Downrange
= All times for terrestrial events in local time unless noted.
= All times for international terrestrial events in local time unless noted.
= All times for space events, and…
= All times for international space / astro events in Hawaii Standard Time unless noted. Add 10 hours to obtain UT (‘Universal Time;’ Greenwich, England).
2012
NET Feb — Arianespace, Launch Soyuz / Globalstar, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An Arianespace Soyuz rocket set to launch 6 second-generation Globalstar mobile communications satellites.
NET Feb — CNSA, Launch Long March 3C / Beidou, Xichang, China: A Long March 3C rocket set to launch the Beidou navigation satellite for the Chinese government.
Feb — Sierra Nevada Corporation, Moffett Field CA: ‘SNC Dream Chaser (DC) Spacecraft Development Schedule:’ CCDev2 Performance Milestone 8 – Separation system test of prototype DC to demonstrate activation and performance.
NET Feb 13 — Arianespace, Launch Vega / LARES, Kourou, French Guiana: The European Vega rocket set to launch 1st flight with the Laser Relativity Satellite (LARES), a small spacecraft named ALMASat and 9 CubeSat payloads.
Feb 13-15 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, San Diego CA: ‘Conference on Life Detection in Extraterrestrial Samples.’
Feb 13-17 — California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, et al, Pasadena CA: ‘Science With a Wide-Field Infrared Telescope in Space / 16th International Conference on Gravitational Microlensing.’
Feb 13-17 — Italian Space Agency, ESA, Bologna, Italy: ‘Astrophysics from the Radio to the Submillimeter – Planck and Other Experiments in Temperature and Polarization.’
Feb 15 — Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD: Registration deadline for ‘Titan Through Time 2,’ Apr 3-5.
Feb 15 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: ‘Mysteries of the Oscillations of Gas Accreting onto Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and White Dwarfs,’ Bob Wagoner.
Feb 15 — Ohio State University, Columbus OH: ‘The Future of Space Exploration.’
Feb 15-16 — Flexure Engineering, Houston TX: ‘2nd Lunar Superconductor Applications Workshop.’
Feb 15-16 — Federal Aviation Administration, Washington DC: ‘15th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference.’
Feb 15-17 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, et al, Pasadena CA: ‘16th International Conference on Gravitational Microlensing.’
Feb 15-18 — The Aerospace Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Pasadena CA: ‘Earth and Space 2012: Engineering for Extreme Environments.’
NET Feb 16 — ULA, Launch Atlas 5 / MUOS 1, Cape Canaveral FL: A ULA Atlas 5 rocket set to launch 1st Mobile User Objective System Satellite for the US Navy.
Feb 16-17 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: ‘The von Karman Lecture Series: Climate Sciences and the Climate Center of JPL.’
Feb 17 — Committee on Space Research, Indian Space Research Organization, Online: Abstract submission deadline for the ‘39th Scientific Assembly of Committee on Space Research (COSPAR).’
Feb 17 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: ‘Lunch With an Astronaut,’ John Blaha.
Feb 18 — Zero Gravity Corporation, Las Vegas NV: ‘Zero-G Flight Experience,’ a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience weightlessness onboard a specially modified Boeing 727.
NET Feb 20 — ILS, Launch Proton / Sirius FM6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An ILS Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage set to deploy the Sirius FM6 satellite for Sirius XM Radio.
Feb 20 — Ohio State University, Columbus OH: ‘50th Anniversary of Friendship 7,’ event to feature NASA astronauts John Glenn and Mark Kelly.
Feb 20-21 — NASA, Columbus OH: ‘NASA 2012 Future Forum.’
Feb 20 – Mar 3 — International Space University, Colorado Springs CO: ‘Executive MBA 2012 Program: Module D.’
Feb 21-23 — International Space University, Strasbourg, France: ‘16th ISU International Symposium: Sustainability of Space Activities – International Issues and Potential Solutions.’
Feb 22 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: ‘Volcanic Vs. Anthropogenic CO2,’ Terry Gerlach.
Feb 22-23 — NASA Office of the Chief Engineer, Orlando FL: ‘NASA Project Management Challenge: Evolve and Excel.’
Feb 23 — Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum – Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly VA: ‘The Spacesuits that Did Not Fly: The Museum’s Collection of Hard Spacesuits,’ Cathleen Lewis.
Feb 24 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: ‘Lunch With an Astronaut,’ Tom Jones.
Feb 25 — Zero Gravity Corporation, Las Vegas NV: ‘Zero-G Flight Experience,’ a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience weightlessness onboard a specially modified Boeing 727.
Feb 25 — SpaceUp Houston, Houston TX: ‘SpaceUp Houston 2012 Unconference.’
