NET 2029 — Tentative date for China's crewed spaceflight program to have first of its multiple human Moon missions to...
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Monday
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...
NET 2029 — Scheduled end of European Space Agency Euclid mission which is measuring accelerated expansion of Universe, aiding in...
NET 2029 — Roscosmos hoping to launch Launch Luna-28 (Luna-Resurs 2) to the Moon South Pole region for sample return...
NET 2029 — NASA and JPL Caltech Psyche Mission to investigate all-metal asteroid Psyche to insert itself into asteroid orbit...
NET Jan — ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform 3rd and final flyby of Earth this month,...
Saturday
Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members lost in 1967 during a launch...
Sunday
Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in Shuttle...
Thursday
NET Feb — INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) space telescope will burn up upon Earth atmosphere reentry this month due to natural orbit...
Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss in 2003:...
Tuesday
Lunar New Year 2029 Spring Festival marks the Year of the Rooster.
Sunday
NET Apr — European Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (BepiColombo) end of extended mission, 9.98 Mercury years after...
Tuesday
Recognized proclamation to celebrate the first-ever imaged black hole M87* by Event Horizon Telescope collaboration involving Mauna Kea Observatories, given the Hawaiian...
Thursday
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...
Friday
On this day, which happens to be a Friday, 370-meter diameter asteroid (previously known as 2004 MN4) will narrowly miss...
Saturday
OSIRIS-APophis EXplorer (OSIRIS-APEX) is planned rendezvous with and orbit asteroid Apophis starting today for 9 months following the asteroid’s close...
Tuesday
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...
Tuesday
Today marks 7th full year / starts 8th year of continuous Human occupation of TSS; Shenzhou 14 three-member crew launched on...
Wednesday
NASA ARTEMIS P1 craft surpasses another year in lunar orbit since 2011; it was 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007...
Sunday
NET July — China Chang’E-2 spacecraft expected to come within 7M km of Earth around this date after reaching 300M...
NET July — Japan Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission with Mars moon Phobos' sample to arrive at Earth this month...
Tuesday
NASA ARTEMIS P2 craft surpasses another full year in lunar orbit since 2011; 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to...
Friday
First USA spacecraft to successfully land on another planet commemorated today for its accomplishment 53 years ago; originally scheduled for...
First Human mission to land on Moon in 1969; 1st steps by humans on another World taken by Commander Neil...
Celebrating the 1st people walking on the Moon / another celestial body – International Moon Day has been a recognized...
Sunday
NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of...
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Thursday
Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander and Pragyan rover celebrated today after successfully landing on Moon in 2023; marking India as the 4th...
Thursday
NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment...
Thursday
Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), studying galactic plasma, surpasses another full year in space today at ~550-km LEO, having...
Friday
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2015.
Monday
Nationwide celebrations and educational events occur to observe NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) first business day as newly-formed National...
NET Oct — ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform flyby of Asteroid 223 Rosa this month, arriving...
Thursday
Celebrating international contributions of space science for betterment of the human condition; Oct 4 is 68th observation of 1st Space...
Sunday
First solar observatory for China known as CHASE or Xihe / 羲和 surpasses another full year in space since launching...
Friday
European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos spacecraft surpasses another full year at Mars, launched 2016; craft continues collecting data on...
NASA spacecraft mapping boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space surpasses another full year in space; launched on this...
Saturday
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...
Wednesday
NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in orbit around Mars today, holds record for longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in orbit...
Friday
NASA craft imaging Sun and solar phenomena surpasses another full year in space today; launched 2006.
Friday
Today marks another full year of continuous Human occupation of ISS; first component Zarya launched Nov 20, 1998, occupation began...
Tuesday
NASA 12-U CubeSat Capstone acting as a pathfinder for planned International Lunar Gateway surpasses another year around Moon today; launched...
Tuesday
Observing gamma-ray bursts & their afterglows in gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical wavelengths from LEO, multiwavelength craft surpasses another year of...
Saturday
China National Space Administration (CNSA) Chang'E-5 lander at Statio Tianchuan "ship sailing in the Milky Way", Mons Rümker, Oceanus Procellarum,...
Sunday
European Space Agency (ESA) / National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) craft studying sun, surpasses another full year of operations...
Monday
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses another full year in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to...
Monday
European Space Agency (ESA) craft in Very Eccentric Elliptical LEO studying X-ray emissions, star-forming regions, galaxy clusters, environment of supermassive black...
Friday
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...
Wednesday
ESA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today; now in extended mission phase working to map more than 1...
Tuesday
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,...
Tuesday
NET 2030 — Europe hopes to have built a sustainable Moon Village by this date, while working toward Mars missions.
NET 2030 — Projected date / decade for NASA to send Humans to Mars.
