Events - Space Calendar

May 2028

May 25, 2028

— USA Congress,

Nationwide USA

John F. Kennedy 1st Moon Speech

June 2028

June 1, 2028

— Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),

Earth Trajectory

NET Jun — Hayabusa 2, Second Earth Flyby

June 5, 2028

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Tiangong Space Station (TSS) Begins Next Year of Continuous Human Occupation

June 11, 2028 - June 15, 2028

— American Astronomical Society (AAS),

Madison WI, USA

252nd Meeting of the AAS

June 27, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point

Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P1, Begins Next Year in Space

July 2028

July 1, 2028

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

NET Q3 2028 — Launch Long March 5 / Chang’E-8

July 17, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Earth-Moon L1 Lagrange point

Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P2 Begins Next Year in Space

July 20, 2028

— Moon Village Association (MVA),

Global / Inter-Global

International Moon Day (Annual)

July 20, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Nationwide USA

Viking 1 Mars Lander 52nd Landing Observation Anniversary

July 20, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Global / Inter-Global

Apollo 11, 59th Observation

August 2028

August 1, 2028

— Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),

Earth Trajectory

NET Aug — Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) to Depart Mars for Earth Return

August 12, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Heliocentric Orbit

Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space

August 13, 2028 - August 16, 2028

— Small Satellite Conference, others,

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City UT, USA 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

42nd Annual Small Satellite Conference

$1000

August 23, 2028

— Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),

Statio Shiv Shakti, 69.373°S 32.319°E, Moon Surface

Chandrayaan-3 Commemorated for Moon Landing (2023)

August 30, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Van Allen Probes Mark Another Year in Space

September 2028

September 1, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), SpaceX,

SLC-39B, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

NET Sep — Launch Space Launch System (SLS) / Orion for Artemis 4

September 1, 2028 - September 5, 2028

— International Astronautical Federation (IAF), Uzbekspace Agency,

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

NET Sep — 79th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2028)

September 6, 2028

— Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) Begins Next Year in Space

September 21, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Mars Orbit

Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

September 26, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Worldwide

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Anniversary Observation

September 28, 2028

— Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Astrosat Begins Next Year in Space

October 2028

October 1, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Nationwide USA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) First Business Day Observation

October 4, 2028 - October 10, 2028

— World Space Week Association,

Worldwide

World Space Week

October 17, 2028

— European Space Agency (ESA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Roscosmos State Corporation,

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) Begins Next Year in Space

October 19, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

High Earth Orbit (HEO)

Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Begins Next Year in Space

October 19, 2028

— European Space Agency (ESA), Roscosmos State Corporation,

Mars Orbit

ExoMars 2016 Orbiter Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

October 20, 2028

— ESA / JAXA,

Mercury Trajectory

BepiColombo (Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter) Begins Next Year in Space

October 24, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Mars Orbit

Mars Odyssey Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

October 26, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Heliocentric Orbit

Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO A & B) Mark Another Year in Space

November 2028

November 2, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

International Space Station Begins Next Year of Continuous Human Occupation

November 11, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Jupiter Greek camp at Lagrangian point L4

Lucy Spacecraft to Fly by Asteroid 21900 Orus

November 13, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit / Cislunar Space

Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) Begins Next Year in Space

November 20, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Swift Spacecraft Begins Next Year in Space

November 24, 2028

— Milky Way Galaxy,

242nd Galactic Tick Day

December 2028

December 1, 2028

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

Statio Tianchuan, 43° N 51.9° W, Moon Surface

Chang’E-5 Begins Next Year on Moon

December 1, 2028

— Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),

Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

NET Dec — Launch GSLV MK3 / Chandrayaan-5 Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX)

December 2, 2028

— European Space Agency (ESA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) Begins Next Year in Space

December 3, 2028

— Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),

Asteroid 98943 Torifune Trajectory

Hayabusa 2 Begins Next Year in Space

December 10, 2028

— European Space Agency (ESA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

