Third annual observation of JAXA lunar landing Moon near side equatorial region in 2024 and Japan becoming 5th country to...
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Wednesday
Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members lost in 1967 during a launch...
Thursday
Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in Shuttle...
Sunday
American Artemis Return to the Moon For Good is underway, Mars attention and planning advancing, Outer Solar System search for...
Monday
Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss in 2003:...
China Tianwen-1 orbiter reaches 6 full years / begins 7th year of operations in Mars orbit; Lander & Rover touched...
Saturday
Lunar New Year 2027 Spring Festival marks the Year of the Goat.
Tuesday
UAE Hope Orbiter, studying Mars atmosphere and climate, reaches 6 full years / enters 7th year in Mars orbit today;...
Thursday
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover reaches 5 full years / enters 6th year on Mars surface having landed in Jezero Crater...
Monday
Third annual observation of 1st successful commercial lunar landing on Moon by Intuitive Machines and its IM-1 Nova-C Lander "Odysseus"....
Monday
Highlighting Galaxy awareness by celebrating the Solar System traveling around Milky Way Galaxy Center every ~225 million Earth years, one...
Saturday
Recognized proclamation to celebrate the first-ever imaged black hole M87* by Event Horizon Telescope collaboration involving Mauna Kea Observatories, given the Hawaiian...
Monday
Celebrating Yuri Gagarin, the 1st human to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 spacecraft in 1961; the flight lasted 108 minutes...
Launching parties around the world every year on or around April 12th, in commemoration of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first...
Sunday
Space telescope for NASA Explorers program, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method in an area 400 times...
Saturday
NASA spacecraft with 2.4-meter diameter main telescope begins 38th year in space today, launched Apr 24, 1990; could continue operations...
China Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission planned to depart Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3) today and return to Earth with least 100...
Commemorating the launch of China’s first satellite, Dongfanghong-1 on April 24, 1970.
Friday
First Friday in May, events and presentations to promote STEM education and inspire people to continue the work of Space...
Friday
China Queqiao “bridge of magpies” satellite reaches 9 full years / enters 10th year in space today, launched 2018 to...
Tuesday
NASA Artemis program to land 1st Woman and Person of Color on Moon is well underway as today is recognized...
Saturday
Today marks 5th full year / starts 6th year of continuous Human occupation of TSS; Shenzhou 14 three-member crew launched on...
Sunday
New Year 1 Muharram (1st day) to begin at sunset on Jun 6; if young New Moon is not visible...
Sunday
NASA, Cal-tech high-energy astrophysics satellite surpasses another year in space, having launched on this day in 2012.
Wednesday
NASA spacecraft reaches 18 full years / enters 19th year in Moon orbit today; launched Jun 18, 2009, arrived at...
Sunday
NASA ARTEMIS P1 craft surpasses another year in lunar orbit since 2011; it was 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007...
Thursday
Projected date for 1st crewed lunar landing since 1972, planning to land 1st Woman & 1st Person of Color on...
Saturday
NASA ARTEMIS P2 craft surpasses another full year in lunar orbit since 2011; 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to...
Tuesday
First USA spacecraft to successfully land on another planet commemorated today for its accomplishment 51 years ago; originally scheduled for...
Celebrating the 1st people walking on the Moon / another celestial body – International Moon Day has been a recognized...
First Human mission to land on Moon in 1969; 1st steps by humans on another World taken by Commander Neil...
Friday
NASA spacecraft in extended mission phase reaches 28th full year / begins 29th year of operations in space; instruments able...
Tuesday
International Astronomical Union will post a dedicated website "soon". The General Assembly is held every 3 years for astronomers worldwide...
Thursday
NASA mission to encounter 11 asteroids including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans to come within 1,000 km of...
NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of...
Sunday
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India orbiter surpasses another full year in lunar polar orbit since reaching the Moon in 2019; Chandrayaan-2 lander and rover...
Monday
Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander and Pragyan rover celebrated today after successfully landing on Moon in 2023; marking India as the 4th...
