From boris.v.semenov at jpl.nasa.gov Fri Jul 5 06:45:12 2024 From: boris.v.semenov at jpl.nasa.gov (Semenov, Boris V (US 392N)) Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 13:45:12 +0000 Subject: [Spice_announce] No new leap second at the end of December 2024 Message-ID: <89805C45-CBDC-4A54-B305-94C972EA3AB4@jpl.nasa.gov> On July 4, 2024, the IERS announced there will NOT be a new leap second declared at midnight on December 31, 2024: https://datacenter.iers.org/data/16/bulletinc-068.txt As a consequence, the current SPICE LSK, naif0012.tls, will remain current until at least July 01, 2025. From boris.v.semenov at jpl.nasa.gov Mon Jul 8 09:50:52 2024 From: boris.v.semenov at jpl.nasa.gov (Semenov, Boris V (US 392N)) Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 16:50:52 +0000 Subject: [Spice_announce] Upcoming SPICE Training Class -- October 23-25, 2024 on the East Coast of the U.S. Message-ID: NAIF announces the next SPICE training class will take place October 23-25, 2024, on the East Coast of the U.S. in College Park, MD. The combination of the announcement letter and registration form are available at: https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/naif/WS2024_announcement.html Registration is required, the sooner the better but no later than October 1st. Seating is limited and will be offered in the order in which firm registrations are received.