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...

Earth and Space Experience for Educators

El Paso TX, USA
Organizer: Academy for the Relentless Exploration of Space (ARES)
Featuring astrogeology, Spaceport America tour, et al with Kirby Runyon and Mark Wagner.

Maryland Space Business Roundtable Luncheon

Martin's Crosswinds 7400 Greenway Center Drive, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Organizer: Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR)
Luncheon Speaker / Topic TBA

Artemis 1, 2nd Observation of Mission

Nationwide USA
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As USA and its international partners work toward Artemis 2 crewed mission around the Moon, Space Launch System and Artemis...

Dubai Airshow 2025

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Organizer: Dubai Airshow
“Space” is one of 9 conference tracks. One speaker is Andreas Heitmann, Program Director, SpaceFounders, a space-tech accelerator, supporting 70+...

Shenzhou-1, 26th Observation

China (Zhongguo)
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As China and international partners plan permanently occupied International Lunar Research Station and next-gen rockets for Solar System Complete exploration,...

Swift Spacecraft Marks Another Year in Space

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Observing gamma-ray bursts & their afterglows in gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical wavelengths from LEO, multiwavelength craft surpasses another year of...

International Lunar Sample Research Symposium 2025

Hong Kong, China
Organizer: Institute of Geology and Geophysics at Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA)
Announcement International Lunar Sample Research Symposium 2025 (http://www.ilsrs.org)  After decades of lunar exploration since the Apollo era, lunar samples have...

Launch Soyuz 2.1a / Progress MS-28

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Organizer: Roscosmos State Corporation
Will take crew to the International Space Station: cosmonauts Commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Mikayev and Oleg Platonov, and NASA Astronaut Christopher...

Chang’E-5 Marks Another Year on Moon

Statio Tianchuan, 43° N 51.9° W, Moon Surface
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China National Space Administration (CNSA) Chang'E-5 lander at Statio Tianchuan "ship sailing in the Milky Way", Mons Rümker, Oceanus Procellarum,...

AIAA 2025 Region VII Student Conference

Sydney, Australia
Organizer: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Conference intended for AIAA Region VII Students from around the world except Canada and Mexico, which have been incorporated into...

Hayabusa 2 Marks Another Year in Space

Asteroid 98943 Torifune Trajectory
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses another full year in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to...

XMM-Newton Marks Another Year in Space

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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European Space Agency (ESA) craft in Very Eccentric Elliptical LEO studying X-ray emissions, star-forming regions, galaxy clusters, environment of supermassive black...

Maryland Space Business Roundtable Luncheon

Martin's Crosswinds 7400 Greenway Center Drive, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Organizer: Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR)
Topic / Speaker TBA

Geminids Meteor Shower Peak

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Appearing to radiate from constellation Gemini, shower can produce 80-130 meteors per hour; bright, medium-slow meteors (35 km/sec), few leave...

Chang’E-3 Lander Marks Another Year on Moon

Guang Han Gong, 44.12°N 19.51°W, Moon Surface
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China National Space Administration (CNSA) spacecraft at Guang Han Gong "Moon Palace", Sinus Iridum / Mare Imbrium, 44.12°N 19.51°W, surpasses...

WISE / NEOWISE Marks Another Year in Space

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (redubbed Near-Earth Object WISE – NEOWISE) surpasses another full year in space today; launched...

Launch Soyuz 2.1a / Progress MS-33 (94P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Organizer: Roscosmos State Corporation
Resupply mission to the International Space Station from spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan.

Family Overnight

Houston TX, USA
Organizer: Space Center Houston
Tent-camp by Falcon 9 rocket or Independence shuttle replica, and STEM activities.
$80

Ursid Meteor Shower Peak

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Appearing to radiate from β star of Ursa Minor, Ursids are associated with comet 8P/Tuttle, they offer medium speed (33...

NET 2026 – Launch Long March 10A / First Test Flight

Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
Organizer: China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Launch Long March 10A / First Test Flight: First flight of China Long March 10A rocket, precursor to Long March 10...

NET 2026 – Launch Soorya / Gaganyaan G2

Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
Organizer: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Launch Soorya / Gaganyaan G2: India planning for 1st crewed flight of Gaganyaan to LEO ~400 km.

NET 2026 — Launch Electron / Venus probe 

Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Organizer: Rocket Lab
NET 2026 — Launch Electron / Venus probe: Independent mission to Venus developed by Rocket Lab and MIT to send tiny...

NET 2026 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Organizer: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
NET 2026 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX): Japan planning to launch its first Mars mission consisting of sample return...

NET 2026 — Launch Atlas V / Starliner

SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
Organizer: United Launch Alliance (ULA)
NET 2026 — Launch Atlas V / Starliner: Next launch of Starliner crew vehicle set to occur "early 2026", unknown...

247th Meeting of the AAS

Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix, AZ, United States
Organizer: American Astronomical Society (AAS)
The 247th AAS meeting (joint with the High Energy Astrophysics and Historical Astronomy Divisions) will be held 4-8 January in...

7th China-Chile Bilateral Astronomy Conference (CCBC2026)

Hong Kong, China
Organizer: University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Space Research (HKU-LSR)
The 7th China-Chile Bilateral Astronomy Conference for 2026 will be organized by the Laboratory for Space Research, FoS, the University...

AIAA SciTech Forum

Hyatt Regency Orlando Orlando, FL, United States
Organizer: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
AIAA SciTech Forum—the premier aerospace R&D event of the year exploring the science, technologies, and capabilities that are transforming aerospace.

Nichelle Nichols Space Camp

Huntsville AL, USA
Organizer: Nichelle Nichols Foundation
Offering space, aviation and robotics program for girls ages 14-18, inspiring young women to aim for the stars.

SPIE Photonics West Conference

San Francisco CA, USA
Organizer: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
SPIE Photonics West and subconference on Optical Power Delivery, key to development of Space Solar Power.

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

Apollo 1, 59th Observation

Nationwide USA
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Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members lost in 1967 during a launch...

Challenger STS-51L, 40th Observation

Nationwide USA
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Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in Shuttle...

Explorer 1, 68th Observation

Nationwide USA
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American Artemis Return to the Moon For Good is underway, Mars attention and planning advancing, Outer Solar System search for...