Monday
NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment...
Wednesday
NET Sep — NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope (NEO Surveyor), to help advance planetary defense efforts to discover and...
Monday
Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), studying galactic plasma, surpasses another full year in space today at ~550-km LEO, having...
Wednesday
NASA mission to encounter 11 asteroids including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans to come within 415 km of...
Sunday
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Tuesday
NASA Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft surpasses another full year of operations in Mars orbit after insertion on...
Sunday
Observed today is 1st planetary defense / asteroid deflection test success: NASA DART crashed into minor-planet moon Dimorphos of asteroid...
Monday
Tuesday
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2015.
Friday
NET Oct — Under US$116.9M NASA CLPS award, Intuitive Machines 4th mission to deliver 6 NASA payloads totaling ~79 kg, including carry ESA Lunar...
NET Oct 2027 — Second lunar lander from Blue Origin to launch to Moon South Pole region with payloads including...
Nationwide celebrations and educational events occur to observe NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) first business day as newly-formed National...
Monday
Celebrating international contributions of space science for betterment of the human condition; Oct 4 is 68th observation of 1st Space...
Thursday
First solar observatory for China known as CHASE or Xihe / 羲和 surpasses another full year in space since launching...
Saturday
NASA craft reaches 6 full years in Space, about mid-way through planned 12-year mission to encounter 11 different asteroids.
Sunday
Detecting some of the most energetic radiation in space, ESA, NASA, Roscosmos spacecraft surpasses another year of operations in space,...
Tuesday
NASA spacecraft mapping boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space surpasses another full year in space; launched on this...
European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos spacecraft surpasses another full year at Mars, launched 2016; craft continues collecting data on...
Wednesday
BepiColombo (Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter) Begins Next Year in Space
European Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (dubbed Mio ‘waterway or fairway’) surpasses another...
Sunday
NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in orbit around Mars today, holds record for longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in orbit...
Tuesday
NASA craft imaging Sun and solar phenomena surpasses another full year in space today; launched 2006.
Tuesday
Today marks another full year of continuous Human occupation of ISS; first component Zarya launched Nov 20, 1998, occupation began...
Saturday
NASA 12-U CubeSat Capstone acting as a pathfinder for planned International Lunar Gateway surpasses another year around Moon today; launched...
Saturday
Observing gamma-ray bursts & their afterglows in gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical wavelengths from LEO, multiwavelength craft surpasses another year of...
Monday
China asteroid sample return mission planned to return to Earth today with at least 100 grams from Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3);...
Wednesday
Second crewed test flight to LEO of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned for NET late 2027.
China National Space Administration (CNSA) Chang'E-5 lander at Statio Tianchuan "ship sailing in the Milky Way", Mons Rümker, Oceanus Procellarum,...
☆ NET Dec — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to perform first flyby Earth today on way to rendezvous with asteroid...
Thursday
European Space Agency (ESA) / National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) craft studying sun, surpasses another full year of operations...
Friday
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses another full year in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to...
Friday
European Space Agency (ESA) craft in Very Eccentric Elliptical LEO studying X-ray emissions, star-forming regions, galaxy clusters, environment of supermassive black...
Monday
Save the date for future Annual Meetings: December 13-17, 2027 | Washington, D.C. December 11-15, 2028 | San Diego
Tuesday
China National Space Administration (CNSA) spacecraft at Guang Han Gong "Moon Palace", Sinus Iridum / Mare Imbrium, 44.12°N 19.51°W, surpasses...
NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (redubbed Near-Earth Object WISE – NEOWISE) surpasses another full year in space today; launched...
Thursday
Korea first lunar spacecraft Danuri reaches 5th full year / enters 6th year in lunar orbit today, having launched in...
Sunday
ESA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today; now in extended mission phase working to map more than 1...
Saturday
NASA (STSci) / ESA / CSA infrared astronomy telescope surpasses next full year in space since launching on this day...
ESA spacecraft surpasses next full year in Mars orbit today; will continue to study Mars atmosphere & climate, planet structure,...
