= 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)

2013

Jun 24 — ISS, Russia EVA-33, LEO: Cosmonauts Yurchikhin and Misurkin scheduled to perform space walk to repair thermoregulation system of functional cargo block, carry out a number of scientific experiments; begins 13:35 UT; live coverage available.

Jun 24 — Arianespace, Launch Soyuz / O3b, Sinnamary, French Guiana: Soyuz rocket, designated VS05, set to launch 4 satellites for O3b Networks.

Jun 24-25 — Science and Technology Facilities Council, University College London, Royal Astronomical Society, London, United Kingdom: 1st UK Large Observatory for X-ray Timing Meeting; to discuss LOFT mission being considered by ESA for launch in 2022-2024; at RAS lecture theater.

Jun 24-26 — American Geophysical Union, Washington DC: AGU’s 2nd Annual Science Policy Conference; for scientists, students, policymakers, industry professionals to discuss Earth and space sciences.

Jun 24-27 — Federal Aviation Administration, NASA, Bellevue WA: 2013 Commercial and Government Responsive Access to Space Technology Exchange (CRASTE); in conjunction with 2013 National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS).

Jun 24-27 — AIAA, San Diego CA: 43rd AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit; 44th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference; 44th AIAA Thermophysics Conference; 31st AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference; 21st AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference; 5th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference; AIAA Ground Testing Conference; at Sheraton San Diego Hotel.

Jun 24-28 — RHEA Systems, Canadian Space Agency, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: 2-Day Training Course: Introduction to Concurrent Design; to focus on spacecraft platform modeling and design.

Jun 24-28 — American Geophysical Union, Annapolis MD: AGU Chapman Conference: Crossing the Boundaries in Planetary Atmospheres – From Earth to Exoplanets.

Jun 24-28 — Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, NASA Lunar Science Institute, Laurel MD: The Unknown Moon; for high-school teachers to investigate the Moon; at JHU/APL.

Jun 24-28 — Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Education and Public Outreach, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD: Lunar Workshop for Educators; for grade 6-9 science teachers to focus on Moon science and exploration; at NASA GSFC.

Jun 24-28 — Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Brisbane, Australia: The AGOS 10th Annual Meeting; at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Jun 24 – Aug 23 — International Space University, National Institute for Space Research, Strasbourg, France: The International Space University’s 26th Annual Space Studies Program (SSP13); at ISU Central Campus.

Jun 25 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Resurs P1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch Resurs P1 Earth observation satellite.

Jun 25 — National Space Biomedical Research Institute, NASA, Online: Virtual Workshop: The Impact of Sex and Gender on Adaptation In Space; 18:00 – 19:30 UT.

Jun 26 — Tiangong-1 space laboratory, Undocking of Shenzhou-10, LEO: Shenzhou-10 Commander Nie Haisheng & crew Zhang Xiaoguang, Wang Yaping scheduled to undock from space laboratory and return to Earth.

Jun 26 — Orbital Sciences Corp., Launch Pegasus XL / IRIS, Vandenberg AFB CA: OSC selected by NASA to launch Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph spacecraft aboard Pegasus XL rocket; will measure flow of energy and plasma through Sun atmosphere, heliosphere; 19:27 PDT.

Jun 26 — British Interplanetary Society, UK Centre for Astrobiology, London, United Kingdom: Space Colonies: A Proposed BIS Study Project; with speaker Jerry Stone; at BIS.

Jun 27 – Jul 1 — Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada: 2013 RASC General Assembly; held at Thunder Bay Centre on Lakehead University campus.

Jun 28 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston TX: LPI Seminar Series: TBD; presented by Rosalind Armytage from University of Houston; in Lecture Hall of USRA, 15:30 CDT.

Jun 28 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: Lunch with an Astronaut, David Hilmers; US$49.95 adult.

Jun 29 — Kennedy Space Center, Titusville FL: Grand Opening of Space Shuttle Atlantis Display.

Jun 29 — Space Tourism Society, Los Angeles CA: Seminar: Space Experience Economy (SEE); presented by STS founder / president John Spencer and other guests.

Jun 29 – Jul 5 — Space Tourism Society, Los Angeles CA: Space Tours – Los Angeles; week-long tour of space facilities in Los Angeles including SpaceX, XCOR, Mojave Air and Space port; US$4,985 per person.

NET Jul — CNSA, Launch Long March 5 / Chang’e-3, China: China 3rd robotic Moon Mission with 1st lunar rover; will be 1st soft landing on Moon since 1976 if successful; anticipating 3 months of lunar work; sample return planned for 2017.

NET Jul — ISRO, Launch GSLV / GSAT 14, Sriharikota, India: An ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle with Indian-built cryogenic 3rd stage set to launch GSAT 14 communications satellite.

NET Jul — ISS, LEO: Russia EVA scheduled to facilitate deorbit of PIRS module in preparation for launch / arrival of new Nauka module (Russia Multipurpose Laboratory Module).

NET Jul — Boeing Company, Chicago IL: Developing CST-100 7-person spacecraft for NASA CCiCAP, Orbital maneuvering and Attitude Control Engine Development Test to occur this month.

NET Jul — SpaceX, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Upgrading Dragon spacecraft to carry humans to space for NASA CCiCAP, On-Orbit and Entry Preliminary Design Review to occur this month.

NET Jul — NASA, Yuma AZ: Orion parachute test to occur this month; will be releasing from 10,668-meter altitude.

Jul 1 — ISRO, Launch PSLV / IRNSS 1, Sriharikota, India: ISRO Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle set to launch 1st spacecraft of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System.

Jul 1 — RSA, Launch Proton / Glonass, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Proton rocket set to launch 3 Glonass navigation satellites.

Jul 1 — DIYRockets Inc., Sunglass Co., Shapeways Inc., Online: Winners Announced: 3D Printed Rocket Challenge; competition to design 3D printed rocket engine that could carry nano-satellites into space.

Jul 1 — Mars Society Inc., Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada: Enhancement of Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station to begin in preparation for Mars Arctic 365, a 1-year Human Mars simulation mission.

Jul 1-4 — American Astronomical Society, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China: International Symposium on Planetary Sciences (IAPS2013).

Jul 1-5 — Association of Space Explorers, Cologne, Germany: The 26th ASE Planetary Congress: Citizens of Space – Stewards of Earth.

Jul 1-5 — Royal Astronomical Society, Saint Andrews, United Kingdom: National Astronomy Meeting; at University of St. Andrews.

Jul 2 — SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium: Dune and Ripple Migration Along Rover Curiosity’s Traverse in Gale Crater (Mars); presented by Simone Silvestro from SETI Institute; 12:00 PDT.

Jul 3 — British Interplanetary Society, London, United Kingdom: Lecture: In space EVERYONE can hear you scream; Alex Salam speaks about medical / psychological issues for long-duration exploration missions based on his experience in Antarctica; at BIS, 19:00 UT.

Jul 3-5 — International Academy of Astronautics, Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy: 8th IAA Symposium on the Future of Space Exploration: Towards the Stars; at Polytechnic University of Turin, Lingotto Campus.

Jul 4 — International Lunar Observatory Association, Space Age Publishing Co., Santa Clara CA: Galaxy Forum USA – 2013: Galaxy Education, Galaxy Exploration and Galaxy Enterprise in the 21st Century; at Embassy Suites; free.

Jul 4 — Canadian Space Commerce Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: CSCA Meeting; at law firm of Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP.

Jul 5 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: Lunch with an Astronaut, Leroy Chiao; US$49.95 adult.

Jul 6 — Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Visitor Information Station, Mauna Kea HI: The Universe Tonight: University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy; at 2,800-meter altitude on Mauna Kea, 18:00 HST.

Jul 7 — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD: Model Rocket Launches; up to 609-meter altitude; 13:00 – 14:00 EDT.

Jul 7-12 — DLR, International Academy of Astronautics, Cologne, Germany: 19th IAA Humans in Space Symposium.

Jul 8-10 — National Space Society of Australia, Arianespace, Orbital Sciences Corp., Space Systems/Loral, Optus Satellite, Adelaide, Australia: 12th Australian Space Development Conference (ASDC); at Adelaide Hilton Hotel.

Jul 8-11 — Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs, Seoul, Republic of Korea: COMNAP Annual General Meeting 2013.

Jul 8-12 — University of Turku, ESA, Astronet Consortium, Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, et al, Turku, Finland: European Week of Astronomy and Space Science.

Jul 8-12 — Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Education and Public Outreach, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD: Lunar Workshop for Educators; for grade 6-9 science teachers to focus on Moon science and exploration; at NASA GSFC.

Jul 8-12 — Academy of Athens, ESA, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece: Magnetospheres of Outer Planets; at Royal Olympic Hotel.

Jul 8-12 — Federation of Galaxy Explorers, Oakton VA: Summer Camps; featuring Moon Base for grades 3-5; US$200.

Jul 9 — ISS, USA EVA-22, LEO: Astronauts Cassidy and Parmitano scheduled to perform space walk; Parmitano will be first Italian to perform an EVA; scheduled for 12:10 UT.

Jul 9 — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / CASSIOPE, Vandenberg AFB CA: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch Canadian Space Agency CASSIOPE (CAscade, SmallSat and IOnospheric Polar Explorer) satellite containing communications payload and instrument to observe Earth ionosphere.

Jul 9 — National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC: 2013 Target NEO Workshop.

Jul 9 — SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium: Discovery of a New Unique Water-rich Meteorite from Mars; presented by Carl Agee from University of New Mexico; 12:00 PDT.

Jul 9 — National Research Council of the National Academies, Online: Papers Due: Submit Input to Study on Human Spaceflight; requesting ideas on the role of human spaceflight / vision for the future.

Jul 9 — NASA, Online: Proposals Due: Phase II Visionary Advanced Concepts; for cutting-edge ideas to transform future aerospace missions, enable new capabilities or alter approaches to launching, building, operating aerospace systems.

Jul 10 — Cassini, Saturn Orbit: Titan flyby scheduled at 964-km altitude.

Jul 10-11 — NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group, Pasadena CA: 9th NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group Meeting; to identify scientific priorities / opportunities for exploration of asteroids, comets, interplanetary dust, small satellites, Trans-Neptunian Objects.

Jul 12 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: Lunch with an Astronaut, Ken Cameron; US$49.95 adult.

Jul 12-20 — NASA, Houston TX: Teaching from Space Flight Week; selected USA K-12 teacher teams perform their custom reduced gravity experiments at NASA Johnson Space Center.

Jul 13 — NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland OH: Free 1-hour tour of Icing Research Tunnel; first tour starts 10:00 EDT.

