667 AU), 07:00.
FRIDAY
May 20 — ISS, Cygnus OA-6 Undocking, LEO: Cygnus freighter to be released from ISS, will undergo NASA Saffire experiment igniting a flammable material inside the Cygnus craft to better understand how potential fires can spread across a vehicle in space.
May 20-21 — ESA, CNES, si-Cluster, Athens and Patras, Greece: Act In Space – Greece; hackathon organized by the Greek space industry si-Cluster at Athens and Patras.
May 20-22 — British Interplanetary Society, London, United Kingdom: 2016 Soviet/Chinese Technical Forum & Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Helen Sharman’s mission to Mir.
May 20 — Apollo Asteroid 2016 JF18: Near-Earth flyby (0.093 AU).
SATURDAY
May 21 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Glonass M, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia: Soyuz rocket in Soyuz 2-1b configuration with a Fregat upper stage to launch Glonass M navigation satellite.
May 21-22 — Glenn Research Center, NASA, Cleveland OH: 75th Anniversary Open House.
May 21 — Moon: Full Flower / Strawberry Moon, “Blue Moon” 11:14; 5.9° N of Mars, 12:00.
SUNDAY
May 22 — Cassini OTM-450, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft conducts Orbital Trim Maneuver #450 today.
May 22-26 — Japan Geoscience Union, Chiba, Japan: Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016; at Makuhari Messe.
May 22 — Moon: 9.5° N of Antares, 04:00; 3.2° N of Saturn, 12:00.
May 22 — Mars: At opposition, 01:00.