Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

WISE / NEOWISE Marks Another Year in Space

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

Roscosmos State Corporation
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

NET 2030 — Launch Angara A5 / Luna-29

NET 2030 — Roscosmos hoping to launch Angara A5 with Luna-29 (Luna-Resurs 3) Moon South Pole lander and rover; mission ...
American Astronomical Society (AAS)
National Harbor MD, USA

255th Meeting of the AAS

At Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.

Statewide Hawai’i, USA

Pōwehi Day

Recognized proclamation to celebrate the first-ever imaged black hole M87* by Event Horizon Telescope collaboration involving Mauna Kea Observatories, given the Hawaiian ...
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jupiter Orbit

Europa Clipper to Insert into Jupiter Orbit

Europa Clipper mission to insert into Jupiter orbit on this day to study Galileo moon Europa through a series of ...
Yuri's Night
Worldwide

Yuri’s Night Celebrations

Launching parties around the world every year on or around April 12th, in commemoration of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first ...
China (Zhongguo)

National Day of Space Flight

Commemorating the launch of China’s first satellite, Dongfanghong-1 on April 24, 1970.

Worldwide

International Space Day

First Friday in May, events and presentations to promote STEM education and inspire people to continue the work of Space ...
Nationwide USA

John F. Kennedy 1st Moon Speech

NASA Artemis program to land 1st Woman and Person of Color on Moon is well underway as today is recognized ...

Moon Village Association (MVA)
Global / Inter-Global

International Moon Day (Annual)

Celebrating the 1st people walking on the Moon / another celestial body – International Moon Day has been a recognized ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Heliocentric Orbit

Parker Solar Probe Marks Another Year in Space

NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of ...
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Statio Shiv Shakti, 69.373°S 32.319°E, Moon Surface

Chandrayaan-3 Commemorated for Moon Landing (2023)

Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander and Pragyan rover celebrated today after successfully landing on Moon in 2023; marking India as the 4th ...
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Van Allen Probes Mark Another Year in Space

NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment ...

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Astrosat Marks Another Year in Space

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2015.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jupiter Trajectory

Lucy Spacecraft 3rd Earth Flyby (660 km)

NASA mission to encounter 11 asteroids, including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans, to perform Earth flyby / gravity ...

Roscosmos State Corporation
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

NET 2031 — Launch Luna-30 Lander

Roscosmos State Corporation planning to launch Launch Luna-30 lander to deliver a reusable cargo delivery spacecraft with supplies for human ...
European Space Agency (ESA)
Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

NET 2031 — Launch Ariane 6-4 / Argonaut

European Space Agency planning to launch the Argonaut Lunar Descent Element -- lunar lander built by Thales Alenia Space to the ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Heliocentric Orbit

Parker Solar Probe Marks 13th Full Year in Space

NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of ...
Milky Way Galaxy

243rd Galactic Tick Day

Highlighting Galaxy awareness by celebrating the Solar System traveling around Milky Way Galaxy Center every ~225 million Earth years, one ...

Sun-Mercury
Global / Inter-Global

Transit of Mercury

Mercury to pass directly between Earth and Sun; observers see distant planet as small dot gliding slowly across face of ...

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

NET 2033 — Launch Long March 9 Test Flight

Tentative date for China to test launch its next-gen rocket intended to carry people and cargo to the Moon.
Roscosmos State Corporation
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

NET 2033 — Launch Luna-31

Roscosmos hoping to launch lander to deliver a heavy lunar rover weighing up to 5,000 kg, capable of mining / ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jupiter Trojan camp at L5

Lucy to Flyby Asteroids 617 Patroclus and Menoetius

NASA Lucy mission to come within 1,000 km of 113-km diameter 617 Patroclus and 104-km diameter Menoetius, p-type binary asteroids; ...

Roscosmos State Corporation
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

NET 2035 — Launch Luna-32

Roscosmos hopes to launch Luna-32 to deliver heavy modules weighing up to 5,000 kg for the construction of the International Lunar ...
Roscosmos State Corporation
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

NET 2035 — Launch Luna-33

Roscosmos hopes to launch Luna-33 orbiter to be used for communication and navigation for Human Moon Missions and lunar base.
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Comet 311/P PanSTARRS Orbit

Tianwen-2 to Rendezvous with Comet 311/P PanSTARRS

China asteroid sample return mission, having returned at least 100 grams from Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3), to rendezvous with and begin ...

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