Jul 13-14 — NASA Lunar Science Institute, Moffett Field CA: LunGradCon & Next Generation Lunar Scientists and Engineers (NGLSE); conference for graduate students, young lunar professionals.

Jul 14-18 — AIAA, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, et al, Vail CO: 43rd International Conference on Environmental Systems; topics include humans living and working in hostile environments inside / outside of terrestrial or outer space habitats / vehicles.

Jul 15 — AIAA, San Jose CA: Engineers as Educators Workshop II; at San Jose Convention Center.

Jul 15-17 — AIAA, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, San Jose CA: 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit/11th International Energy Conversion Conference.

Jul 15-19 — NASA Lunar Science Institute (Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute), Online: 6th Annual Lunar Science Forum; virtual meeting, 09:00 – 15:00 PDT.

Jul 15-19 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, Pasadena CA: 8th International Conference on Mars; Canceled.

Jul 15-19 — Federation of Galaxy Explorers, Oakton VA: Summer Camps; featuring Mars Camp for grades 6-8; US$200.

Jul 16 — ISS, USA EVA-23, LEO: Astronauts Cassidy and Parmitano scheduled to perform space walk; scheduled for 12:10 UT.

Jul 16 — SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium: Atmospheric Polar Warming at Mars; presented by Tamara McDunn from JPL; 12:00 PDT.

Jul 16 — AIAA, San Jose CA: Leading the STEM Charge – Illuminating the Potential of Aerospace.

Jul 16-17 — UK Space Agency, Scottish Enterprise, et al, Glasgow, United Kingdom: UK Space Conference 2013.

Jul 16-18 — American Astronautical Society, Center for the Advancement of Space Science Inc., NASA, Denver CO: 2nd Annual ISS Research and Development Conference; at Denver Marriott City Center.

Jul 16-25 — Austrian Research Promotion Agency, ESA, International Space Science Institute, Austrospace, Alpbach, Austria: Summer School Alpbach 2013: Space Weather – Science, Missions and Systems; student teams create and propose mission and spacecraft design projects.

Jul 18 — Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne Inc., U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville AL: Space Exploration Celebration; 18:30 – 21:00 CDT.

Jul 18, 19 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: The von Kármán Lecture Series: Exploring the Extreme Universe with NuSTAR; presented by Dr. Daniel Stern of JPL.

Jul 18-19 — AIAA, San Jose CA: Liquid Propulsion Systems – Evolutions and Advancements; at San Jose Convention Center.

Jul 19 — International Launch Services, Launch Proton / ASTRA 2E, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: Proton Rocket set to deliver ASTRA 2E satellite to provide Ku-band & Ka-band broadcast / broadband services to Europe, Middle East, Africa.

Jul 19 — `Imiloa Astronomy Center, University of Hawai`i – Hilo, Hilo HI: Mauna Kea Skies Talk; astronomers from Mauna Kea observatories speak about recent discoveries; this session features W. M. Keck Observatory; 19:00 HST, US$8-10.

Jul 19 — U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville AL: Space Exploration Celebration and Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; at U.S. Space and Rocket Center, 09:00 – 17:00 CDT.

Jul 19 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: Lunch with an Astronaut, Brian Duffy; US$49.95 adult.

Jul 20 — 44th Apollo 11 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: First 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 — National Space Society of North Texas, Dallas TX: 5th Moon Day; at Frontiers of Flight Museum.

Jul 20-24 — Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Jose State University, San Jose CA: ASP 125th Annual Meeting 2013; to include Cosmos in the Classroom; a hands-on symposium about teaching introductory astronomy to college-level students.

Jul 22-23 — Thirty Meter Telescope, Waikoloa HI: Thirty Meter Telescope Science Forum; to discuss TMT science, instruments, operations, projects, collaborations, STEM opportunities; at Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort and Spa.

Jul 22-25 — Keck Institute for Space Studies, Pasadena CA: Workshop: New Approaches to Lunar Ice Detection and Mapping; at Caltech.

Jul 22-26 — The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Southwest Research Institute, Laurel MD: The Pluto System on the Eve of Exploration by New Horizons: Perspectives and Predictions Scientific Conference; at Johns Hopkins University APL.

Jul 22-26 — Coordinate Metrology Society, San Diego CA: 29th Annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC 2013); at Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina.

Jul 22 – Aug 2 — National Center for Atmospheric Research, National Science Foundation, Boulder CO: 2013 CISM Space Weather Summer School.

Jul 24-26 — The National Academies, Falmouth MA: Human Spaceflight Meeting.

Jul 24-26 — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Italian National Research Program in Antarctica, et al, Siena, Italy: Astronomy and Astrophysics from Antarctica (AAA).

Jul 25 — Arianespace, Launch Ariane 5 / Alphasat Xl & INSAT 3D, Kourou, French Guiana: Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA214, to launch Alphasat XL mobile communications / ESA experimental technologies satellite and INSAT 3D meteorological satellite.

Jul 25 — RSA, Launch Rockot / Gonets M, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia: A Rockot vehicle to launch 3 Gonets M communication satellites.

Jul 25-27 — Space Frontier Foundation, Silicon Valley CA: NewSpace 2013 Conference.

Jul 26 — ISS, Undocking of Progress 50P Resupply Vehicle, LEO: Progress 50P, filled with ISS waste, set to burn up upon reentry to Earth atmosphere.

Jul 26 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston TX: LPI Seminar Series: Crater Relaxation on the Saturnian Mid-Sized Icy Satellites and its Relation to their Thermal Histories; presented by Oliver White of LPI; in Lecture Hall of USRA, 15:30 CDT.

Jul 26 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: Lunch with an Astronaut, John-David Bartoe; US$49.95 adult.

Jul 26 – Aug 3 — University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NASA Microgravity University, Houston TX: 2013 Microgravity Flight Week; UNL College of Engineering team to conduct experiment consisting of parabolic reduced-gravity flights in specially-equipped aircraft reaching 10,668 m above Earth.

Jul 27 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Progress 52P, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch 52nd Progress cargo delivery ship to ISS.

Jul 27 — Ad Astra Kansas Foundation, ILOA, Space Age Publishing Co., Hutchinson KS: Galaxy Forum USA – Kansas: 21st Century Education – Get to Know Our Place in the Universe; at Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center; free.

Jul 27 — Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, Kennedy Space Center FL: Skylab 40th Anniversary Celebration; at Kennedy Space Center’s Apollo/Saturn V Center; US$750.

Jul 29-31 — ESA, Noordwijk, The Netherlands: PLATO 2.0 Science Workshop; to discuss proposed mission to detect habitable zone rocky sized planets around bright solar type stars; at European Space Research and Technology Centre.

Jul 29 – Aug 2 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: NASA’s 25th Annual Planetary Science Summer School (Session 1); at JPL.

Jul 29 – Aug 2 — NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA: 2013 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Workshop: Imaging Planets and Disks; in Beckman Institute Auditorium, Caltech.

Jul 30 — SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium: Mapping Io’s Surface Topography Using Stereo Images and Photoclinometry; presented by Oliver White from LPI; 12:00 PDT.

Jul 31 — British Interplanetary Society, London, United Kingdom: Lecture: Sampling the Mysteries of Space by Sample Return of Comets and Asteroids; with speaker Natalie Starkey; at BIS, 19:00 UT.

NET Aug — Juno, Jupiter Trajectory: Spacecraft reaches perihelion, closest point to Sun in its orbit, this month.

NET Aug — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / SES 8, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch SES 8 communications satellite.

NET Aug — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / Thaicom 6, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch Thaicom 6 communications satellite to provide services for Southeast Asia and Africa.

Aug 2 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: Lunch with an Astronaut, Leroy Chiao; US$49.95 adult.

Aug 3 — NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland OH: Free 1-hour tour of Flight Research Building; first tour starts 10:00 EDT.

Aug 3 — Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Visitor Information Station, Mauna Kea HI: The Universe Tonight: Gemini Northern 8-m Telescope; at 2,800-meter altitude on Mauna Kea, 18:00 HST.

Aug 4 — JAXA, Launch H-2B / HTV 4, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan: An uncrewed Japan H-2A rocket set to launch 4th H-2 transfer vehicle to deliver equipment and supplies to ISS; 04:48 local time.

Aug 5-7 — NASA, Washington DC: Workshop: Analog Sites for Mars Missions II – Past, Present and Future Missions to Mars; at Carnegie Institution of Washington.

Aug 5-8 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: Conference: Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution.

Aug 5-9 — Federation of Galaxy Explorers, Chantilly VA: Summer Camp; featuring Mars Base for middle school students, Rockets & Payloads for high school students; US$200.

Aug 6 — SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium: New Optical Tricks to Find and Study Habitable Exoplanets; presented by Olivier Guyon of University of Arizona and Subaru Telescope – HI, 12:00 PDT.

Aug 9 — ISS, Capture & Berthing of HTV 4, LEO: The 4th H-2 transfer vehicle to be captured and berth with ISS.

Aug 9 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: Lunch with an Astronaut, David Hilmers; US$49.95 adult.

Aug 10-15 — AIAA, Utah State University, Logan UT: Conference: Small Satellite Constellations – Strength in Numbers; to discuss new classes of missions for small satellites and diverse launch opportunities.

Aug 11-15 — American Astronautical Society, AIAA, Hilton Head Island SC: AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference.

Aug 12-14 — AIAA, Los Angeles CA: Complex Aerospace Systems Exchange (CASE); in conjunction with AIAA Aviation 2013; AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference; International Powered Lift Conference.

Aug 12-16— Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: NASA’s 25th Annual Planetary Science Summer School (Session 2); at JPL.

Aug 12-16 — Keck Institute for Space Studies, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: Workshop: Planetary Magnetic Fields: Planetary Interiors and Habitability.

Aug 13 — SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium: Spectroscopic Monitoring of Pluto’s Volatile Ices; presented by Will Grundy of Lowell University, 12:00 PDT.

Aug 14 — Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock AR: Buzz Aldrin Book Signing – Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration; 18:00 CDT.

Aug 14-16 — US Geological Survey, Flagstaff AZ: 4th Planetary Crater Consortium Meeting.

Aug 15 — ISS, Russia EVA-34, LEO: Cosmonauts Yurchikhin and Misurkin scheduled to perform space walk to lay electric cables under new Russia Multipurpose Laboratory Module (Nauka) launching in Dec, perform research activities.

Aug 15, 16 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: The von Kármán Lecture Series: Curiosity’s First Year on Mars; speaker TBD.

Aug 15-18 — Icarus Interstellar Co., Dallas TX: The Icarus Interstellar Starship Congress; to discuss, generate action toward making humanity an interstellar civilization with broad campaign of exploration / migration to begin by 2100.