XMM-Newton Begins Next Year in Space

December 11, 2028 - December 15, 2028

— American Geophysical Union (AGU),

San Diego CA, USA

AGU 2028 Annual Meeting

December 14, 2028

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

Guang Han Gong, 44.12°N 19.51°W, Moon Surface

Chang’E-3 Lander Begins Next Year on Moon

December 14, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

WISE / NEOWISE Begins Next Year in Space

December 19, 2028

— European Space Agency (ESA),

Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point

Gaia Spacecraft Begins Next Year in Space

December 25, 2028

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), Canadian Space Agency (CSA-ASC),

Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point

James Webb Space Telescope Begins Next Year in Space

December 25, 2028

— European Space Agency (ESA),

Mars Orbit

Mars Express Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

January 2029

January 1, 2029

— Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),

Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

NET 2029 — Launch Soorya / Human Moon Mission

January 1, 2029

— Roscosmos State Corporation,

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

NET 2029 — Launch Luna-28

January 1, 2029

— Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

NET 2029 — Launch HRV (HTV Return Vehicle) / Human Mission

January 1, 2029

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

NET 2029 — Launch Tianwen-3 to Jupiter

January 1, 2029

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

TBD

NET 2029 — Launch Solar Polar Orbit Observatory

January 1, 2029

— European Space Agency (ESA),

Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point

NET 2029 — End of Euclid Nominal Mission

January 1, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), JPL,

Main Asteroid Belt

NET 2029 — Psyche Spacecraft to Insert Into Asteroid 16 Psyche Orbit

January 1, 2029

— European Space Agency (ESA),

Jupiter Trajectory

NET Jan — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) Performs 3rd Flyby of Earth

January 1, 2029

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

NET 2029 — Launch Long March 10 / Human Moon Landing

January 27, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Nationwide USA

Apollo 1, 62nd Observation

January 28, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Nationwide USA

Challenger STS-51L, 43rd Observation

February 2029

February 1, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Nationwide USA

Columbia STS-107, 26th Observation

February 1, 2029

— European Space Agency (ESA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Roscosmos State Corporation,

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

NET Feb — INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) to Reenter Earth Atomsphere

February 13, 2029

— Lunar Calendar,

China (Zhongguo) / Worldwide

Lunar New Year

April 2029

April 1, 2029

— ESA / JAXA,

Mercury Orbit

NET Apr — BepiColombo Spacecraft End of Extended Mission

April 10, 2029

— Hawai'i, USA,

Statewide Hawai’i, USA

Pōwehi Day

April 12, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Worldwide

68th Commemoration of Human Spaceflight / Cosmonautics Day

April 12, 2029

— Yuri's Night,

Worldwide

Yuri’s Night Celebrations

April 13, 2029

— Asteroid 99942 Apophis,

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Asteroid 99942 Apophis to Fly by Earth

April 21, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Asteroid 99942 Apophis Orbit

OSIRIS-APEX to Rendezvous with Asteroid 99942 Apophis

April 24, 2029

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

China (Zhongguo)

National Day of Space Flight

May 2029

May 4, 2029

— International Space Day,

Worldwide

International Space Day

June 2029

June 5, 2029

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Tiangong Space Station (TSS) Begins Next Year of Continuous Human Occupation

June 27, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point

Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P1, Begins Next Year in Space

July 2029

July 1, 2029

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

Deep Space

NET July — Chang’E-2 to come within 7M km of Earth

July 1, 2029

— Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),

Earth Trajectory

NET July — Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) to Return Phobos Sample to Earth

July 17, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Earth-Moon L1 Lagrange point

Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P2 Begins Next Year in Space

July 20, 2029

— Moon Village Association (MVA),

Global / Inter-Global

International Moon Day (Annual)

July 20, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Nationwide USA

Viking 1 Mars Lander 53rd Landing Observation Anniversary

July 20, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Global / Inter-Global