Saturday
NET 2028 — Standard funding of International Space Station may end this year from partner Russia; mission extension to at least...
NET 2028 — Tentative date for China's first crewed lunar flyby using super-heavy lift Long March 10 rocket and crew...
NET 2028 — China expects to launch Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission to Mars by this date, to deliver samples...
NET 2028 — Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 3 to launch (on vehicle TBD), under $179.6M NASA CLPS award, to take...
NET 2028 — Roscosmos planning to launch Angara A5 with Luna-27 (Luna-Resurs 1) lander to Moon South Pole to target...
NET 2028 — Planned launch of first module for India's space station Bharatiya Antariksh Station, BAS-1, using LVM3 (Launch Vehicle...
SpaceX to launch Starship with Venturi Astrolab FLEX LTV from Starbase, Boca Chica TX. Under NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV)...
Monday
AIAA SciTech Forum—the premier aerospace R&D event of the year exploring the science, technologies, and capabilities that are transforming aerospace.
Wednesday
Lunar New Year 2028 Spring Festival marks the Year of the Monkey.
Thursday
Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members lost in 1967 during a launch...
Friday
Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in Shuttle...
Monday
American Artemis Return to the Moon For Good is underway, Mars attention and planning advancing, Outer Solar System search for...
Tuesday
China Tianwen-1 orbiter reaches 7 full years / begins 8th year of operations in Mars orbit; Lander & Rover touched...
Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss in 2003:...
Tuesday
Fourth annual observation of 1st successful commercial lunar landing on Moon by Intuitive Machines and its IM-1 Nova-C Lander "Odysseus"....
Wednesday
India planning to launch its first mission, Shukrayaan-1, to Venus to study the surface and atmosphere of Venus; planned to...
Saturday
NET Apr — European Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (BepiColombo) nominal mission ends this month, 5.82 Mercury years...
Monday
Recognized proclamation to celebrate the first-ever imaged black hole M87* by Event Horizon Telescope collaboration involving Mauna Kea Observatories, given the Hawaiian...
Wednesday
Launching parties around the world every year on or around April 12th, in commemoration of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first...
Celebrating Yuri Gagarin, the 1st human to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 spacecraft in 1961; the flight lasted 108 minutes...
Tuesday
NASA's Lucy mission, to encounter 11 asteroids including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans, planned to come within 1,000...
Monday
NASA spacecraft with 2.4-meter diameter main telescope begins 39th year in space today, launched Apr 24, 1990; could continue operations...
Commemorating the launch of China’s first satellite, Dongfanghong-1 on April 24, 1970.
Friday
First Friday in May, events and presentations to promote STEM education and inspire people to continue the work of Space...
Thursday
NASA Artemis program to land 1st Woman and Person of Color on Moon is well underway as today is recognized...
Thursday
☆ NET Jun — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to perform second flyby Earth today on way to rendezvous with asteroid...
Monday
Today marks 6th full year / starts 7th year of continuous Human occupation of TSS; Shenzhou 14 three-member crew launched on...
Sunday
Friday
NASA spacecraft reaches 19 full years / enters 20th year in Moon orbit today; launched Jun 18, 2009, arrived at...
Tuesday
NASA ARTEMIS P1 craft surpasses another year in lunar orbit since 2011; it was 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007...
Saturday
NET Q3 2028 — Chang'E-8 planned to land at Moon South Pole with 10 international projects to conduct in-situ resource...
Monday
NASA ARTEMIS P2 craft surpasses another full year in lunar orbit since 2011; 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to...
Thursday
First USA spacecraft to successfully land on another planet commemorated today for its accomplishment 52 years ago; originally scheduled for...
Celebrating the 1st people walking on the Moon / another celestial body – International Moon Day has been a recognized...
First Human mission to land on Moon in 1969; 1st steps by humans on another World taken by Commander Neil...
Tuesday
NET Aug — Japan Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, now with Phobos sample, to begin its return to Earth this...
Saturday
NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of...
