Guy Pignolet & Julien Leveneur to discuss the global Cake-O'Peace project to help advancement of our common objectives of space settlements. - October 4th, 2025 - - Announcement of the "Cake O’Peace" project at the beginning of the World Space Week - November 18th, 2025 - - Deadline for sending […]
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Surpassing 5 full years on lunar surface, China National Space Administration (CNSA) Chang'E-5 lander at Statio Tianchuan "ship sailing in the Milky Way", Mons Rümker, Oceanus Procellarum, Moon (43° N, 51.9° W), landed on this day in 2020, with sample return launching from the Moon 2 days later. Uncrewed 1st test flight for Gaganyaan orbital mission scheduled to occur before end of year, will carry fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster); Re-entering capsule will slow to 8m / sec before landing. Conference intended for AIAA Region VII Students from around the world except Canada and Mexico, which have been incorporated into AIAA North America Regions. Online component to accommodate students not able to travel to Australia to present their paper in-person at University of Sydney. AIAA Region VII Student Conference is […] The International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo) is a new conference aiming to provide a framework for scientists and industry experts to engage in fruitful discussions and share their insights on the emerging topic of Space Robotics. In the last decade, the advances in in-orbit servicing and satellite operations, the […] |
7 events,
High-level industry forum exploring the potential opportunities of an advanced, long-term Lunar ecosystem. Join leading experts as they uncover the critical topics influencing the development of the Lunar Economy, as well as the challenges and opportunities of establishing a sustainable human presence on the Moon. At Oval Lingotto, Torino, in association with […] Satellites for space-based Internet. Launch window 10:56-14:56 Pacific Time (UTC-8). Surpassing 30 full years of operations in space today, European Space Agency (ESA) / National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) craft continues studying the Sun, has also discovered more than 3,000 comets. AIAA Day of Giving to help raise US$100,000 for programs that inspire and prepare the next generation of aerospace leaders. Your support powers: Hands-on STEM programs like Design/Build/Fly Classroom grants for educators Scholarships and competitions that connect students to aerospace careers Every gift makes an impact. |
9 events,
11:00-12:00 MST; Presentation by William Bottke of Southwest Research Institute - Boulder: New Views on Terrestrial Planet Formation and Early Lunar Bombardment. Join here: https://sservi.nasa.gov/casa-moon-seminar-series Hosted by CASA Moon, SSERVI, Institute of Meteoritics at UNM, University of New Mexico Grand Challenge, Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) and RASSLE (Research Activities […] Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, including Senators Maria Cantwell and Ted Cruz, to quiz Jared Isaacman on his plans and philosophy were he to be confirmed as the next NASA Administrator. 10:00 AM EST in Committee Hearing Room, Russell 253. The hearing will stream live on the Committee web site […] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses 11 full years in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to Earth in 2020, and now in extended mission to flyby asteroid 98943 Torifune in 2026 and rendezvous with 1998 KY26 in 2031. Moon Village Association (MVA) is a non-governmental organization that promotes international collaboration for the development of lunar exploration and utilization. The 9th Global Moon Village Workshop & Symposium will be hosted by the Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIDAA), alongside the 28th AIDAA International Congress and the 10th Council of European Aerospace […]
€240 – €390
2,300+ expected to attend for 100+ speakers. Show features: investors forum, space law symposium. Focus on industry-government meetings. At Scottish Event Campus.
Free – £142
OSMED 2nd annual conference. Shawna Pandya MD is Chair for OSMED International and Community Engagement Committee.