Apollo 11, 60th Observation

August 2029

August 12, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Heliocentric Orbit

Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space

August 12, 2029 - August 15, 2029

— Small Satellite Conference, others,

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City UT, USA 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

43rd Annual Small Satellite Conference

$1000

August 23, 2029

— Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),

Statio Shiv Shakti, 69.373°S 32.319°E, Moon Surface

Chandrayaan-3 Commemorated for Moon Landing (2023)

August 30, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Van Allen Probes Mark Another Year in Space

September 2029

September 6, 2029

— Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) Begins Next Year in Space

September 28, 2029

— Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Astrosat Begins Next Year in Space

October 2029

October 1, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Nationwide USA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) First Business Day Observation

October 1, 2029

— European Space Agency (ESA),

Jupiter Trajectory

NET Oct — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Fly by Asteroid 223 Rosa

October 4, 2029 - October 10, 2029

— World Space Week Association,

Worldwide

World Space Week

October 14, 2029

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer (CHASE) Begins Next Year in Space

October 19, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

High Earth Orbit (HEO)

Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Begins Next Year in Space

October 19, 2029

— European Space Agency (ESA), Roscosmos State Corporation,

Mars Orbit

ExoMars 2016 Orbiter Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

October 20, 2029

— ESA / JAXA,

Mercury Trajectory

BepiColombo (Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter) Begins Next Year in Space

October 24, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Mars Orbit

Mars Odyssey Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

October 26, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Heliocentric Orbit

Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO A & B) Mark Another Year in Space

November 2029

November 2, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

International Space Station Begins Next Year of Continuous Human Occupation

November 13, 2029

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit / Cislunar Space

Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) Begins Next Year in Space

November 20, 2029

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Swift Spacecraft Begins Next Year in Space

December 2029

December 1, 2029

Statio Tianchuan, 43° N 51.9° W, Moon Surface

Chang’E-5 Begins Next Year on Moon

December 2, 2029

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) Begins Next Year in Space

December 3, 2029

Asteroid 98943 Torifune Trajectory

Hayabusa 2 Begins Next Year in Space

December 10, 2029

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

XMM-Newton Begins Next Year in Space

December 14, 2029

Guang Han Gong, 44.12°N 19.51°W, Moon Surface

Chang’E-3 Lander Begins Next Year on Moon

December 14, 2029

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

WISE / NEOWISE Begins Next Year in Space

December 19, 2029

Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point

Gaia Spacecraft Begins Next Year in Space

December 25, 2029

Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point

James Webb Space Telescope Begins Next Year in Space

December 25, 2029

Mars Orbit

Mars Express Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

January 2030

January 1, 2030

— European Space Agency (ESA),

Shackleton Crater Ridge, Moon Surface

NET 2030 — Europe “Moon Village” Planned to be Built by this Date

January 1, 2030

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Mars Orbit

NET 2030 — NASA Launch First Human Mars Missions

January 1, 2030

— Roscosmos State Corporation,

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

NET 2030 — Launch Angara A5 / Luna-29

January 1, 2030

— Roscosmos State Corporation,

TBD

NET 2030 — Launch Millimetron (Spektr-M)

January 9, 2030 - January 14, 2030

— American Astronomical Society (AAS),

National Harbor MD, USA

255th Meeting of the AAS

April 2030

April 10, 2030

Statewide Hawai’i, USA

Pōwehi Day

April 11, 2030

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Jupiter Orbit

Europa Clipper to Insert into Jupiter Orbit

April 12, 2030

Worldwide

69th Commemoration of Human Spaceflight / Cosmonautics Day

April 12, 2030

— Yuri's Night,

Worldwide

Yuri’s Night Celebrations

April 24, 2030

China (Zhongguo)

National Day of Space Flight

May 2030

May 3, 2030

Worldwide

International Space Day

May 25, 2030

Nationwide USA

John F. Kennedy 1st Moon Speech

June 2030

June 5, 2030

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Tiangong Space Station (TSS) Begins Next Year of Continuous Human Occupation

