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: 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: 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: 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, 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...
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...