Aug 15-19 — The Mars Society, Boulder CO: 16th Annual International Mars Society Convention; at University of CO – Boulder.

Aug 16 — `Imiloa Astronomy Center, University of Hawai`i – Hilo, Hilo HI: Mauna Kea Skies Talk; astronomers from Mauna Kea observatories speak about recent discoveries; this session features NASA Infrared Telescope Facility Telescope; 19:00 HST, US$8-10.

Aug 16 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: Lunch with an Astronaut, Brian Duffy; US$49.95 adult.

Aug 16-18 — Spaceport America, Virgin Galactic, AIAA, New Mexico Museum of Space History, Las Cruces & Alamogordo NM: Conference: DC-X First Flight 20th Anniversary; to support / sustain safe, routine access to, from and through space for all mankind.

Aug 17 — Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Moon Orbit: 3-year science mission phase ends today; future goals of possible mission extension or impact site / activities to be determined.

Aug 19-22 — AIAA, Boston MA: AIAA Aerospace Sciences – Flight Sciences and Information Systems Event; AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference; AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference; AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference; AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference.

Aug 20-23 — ESA, Noordwijk, The Netherlands: ESA Summer Workshop for Teachers 2013; to learn innovative ways to use space to engage students with STEM related subjects.

Aug 21 — ISS, Russia EVA-35, LEO: Cosmonauts Yurchikhin and Misurkin scheduled to perform space walk to continue laying electric cables under new Russia Multipurpose Laboratory Module (Nauka) launching in Dec, perform research activities.

Aug 22 — JAXA, Launch Epsilon / SPRINT-A, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan: A Japan Epsilon rocket set to launch SPRINT-A satellite with small space telescope to observe Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn to focus on the atmospheres’ interactions with solar wind.

Aug 22-25 — The International Meteor Organization, Poznan, Poland: International Meteor Conference 2013.

Aug 23 — Space Center Houston, Houston TX: Lunch with an Astronaut, Ken Cameron; US$49.95 adult.

Aug 25-30 — European Association of Geochemistry, Florence, Italy: Goldschmidt 2013 Conference.

Aug 26-30 — Caltech, NASA, Pasadena CA: Exploiting the Herschel Archive: A Data Processing Workshop.

Aug 31 — Space Foundation, Online: Nominations Due: 2014 Space Technology Hall of Fame.

NET Sep — SpaceX, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Upgrading Dragon spacecraft to carry humans to space for NASA CCiCAP, In-Flight Abort Test Review to occur this month.

NET Sep — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / Orbcomm OG2 Cape Canaveral AFS FL: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch 8 second-generation Orbcomm communications satellites.

NET Sep — Arianespace, Launch Soyuz / O3b, Sinnamary, French Guiana: Soyuz rocket, designated VS06, set to launch 4 satellites for O3b Networks.

NET Sep — Boeing Company, Chicago IL: Developing CST-100 7-person spacecraft for NASA CCiCAP, Mission Control Center Interface Demonstration Test and Launch Vehicle Adapter Critical Design Review to occur this month.

Sep 3-7 — National Taiwan University, National Central University, Taipei, Taiwan: 2013 Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference (AP-RASC); at Howard International House.

Sep 5 — NASA, Launch Minotaur V / Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE), Wallops Island VA: Moon mission of 160 days to study Moon atmosphere and dust; will transmit laser signals to NASA stations in California and New Mexico as well as ESA’s Optical Ground Station in Tenerife, Spain; launch 22:37 EDT.

Sep 6 – Dec 4 — NASA, Seattle WA: Destination Station exhibit; for public to learn about living in space aboard the ISS; at Museum of Flight.

Sep 7 — British Interplanetary Society, London, United Kingdom: 68th Annual General Meeting of the British Interplanetary Society; at BIS.

Sep 7 — NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland OH: Free 1-hour tour of Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory; first tour starts 10:00 EDT.

Sep 7 — Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Visitor Information Station, Mauna Kea HI: The Universe Tonight: W. M. Keck Observatory; at 2,800-meter altitude on Mauna Kea, 18:00 HST.

Sep 8 — ISS, Undocking of HTV 4, LEO: The 4th H-2 transfer vehicle, now filled with ISS waste, scheduled to burn up upon Earth atmospheric impact.

Sep 8-13 — European Planetary Science Congress, Europlanet, et al, London, United Kingdom: European Planetary Science Congress 2013; at University College London.

Sep 10-12 — AIAA, Long Beach CA: AIAA SPACE 2013 Conference & Exposition.

Sep 10-13 — ESA, Madrid, Spain: Conference: Science Operations (SciOps) 2013 – Working Together in Support of Science; to discuss science operations in spacecraft missions, ground-based facilities; at European Space Astronomy Centre.

Sep 10-13 — ESA, Darmstadt, Germany: 6th ESA International Workshop on Tracking, Telemetry and Command Systems for Space Applications (TTC 2013); at European Space Operations Centre.

Sep 11 — ISS, Undocking Soyuz TMA-08M, LEO: Expedition 35/36 members Vinogradov, Misurkin, Cassidy scheduled to return to Earth; Fyodor Yurchikhin becomes ISS Commander.

Sep 11-14 — ESA, Rome, Italy: European Low Gravity Research Association (ELGRA) Biennial Symposium; for scientists interested in life / physical sciences and technology in space or on ground.

Sep 12 — Orbital Sciences Corp., Launch Antares / Cygnus 1, Wallops Island VA: OSC Antares rocket to launch 1st Cygnus cargo freighter on test flight to the ISS; to dock on Sep 17.

Sep 12 — The British Interplanetary Society, London, United Kingdom: Lecture: JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) – The First Large ESA Cosmic Vision Mission; with France National Centre for Scientific Research Director Athena Coustenis; at BIS.

Sep 14 — The British Interplanetary Society, London, United Kingdom: From Imagination to Reality 2; space event to discuss what has, will, should and could come from space commercialization and development; 09:00 – 18:00 UT, at BIS.

Sep 15-20 — NASA, Santorini, Greece: Swift/Fermi/NuSTAR Conference: Explosive Transients – Lighthouses of the Universe; at Petros M. Nomikos Conference Center.

Sep 16-20 — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, China Manned Space Agency, International Academy of Astronautics, Beijing, China: UN/China Workshop on Human Space Technology.

Sep 19 — Launch Soyuz-Fregat / Gaia, Sinnamary, French Guiana: European Space Agency launch Gaia to Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point; will create 3D chart of Milky Way Galaxy; nominal mission ends after 5 years.

Sep 19-22 — NASA, DARPA, Houston TX: 2013 Public 100 Year Star Ship Symposium; at Hyatt Regency Houston Hotel.

Sep 20 — `Imiloa Astronomy Center, University of Hawai`i – Hilo, Hilo HI: Mauna Kea Skies Talk; astronomers from Mauna Kea observatories speak about recent discoveries; this session features Submillimeter Array; 19:00 HST, US$8-10.

Sep 20 — International Astronautical Federation – International Project Management Committee, Beijing, China: 2013 IPMC Young Professionals Workshop.

Sep 21 — International Academy of Astronautics, Beijing, China: IAA Board of Trustees Meeting.

Sep 22 — International Academy of Astronautics, Beijing, China: Academy Day of the IAA.

Sep 22 — International Lunar Observatory Association, Space Age Publishing Co., Beijing, China: Galaxy Forum China 2013 – Beijing: Human Moon Missions: Giant Steps into the Galaxy.

Sep 23-24 — The Royal Society, London, United Kingdom: Scientific Discussion Meeting: Origin of the Moon; at Royal Society Chicheley Hall in Buckinghamshire; free.

Sep 23-24 — ESA, Noordwijk, The Netherlands: ESTL Space Tribology Course; to learn about space mechanisms, advanced tribology, space lubricants; in Steigenberger Inselhotel; to precede ESTL Space Mechanisms and Tribology Symposium; on Sep 25-27.

Sep 23-27 — International Astronautical Federation, International Academy of Astronautics, Chinese Society of Astronautics, Beijing, China: 64th International Astronautical Congress; at China National Convention Center.

Sep 24-25 — The National Academies, NASA, Washington DC: Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science Meeting.

Sep 24-26 — ESA, DLR, CNES, European Space Components Coordination, Noordwijk, The Netherlands: 1st International Symposium: Space Passive Component Days; to discuss the design, reliability, safety of launchers, spacecraft, space instruments.

Sep 25 — RSA, Launch Soyuz TMA-10M / ISS 36S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch members of Expedition 37/38: Michael Hopkins of NASA, Oleg Kotov of RSA, Sergey Ryazansky of RSA.

Sep 25-26 — The Royal Society, London, United Kingdom: Satellite Meeting: Origin of the Moon – Challenges and Prospects; at Royal Society Chicheley Hall in Buckinghamshire; free.

Sep 25-27 — ESA, Noordwijk, The Netherlands: ESTL Space Mechanisms and Tribology Symposium (ESMATS 2013); in Theater DeMuze.

NET Sep 29 — CNSA, Deorbit of Tiangong-1 space laboratory, LEO: Two-year operational lifetime of China Tiangong-1 space laboratory ends today; if needed due to resources / funding CNSA will deorbit laboratory; plans on launching larger Tiangong-2 module to LEO in 2015.

Sep 30 — NASA NSPIRES, Online: Proposals Due: International Space Station Exploration Technology Demonstration and National Lab Utilization Enhancements.

Sep 30 – Oct 3 — National Institute for Astrophysics, University of Naples, Naples, Italy: Conference: Multi-Spin Galaxies.

Net Oct — ISRO, Launch PSLV-XL / Mangalyaan, India: Augmented version of 4-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle set to launch India Mars Orbiter to probe atmosphere, look for methane hotspots and indications of water.

NET Oct — Arianespace, Launch Soyuz / Galileo FOC-1, Sinnamary, French Guiana: Soyuz rocket to launch 2 Galileo satellites for European Space Agency Galileo navigation constellation.

NET Oct — Sandia National Laboratories, University of Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory, Aerojet, Launch SPARK / HawaiiSat-1, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, HI: Space-borne Payload Assist Rocket (SPARK) or ‘Super Strypi‘ three-stage vehicle to launch Earth observation satellite HawaiSat-1 to orbit; will take off using rail launch structure.

NET Oct — Boeing Company, Chicago IL: Developing CST-100 7-person spacecraft for NASA CCiCAP, Spacecraft Primary Structure Critical Design Review and Emergency Detection System Standalone Testing to occur this month.

NET Oct — Sierra Nevada Corp., Louisville CO: Developing 7-person Dream Chaser suborbital / orbital vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing spaceplane for NASA CCiCAP, Integrated System Safety Analysis Review #2 to occur this month.

