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“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, Goddard Engineers, Scientists and Technicians Association (GESTA) – Union representing Goddard technical civil servants Colette Delwalla, Executive Director, Stand Up For Science Dr. Mollie Manier, National Institutes of Health, signer […]

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 instruments turned on – to be last flyby of planet before controlled impact into Jupiter clouds.

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 experiences a ~12-hour day, 18:19 UTC (08:19 HST).

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 ET for students in 3rd-12th grades and their educators/parents/guardians. This Live Chat series is presented in the memory of Scott Carpenter, one of the original Mercury Seven Astronauts and a […]

Free

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 pitcher of beer and schnitzel. AIAA-SF will provide the first round of drinks and appetizers. Let's exchange ideas, and talk about what everybody is doing, and what's happening in Aerospace. […]

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), can be bright & leave persistent trains; between 20-70 meteors per hour; peak 00:00 UTC (Oct 20 14:00 HST).

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 Foundation 99% / 4-star rating.

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 Young positioned a gold-plated far ultraviolet camera / spectrograph on the Moon. The instrument, Carruthers's invention, was the first astronomical observatory on the lunar surface, landing in the Descartes Highlands […]

Free

Geminids Meteor Shower Peak

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Organizer:

Appearing to radiate from constellation Gemini, shower can produce 80-130 meteors per hour; bright, medium-slow meteors (35 km/sec), few leave persistent trains; peak 00:00 UTC (Dec 13, 14:00 HST).

Ursid Meteor Shower Peak

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Organizer:

Appearing to radiate from β star of Ursa Minor, Ursids are associated with comet 8P/Tuttle, they offer medium speed (33 km/sec), mostly faint with a few fireballs, 9-10 per hour, visible in northern Hemisphere 1 day before Last Quarter Moon; peak 14:00 UTC (00:00 HST).

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 years after STS-1 and 15 years after STS-135, at gala to raise funds for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. At Marriott West Palm Beach. Only 38 individual tickets are available, and […]

$1,000

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 1998 KY26 in 2031, after returning samples from (162173) Ryugu to Earth in 2020.

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 via anchoring-drilling, hover-sampling and touch-and-go techniques; planned to depart Apr 24, 2027 and return to Earth Nov 29, 2027.

Tentative Term End for Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell

Ottawa, Canada , 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 2026. It is rare that a President of the Canadian Space Agency serves longer than a one-year term, and Campbell becomes only the third to complete a full five-year term. Past […]

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, Lander (Rashid-2 from UAE), Rover, Mini-Flying Probe; lander has national science payloads as well as 6 international instruments integrated: from Egypt, Bahrain, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Thailand, and the International Lunar […]

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 Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) expected to reach Mercury, achieve polar orbit and spacecraft separation; will map planet, investigate magnetosphere.

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 grams of sample, to enter Earth atmosphere on Nov 29, 2027.