Feb 27-28 — Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), Washington DC: ‘MEPAG Meeting.’
Feb 27-29 — Southwest Research Institute, Ames Research Center, Palo Alto CA: ‘3rdNext-Gen Suborbital Researchers Conference.’
Feb 27-29 — Seoul National University, JAXA, et al, Jeju, South Korea: ‘2nd AKARI Conference: Legacy of AKARI – A Panoramic View of the Dusty Universe.’
Feb 29 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: ‘Lynx Suborbital Vehicle Will Change the World,’ Andrew Nelson.
NET Net Mar — ILS, Launch Proton / Intelsat 22, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An ILS Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage set to deploy the Intelsat 22 satellite to provide C-band and Ku-band communications services over Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Mar 2 — Glenn Research Center, Cleveland OH: 50th Commemoration of John Glenn’s historic space flight when he became the 1st USA astronaut to orbit the Earth.
Mar 3 — Zero Gravity Corporation, Cape Canaveral FL: ‘Zero-G Flight Experience,’ a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience weightlessness onboard a specially modified Boeing 727.
Mar 3-10 — Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Big Sky MT: ‘2012 IEEE Aerospace Conference.’
Mar 5-8 — European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile: ‘Observing Planetary Systems Workshop.’
Mar 7 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: ‘How to Build a Time Machine,’ Paul Davies.
Mar 8 — Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: ‘The First Results From MESSENGER of Mercury,’ Catherine Johnson.
NET Mar 9 — Arianespace, Launch Ariane 5 / ATV 3, Kourou, French Guiana: Arianespace set to use Ariane 5 ES rocket to launch the 3rd ESA Automated Transfer Vehicle known as Edoardo Amaldi to the International Space Station.
Mar 9 — The Fellowship of Las Cruces Area Rocketry Enthusiasts, Las Cruces NM: ‘Apollo 16 40th Anniversary Commemorative Rocket Launch,’ with guest speakers Gene Kranz and Charlie Duke.
Mar 12-14 — Solar Terrestrial Environmental Laboratory, Nagoya, Japan: ‘1st Geospace Environment Modeling System for Integrated Studies (GEMSIS) Workshop: Current Status and Future Perspectives in Space Weather Research.’
NET Mar 14 — OSC, Launch Pegasus XL / NuSTAR, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands: An air-launched Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket set to deploy NASA Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array spacecraft to study high energy X-rays in the universe.
Mar 14 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: ‘A Post-Equinox View of Saturn’s Rings,’ Larry Esposito.
Mar 14-16 — The Kepler Space Institute, National Space Society, et al, Hilton Head Island SC: ‘Kepler Space Institute Convention.’
Mar 14-16 — NASTAR Center, Philadelphia PA: ‘Suborbital Scientist Training: Commercial Suborbital Scientist Space Research.’
NET Mar 15 — ISRO PSLV / RISAT-1, Sriharikota, India: A Chinese Long March 3A rocket set to launch the Fengyun 2F geostationary weather satellite.
Mar 15-16 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: ‘The von Karman Lecture Series: Mysterious Titan.’
Mar 15-16 — Flexure Engineering, University of Houston, et al, Houston TX: ‘2nd International Lunar Superconductor Applications Workshop.’
Mar 17 — Zero Gravity Corporation, Washington DC: ‘Zero-G Flight Experience,’ a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience weightlessness onboard a specially modified Boeing 727.
Mar 17-18 — Brown University, Vernadsky Institute, NASA Lunar Science Institute, et al, The Woodlands TX: ‘Brown-Vernadsky Microsymposium 53: Early History of the Terrestrial Planets: New Insights from the Moon and Mercury.’
Mar 19-21 — International Academy of Astronautics, American Astronautical Society, Porto, Portugal: ‘1st IAA Conference on Dynamics and Control of Space Systems.’
Mar 19-23 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, The Woodlands TX: ‘43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.’
Mar 19-23 — University of Alabama – Huntsville, Marshall Space Flight Center, Palm Springs CA: ‘11th Annual International Astrophysics Conference: Space Weather – The Space Radiation Environment.’
Mar 19-30 — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, Vienna, Austria: ‘51st Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space – Legal Subcommittee Meeting.’
NET Mar 20 — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / Dragon C2, Cape Canaveral FL: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch the 2nd Dragon Spacecraft to demonstrate rendezvous and berthing with the International Space Station for cargo-delivery.
Mar 20-23 — National Center for Space Studies (CNES), Planetary & Astrophysics Institute of Grenoble, et al, Grenoble, France: ‘From Atoms to Pebbles: Herschel’s View of Star and Planet Formation.’
Mar 21 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: ‘A New Feed for the Allen Telescope Array and the Science That it Will Enable,’ Jack Welch.