Sunday
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Wednesday
Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander and Pragyan rover celebrated today after successfully landing on Moon in 2023; marking India as the 4th...
Wednesday
NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment...
Friday
NET Sep — NASA Artemis 4th flight (3rd crewed mission) lasting 30 days, planned to send 4 Astronauts to the...
Wednesday
Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), studying galactic plasma, surpasses another full year in space today at ~550-km LEO, having...
Thursday
NASA Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft surpasses another full year of operations in Mars orbit after insertion on...
Tuesday
Observed today is 1st planetary defense / asteroid deflection test success: NASA DART crashed into minor-planet moon Dimorphos of asteroid...
Thursday
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2015.
Sunday
Nationwide celebrations and educational events occur to observe NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) first business day as newly-formed National...
Wednesday
Celebrating international contributions of space science for betterment of the human condition; Oct 4 is 68th observation of 1st Space...
Tuesday
Detecting some of the most energetic radiation in space, ESA, NASA, Roscosmos spacecraft surpasses another year of operations in space,...
Thursday
NASA spacecraft mapping boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space surpasses another full year in space; launched on this...
European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos spacecraft surpasses another full year at Mars, launched 2016; craft continues collecting data on...
Friday
BepiColombo (Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter) Begins Next Year in Space
European Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (dubbed Mio ‘waterway or fairway’) surpasses another...
Tuesday
NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in orbit around Mars today, holds record for longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in orbit...
Thursday
NASA craft imaging Sun and solar phenomena surpasses another full year in space today; launched 2006.
Thursday
Today marks another full year of continuous Human occupation of ISS; first component Zarya launched Nov 20, 1998, occupation began...
Saturday
NASA Lucy mission, to encounter 11 asteroids including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans, to come within 1,000 km...
Monday
NASA 12-U CubeSat Capstone acting as a pathfinder for planned International Lunar Gateway surpasses another year around Moon today; launched...
Monday
Observing gamma-ray bursts & their afterglows in gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical wavelengths from LEO, multiwavelength craft surpasses another year of...
Friday
☆ Nov 24 — 242nd Galactic Tick Day, Milky Way Galaxy: Highlighting Galaxy awareness by celebrating the Solar System traveling around Milky...
Friday
China National Space Administration (CNSA) Chang'E-5 lander at Statio Tianchuan "ship sailing in the Milky Way", Mons Rümker, Oceanus Procellarum,...
NET Dec — Planned launch of Chandrayaan-5 joint ISRO and JAXA mission to explore permanently shadowed regions near Moon South Pole,...
Saturday
European Space Agency (ESA) / National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) craft studying sun, surpasses another full year of operations...
Sunday
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses another full year in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to...
Sunday
European Space Agency (ESA) craft in Very Eccentric Elliptical LEO studying X-ray emissions, star-forming regions, galaxy clusters, environment of supermassive black...
Monday
Save the date for future Annual Meetings: December 11-15, 2028 | San Diego
Thursday
NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (redubbed Near-Earth Object WISE – NEOWISE) surpasses another full year in space today; launched...
China National Space Administration (CNSA) spacecraft at Guang Han Gong "Moon Palace", Sinus Iridum / Mare Imbrium, 44.12°N 19.51°W, surpasses...
Tuesday
ESA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today; now in extended mission phase working to map more than 1...
Monday
NASA (STSci) / ESA / CSA-ASC infrared astronomy telescope surpasses next full year in space since launching on this day...
ESA spacecraft surpasses next full year in Mars orbit today; will continue to study Mars atmosphere & climate, planet structure,...
Monday
NET 2029 — Tentative date for China's crewed spaceflight program to have first of its multiple human Moon missions to...
NET 2029 — China planning to launch its first probe to Jupiter this year with the Tianwen-3.
NET 2029 — Japan plans to launch JAXA Astronauts to space this year on indigenous HTV Return Vehicle.
NET 2029 — Expected launch of CNSA Solar Polar Orbit Observatory spacecraft to enter a high-inclination orbit around the Sun...