NET 2030 — Roscosmos hoping to launch Angara A5 with Luna-29 (Luna-Resurs 3) Moon South Pole lander and rover; mission...
NET 2030 — Russia hopes to launch Millimetron (Spektr-M) space observatory with a diameter of 10 meters to Sun-Earth L2...
Wednesday
At Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.
Wednesday
Recognized proclamation to celebrate the first-ever imaged black hole M87* by Event Horizon Telescope collaboration involving Mauna Kea Observatories, given the Hawaiian...
Thursday
Europa Clipper mission to insert into Jupiter orbit on this day to study Galileo moon Europa through a series of...
Friday
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...
Wednesday
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...
Saturday
NASA Artemis program to land 1st Woman and Person of Color on Moon is well underway as today is recognized...
Wednesday
Today marks 8th full year / starts 9th year of continuous Human occupation of TSS; Shenzhou 14 three-member crew launched on...
Thursday
NASA ARTEMIS P1 craft surpasses another year in lunar orbit since 2011; it was 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007...
Wednesday
NASA ARTEMIS P2 craft surpasses another full year in lunar orbit since 2011; 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to...
Saturday
First USA spacecraft to successfully land on another planet commemorated today for its accomplishment 54 years ago; originally scheduled for...
Celebrating the 1st people walking on the Moon / another celestial body – International Moon Day has been a recognized...
Monday
NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of...
Friday
Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander and Pragyan rover celebrated today after successfully landing on Moon in 2023; marking India as the 4th...
Friday
NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment...
Friday
Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), studying galactic plasma, surpasses another full year in space today at ~550-km LEO, having...
Saturday
NASA Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft surpasses another full year of operations in Mars orbit after insertion on...
Saturday
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2015.
Monday
First solar observatory for China known as CHASE or Xihe / 羲和 surpasses another full year in space since launching...
Saturday
NASA spacecraft mapping boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space surpasses another full year in space; launched on this...
Sunday
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...
Thursday
NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in orbit around Mars today, holds record for longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in orbit...
Saturday
NASA craft imaging Sun and solar phenomena surpasses another full year in space today; launched 2006.
Wednesday
NASA mission to encounter 11 asteroids, including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans, to perform Earth flyby / gravity...
Wednesday
ISEE-3 (International Sun-Earth Explorer-3) craft, presumably in safe mode, is traveling around Sun & predicted to return to vicinity of...
Roscosmos State Corporation planning to launch Launch Luna-30 lander to deliver a reusable cargo delivery spacecraft with supplies for human...
European Space Agency planning to launch the Argonaut Lunar Descent Element -- lunar lander built by Thales Alenia Space to the...
Tuesday
NET July — ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to reach Jupiter this month if launched April 2023; will...
☆ NET Jul — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26, after returning samples from (162173) Ryugu...
Tuesday
NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of...
Wednesday
Highlighting Galaxy awareness by celebrating the Solar System traveling around Milky Way Galaxy Center every ~225 million Earth years, one...
Thursday
South Korea planning to launch Moon lander & rover to look for signs of rare minerals on Moon surface.
Thursday
ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform flyby of moon Europa this month.
Friday
Mercury to pass directly between Earth and Sun; observers see distant planet as small dot gliding slowly across face of...
Saturday
Tentative date for China to test launch its next-gen rocket intended to carry people and cargo to the Moon.
Roscosmos hoping to launch lander to deliver a heavy lunar rover weighing up to 5,000 kg, capable of mining /...
Türkiye hopes to have space-launch capabilities and more than 20 operational satellites by this date.
Tuesday
NASA Lucy mission to come within 1,000 km of 113-km diameter 617 Patroclus and 104-km diameter Menoetius, p-type binary asteroids;...
Friday
End of primary mission for NASA Lucy mission, future science and mission plan extension TBD; mission is a twelve-year journey...
Sunday
Today marks 10th full year / starts 11th year of continuous Human occupation of Tiangong Space Station; Shenzhou 14 three-member...
Friday
ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to achieve Ganymede elliptical orbit insertion this month.
Monday
Roscosmos hopes to launch Luna-33 orbiter to be used for communication and navigation for Human Moon Missions and lunar base.
International Lunar Research Station ILRS-5 mission to occur by this date; final mission before human occupation of ILRS will include...
India planning to launch Soorya for final module completing space station Bharatiya Antariksh in LEO.
Roscosmos hopes to launch Luna-32 to deliver heavy modules weighing up to 5,000 kg for the construction of the International Lunar...
NET 2035 — Potential date for India 1st crewed mission to cislunar space with using Soorya rocket.
Wednesday
China asteroid sample return mission, having returned at least 100 grams from Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3), to rendezvous with and begin...
Saturday
ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is planned to be deorbited and impact Ganymede at the end of 2035, having...