Mar 21-23 — Nuclear Science and Technology Aerospace, Lunar and Planetary Institute, et al, The Woodlands TX: ‘Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2012.’
Mar 23 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: ‘Lunch With an Astronaut,’ Ken Cameron.
Mar 27-29 — American Astronautical Society, Greenbelt MD: ‘50th Robert Goddard Memorial Symposium.’
Mar 28 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: ‘Smart Coatings Surfaces: New Tools for the Spacecraft Designer’s Tool Belt,’ Steve McDaniel.
NET Mar 29 — ULA, Launch Delta 4 – Heavy / NROL 25, Vandenberg Air Force Base CA: A ULA Delta 4 rocket set to launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Mar 29-30 — NASA Lunar and Planetary Institute, St Louis MO: ‘Outer Planets Assessment Group Meeting.’
NET Mar 30 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / ISS 30S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch the Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS with members of the next Expedition crew; *Postponed.
Mar 31 – Apr 1 — Space Up San Francisco, San Francisco CA: ‘Space Up 2012 San Francisco.’
Apr — NASA Dawn Mission, Asteroid Belt: Spacecraft scheduled to depart asteroid Vesta this month; launch in Sep 2007.
Apr — Blue Origin, Kent WA: ‘Blue Origin Spacecraft Development Schedule:’ CCDev2 Baseline Milestone 2.6 – Pusher Escape Risk Reduction Project: Pusher Escape Pad Test.
NET Apr — Orbital Sciences, Launch Antares / Demo, Wallops Island VA: The 1st Orbital Sciences Demo rocket set to launch a simulated Cygnus spacecraft on a demonstration flight; formerly known as Taurus 2.
NET Apr — ILS, Launch Proton / Yahsat 1B, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An ILS Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage set to deploy the Yahsat 1B satellite which will provide commercial and government services to the Middle East.
Apr 2-4 — ESA, Noordwijk, The Netherlands: ‘Dust and Grains in Low Gravity and Space Environment.’
Apr 3-5 — Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD: ‘Titan Through Time 2.’
Apr 4 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: ‘Characterization of Dark Materials on Lapetus, Phoebe and Hyperion,’ Cristina Dalle Ore.
Apr 9-10 — Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore MD: ‘The Faint Early Sun: Paradox, Problem or Distraction?.’
Apr 11 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: ‘Advances in Fast Burning Fuels and High Performance Hybrid Rocket Propulsion,’ Brian Cantwell.
Apr 12-13 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: ‘The von Karman Lecture Series: Gale Crater – Exploring the Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site.’
Apr 12-14 — Space Access Society, Phoenix AZ: ‘2012 Space Access Society Conference.’
Apr 13-14 — Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville AL: ‘19th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race.’
Apr 14 — Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral FL: ‘Apollo 16 40th Anniversary Celebration.’
Apr 15-18 — American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Aerospace Division, Pasadena CA: ‘ASCE Earth and Space 2012 Conference.’
Apr 16-19 — The Space Foundation, Colorado Springs CO: ‘28th National Space Symposium.’
Apr 16-20 — NASA, Atlanta GA: ‘Astrobiology Science Conference 2012: Exploring Life – Past and Present, Near and Far.’
Apr 19-20 — NASA Lunar Science Institute, Berlin, Germany: ‘European Lunar Symposium.’
Apr 19-21 — Max Planck Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany: ‘Envisioning Limits: Outer Space and the End of Utopia.’
Apr 20 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: ‘Lunch With an Astronaut,’ John Blaha.
Apr 21 — Ad Astra Kansas, Topeka KS: ‘Ad Astra Kansas Day 2012.’
Apr 22-27 — European Geosciences Union (EGU), Vienna, Austria: ‘EGU General Assembly 2012.’
Apr 23-24 — The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Boston MA: ‘2012 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications.’
Apr 23-26 — American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Honolulu HI: ‘53rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference 20th AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference 14th AIAA Non-Deterministic Approaches Conference 13th AIAA Gossamer Systems Forum 8th AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Specialist Conference.’
Apr 23-27 — American Meteorological Society, Noumea, New Caledonia: ‘10th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography.’
Apr 23-28 — University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine: ‘19th Young Scientists’ Conference on Astronomy and Space Physics.’
NET Apr 25 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Progress 47P, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch 47th Progress cargo delivery ship to the ISS.
NET Apr 27 — ULA, Launch Atlas 5 / AEHF 2, Cape Canaveral FL: A ULA Atlas 5 rocket set to launch 2nd Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite for highly-secure communications.
Apr 27 — Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation, Houston TX: ‘Rotary Space Gala,’ featuring 2012 Nation Space Trophy Recipient NASA JSC Director Michael Coats.