$50 – $250
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7 events,
"New Space Race, New Business, New Resilience" event with focus on Norway, the Nordics and Europe and how they can increase autonomy, business and capabilities in space. Leaders from national space agencies, commercial launch providers, academia, etc are invited for roundtables, debates, networking. Includes lunch and dinner, at MESH Youngstorget. […]
Nkr6,875
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3 events,
Includes: Private bus tour behind NASA’s gates, making stops at iconic Kennedy Space Center landmarks. Pending spaceflight operations stops may include outside the Vehicle Assembly Building and panoramic views of Launch Complex 39’s Pads A and B. Plus, the tour will drive by the astronaut crew quarters. Explore the all-new The Gantry at LC-39 and the […]
$190
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Scheduled for 13:59-17:59 to send 29 satellites to LEO for Internet system. |
4 events,
Thomas "Tom" D. Jones flew on 4 space shuttle missions (STS-59, STS-68, STS-80, and STS-98), spending 53 total days in space and leading 3 spacewalks to install the American Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station. His has received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, four NASA Space Flight Medals, and […]
$77 – $121
Career event specializing in the space industry; 25 companies actively recruiting will exhibit, including large corporations, startups and government agencies, for positions including engineering and business professionals. Speakers will present on trends in the industry, career possibilities. 13:00-16:00 Japan Time at Vision Center Tokyo Toranomon. 3I/ATLAS and Interstellar Objects, with Avi Loeb. 11:00-12:00 PT, at Lennox Library and Online. Author / Harvard Professor Loeb presents online. |
1 event,
Navigation system satellite intended to assist in urban canyons and mountainous areas because of inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbit. "22" designation on H3 rocket indicates 2 engines on main stage and 2 boosters. |
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3 events,
Meet, engage, network with industry representatives, and discover the latest advancements from global space exploration pioneers. Industry, governments, regulators, investors, international space agencies and academics share knowledge and understanding, collaborate and close deals. At Expo City Dubai, Al Wasl Avenue. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is scheduled to vote at 17:30 EST. 22 plenary speakers are confirmed, and 200+ contributed abstracts are accepted. At Arizona State University. The symposium will cover all major topics on high-energy and particle astrophysics, cosmology, and relativity. It will include morning plenary sessions and afternoon parallel sessions, which will function as mini-symposia in each sub-field. The plenary sessions will consist of […] |
7 events,
Scheduled for 14:16 UTC-5. First stage B1096 will attempt to land back at the launch site at Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) after its 4th flight. ISS Expedition 73 members Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky and Jonny Kim planned to return to Earth today in Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 craft, landing in Kazakhstan. Scheduled for 11:40-11:56 UTC+8 from ~41°N via 2-stage orbital carrier rocket used mainly for LEO and SSO insertion, this will be launch 97 and will be either success 96, or 2nd failure for Long March 2D. Scheduled for 23:10-23:57 UTC+8, this is 3rd of 3 launches today in China, each from a different launch center. The 3B/E transports heavy communications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit. |
8 events,
11:30-13:00 EST, with Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Deputy Director of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Kellie Walters on Controlled Environment Vegetable Physiology. NASA-partnered Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden program Growing Beyond Earth supports NASA goals of feeding Astronauts on ISS, Moon, Mars. 15:00 Eastern Time (UTC-5) on Zoom. European Space Agency (ESA) craft surpasses 26 full years / begins 27th year in space today, launched 1999, in very eccentric elliptical LEO studying X-ray emissions, star-forming regions, galaxy clusters, environment of supermassive black holes, and mapping dark matter. NASA’s Planetary Science Division (PSD) Planetary Research Programs will host a webinar at 13:00 Eastern Standard Time to celebrate the accomplishments of Planetary Research over the last year, share some updates to Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) programs, discuss progress that has been made to address decadal […] SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SPACE: "The future is not what it used to be" (Mark Strand) NSE, the benchmark event for the International Space Industry is back in Fiera Roma from December 10 to 12 for its 7th edition. NSE is more than just an exhibition; it’s a strategic meeting […] Scheduled for Noon-12:15 UTC+8 on Kinetica 1 solid-propellant 4-stage light launch vehicle, 30m tall with fairing diameter 3.35m, able to send 4,000kg to LEO or 3,000kg to SSO. Scheduled for 00:54-04:54 Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8), sending 27 satellites for internet service, |