June 27, 2030

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point

Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P1, Begins Next Year in Space

July 2030

July 17, 2030

Earth-Moon L1 Lagrange point

Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P2 Begins Next Year in Space

July 20, 2030

— Moon Village Association (MVA),

Global / Inter-Global

International Moon Day (Annual)

July 20, 2030

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Nationwide USA

Viking 1 Mars Lander 54th Landing Observation Anniversary

August 2030

August 12, 2030

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Heliocentric Orbit

Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space

August 23, 2030

— Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),

Statio Shiv Shakti, 69.373°S 32.319°E, Moon Surface

Chandrayaan-3 Commemorated for Moon Landing (2023)

August 30, 2030

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Van Allen Probes Mark Another Year in Space

September 2030

September 6, 2030

— Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) Begins Next Year in Space

September 21, 2030

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Mars Orbit

Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

September 28, 2030

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Astrosat Begins Next in Space

October 2030

October 14, 2030

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer (CHASE) Begins Next Year in Space

October 19, 2030

High Earth Orbit (HEO)

Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Begins Next Year in Space

October 20, 2030

Mercury Trajectory

BepiColombo (Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter) Begins Next Year in Space

October 24, 2030

Mars Orbit

Mars Odyssey Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

October 26, 2030

Heliocentric Orbit

Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO A & B) Mark Another Year in Space

December 2030

December 25, 2030

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Jupiter Trajectory

Lucy Spacecraft 3rd Earth Flyby (660 km)

January 2031

January 1, 2031

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Heliocentric Orbit

NET 2031 — International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 (ISEE-3) to Reapproach Earth

January 1, 2031

— Roscosmos State Corporation,

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

NET 2031 — Launch Luna-30 Lander

January 1, 2031

— European Space Agency (ESA),

Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

NET 2031 — Launch Ariane 6-4 / Argonaut

July 2031

July 1, 2031

— Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),

Asteroid 1998 KY26

NET Jul — Hayabusa 2, Asteroid 1998 KY26 Rendezvous

July 1, 2031

— European Space Agency (ESA),

Jupiter Orbit

NET July — JUICE Spacecraft to Insert into Jupiter Orbit

August 2031

August 12, 2031

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Heliocentric Orbit

Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space

August 20, 2031

— Milky Way Galaxy,

243rd Galactic Tick Day

January 2032

January 1, 2032

— Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA),

Naro Space Center, South Jeolla, South Korea

Launch Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 / Moon Lander & Rover

July 2032

July 1, 2032

— European Space Agency (ESA),

Jupiter Orbit

NET Jul — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Flyby Europa

November 2032

November 12, 2032

— Sun-Mercury,

Global / Inter-Global

Transit of Mercury

January 2033

January 1, 2033

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

NET 2033 — Launch Long March 9 Test Flight

January 1, 2033

— Roscosmos State Corporation,

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

NET 2033 — Launch Luna-31

January 1, 2033

— Government of the Republic of Türkiye,

Ankara, Türkiye

NET 2033 — Türkiye Hopes to Have Space Launch Capabilities

March 2033

March 1, 2033

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Jupiter Trojan camp at L5

Lucy to Flyby Asteroids 617 Patroclus and Menoetius

April 2033

April 1, 2033

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

Heliocentric Orbit

Lucy Spacecraft End of Primary Mission, Continues Orbit Around Sun

June 2033

June 5, 2033

— China National Space Administration (CNSA),

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Tiangong Space Station, 10 Years of Continuous Human Occupation

December 2034

December 1, 2034

— European Space Agency (ESA),

Ganymede Orbit

NET Dec — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Enter Ganymede Orbit

January 2035

January 1, 2035

— Roscosmos State Corporation,

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

NET 2035 — Launch Luna-32

January 1, 2035

— Roscosmos State Corporation,

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

NET 2035 — Launch Luna-33

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