NET Apr 28 — Orbital Sciences Corp, Launch Antares / Cygnus 1, Wallops Island VA: OSC Antares rocket set to launch the 1st Cygnus cargo freighter on a test flight to the International Space Station.
Apr 28-29 — Lockheed Martin, USA Science & Engineering Festival Organization, Washington DC: ‘2nd USA Science and Engineering Festival 2012.’
Apr 29 – May 7 — Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Jerusalem, Israel: ‘5th Isradynamics Conference: Dynamical Processes in Space and Astrophysical Plasmas.’
May — Sierra Nevada Corporation, Moffett Field CA: ‘SNC Dream Chaser (DC) Spacecraft Development Schedule:’ CCDev2 Performance Milestone 9 – Conduct Preliminary Design Review and present briefing of the preliminary DC design for NASA.
May — Blue Origin, Kent WA: ‘Blue Origin Spacecraft Development Schedule:’ CCDev2 Baseline Milestone 1.3 – Space Vehicle Design Maturation Project: SV System Requirements Review; CCDev2 Baseline Milestone 3.4 – RBS Engine Risk Reduction Project: Engine TCA Test.
NET Net May — Sea Launch, Launch Zenit 3SL / Intelsat 19, Odyssey Platform, Pacific Ocean: A Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket set to deliver the Intelsat 19 communications satellite into orbit which will provide C-band and Ku-band communications services to the Asia-Pacific region.
May 2 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: ‘Companions to Solar-Type Stars: Analysis of a Wide Variety of Planets, Brown Dwarfs, and Small Stars,’ Tristan Guillot.
May 4 — Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, Cape Canaveral FL: ‘2012 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Gala.’
May 6-10 — American Astronomical Society – Division of Dynamical Astronomy (AAS – DDA), Mt. Hood OR: ‘43rd Annual Meeting of the AAS – DDA.’
May 7-10 — Aeronautics and Astronautics Association of France, ESA, et al, Bordeaux, France: ‘Space Propulsion 2012.’
May 8-10 — SmarterShows Ltd, Los Angeles CA: ‘Spacecraft Technology Expo 2012,’ featuring The Lynx, XCOR Aerospace entry into the commercial reusable launch vehicle (RLV) market.
May 9 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: ‘Contact with ET Using Math? Not So Fast,’ Keith Devlin.
May 10-11 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: ‘The von Karman Lecture Series: The Quest for Other Worlds like Earth.’
May 15-17 — Ames Research Center, Moffett Field CA: ‘Mars Recent Climate Change Workshop.’
May 15-18 — American Astronautical Society, Chinese Society of Astronautics, Japanese Rocket Society, Kyoto, Japan: ‘13th International Space Conference of Pacific-Basin Societies.’
May 15-18 — International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Yeosu, South Korea: ‘2nd International Symposium Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Oceans.’
May 16 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: ‘The Climates of the Planet Mars,’ Francois Forget.
May 16-20 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, Niigata Prefecture, et al, Niigata, Japan: ‘Asteroids, Comets and Meteors.’
May 19-21 — International Academy of Astronautics, Porto, Portugal: ‘1st IAA Conference on Dynamics & Control of Space Systems.’
May 21-22 — Wien University – Dept. of Astronomy, Vienna, Austria: ‘Workshop on Extraterrestrial Life: Beyond Our Expectations?.’
May 21-25 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, NASA Mars Program Office, et al, Lake Tahoe NV: ‘3rd International Conference on Early Mars: Geologic and Hydrologic Evolution, Physical and Chemical Environments, and Implications for Life.’
May 21-26 — Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral FL: ‘NASA 3rd Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition.’
May 22-24 — American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, International Astronautical Federation, Washington DC: ‘Global Space Exploration Conference 2012.’
NET May 23 — RSA, Launch Starsem Soyuz / MetOp B, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia: A Starsem Soyuz rocket set to launch the MetOp B weather satellite for ESA and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites.
May 24-28 — National Space Society, Washington DC: ‘31st International Space Development Conference 2012.’
May 25 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: ‘Lunch With an Astronaut,’ Mike McCulley.
NET May 30 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / ISS 31S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS with members of the next Expedition crew; *Postponed.
Jun 3-6 — Institute for Astronomy Maui Maikalani/ATRC, Maui, Hawai`i: ‘Transiting Planets in the House of the Sun: A Workshop on M Dwarf Stars and Their Planets.’
Jun 4 – Aug 10 — International Space University, Melbourne FL: ‘25th Space Studies Program.’
Jun 5-6 — Transit of Venus: Venus to pass directly between Earth and the Sun, as observers see the distant planet as a small dot gliding slowly across the face of the Sun.