NET Oct — SpaceX, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Upgrading Dragon spacecraft to carry humans to space for NASA CCiCAP, Safety Review to occur this month.

Oct 1 — NASA, Houston TX: Johnson Safety and Mission Assurance Contract with total potential of $202.5M goes to Science Applications International Corp. of McLean Virginia to provide support to ISS, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Extravehicular Activity Office, Advanced Exploration Systems Office, future programs / projects.

Oct 3-4 — Golden Spike Company, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston TX: Workshop on Golden Spike Human Lunar Expeditions: Opportunities for Intensive Lunar Scientific Exploration; in LPI Universities Space Research Association building.

Oct 4 — Eurockot, Launch Rockot / Swarm, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia: A Eurockot Rockot vehicle set to launch ESA Swarm mission, an Explorer mission of 3 satellites in different polar orbits to probe geomagnetic field and its temporal evolution in Earth system.

Oct 4-10 — World Space Week Association, Global: World Space Week 2013.

Oct 5 — NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland OH: Free 1-hour tour of Telescience Support Center; first tour starts 10:00 EDT.

Oct 6-11 — American Astronomical Society, Denver CO: 45th Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society; at Sheraton Denver Hotel.

Oct 7-9 — American Astronautical Society, Huntsville AL: 6th Annual Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium.

Oct 9 — Juno, Jupiter Trajectory: Spacecraft to undergo Earth flyby gravity assist to boost velocity by 7.3 km per second; will come within 500 km of Earth’s surface; spacecraft will have traveled about 10.695 AU (1.6B km).

Oct 9 — Up Aerospace Inc., Launch SpaceLoft XL / SatWest payload, Las Cruces NM: SpaceLoft XL sounding rocket to launch payload from SatWest; will be Up Aerospace’s 12th launch.

Oct 10, 11 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: The von Kármán Lecture Series: Theodore von Kármán and the Creation of JPL; presented by Dr. Erik Conway, a JPL historian.

Oct 13 — The Astronomical League, Global: International Astronomy Day 2013, local astronomical societies, planetariums, museums, observatories host public viewing sessions, presentations, workshops, activities to increase public awareness about astronomy and our universe.

Oct 13 — SpaceUp, Orlando FL: SpaceUp Orlando; The “unconference” where participants decide space issues / topics to discuss, schedule and structure of event; at the Orlando Science Center.

Oct 14-16 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, Laurel MD: Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group.

Oct 14-16 — International Astronomical Union, Copernicus Science Center, Warsaw, Poland: Conference: Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2013 (CAP 2013) – Challenges in Communication of Astronomy and Space Exploration.

Oct 14-17 — AIAA, Space Systems Technical Committee, ATK, Lockheed Martin Corp., et al, Los Angeles CA: Reinventing Space Conference 2013.

Oct 14-18 — Space Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Moscow, Russia: 4th Moscow Solar System Symposium.

Oct 15 — ISS, Undocking of ATV 4 (Albert Einstein), LEO: ATV 4, having spent 4 months at ISS & now filled with up to 6,500 kg of waste, set to burn up upon reentry to Earth atmosphere.

Oct 15-18 — ESA, Noordwijk, The Netherlands: The Universe Explored by Herschel; at European Space Research and Technology Centre.

Oct 16-17 — New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, AIAA, Las Cruces NM: International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight 2013.

Oct 16-18 — JAXA, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan: Habayusa 2013: Symposium of Solar System Materials; at JAXA Sagamihara Campus.

Oct 17 — SpaceX, McGregor TX: Current FAA Commercial Space Transportation Experimental Permit allowing unlimited number of flights of Grasshopper reusable launch vehicle below 762-m altitude expires today; new permit to communicate future allowances, provide for additional testing.

Oct 18 — `Imiloa Astronomy Center, University of Hawai`i – Hilo, Hilo HI: Mauna Kea Skies Talk; astronomers from Mauna Kea observatories speak about recent discoveries; this session features Subaru Telescope; 19:00 HST, US$8-10.

Oct 20-25 — Paris Observatory, Laboratory of Planetology and Geodynamics of Nantes, Les Houches, France: Workshop: Planet Mars 4; at the Les Houches Centre of Physics.

Oct 21-23 — International Space Science Institute, Space Research and Planetary Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland: Solar System Formation and Observation (SFO) Conference.

Oct 22-24 — Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Norwegian Space Centre, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate, et al, Oslo, Norway: Conference: Space Weather and Challenges for Modern Society.

Oct 24 — Satnews Publishers, Jones Day Company, Space Isle Company, Washington DC: 2nd Annual Space & Satellite Regulatory Colloquium.

Oct 24-26 — Chinese Astronomical Society, Natural National Science Foundation, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China: 2nd Asian-Pacific Solar Physics Meeting; to discuss ground-based and space-borne instruments, solar flares and cycles.

Oct 29 — Women in Aerospace, Arlington VA: 28th Annual WIA Awards Dinner and Ceremony; at Ritz Carlton Pentagon City; 18:30 EDT.

Oct 29-30 — International Research Networks Ltd, London, United Kingdom: International Space Commerce 2013 Summit; senior-level summit to map the way forward for commercial companies operating in the space sector.

Oct 30-31 — JAXA, Tokyo, Japan: 1st International Space Exploration Symposium in Japan: Space Exploration for Humanity and the Future; to deepen understanding of future human space exploration through panel discussions, presentations, question-and-answer sessions.

NET Nov — Boeing Company, Chicago IL: Developing CST-100 7-person spacecraft for NASA CCiCAP, Service Module Propulsion System Critical Design Review and Certification Plan Review to occur this month.

NET Nov — Sierra Nevada Corp., Louisville CO: Developing 7-person Dream Chaser suborbital / orbital vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing spaceplane for NASA CCiCAP, Certification Plan Review to occur this month.

NET Nov — SpaceX, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Upgrading Dragon spacecraft to carry humans to space for NASA CCiCAP, Safety Review to occur this month.

NET Nov — John C. Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center MS: The 3,517-kg thrust frame adapter for A-1 Test Stand, to enable Space Launch System engine testing, scheduled to be completed and installed this month.

Nov 2 — Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Visitor Information Station, Mauna Kea HI: The Universe Tonight: Canada – France – Hawaii Telescope; at 2,800-meter altitude on Mauna Kea, 18:00 HST.

Nov 3-8 — American Society for Gravitational and Space Research, Lockheed Martin Corp., et al, Orlando FL: 29th American Society for Gravitational and Space Research; 5th International Symposium for Physical Sciences in Space.

Nov 4-8 — NASA, Moffett Field CA: Kepler Science Conference II; Canceled.

Nov 5 — Juno, Jupiter Trajectory: Inner Cruise 3 phase ends today, spacecraft begins Quiet Cruise phase, will last 791 days.

Nov 7 — RSA, Launch Soyuz TMA-11M / ISS 37S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch members of Expedition 38/39: Richard Mastracchio of NASA, Koichi Wakata of JAXA, Mikhail Tyurin of RSA.

Nov 7, 8 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: The von Kármán Lecture Series: From IRAS to Spitzer and Beyond – 30 years of Space-Based Infrared Astronomy; presented by Dr. Luisa Rebull of Caltech.

Nov 9 — Space Tourism Society, Los Angeles CA: Seminar: Space Experience Economy (SEE); presented by STS founder / president John Spencer and other guests.

Nov 10 — International Academy of Astronautics, Bangkok, Thailand: IAA Regional Meeting.

Nov 11 — ISS, Undocking of Soyuz TMA-09M, LEO: Expedition 37 members Yurchikhin, Nyberg, Parmitano scheduled to return to Earth.

Nov 11-15 — Committee on Space Research, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency, National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand: 1st COSPAR Symposium: Planetary Systems of our Sun and other Stars, and the Future of Space Astronomy.

Nov 12 — SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium: A WISE Search for Large Extraterrestrial Civilizations – A Complementary Approach to Traditional SETI; presented by Jason Wright of Penn. State University, 12:00 PDT.

Nov 13-14 — DLR, ESA, CNES, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany: 3rd Human Dependability Workshop (HUDEP 2013); to present / discuss ways in which ‘Human factors’ are taken into account during projects.

Nov 13-14 — Canon, SES, Ceiton Technologies, et al, New York NY: Satellite Communications Conference and Expo (SATCON 2013).

Nov 13-15 — Flexure Engineering, LunarCubes, Palo Alto CA: Lunar CubeSat Workshop.

Nov 15 — `Imiloa Astronomy Center, University of Hawai`i – Hilo, Hilo HI: Mauna Kea Skies Talk; astronomers from Mauna Kea observatories speak about recent discoveries; this session features Thirty Meter Telescope; 19:00 HST, US$8-10.

Nov 18 — NASA, Launch Atlas V 401 / MAVEN, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) to determine Martian upper atmosphere, role of atmospheric gas loss in changing Martian climate over time; nominal mission to last 1 year at 150-km altitude; launch window Nov 18 – Dec 7; Nov 18 launch expected to reach Mars Sept 22, 2014.

Nov 18-20 — ESA, Noordwijk, The Netherlands: 11th European Conference on Thermoelectrics (ECT 2013); to promote information exchange on TE materials, module design, manufacturing, testing; at European Space Research and Technology Centre.

Nov 18-22 — ESA, Belgian Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence, Space Weather Working Team, Antwerp, Belgium: 10th European Space Weather Week.

Nov 19-21 — Venus Exploration Analysis Group, NASA, Washington DC: VEXAG Meeting 11.

Nov 19-22 — University of Cologne, Istanbul, Turkey: Conference: The Galactic Center Black Hole Laboratory.

Nov 20 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Progress 53P, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch 53rd Progress cargo ship to ISS.

Nov 21-23 — International Lunar Observatory Association, Kamuela HI: Annual Board Meeting.

Nov 23 — ISS, Docking of Progress 53P, LEO: The 53rd Progress cargo ship to dock with ISS Zvezda module.

Nov 25-30 — International Astronomical Union, Florianópolis, Brazil: 14th Latin American Regional International Astronomical Union Meeting (LARIM 2013).

Nov 28 – Comet ISON: Near-Sun Flyby (0.0127 AU); if comet survives close encounter with Sun, it could outshine Moon when passing by Earth; closest Earth flyby estimated at 0.43 AU on Dec 26; may have long tail due to heat vaporizing ice; last return to Earth was 10M years ago.

NET Dec – Boeing Company, Chicago IL: Developing CST-100 7-person spacecraft for NASA CCiCAP, Avionics Software Integration Lab Multi-String Demonstration Test to occur this month.

