Tue Jul 29 Southern Delta-Aquariids Meteor Shower Peak Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Organizer: Most-visible in Southern Hemisphere, appear to radiate from Aquarius constellation; up to 25 meteors per hour with speed of ~41...
Fri Aug 1 NET Aug — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to perform flyby of Venus this month Jupiter Trajectory Organizer: European Space Agency (ESA) ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform flyby of Venus this month, arriving at Jupiter in 2031.
Tue Aug 12 Perseid Meteor Shower Peak Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Organizer: Appearing to radiate from constellation Perseus, shower can produce up to 100 meteors per hour, which are fast, bright and...
Mon Sep 15 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT “Save NASA” at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC, 300 E St SW, Mary W Jackson Building Washington DC, USA Organizer: National Space Society (NSS) Expected speakers include: Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, VA-10 – House Cmte on Space, Science, and Technology Monica Gorman, Area Vice President,...
Wed Sep 17 Juno Perijove 76 / 75th Science Flyby Jupiter Orbit Organizer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NASA craft to perform Jupiter flyby during Perijove 76, its 76th close flyby of Jupiter and 75th science flyby with...
Mon Sep 22 @ 6:19 pm - 6:20 pm UTC September Equinox Worldwide Organizer: Sun-Earth The Sun rises exactly in east traveling through sky for 12 hours, sets exactly in west; every place on Earth...
Thu Sep 25 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT Live Chat with Veteran NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin Online Organizer: Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) Astronaut Scholarship Foundation presents a Live Chat with veteran NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin on Thursday, September 25th at 1:00 PM... Free
Wed Oct 1 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT AIAA SF: Young Professionals Happy Hour Mountain View CA, USA Organizer: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) All ages welcome! Come and join your colleagues and friends in the aerospace profession in a relaxed atmosphere. Network over a...
Tue Oct 21 @ 12:00 am HST Orionids Meteor Shower Peak Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Organizer: Halley’s Comet The 2nd of 2 showers from Halley’s Comet dust, Orionids appear to radiate from Constellation Orion, are swift (68 km/sec),...
Fri Oct 31 - Mon Nov 10 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Fall Auction Organizer: Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) Online auction to raise funds for scholarships, of items such as mementos from NASA Astronauts. Charity Navigator gives Astronaut Scholarship...
Sun Nov 2 International Space Station, 25 Years of Continuous Human Occupation Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Organizer: ISS Partners (NASA, Roscomos, JAXA, ESA and CSA-ASC) Today marks 25 full years / start to 26th year of continuous Human occupation of ISS; first component Zarya launched...
Wed Nov 5 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST A Presentation on the Quiet Genius of George R. Carruthers Online Organizer: NASA History Office In April 1972, George Robert Carruthers, PhD (1939-2020) visited NASA Manned Space Center in Houston and watched as astronaut John... Free
Sun Dec 14 @ 12:00 am HST Geminids Meteor Shower Peak Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Organizer: Asteroid 3200 Phaethon Appearing to radiate from constellation Gemini, shower can produce 80-130 meteors per hour; bright, medium-slow meteors (35 km/sec), few leave...
Mon Dec 22 @ 2:00 pm HST Ursid Meteor Shower Peak Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Organizer: Comet 8P/Tuttle Appearing to radiate from β star of Ursa Minor, Ursids are associated with comet 8P/Tuttle, they offer medium speed (33...
January 24, 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST Celebrate STS-1 & STS-135 with Bob Crippen and Chris Ferguson West Palm Beach FL, USA Organizer: Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) NASA Astronauts Bob Crippen and Chris Ferguson will share personal highlights, stories and special moments of these historic flights, 45... $1,000
July 1, 2026 NET Jul — Hayabusa 2 Main Asteroid Belt Organizer: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Asteroid 98943 Torifune Flyby: JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to flyby S-type asteroid 98943 Torifune this month and rendezvous with asteroid...
July 4, 2026 Tianwen-2 Near-Earth Object (NEO) Organizer: China National Space Administration (CNSA) Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3) Rendezvous: China asteroid sample return mission, to arrive at Kamo’oalewa today to collect at least 100 grams...
September 1, 2026 NET Sep — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to perform flyby of Earth this month Jupiter Trajectory Organizer: European Space Agency (ESA) ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform its second flyby of Earth this month, arriving at Jupiter in...
September 14, 2026 Tentative Term End for Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Organizer: Canadian Space Agency (CSA-ASC) Campbell was first appointed in September 2020. She was reappointed for an additional year, 14 Sep 2025 - 14 Sep...
November 1, 2026 NET Nov — Chang’E-7 Attempts Lunar Landing Near Shackleton Crater Moon South Pole Organizer: China National Space Administration (CNSA) CNSA attempts to land its Chang’E-7 lander near Shackleton Crater, Moon South Pole region; craft launched with Relay Satellite, Orbiter,...
November 1, 2026 NET Nov — BepiColombo, Hermocentric Orbit Insertion at Mercury Mercury Orbit Organizer: ESA / JAXA NET Nov — BepiColombo, Hermocentric Orbit Insertion at Mercury, Mercury Orbit: European Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury...
April 24, 2027 Tianwen-2 Departs Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3) Earth Trajectory Organizer: China National Space Administration (CNSA) China Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission planned to depart Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3) today and return to Earth with least 100...