Jun 8 – Jul 10 — American Astronomical Society, NASA, et al, Cross Plains TX: ‘Student CanSat Competition 2012.’
Jun 10-14 — American Astronomical Society, Anchorage AK: ‘220th Meeting of the AAS.’
Jun 11-15 — Space Foundation Discovery Institute, Colorado Springs CO: ‘Space Across the Curriculum: Earth Systems Science – Our Earth Revealed .’
Jun 12-15 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, Flagstaff AZ: ‘3rd International Planetary Dunes Workshop.’
Jun 13-15 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, Bozeman MT: ‘2nd Conference on the Lunar Highlands Crust.’
Jun 15 — California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA: ‘118th Annual Commencement Ceremony,’ featuring SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Jun 15 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: ‘Lunch With an Astronaut,’ David Hilmers.
Jun 18-22 — Ames Research Center, Moffett Field CA: ‘2012 Lunar Extreme Program and Workshop.’
Jun 18-22 — Space Foundation Discovery Institute, Colorado Springs CO: ‘Space Across the Curriculum: Meteorology and Space Weather.’
NET Jun 20 — ULA, Launch Atlas 5 / NROL 38, Vandenberg AFB CA: A ULA Atlas 5 rocket set to launch a classified spacecraft payload for the USA National Reconnaissance Office.
Jun 21-22 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: ‘The von Karman Lecture Series: Melting Snows – The Threatened Lifeblood of the Western US.’
Jun 24-29 — Center for Planetary Science – International School of Planetary Sciences, Kobe, Japan: ‘CPS 9th International School of Planetary Sciences: Across the Earth Into Exoplanets.’
Jun 25-28 — American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, New Orleans LA: ‘4th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference.’
Jun 25-28 — Southwest Research Institute, Lunar and Planetary Institute, et al, Boulder CO: ‘Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets.’
Jun 25-28 — National Center for Space Studies (CNES), ESA, et al, Toulouse, France: ‘Toulouse Space Show 2012.’
Jun 25-29 — Space Foundation Discovery Institute, Pueblo CO: ‘Space Across the Curriculum: Rocketry.’
NET Jun 26 — JAXA, Launch H-2B / HTV 3, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan: The Japan H-2B rocket set to launch the 3rd H-2 Transfer Vehicle to deliver equipment and supplies to the ISS.
Jun 26-28 — American Astronautical Society, NASA Space Station Program Office, et al, Denver CO: ‘1st Annual ISS Research and Development Conference.’
NET Jun 28 — ULA, Launch Delta 4 – Heavy / NROL 15, Cape Canaveral FL: A ULA Delta 4-Heavy rocket set to launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the USA National Reconnaissance Office.
Jul 1-6 — The International Society of Optics and Photonics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: ‘SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012.’
Jul 2-15 — Nordic Network of Astrobiology, NASA Astrobiology Network, Reykjavic, Iceland: ‘Nordic – NASA Summer School: Water, Ice and the Origin of Life in the Universe.’
Jul 4 — International Lunar Observatory Association, Space Age Publishing Company, San Jose CA: ‘Galaxy Forum USA 2012: Galaxy 21st Century Education.’
Jul 9-13 — Space Foundation Discovery Institute, Colorado Springs CO: ‘Space Across the Curriculum: Lunar / Mars Exploration and Base Construction.’
Jul 10-12 — Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG), Pasadena CA: ‘7th Meeting of the NASA SBAG.’
Jul 13-15 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman MT: ‘2nd Conference on the Lunar Highlands Crust.’
Jul 14-22 — Committee on Space Research, Indian Space Research Organization, Mysore, India: ‘39th Scientific Assembly of Committee on Space Research (COSPAR).’
NET Jul 16 — Eurockot, Launch Rockot / Swarm, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia: A Eurockot Rocket vehicle set to launch the Swarm mission for ESA, is an Explorer mission of 3 satellites in different polar orbits which will probe the geomagnetic field and its temporal evolution in the Earth system.
Jul 16-22 — Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics France, ESA, et al, Bordeaux, France: ‘3rd Space Propulsion Conference,’ event to promote exchange and discussion on spacecrafts and spacecraft transportation.
Jul 16-22 — Farnborough International Air Show 2012, Farnborough, United Kingdom: ‘47th Farnborough International Air Show;’ International Space Pavilion offers 1,100 square meters of exhibit area dedicated to products, projects, and professionals in the space industry.
Jul 17-19 — NASA Lunar Science Institute, Moffett Field CA: ‘Lunar Science Forum 2012.’
Jul 19-20 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: ‘The von Karman Lecture Series: The Power of Two: How Humans and Robots Explore Space.’
Jul 20 — 43rd Apollo 11 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: 1st Human mission to land on Moon in 1969; 1st steps by humans on another planetary body taken by Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin.