NET Dec – SpaceX, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Upgrading Dragon spacecraft to carry humans to space for NASA CCiCAP, first tests of new systems and Launch Abort Test to occur this month.

NET Dec – Space Florida, NanoRacks LLC, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Eight International Space Station Research Competition winners’ projects will launch to ISS aboard SpaceX Falcon 9.

Dec 3-6 — Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, JAXA, Space Technology Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam: APRSAF-20; at Melia Hanoi Hotel.

Dec 8 — Orbital Sciences Corp., Launch Antares / Cygnus 2, Wallops Island VA: OSC Antares rocket to launch 2nd Cygnus cargo freighter on 1st operational flight to the ISS.

Dec 9 — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / CRS 3, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch 5th dragon spacecraft on 3rd operational cargo delivery mission to ISS will deliver Optical PAyload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) system.

Dec 9-13 — American Geophysical Union, San Francisco CA: 2013 AGU Fall Meeting.

Dec 9-13 — Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune, India: Conference: The Metre Wavelength Sky – Celebrating 50 years of Radio Astronomy at TIFR.

Dec 9-13 — Australian Telescope National Facility, Sydney, Australia: Astroinformatics 2013: Knowledge from Data.

Dec 11 — RSA, Launch Proton / Nauka & European Robotic Arm, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: Proton Rocket set to deliver Nauka module (Russia Multipurpose Laboratory Module) with ERA to replace Russia Pirs module on ISS.

Dec 12, 13 — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA: The von Kármán Lecture Series: The Planck Space Telescope — Revealing the Ancient Universe; presented by Dr. Charles Lawrence of JPL.

Dec 20 — `Imiloa Astronomy Center, University of Hawai`i – Hilo, Hilo HI: Mauna Kea Skies Talk; astronomers from Mauna Kea observatories speak about recent discoveries; this session features Institute for Astronomy Manoa Telescope; 19:00 HST, US$8-10.

Dec 25 — Virgin Galactic, Mojave CA: Planning to conduct first flight of SpaceShip Two today.

Dec 26 – Comet ISON: Near-Earth Flyby (0.43 AU); could outshine Moon and may have long tail due to heat vaporizing ice; last return to Earth was 10M years ago.

Dec 29 — Mars Express, Mars Orbit: Phobos flyby scheduled at 50-km altitude.

Dec 29 — Cassini OTM-367, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft conducts Orbital Trim Maneuver #367 today.

Dec 31 — NASA, Online: Proposal Due for High-Impact National Strategic STEM Educational Partnerships; NASA requests information from organizations interested in helping the Agency achieve its strategic goals for education.

2014

NET 2014 — Sierra Nevada Corp., Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Dream Chaser orbital testing to begin this year; vehicle to be built in cooperation with Lockheed Martin through NASA Certification Products Contract.

NET 2014 — ESA, Launch Vega / Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, TBD: Launch of IXV project to test critical technologies for future reentry vehicles.

NET 2014 — JAXA, Launch Hayabusa2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan: JAXA Hayabusa2 Asteroid Explorer mission expected to arrive at C-type asteroid “1999 JU3” in 2018, study for about 1.5 years and return to Earth 2020.

NET 2014 — CNSA, Launch Long March 5, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan, China: Six Long March 5 vehicle configurations are planned for different missions, with maximum payload capacity of 24,947 kg to LEO and nearly 14.061 kg to geostationary transfer orbits.

NET 2014 — HISPASAT, Orbital Sciences Corp., Launch Amazonas 4A satellite, South America: Satellite to meet growing demand for satellite television platforms in Latin America.

NET 2014 — Rocket Crafters Inc., Titusville FL: The first commercial spaceflight academy using rocket powered and suborbital capable flight training vehicles to begin first class for FAA approved commercial astronaut wings for Pilot and Mission Specialists.

NET Jan — International Lunar Observatory Association, Space Age Publishing Co., Antarctica: Galaxy Forum Antarctica 2014: Galaxy Education and Galaxy Enterprise in the 21st Century.

NET Jan — Bigelow Aerospace LLC, Las Vegas NV: To begin testing scaled lunar BA-330 module to be used as Moon habitat.

NET Jan — American Astronautical Society, AIAA, Santa Fe NM: 24th Space Flight Mechanics Meeting.

Jan 4 — Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Visitor Information Station, Mauna Kea HI: The Universe Tonight: Subaru Telescope; at 2,800-meter altitude on Mauna Kea, 18:00 HST.

Jan 5-9 — American Astronomical Society, Washington DC: 223rd Meeting of the AAS.

Jan 9-10 — International Academy of Astronautics, Washington DC: Heads of Space Agencies Summit on Exploration: Planetary Robotic and Human Spaceflight Exploration.

Jan 13 — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / CRS 4, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Powered for the first time by Merlin 1D engines, which will enable a full range of payloads to orbit, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch flight 6 on 4th operational cargo delivery mission to ISS.

Jan 13-17 — AIAA, National Harbor MD: AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (SciTech 2014); at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.

Jan 20 — Rosetta Mission, Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko Orbit: Rosetta wakes up from hibernation today, scheduled to approach comet in May.

Jan 26-30 — American Astronautical Society, AIAA, Santa Fe NM: 24th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting; at La Fonda Hotel.

Jan 27 — 47th Apollo 1 Observation, Nationwide USA: Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members, Command Pilot Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Senior Pilot Edward H. White and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee, whose lives were lost when a launch pad test resulted in a cabin fire.

Jan 28 — 28th Challenger STS-51L Observation, Nationwide USA: Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in shuttle accident: Commander Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, Pilot Michael J. Smith, Astronaut Christa McAuliffe (the 1st ‘Teacher in Space’), Payload Specialist Gregory B. Jarvis, Mission Specialists Ellison S. Onizuka (the 1st Asian American Astronaut), Judith A. Resnick and Ronald E. McNair.

Jan 30 — Cassini OTM-370, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft conducts Orbital Trim Maneuver #370 today.

Jan 31 – Feb 5 — American Astronautical Society – Rocky Mountain Section, Breckenridge CO: 37th Annual Guidance and Control Conference; at Beaver Run Resort.

NET Feb — JAXA, Launch H-IIA / ASTRO-H, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan: JAXA ASTRO-H, an X-ray telescope made in collaboration with Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency and NASA to launch to LEO.

NET Feb — Boeing Company, Chicago IL: Developing CST-100 7-person spacecraft for NASA CCiCAP, Pilot-in-the-loop Demo to occur this month.

NET Feb — Sierra Nevada Corp., Louisville CO: Developing 7-person Dream Chaser suborbital / orbital vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing spaceplane for NASA CCiCAP, Wind Tunnel Testing to occur this month.

Feb 1 — 11th Columbia STS-107 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss: Commander Richard D. Husband, Mission Specialist Laurel Clark, Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon (the ’1st Israeli astronaut’), Astronauts William C. McCool, Michael P. Anderson, David M. Brown, Kalpana Chawla (the ’1st Indian American astronaut’ and ’1st Indian woman in space’).

Feb 1 — NASA, Houston TX: Safety and Mission Assurance Contract Extension goes to Bastion Technologies Inc. to continue providing support services to Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate at Marshall Space Flight Center.

Feb 1 — Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Visitor Information Station, Mauna Kea HI: The Universe Tonight: Thirty Meter Telescope; at 2,800-meter altitude on Mauna Kea, 18:00 HST.

Feb 2 — Cassini, Saturn Orbit: Titan flyby scheduled at 1,236-km altitude.

Feb 5 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Progress 54P, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch 54th Progress cargo ship to ISS.

Feb 5-7 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, URSA, Houston TX: Conference: Vesta in the Light of Dawn.

Feb 9-14 — University of Exeter, Davos, Switzerland: Exoclimes III Conference – The Diversity of Planetary Atmospheres; at Davos Congress Centre.

Feb 9-14 — American Geophysical Union, Yosemite Village CA: AGU Chapman Conference: Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling in the Solar System.

NET Mar — Boeing Company, Chicago IL: Developing CST-100 7-person spacecraft for NASA CCiCAP, Software Critical Design Review to occur this month.

Mar 1 — Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Visitor Information Station, Mauna Kea HI: The Universe Tonight: University of Hawaii 2.2-m Telescope; at 2,800-meter altitude on Mauna Kea, 18:00 HST.

Mar 1-7 — IEEE, AIAA, Prognostics and Health Management Society, Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, Big Sky MT: 2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference; at Yellowstone Conference Center.

Mar 3 — Cassini OTM-373, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft conducts Orbital Trim Maneuver #373 today.

Mar 4-6— American Astronautical Society, Greenbelt MD: 52nd Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium.

Mar 12 — ISS, Undocking Soyuz TMA-10M, LEO: Expedition 37/38 members Hopkins, Kotov, Ryazansky scheduled to return to Earth.

Mar 17-18 — International Academy of Astronautics, Paris, France: IAA Spring Meetings.

Mar 17-21 — Lunar and Planetary Institute, The Woodlands TX: 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC).

Mar 17-21 — Vatican Observatory, Steward Observatory, Tucson AZ: Conference: Exoplanets, Observation & Biomakers – The Search for Life Beyond the Solar System.

Mar 18-20 — International Academy of Astronautics, International Program Committee Steering Group, Paris, France: IPC Meetings.

Mar 25 — ISS, Undocking of Progress 54P, LEO: The 54th Progress cargo ship, now loaded with ISS waste, scheduled to burn up upon Earth atmosphere reentry.

Mar 26 — RSA, Launch Soyuz TMA-12M / ISS 38S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch members of Expedition 39/40: Steve Swanson of NASA, Alexander Skvortsov of RSA, Oleg Artemyev of RSA.

Mar 31 — NASA NSPIRES, Online: Full Proposal Due for Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2013; submission date for those interested in advancing research concepts and technologies for Space and Earth sciences.

NET Apr — SpaceX, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Upgrading Dragon spacecraft to carry humans to space for NASA CCiCAP, first In-Flight Abort Test to occur this month.

NET Apr — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / Jason-3 satellite, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Jason-3 satellite will measure ocean topography for U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Europe Eumetsat.

NET Apr — Boeing Company, Chicago IL: Developing CST-100 7-person spacecraft for NASA CCiCAP, Critical Design Review to occur this month.

NET Apr — Asia Pacific Network of Science and Technology Centres, Seria, Brunei: ASPAC 2014; at Oil and Gas Discovery Centre.

Apr 4 — Cassini OTM-376, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft conducts Orbital Trim Maneuver #376 today.

Apr 7-8 — Mubadala Aerospace, Middle East Business Aviation Association, et al, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Global Aerospace Summit 2014: Aviation, Aerospace, Space.