4 events,
Scheduled for 17:00-18:00 UTC+3, Obzor-R is BRLK X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar for Earth observation and is designed by TsSKB-Progress for ground resolution of 500m. Since Kazakhstan charges US$115M annually for Baikonur, Plesetsk has become much busier, its high latitude especially suitable for Molniya orbits. In cooperation with the American Astronautical Society (AAS) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and sponsored by: Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, and Institute of Scientific Computations of Texas A&M University. To recognize his scientific contributions, retirement and the 70th birthday of Professor Daniele Mortari. […]
$40
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7 events,
12th GEGSLA Operational Meeting of 2025 will take place on Thursday, 12 December, from 15:00 to 17:00 Vienna time. Please register in advance using the link (the registration link will go automatically to your calendars). Scheduled for 07:00-07:21 UTC+8, the launch from "China's Hawai`i" is of a medium-lift rocket using kerosene and liquid oxygen propellant; the Long March 12 is capable of placing 20,000+kg into LEO or 12,000+kg into SSO. Dr. David Livingston interviews Manuel Cuba of Helix Space in Luxembourg. Since 2022, Helix Space is a Private Research Institution accredited by the Ministry of Economy of Luxembourg. Scheduled for 21:34 (with window open until 01:34), 27 satellites are headed to LEO for internet system. Booster Core B1093 will attempt its 9th landing, on barge (Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship-ASDS) OCISLY (Of Course I Still Love You). |
1 event,
Usually strongest meteor shower yearly, up to 150 hourly. Moon is 30% full. |
3 events,
Surpassing 14 full years / starting 15th year in Space, the NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (redubbed Near-Earth Object WISE – NEOWISE) launched in 2009, went into hibernation February 17, 2011 and reactivated August 21, 2013. Surpassing 12 full years / starting 13th year on the Moon, China National Space Administration (CNSA) spacecraft at Guang Han Gong "Moon Palace", Sinus Iridum / Mare Imbrium, 44.12°N 19.51°W, landed in 2013. |
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4 events,
Motivation Over the next few decades, the exoplanet community is poised to advance closer to answering a fundamental question about the universe and humanity's place in it: Are we alone? High-resolution spectroscopy of exoplanets with the Extremely Large Telescopes (> 25 m) offers a unique opportunity to answer this question. The […] India Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3), also called Bahubali, to launch 6,500-kg Bluebird 6 for AST SpaceMobile; launch was coordinated by New Space India Limited (NSIL), commercial arm of ISRO. Scheduled for 03:35 UTC-5, United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket will take next batch of Amazon Leo (new name) satellites for internet system managed by Amazon subsidiary Kuiper Systems. ULA is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Features Session P046-To the Moon: A New Era of Lunar Science, Session P030-Planetary Magnetism. |
3 events,
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) first lunar spacecraft Danuri surpasses another full year in lunar orbit today, having launched in Aug 2022 and reached Moon in Dec 2022. |
4 events,
Innospace of Korea to use 1st launch of HANBIT-Nano to send to SSO 5 satellites from Brazil space agency AEB / Brazil university / Grahaa Space of India, 3 payloads from AEB / Brazil company that will remain attached to rocket, and empty aluminum beverage can from Brewguru of Korea. 1st launch of Galileo on Ariane 6, 5th launch of Ariane 6, scheduled for 05:01 UTC (French Guiana Time 02:01). These 2 satellites will join 27 others active in orbit. Galileo is called the world's most precise satellite navigation system, has served 5Billion+ smartphone uses since 2016, is managed / […] |
3 events,
Conference theme is "WCASET Nexus: Where Science, Education and Technology Converge" and offers both in-person and virtual participation; includes sessions on space science and technology. |
5 events,
ESA spacecraft surpasses 12 full years in space today, begins year 13, in extended mission phase working to map more than 1 billion stars. Resupply mission to the International Space Station from spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. |
2 events,
Moderated by Madhu Thangavelu. 10:00-17:00 PT. Panels include: Cis-Lunar / Lunar, Artemis, Starship / SLS, Space Architecture / Philosophy / Art / Agriculture, others. Online participation available; send email to register, either <contact@aiaa-lalv.org> or <events.aiaalalv@gmail.com>. Suggested $5 donation to this 501(c)3 nonprofit for either the organization itself or its scholarship […] Tent-camp by Falcon 9 rocket or Independence shuttle replica, and STEM activities.