Jul 20 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: ‘Lunch With an Astronaut,’ Ken Cameron.
Jul 22-27 — Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Munich, Germany: ‘International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium.’
Jul 23-27 — NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA: ‘2012 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Workshop: Working with Exoplanet Light Curves.’
NET Jul 25 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Progress 48P, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch 48th Progress cargo delivery ship to the ISS.
Jul 26-28 — Space Frontier Foundation, NASA, Mountain View CA: ‘NewSpace Conference 2012,’ featuring the annual NewSpace Business Plan Competition.
Jul 30-Aug 1 — American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, San Diego CA: ‘10th Annual International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference‘ / ‘48th AIAA / ASME / SAE / ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit.’
NET Aug — Arianespace, Launch Soyuz / Galileo IOV, Kourou, French Guiana: An Arianespace Soyuz rocket will launch on its 3rd mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America and carry 2 Galileo in-orbit validation satellites for Europe Galileo navigation constellation.
NET Aug — ULA, Launch Atlas 5 / NROL 36, Vandenberg AFB CA: A ULA Atlas 5 rocket set to launch a classified spacecraft payload for the USA National Reconnaissance Office.
Aug 3-5 — The Mars Society, Pasadena CA: ‘15th Annual International Mars Society Convention.’
Aug 4-8 — Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Tucson AZ: ‘Communicating Science: A National Conference on Science Education and Public Outreach.’
Aug 12-17 — The Meteoritical Society, The Australian National University, Cairns, Australia: ‘75th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society.’
Aug 13-16 — American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Astronautical Society, Minneapolis MN: ‘AIAA / AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference.’
Aug 13-17 — The Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, American Geophysical Union, Sentosa Island, Singapore: ‘AOGS – AGU Joint Assembly.’
Aug 16-17 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: ‘The von Karman Lecture Series: Voyager’s Interstellar Mission.’
Aug 17 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: ‘Lunch With an Astronaut,’ Brian Duffy.
Aug 20-31 — International Astronomical Union, Beijing, China: ‘28th IAU General Assembly.’
NET Aug 23 — ULA, Launch Atlas 5 / RBSP, Cape Canaveral FL: A ULA Atlas 5 rocket set to launch the Radiation Belt Storm Probes mission for NASA which includes 2 spacecraft to fly in highly elliptical orbits to study Earth’s radiation belts and probe the influences of the Sun.
NET Sep — ULA, Launch Delta 4 / GPS 2F-3, Cape Canaveral FL: A ULA Delta 4 rocket set to deploy the USAF 3rd Block 2F navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System.
Sep — Launch Ares 1 / Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, KSC FL: Test flight of Ares 1 CLV to take place, dubbed ‘Ares 2;’ suborbital flight to test Ares 1 prototype upper stage, Orion launch abort system; time TBD.
Sep 7 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: ‘Lunch With an Astronaut,’ Leroy Chiao.
Sep 10-12 — The Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston TX: ‘The Mantle of Mars: Insights from Theory, Geophysics, High Pressure Studies, and Meteorites.’
Sep 11-13 — American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Long Beach CA: ‘AIAA Space 2012 Conference & Exposition.’
Sep 13-14 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: ‘The von Karman Lecture Series: The Challenge of Mars Exploration.’
Sep 17-22 — International Space University, Isle of Man, United Kingdom: ‘Executive MBA Program 2012: Module F.’
Sep 19-21 — The Planetary Crater Consortium, US Geological Survey, Flagstff AZ: ‘3rd Planetary Crater Consortium Meeting.’
Sep 22 — International Observe the Moon Night Organization, Global: ‘International Observe the Moon Night 2012.’
Sep 23-28 — The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – Instrumentation and Measurement Society, San Francisco CA: ‘2012 International IEEE Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement, Control, and Communication.’
Sep 24-29 — ESA, Venice, Italy: ‘20 Years of Progress in Radar Altimetry Symposium.’
NET Sep 26 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / ISS 32S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS with members of the next Expedition crew.
Oct 4-10 — World Space Week, Worldwide: ‘World Space Week 2012.’
Oct 1-5 — International Astronomical Federation, Naples, Italy: ‘63rd International Astronautical Congress.’
Oct 10-12 — Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD: ‘International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions.’
Oct 11-12 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: ‘The von Karman Lecture Series: Herschel Opens Up the Cool Universe.’
Oct 12 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: ‘Lunch With an Astronaut,’ Tom Jones.
Oct 14-19 — American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences, Reno NV: ‘44th Annual Meeting of the DPS.’
Oct 15-17 — Astrobiology Center Stockholm, Nordita, et al, Stockholm, Sweden: ‘12th European Workshop on Astrobiology.’