Apr 7-10 — Space Foundation, Colorado Springs CO: 30th National Space Symposium.

Apr 12 — Yuri’s Night Celebrations, Global: Yuri’s Night 2014; annual worldwide party to celebrate Yuri Gagarin’s 1st flight into space and promote space exploration.

Apr 13-17 — ESA, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands: 10th European Space Power Conference (EPSC 2014); at NH Conference Centre Leeuwenhorst hotel.

Apr 28 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Progress 55P, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch 55th Progress cargo ship to ISS.

Apr 30 — AIAA, Washington DC: 2014 Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala; at Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.

NET May — Rosetta Mission, Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko Orbit: European Space Agency spacecraft arrives at Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko after 10 year journey.

NET May — Sierra Nevada Corp., Louisville CO: Developing 7-person Dream Chaser spaceplane for NASA CCiCAP, Risk Reduction, Technology Readiness Level Advancement Testing, Main Propulsion and Reaction Control System Risk Reduction Testing to occur this month.

May 5-9 — AIAA, NASA, Pasadena CA: SpaceOps 2014: Exploring Innovation; 13th International Conference on Space Operations.

May 7 — AIAA, Washington DC: 2014 Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala; honoring influential, inspiring individuals in aerospace industry; in Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.

May 14 — ISS, Undocking of Soyuz TMA-11M, LEO: Expedition 38/39 members Mastracchio, Wakata, Tyurin scheduled to return to Earth.

May 26-28 — AIAA, St. Petersburg, Russia: 21st St. Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems.

May 28 — RSA, Launch Soyuz TMA-13 / ISS 39S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch members of Expedition 40/41: Maxim Suraev of RSA, Reid Wiseman of NASA, Alexander Gerst of ESA.

May 31 — NASA CCiCAP, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: SpaceX, Sierra Nevada and Boeing Co. complete tests and mature integrated designs for NASA’s Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative.

NET Jun — Galactic Suite, China Great Wall Industry Corp., Barcelona Moon Team, TBD: Launch Long March 2C / Robotic Moon Vehicle; Galactic Suite will lead Barcelona Moon Team in attempt to reach Moon and win Google Lunar X PRIZE.

NET Jun — Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, TBD: 8th International Conference on Mars.

Jun 1-5 — American Astronomical Society, Boston MA: 224th Meeting of the AAS.

Jun 2 — NASA NSPIRES, Online: Step-2 Proposal Due for Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2013; submission date for those interested in advancing research concepts and technologies for Space and Earth sciences.

Jun 3 — Cassini OTM-381, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft conducts Orbital Trim Maneuver #381 today.

Jun 16-20 — AIAA, Atlanta GA: AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition; at Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

Jun 30 – Jul 4 — University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland: Asteroids, Comets, Meteors Conference 2014.

NET Jul — Chang’e-2, Deep Space: Spacecraft expected to reach total travel distance of 100M km this month.

NET Jul — United Launch Alliance, NASA, Launch Delta II / Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, Vandenberg AFB CA: Launch of Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) spacecraft aboard Delta II rockets from Complex 2.

Jul 14-20 — Farnborough International Air Show 2014, Farnborough, United Kingdom: 48th Farnborough International Air Show; International Space Pavilion offers 1,100 square m of exhibit space dedicated to space industry products, projects, professionals.

Jul 20 — 45th Apollo 11 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: First 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 24 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Progress 56P, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch 56th Progress cargo ship to ISS.

Jul 28-30 — AIAA, Cleveland OH: AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum and Exposition 2014; at Cleveland Medical Mart and Convention Center.

NET Aug — New Horizons, Pluto Trajectory: Spacecraft to cross Neptune orbit this month.

NET Aug — Rosetta Mission, Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko Orbit: Rosetta to map comet starting this month.

Aug 2-10 — Committee on Space Research, Moscow, Russia: 40th Scientific Assembly of Committee on Space Research (COSPAR).

Aug 5-7 — AIAA, San Diego CA: AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition (SPACE 2014).

Aug 10 — Juno, Jupiter Trajectory: In solar conjunction, spacecraft is on opposite side of Sun as seen from Earth, communications will be limited.

Aug 21 — Cassini, Saturn Orbit: Titan flyby scheduled at 964-km altitude.

NET Sep — NASA, Launch Delta IV Heavy / Orion EFT-1, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Exploration Flight Test-1 of Orion Multi-Puropse Crew Vehicle will launch craft into highly elliptical orbital trajectory; it will return to Earth at nearly 80% of the velocity of a return from Moon.

Sep 1 — SPRINT-A, LEO: Scheduled end to spacecraft’s planned operations; future goals / mission plans to be determined.

Sep 9 — Juno, Jupiter Trajectory: In solar conjunction, spacecraft is on opposite side of Sun as seen from Earth, communications will be limited.

Sep 15-19 — Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal: Conference: Towards Other Earths II – The Star-Planet Connection.

Sep 16 — ISS, Undocking of Soyuz TMA-12M, LEO: Expedition 39/40 members Swanson, Skvortsov, Artemyev scheduled to return to Earth.

Sep 22 — MAVEN, Mars Orbit: Potential Mars orbit insertion date for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN); will determine Martian upper atmosphere, role of atmospheric gas loss in changing Martian climate over time; nominal mission to last 1 year at 150-km altitude.

Sep 28 — International Academy of Astronautics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: International Academy of Astronautics Academy Day.

Sep 29 - Oct 3 — International Astronautical Federation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: 65th International Astronautical Congress.

Sep 30 — RSA, Launch Soyuz TMA-14 / ISS 40S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch members of Expedition 41/42: Yelena Serova of RSA, Barry Wilmore of NASA, Alexander Samoukutyaev of RSA.

NET Oct — Hubble Space Telescope, LEO: Spacecraft will search for Earth-sized planets around Proxima Centauri as star passes in front of 2 other stars; sensitive ground and space-based telescopes, such as ESA’s Gaia and European Southern Observatory’s VLT may search as well.

NET Oct — United Launch Alliance, NASA, Launch Soil Moisture Active Passive spacecraft, Vandenberg AFB CA: Launch Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) spacecraft aboard Delta II rockets from Complex 2.

Oct 1 — MAVEN, Mars Orbit: Spacecraft to begin 1-year nominal science mission at 150-km altitude to determine Martian upper atmosphere, role of atmospheric gas loss in changing Martian climate over time.

Oct 4-10 — World Space Week Association, Global: World Space Week 2014.

Oct 22 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Progress 57P, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch 57th Progress cargo ship to ISS.

NET Nov — Rosetta Mission, Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko Orbit: Rosetta to land on comet this month, will escort comet around the Sun; end of mission set for Dec 2015.

NET Nov — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / Sunjammer, TBD: SpaceX to launch NASA Sunjammer Solar Sail to demonstrate “propellantless propulsion” which involves using photons from Sun to propel crafts through space.

Nov 9-14 — American Astronomical Society, Tucson AZ: 46th Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society; at JW Marriott Starr Pass Hotel.

Nov 17 — ISS, Undocking Soyuz TMA-13, LEO: Expedition 40/41 members Suraev, Wiseman, Gerst scheduled to return to Earth.

NET Dec — Arianespace, Eutelsat Communications, Kourou, French Guiana: Launch of 6 new Eutelsat satellites on Ariane 5 launch vehicle will provide Eutelsat assurance and flexibility for its in-orbit expansion.

Dec 1 — RSA, Launch Soyuz TMA-15M / ISS 41S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch members of Expedition 42/43: Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA, Terry Virts of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of RSA.

Dec 9-13 — American Geophysical Union, TBD: 2014 AGU Fall Meeting.

Dec 31 — Space Florida, Online: Nano-Satellite Launch Challenge; US$2M prize for launch of 2 small satellites to Earth orbit within 1 week of each other; winner announced 22:00 EST; funding canceled by NASA, Space Florida seeking other options to fund, continue competition.

2015

NET 2015 — Moon Express, Launch MoonEx-1, TBD: Launch of Moon Express lunar spacecraft to advance Moon exploration and commercial development, attempt to win Google Lunar X PRIZE; craft will also carry ILO-X Moon telescope.

NET 2015 — RSA, Launch Zenit / New Generation Crew Transportation Vehicle, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: Robotic first flight of “Orionski” the 4-person spacecraft that will replace Soyuz.

NET 2015 — Sierra Nevada Corp., Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Dream Chaser to begin trips to LEO with humans on board; this advanced vehicle will be built in cooperation with Lockheed Martin through NASA Certification Products Contract.

NET 2015 — SpaceX, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: Upgrading Dragon spacecraft to carry humans to space for NASA CCiCAP, first piloted test flight expected to occur before the end of this year.

NET 2015 — CNSA, Launch Long March 5 / Chang’e-4, China: Earliest expected date for 2nd phase of China Lunar Exploration Program to back up Chang’e-3 lunar rover.

NET 2015 — ISRO, Launch GSLV / Chandrayaan-2, India: India 2nd robotic Moon Mission expected to launch lander / rover may be in cooperation with Russia.

NET 2015 — RSA, Launch Soyuz 2 / Luna-Glob Lander, TBD: RSA lunar lander (Luna 25) to launch to Moon South Pole.

NET 2015 — International Lunar Observatory Association, Launch ILO-1, TBD: Launch of ILOA multifunctional 2-meter dish observatory to Moon South Pole; will conduct radio astronomy, scientific & commercial communications, serve as catalyst for lunar base buildout.

NET 2015 — Launch BepiColombo, TBD: Launch of European Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO); expected to reach Mercury and achieve polar orbit in 2022; will map planet, investigate magnetosphere.

NET 2015 — CNSA, Launch Long March 2F / Tiangong-2 Space Station Module, Jiuquan, China: Tiangong-2 space station expected to launch to LEO this year.

NET 2015 — SpaceX, Launch Falcon 9 / CRS 6 & BEAM, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch flight 8 on 6th operational cargo delivery mission to ISS; will also carry Bigelow Expandable Activity Module.

NET 2015 — ESA, NASA, Launch LISA Pathfinder, Kourou, French Guiana: Launch of spacecraft to Sun-Earth L1 Lagrange point for first-phase of LISA mission; will be capable of detecting gravitational waves generated by massive objects, advance understanding of how space and time are interconnected.

NET 2015 — HISPASAT, Orbital Sciences Corp., South America: Launch of Amazonas 4B satellite to meet growing demand for satellite television platforms in Latin America.

NET Jan — MAVEN, Mars Orbit: Spacecraft first scientific results expected this month.

NET Jan — Open Space Society, Launch Small Commercial Payload, TBD: Company expects to launch first Small Commercial Payload this month.