Oct 17-18 — New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, Las Cruces NM: ‘International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight 2012.’
Oct 18-20 — NASA History Program Office, Washington DC: ‘Solar System Exploration @50.’
Oct 25-27 — ESA, International Association of Sedimentologists, et al, Marrakech, Morocco: ‘3rd Conference on Terrestrial Mars Analogues.’
Nov 8-9 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: ‘The von Karman Lecture Series: Exploring New Worlds with the Dawn Mission.’
Nov 8-11 — Students for the Exploration & Development of Space (SEDS), Buffalo NY: ‘SEDS SpaceVision 2012 Conference: Crossroads – How Our Generation Will Take Us To The Space Frontier.’
Nov 16 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: ‘Lunch With an Astronaut,’ Ken Cameron.
NET Dec — ULA, Launch Atlas 5 / TDRS K, Vandenberg AFB CA: A ULA Atlas 5 rocket set to launch the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) which will connect mission control with the International Space Station and other orbiting satellites.
NET Dec 1 — Orbital Sciences Corporation, Launch Pegasus XL / IRIS, Vandenberg AFB CA: Orbital Sciences Corporation selected by NASA to launch the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph spacecraft aboard a Pegasus XL rocket.
Dec 1 — International Space University, Online: Application Deadline for ‘Executive MBA 2014 Program.’
Dec 6-7 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: ‘The von Karman Lecture Series: GRAIL Unwraps the Moon.’
Dec 11-14 — Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: ‘19th Annual Meeting of the APRSAF.’
Dec 14 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: ‘Lunch With an Astronaut,’ John Blaha.
Dec 31 — X Prize Foundation, Santa Monica CA: Google Lunar X Prize deadline for full $20M first prize; if prize not yet claimed first prize now drops to $15M.
2013
NET 2013 — CSA, Launch Long March 5 / Chang’e-3, China: 3rd China robotic Moon Mission expected to launch; 1st China spacecraft to land on Moon.
NET 2013 — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / Dragon C3, Cape Canaveral FL: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch the 4th Dragon spacecraft Dragon C4 which will be the 1st operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract.
Jan — American Astronomical Society, Long Beach CA: ‘221st Meeting of the AAS.’
Jan 28 — 27th Challenger 51-L Observation, Nationwide USA: Shuttle accident took place 28 January 1986 killing seven crew members including Commander Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, its pilot, Michael J. Smith, and its crew, Christa McAuliffe (the 1st ‘Teacher in Space’), Mission Specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnick and Ronald E. McNair, along with Payload Specialist Gregory B. Jarvis.
Mar — Launch Ares 1 CLV / Orion CEV, KSC FL: Unpiloted orbital test flight of Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle; time TBD.
Apr 8-11 — The Space Foundation, Colorado Springs CO: ‘29th National Space Symposium.’
Apr 8-11 — American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Boston MA: ‘54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference 21st AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference 15th AIAA Non-Deterministic Approaches Conference 14th AIAA Gossamer Systems Forum 9th AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Specialist Conference.’
Jun 2-6 — American Astronomical Society, TBD: ‘222nd Meeting of the AAS.’
Jul 20 — 44th Apollo 11 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: 1st Human mission to land on Moon in 1969; 1st steps by humans on another planetary body taken by Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin.
Sep 10-12 — American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Long Beach CA: ‘AIAA Space 2012 Conference & Exposition.’
2014
NET 2014 — ISRO, Launch GSLV / Chandrayaan-2, India: 2nd India robotic Moon Mission expected to launch lander / rover in cooperation with Russia.
NET 2014 — NASA, Cape Canaveral FL: NASA to add robotic flight test of the Orion spacecraft in early 2014 to its contract with Lockheed Martin Space Systems for the multi-purpose crew vehicle’s design, development, test and evaluation.
Jan 5-9 — American Astronomical Society, Washington DC: ‘223rd Meeting of the AAS.’
Jan 28 — 28th Challenger 51-L Observation, Nationwide USA: Shuttle accident took place 28 January 1986 killing seven crew members including Commander Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, its pilot, Michael J. Smith, and its crew, Christa McAuliffe (the 1st ‘Teacher in Space’), Mission Specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnick and Ronald E. McNair, along with Payload Specialist Gregory B. Jarvis.
May — ESA Rosetta Mission, Comet 67P / Churyumov- Gerasimenko Orbit: Spacecraft arrives at Comet 67P / Churyumov- Gerasimenko after 10 year journey.
May 5-9 — American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Pasadena CA: ‘SpaceOps 2014.’
Jun 1-5 — American Astronomical Society, TBD: ‘224th Meeting of the AAS.’
Jul 14-20 — Farnborough International Air Show 2014, Farnborough, United Kingdom: ‘48th Farnborough International Air Show;’ International Space Pavilion offers 1,100 square meters of exhibit space dedicated to the products, projects, and professionals in the space industry.
Jul 20 — 45th Apollo 11 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: 1st Human mission to land on Moon in 1969; 1st steps by humans on another planetary body taken by Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin.
Dec 31 — X Prize Foundation, Santa Monica CA: Final deadline for winning Google Lunar X Prize.
2015
Jan 4-8 — American Astronomical Society, Seattle WA: ‘225th Meeting of the AAS.’
Jan 28 — 29th Challenger 51-L Observation, Nationwide USA: Shuttle accident took place 28 January 1986 killing seven crew members including Commander Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, its pilot, Michael J. Smith, and its crew, Christa McAuliffe (the 1st ‘Teacher in Space’), Mission Specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnick and Ronald E. McNair, along with Payload Specialist Gregory B. Jarvis.
Feb — NASA Dawn Mission, Asteroid Belt: Spacecraft scheduled to arrive at asteroid Ceres this month; launch in Sep 2007.
Mar — Launch Ares 1 CLV / Orion CEV, KSC FL: First piloted flight of Orion Moonship expected; time TBD.
Jun — American Astronomical Society, TBD: ‘226th Meeting of the AAS.’
Jul — NASA Dawn Mission, Asteroid Belt: End of scheduled primary mission; launch in Sep 2007.
Jul 14 — New Horizons Pluto Encounter, Pluto Trajectory: Spacecraft conducts long-awaited encounter with Pluto today; launched 19 Jan 2006.
Aug 1-14 — International Astronomical Union, Honolulu HI: ‘24th IAU General Assembly.’
Dec — ESA Rosetta Mission, Comet 67P / Churyumov- Gerasimenko Orbit: End of scheduled mission.
2016
Jan 10-14 — American Astronomical Society, TBD: ‘227th Meeting of the AAS.’
Jan 28 — 30th Challenger 51-L Observation, Nationwide USA: Shuttle accident took place 28 January 1986 killing seven crew members including Commander Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, its pilot, Michael J. Smith, and its crew, Christa McAuliffe (the 1st ‘Teacher in Space’), Mission Specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnick and Ronald E. McNair, along with Payload Specialist Gregory B. Jarvis.
Jul — NASA Juno Spacecraft, Jovian System: Spacecraft scheduled approach and Orbital Insertion.
Jul 18-24 — Farnborough International Airshow, United Kingdom: ‘49th Farnborough International Air Show;’ International Space Pavilion offers 1,100 square meters of exhibit space dedicated to the products, projects, and professionals in the space industry.
Oct 20 — NASA Juno Spacecraft, Jovian System: Spacecraft to conduct Period Reduction Maneuver followed by Science Orbit Phase.
2017
Jan 8-12 — American Astronomical Society, TBD: ‘229th Meeting of the AAS.’
NET 2017 — Launch Long March 5 / Chang’e, China: Earliest expected date for 3rd phase of China Lunar Exploration Program to collect samples of lunar soil, and return to Earth as precursor to human missions; time TBD.
Oct — Thirty Meter Telescope Observatory Corporation, Mauna Kea HI: First Light with full primary mirror.
Oct 16 — NASA Juno Spacecraft, Jovian System: Scheduled end of mission for spacecraft.
2018
Jan 7-11 — American Astronomical Society, Washington DC: ‘231st Meeting of the AAS.’
2019
Jan 6-10 — American Astronomical Society, TBD: ‘233rd Meeting of the AAS.’
Dec — Launch Orion 13, KSC FL: First human lunar landing mission as part of the Constellation mission manifest planned for this month; 21-day mission will see three members of a four man crew set foot on the lunar surface for the first time since 1972; time/date TBD.
2020
Jan 6-10 — American Astronomical Society, TBD: ‘235th Meeting of the AAS.’
2021
Jan 9-14 — American Astronomical Society, TBD: ‘237th Meeting of the AAS.’
2022
Jan 8-13 — American Astronomical Society, Washington DC: ‘239th Meeting of the AAS.’
2029
Apr 13 — Asteroid 99942 Apophis, Earth Near-Miss: Astronomers say that on this day, which happens to be a Friday, asteroid previously known as 2004 MN4 will narrowly miss hitting Earth by about 30,000 km; asteroid 320 meters in diameter.
2036
Apr 13 — Asteroid 99942 Apophis, Earth Near-Miss: Asteroid previously known as 2004 MN4 will make 2nd pass by Earth, missing by about 50 million km.
2061
2061 — Halley’s Comet, Deep Space: Return of Halley’s Comet.