Jan 4-8 — American Astronomical Society, Seattle WA: 225th Meeting of the AAS.

Jan 27 — 48th Apollo 1 Observation, Nationwide USA: Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members, see 27 Jan 2014 for further information.

Jan 28 — 29th Challenger STS-51L Observation, Nationwide USA: Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in shuttle accident, see 28 Jan 2014 for more detail.

Feb 1 — Dawn, Asteroid Belt: Spacecraft scheduled to arrive at asteroid Ceres this month; launched in Sep 2007.

Feb 1 — 12th Columbia STS-107 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss, see 1 Feb 2014 for more detail.

Feb 2 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Progress 58P, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch 58th Progress cargo ship to ISS.

Feb 14 — New Horizons, Pluto Trajectory: Spacecraft to begin observations of Pluto / Charon today; closest approach estimated for Jul 14.

NET Mar — RSA, NASA, Launch Soyuz / ISS, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: Astronauts Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko to begin 1 full year mission aboard ISS.

Mar 16 — ISS, Undocking of Soyuz TMA-14, LEO: Expedition 41/42 members Serova, Wilmore, Samoukutyaev scheduled to return to Earth.

Mar 30 — RSA, Launch Soyuz TMA-16M / ISS 42S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch members of Expedition 43/44.

Apr 12 — Yuri’s Night Celebrations, Global: Yuri’s Night 2015; annual worldwide party to celebrate Yuri Gagarin’s 1st flight into space and promote space exploration.

Apr 13-16 — Space Foundation, Colorado Springs CO: 31st National Space Symposium.

Apr 13-17 — International Academy of Astronautics, TBD: 4th Planetary Defense Conference.

Apr 30 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Progress 59P, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch 59th Progress cargo ship to ISS.

May 16 — ISS, Undocking of Soyuz TMA-15M, LEO: Expedition 42/43 members Cristoforetti, Virts, Shkaplerov.

May 30 — RSA, Launch Soyuz TMA-17M / ISS 43S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch members of Expedition 44/45.

NET Jun — SpaceX, Iridium Communications, Launch Falcon 9 / Iridium Next, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: SpaceX set to begin launch of Iridium Next satellites, 9 at a time aboard 8 Falcon 9 rockets between mid-2015 and 2017.

Jun — American Astronomical Society, TBD: 226th Meeting of the AAS.

Jun 15 – Aug 14 — International Space University, Athens OH: 28th Annual Space Studies Program (SSP15); at Ohio University.

Jun 16 — Cassini, Saturn Orbit: Dione flyby scheduled at 516-km altitude.

NET Jul — Dawn, Main Asteroid Belt: End of scheduled primary mission; launched in Sep 2007.

Jul 14 — New Horizons Pluto Encounter, Pluto Trajectory: Spacecraft conducts long-awaited encounter with Pluto today; launched 19 Jan 2006.

Jul 20 — 46th Apollo 11 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: First 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 30 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Progress 60P, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch 60th Progress cargo ship to ISS.

Aug 3-14 — International Astronomical Union, Honolulu HI: 24th IAU General Assembly.

Aug 17 — Cassini, Saturn Orbit: Dione flyby scheduled at 474-km altitude.

NET Oct — Astrobotic Technology Inc., SpaceX, Launch Polaris, TBD; SpaceX scheduled to launch Astrobotic Polaris spacecraft to attempt to reach Moon and win Google Lunar X PRIZE.

Oct 1 — MAVEN, Mars Orbit: Spacecraft 1-year nominal science mission at 150-km altitude ends today; future mission plans to be determined.

Oct 4-10 — World Space Week Association, Global: World Space Week 2015.

Oct 22 — RSA, Launch Soyuz / Progress 61P, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch 61st Progress cargo ship to ISS.

Oct 28 — Cassini, Saturn Orbit: Enceladus flyby scheduled at 49-km altitude.

Sep 30 — RSA, Launch Soyuz TMA-18M / ISS 44S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch members of Expedition 45/46.

Nov 8-13 — American Astronomical Society, National Harbor MD: 47th Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society; at Gaylord National Harbor Hotel.

Nov 30 — RSA, Launch Soyuz TMA-19M / ISS 45S, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: An RSA Soyuz rocket set to launch members of Expedition 46/47.

Dec 1 — Rosetta Mission, Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko Orbit: End of scheduled mission.

Dec 6 — Cassini, Saturn Orbit: Epimetheus flyby scheduled at 2,616-km altitude; Prometheus flyby at 21,000-km altitude.

Dec 31 — X PRIZE Foundation, Santa Monica CA: Google Lunar X PRIZE closing date.

2016

NET 2016 — Boeing Company, Launch Atlas V / Boeing CST-100, TBD: Boeing CST-100 crewed test flight.

NET 2016 — ESA, RSA, Launch ExoMars, TBD: ESA Trace Gas Orbiter & Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module to be launched by RSA launch system.

NET 2016 — RSA, Launch Luna-Glob Orbiter, TBD: RSA lunar orbiter (Luna 26) expected to launch to map Moon surface, measure exosphere and plasma.

NET 2016 — Bigelow Aerospace LLC, TBD: Launch Alpha Station to LEO, a commercial space station consisting of 2 BA-330 modules and 110 cubic meters of space.

NET 2016 — CNSA, Launch Long March 2F / Tiangong-3 Space Station Module, Jiuquan, China: Tiangong-3 space station expected to be ready for launch to LEO this year and completed by 2020.

NET 2016 — Launch Cold Atom Laboratory, TBD: Jet Propulsion Laboratory to launch CAL to ISS for the study of ultra-cold quantum gases in microgravity; to be installed into EXPRESS (EXpedite the PRocessing of Experiments to Space Station) Rack.

NET 2016 — Virgin Galactic, Las Cruces NM: LauncherOne to begin launching small satellite payloads between 100-225 kg for less than US$10M.

NET 2016 — NASA, TBD: Asteroid selection to occur this year as part of Asteroid Retrieval and Utilization Mission; asteroid to be captured 2019, relocated to Moon orbit, visited by Humans via Space Launch System 2021.

NET Jan — Southwest Research Institute, NASA, Launch Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, TBD: Launch of 8 hurricane-tracking nanosatellites.

Jan 5 — Juno, Jupiter Trajectory: Quiet Cruise phase ends today, spacecraft begins Jupiter Approach phase, will last 178 days.

Jan 3-7 — American Astronomical Society, Kissimmee FL: 227th Meeting of the AAS.

Jan 27 — 49th Apollo 1 Observation, Nationwide USA: Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members, see 27 Jan 2014 for further information.

Jan 28 — 30th Challenger STS-51L Observation, Nationwide USA: Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in shuttle accident, see 28 Jan 2014 for more detail.

NET Feb — Hubble Space Telescope, LEO: Spacecraft will search for Earth-sized planets around Proxima Centauri as star passes in front of 2 other stars; sensitive ground and space-based telescopes, such as ESA’s Gaia and ESO’s VLT may search as well.

Feb 1 — 13th Columbia STS-107 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss, see 1 Feb 2014 for more detail.

NET Mar 8-27 — NASA, Launch InSight, TBD: Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) Mars lander to study deep interior; expected to land on Mars Sep 20, 2016; expected end of operations Sep 18, 2018.

NET Apr — MAVEN, Mars Orbit: Expected end of spacecraft scientific results.

Apr 4 — Cassini, Saturn Orbit: Titan flyby scheduled at 990-km altitude.

Apr 12 — Yuri’s Night Celebrations, Global: Yuri’s Night 2016; annual worldwide party to celebrate Yuri Gagarin’s 1st flight into space and promote space exploration.

Apr 30 — NASA, Hubble Space Telescope, LEO: Telescope, launched in 1990, extended operations contract ends today; further evaluation / mission planning to occur.

May 9 — Transit of Mercury: Mercury to pass directly between Earth and Sun; observers see distant planet as small dot gliding slowly across face of Sun; entire transit visible in eastern N. America, S. America, Western Europe; partial transit visible everywhere else except Australia and far eastern Asia; 01:12 – 08:42 HST.

Jun 12-16 — American Astronomical Society, San Diego CA: 228th Meeting of the AAS.

Jul 4 — Juno, Jupiter System: Spacecraft scheduled to arrive at Jupiter and complete Orbital Insertion phase; spacecraft will have traveled about 18.7 AU (2.8B km); estimated arrival at 16:29 HST.

Jul 5 — Juno, Jupiter System: Capture Orbit phase to begin today, will last 106 days.

Jul 18-24 — Farnborough International Airshow, United Kingdom: 49th Farnborough International Air Show; International Space Pavilion offers 1,100 square m of exhibit space dedicated to space industry products, projects, professionals.

Jul 20 — 47th Apollo 11 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: First 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.

NET Sep — NASA, Launch OSIRIS-REx, Asteroid Bennu (1999 RQ36) Trajectory: Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission for asteroid sample return expected to launch this month.

Sep 20 — InSight, Mars Surface: Potential date for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) spacecraft to land on Mars surface and study deep interior; scheduled end of operations Sep 18, 2018.

NET Oct — InSight, Mars Surface: First scientific results expected this month.

Oct 4-10 — World Space Week Association, Global: World Space Week 2016.

Oct 19 — Juno, Jupiter System: Spacecraft to conduct Period Reduction Maneuver today.

Oct 20 — Juno, Jupiter System: Spacecraft begins Orbit 1-2 phase today, will last 20 days.

NET Nov — United Launch Alliance, NASA, Launch Joint Polar Satellite System-1 spacecraft, Vandenberg AFB CA: Launch of Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) spacecraft aboard Delta II rockets from Complex 2.

Nov 9 — Juno, Jupiter System: Spacecraft begins Science Orbit phase, will last 336 days; scheduled to orbit planet 33 times around poles, come within 5,000 km above planet cloud tops.

Nov 14 — Cassini, Saturn Orbit: Titan flyby scheduled at 1,582-km altitude.

Nov 30 — Cassini, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft to begin orbits bringing it closer to Saturn starting with F ring, the outermost ring.

2017

NET 2017 — NASA, Launch SLS / Orion EM-1, Kennedy Space Center FL: The first test flight of NASA Space Launch System with uncrewed Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and ESA-provided Service Module; to feature configuration for 70-metric-ton lift capacity.

NET 2017 — Sierra Nevada Corp., Launch Atlas V / Dream Chaser, TBD: Expected to begin transporting crews to space.

NET 2017 — CNSA, Launch Long March 5 / Chang’e-5, China: Earliest expected date for 3rd phase of China Lunar Exploration Program to collect samples of lunar soil, return to Earth as precursor to human missions.

NET 2017 — RSA, Launch Luna-Resurs 1, TBD: RSA lunar lander 1 (Luna 27) expected to launch to Moon South Pole.

NET 2017 — NASA, Launch Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), TBD: Launch of TESS to perform all-sky survey to discover transiting exoplanets in habitable zones around nearest and brightest stars in sky.

NET 2017 — Launch Solar Orbiter spacecraft, TBD: European Space Agency spacecraft to perform close-up study of Sun and inner heliosphere; predicted 3-year journey to Sun; closest Solar distance to be 0.28 AU.

NET 2017 — Launch ESA CHEOPS, TBD: Launch of CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) to LEO; planned mission to last 3.5 years.

Jan 8-12 — American Astronomical Society, Grapevine TX: 229th Meeting of the AAS.

Jan 27 — 50th Apollo 1 Observation, Nationwide USA: Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members, see 27 Jan 2014 for further information.

Jan 28 — 31st Challenger STS-51L Observation, Nationwide USA: Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in shuttle accident, see 28 January 2014 for more detail.

Feb 1 — 14th Columbia STS-107 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss, see 1 Feb 2014 for more detail.

Apr 22 — Cassini, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft scheduled to begin orbits inside Saturn D ring, the innermost ring.

Jun — American Astronomical Society, TBD: 230th Meeting of the AAS.

Jul 20 — 48th Apollo 11 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: First 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 15 — Cassini, Saturn Orbit: Projected date for end of Cassini-Huygens extended mission with controlled fall into Saturn atmosphere.

NET Oct — Thirty Meter Telescope Observatory Corp., Mauna Kea HI: First Light with full primary mirror.

Oct 4-10 — World Space Week Association, Global: World Space Week 2017.

Oct 11 — Juno, Jupiter System: Scheduled end of mission; spacecraft to perform deorbit maneuver (lasting 130 hours) and plunge into Jupiter to ensure no accidental impact of Europa, Ganymede, Callisto.

Oct 16 — Juno, Jupiter System: Anticipated Jupiter atmospheric impact, total distance traveled including orbits around Jupiter estimated at 22.66 AU (3.39B km).

2018

NET 2018 — Golden Spike Company, Moon Landing: Possible date for GSC 1st Human Moon landing.

NET 2018 — RSA, Launch Angara A5 / ACV, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: Test flight of 6-person Advanced Crew Vehicle; will carry 500 kg of cargo and could travel to Moon.

NET 2018 — JAXA, Launch H-2A / SELENE-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan: JAXA Selenological and Engineering Explorer 2 lunar orbiter, lander, rover expected to launch.

NET 2018 — ESA, RSA, Launch ExoMars, TBD: ESA Carrier and Rover, RSA Descent Module and Surface Platform to be launched by RSA launch system.

NET 2018 — Launch James Webb Space Telescope, Kourou, French Guiana: European Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency and NASA infrared-optimized space telescope with 6.5-m mirror to reside in orbit 1.5M km away from Earth; will search for 1st galaxies that formed in early Universe.

NET 2018 — Canadian Space Agency, Launch RADARSAT Constellation, TBD: CSA RADARSAT Constellation Mission with 3 satellites will provide complete coverage of Canada vast land mass and oceans.

NET 2018 — RSA, Amur Oblast, Russia: RSA Vostochny Cosmodrone in Amur Oblast, Russia to be completed / fully operational this year to launch crews to space.

Jan 5 — Inspiration Mars Foundation, USA: Planning to send 1 woman and 1 man on 501-day round trip to come within 161 km of Mars.

Jan 7-11 — American Astronomical Society, National Harbor MD: 231st Meeting of the AAS.

Jan 27 — 51st Apollo 1 Observation, Nationwide USA: Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members, see 27 Jan 2014 for further detail.

Jan 28 — 32nd Challenger STS-51L Observation, Nationwide USA: Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in shuttle accident, see 28 Jan 2014 for more detail.

Feb 1 — 15th Columbia STS-107 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss, see 1 Feb 2014 for more detail.

NET Jun — American Astronomical Society, TBD: 232nd Meeting of the AAS.

Jul 20 — 49th Apollo 11 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: First 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 18 — InSight, Mars Surface: Scheduled end to Mars surface operations mission; future plans / goals to be determined.

NET Oct — Gaia, Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange Point: Gaia spacecraft 5-year scheduled mission ends this month; future plans to be decided.

Oct 4-10 — World Space Week Association, Global: World Space Week 2018.

2019

NET 2019 — NASA, Launch Asteroid Retrieval and Utilization Mission spacecraft, TBD: Asteroid retrieval spacecraft to launch to NEA to capture and relocate to Moon orbit.

NET 2019 — RSA, Launch Luna-Resurs 2, Vostochny Cosmodrone, Russia: RSA lunar lander 2 (Luna 28) expected to launch for return sample mission.

Jan 6-10 — American Astronomical Society, TBD: 233rd Meeting of the AAS.

Jan 27 — 52nd Apollo 1 Observation, Nationwide USA: Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members, see 27 Jan 2014 for further information.

Jan 28 — 33rd Challenger STS-51L Observation, Nationwide USA: Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in shuttle accident, see 28 Jan 2014 for more detail.

Feb 1 — 16th Columbia STS-107 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss, see 1 Feb 2014 for more detail.

Jul 20 — 50th Apollo 11 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: First 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.

Oct 4-10 — World Space Week Association, Global: World Space Week 2019.

Nov 11 — Transit of Mercury: Mercury to pass directly between Earth and Sun; observers see distant planet as small dot gliding slowly across face of Sun; 02:35 – 08:04 HST.

2020

NET 2020 — ISS, LEO: Funding of International Space Station ends this year; mission extension to at least 2028 is expected; future goals and scientific, engineering, utilization, education potential to be determined.

NET 2020 — NASA, Launch Mars Rover, TBD: NASA Mars robotic science rover to launch in 2020 to explore planet / advance development of Human Mars missions projected for 2030s.

NET 2020 — RSA, Launch Luna-Resurs 3 / Lunokhod Rover, Vostochny Cosmodrone, Russia: RSA lunar lander 3 (Luna 29) expected to launch rover mission to study Moon surface and sample subsurface.

NET 2020 — Launch Soyuz / Euclid, Kourou, French Guiana: European Space Agency spacecraft with 1.2-m telescope, projected 6-year lifetime to launch to Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2; will measure accelerated expansion of Universe, aid in understanding of dark energy / dark matter.

NET 2020 — CNSA, Tiangong-3 Space Station Module, LEO: Tiangong-3 space station expected to be completed this year; to consist of 1 core module, 2 experimental modules and accommodate 3 crew members for 6 month shifts.

NET 2020 — Solar Orbiter spacecraft, Sun Orbit: Spacecraft expected to reach Sun orbit this year after 3 year journey; will perform close-up study of Sun and inner heliosphere; closest Solar approach to be every 5 months at distance of 0.28 AU.

Jan 6-10 — American Astronomical Society, TBD: 235th Meeting of the AAS.

Jan 27 — 53rd Apollo 1 Observation, Nationwide USA: Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members, see 27 Jan 2014 for further detail.

Jan 28 — 34th Challenger STS-51L Observation, Nationwide USA: Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in shuttle accident, see 28 Jan 2014 for more detail.

Feb 1 — 17th Columbia STS-107 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss, see 1 Feb 2014 for more detail.

Jul 20 — 51st Apollo 11 Observation, Nationwide USA / Global: First 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.

Oct 4-10 — World Space Week Association, Global: World Space Week 2020.

2021

NET 2021 — NASA, Launch SLS / Orion EM-2, Kennedy Space Center FL: The 1st fully-crewed Orion Lunar flight to last 10-14 days; will use J-2X powered upper stage.

NET 2021 — NASA, Launch SLS / Human Asteroid Mission, Kennedy Space Center FL: Launch of Astronauts via Space Launch System to relocated Asteroid now orbiting Moon.

2022

NET 2022 — BepiColombo, Mercury Orbit: European Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) expected to reach Mercury and achieve polar orbit; will map planet, investigate magnetosphere.

NET Jun — Launch JUICE, TBD: European Space Agency Jupiter Icy moons Explorer (JUICE) with 11 science instruments is expected to reach Jupiter in 2030, spend at least 3.5 years studying the gas giant moons Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, Io.

2023

NET 2023 — BepiColombo, Mercury Orbit: European Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) 1-year nominal mission ends this year; future plans / mission extension to be determined.

NET 2023 — James Webb Space Telescope, Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange Point: Planned end to 5-year primary mission; spacecraft expected to operate for another 5 years.

NET 2023 — NASA, Launch OSIRIS-REx, Asteroid Bennu (1999 RQ36): Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft scheduled to return to Earth with asteroid sample of at least 60 grams this year.

2026

NET 2026 — Euclid, Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange Point: Scheduled end to European Space Agency Euclid mission; future plans to be determined.

2029

Apr 13 — Asteroid 99942 Apophis, Earth Near-Miss: Astronomers say that on this day, which happens to be a Friday, 320-m diameter asteroid previously known as 2004 MN4 will narrowly miss Earth by about 30,000 km.

2030

NET 2030 — NASA, Launch Human Mars Mission, Mars Surface: Projected date / decade for NASA to send Humans to Mars.

NET 2030 — JUICE, Jupiter Orbit: ESA Jupiter Icy moons Explorer (JUICE) is expected to reach Jupiter early this year; to spend at least 3.5 years studying Jupiter’s atmosphere and magnetosphere, moons Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, Io.

2032

Nov 12 — Transit of Mercury: Mercury to pass directly between Earth and Sun; observers see distant planet as small dot gliding slowly across face of Sun; starts Nov 12 at 20:41 HST, ends 01:07 Nov 13.

2033

NET 2033 — Government of the Republic of Turkey, Roketsan Inc., Ankara, Turkey: Turkey plans to have established a national Space Agency, and perhaps space-launch capabilities and more than 20 operational satellites by this year.

2036

Apr 13 — Asteroid 99942 Apophis, Earth Near-Miss: Asteroid, 320 m in diameter, previously known as 2004 MN4 will make 2nd pass by Earth, missing by about 50M km.

2060

2060 — EC2LIPSE, Sun-Earth L1 Lagrange Point: ISU project EC2LIPSE to explore climate change L1 point solutions for Earth.

2061

2061 — Halley’s Comet, Deep Space: Return of Halley’s Comet.

2117

Dec 11 — Transit of Venus: Venus to pass directly between Earth and Sun; observers see distant planet as small dot gliding slowly across face of Sun.

2125

Dec 8 — Transit of Venus: Venus to pass directly between Earth and Sun; observers see distant planet as small dot gliding slowly across face of Sun.