$80
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3 events,
With theme "Exploring New Industrial Models, Empowering the New Aerospace Economy". 2025 marks a crucial stage for the Hainan Free Trade Port, coinciding with the full-scale customs closure operation of the island and the accelerated development of Wenchang International Aerospace City. The Forum will further leverage its unique advantages of […] Occurs 05:01 HST, 15:01 UTC; It is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year; and conversely, it is the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, bringing the longest day and shortest night. |
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2 events,
From Comet Tuttle (8P), with up to 10 per hour. Moon only 3% full helps viewing. |
2 events,
The 290-seat Samuel Oschin Planetarium boasts a spectacular Zeiss star projector, digital projection system, state-of-the-art aluminum dome, comfy seats, sound system and theatrical lighting. |
1 event,
From 11:00 - 14:00 HST, three planetarium showings will highlight international, cultural and indigenous astronomy, where we 'fit in' in the Galaxy, and how Gemini Observatory works together with observatories. |
2 events,
ESA spacecraft surpasses 22 full years / starts 23rd year in Mars orbit today; will continue to study Mars atmosphere & climate, planet structure, mineralogy, geology, and to search for traces of water; launched June 2, 2003 and arrived at Mars in Dec 2003. Surpassing 4 full years / beginning 5th in space, NASA (STSci) / ESA / CSA infrared astronomy telescope designed to observe the earliest galaxies, study star and planet formation, and analyze the atmospheres of exoplanets, launched on this day via Ariane 5 ECA rocket in 2021. |
1 event,
The stars are aligning for a brand-new show at Holidays in Space! Get ready for a nighttime spectacle that's out-of-this-world. |
1 event,
Journey back 2000 years to Bethlehem as recorded sightings of significant astronomical occurrences during related historical events are examined to offer a possible scientific explanation for the Star the wise men followed. |
1 event,
Dr. David Livingston talks live with Tom Olson the founder of the Center for Space Commerce and Finance. |
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1 event,
The year is 2096. Space tourism is booming, and you’ve signed up for a quick trip around the Solar System with Space Express Tours! Space Express Tours—the first tour company in deep space—offers a variety of adventures including its most popular trip, Destination Solar System. This out-of-this world jaunt takes […]
$20 – $40
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2 events,
If skies are clear, this all volunteer-run, non-profit organization is open to the public 20:00-22:00 for star viewing. Includes: Private bus tour behind NASA’s gates, making stops at iconic Kennedy Space Center landmarks. Pending spaceflight operations stops may include outside the Vehicle Assembly Building and panoramic views of Launch Complex 39’s Pads A and B. Plus, the tour will drive by the astronaut crew quarters. Personal guided tours of the visitor complex’s iconic attractions, including the Rocket Garden, Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex® and Space […]
$190
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6 events,
NET 2026 — Launch Atlas V / Starliner: Next launch of Starliner crew vehicle set to occur "early 2026", unknown whether craft will carry crew on this mission. NET 2026 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX): Japan planning to launch its first Mars mission consisting of sample return probe; to conduct observations of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, collect Phobos sample, return to Earth. NET 2026 — Launch Electron / Venus probe: Independent mission to Venus developed by Rocket Lab and MIT to send tiny probe flying in atmosphere for 5 minutes at altitude 48-60 km. NET 2026 — Launch Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 & Elytra Dark orbital transfer vehicle, TBD: Firefly Aerospace second lunar lander mission under $112M NASA CLPS to land on lunar far side with NASA payloads (RadPC, LuSEE-Night telescope, JPL User Terminal (UT), Australia’s Seismic Payload for Interplanetary Discovery, Exploration, and Research (SPIDER) by […] India planning for 2nd uncrewed flight of Gaganyaan to LEO ~400 km. Launch Long March 10A / First Test Flight: First flight of China Long March 10A rocket, precursor to Long March 10 intended to support crewed / cargo missions to the Moon with 2 launches, one for crew spacecraft Mengzhou and one for lander Lanyue that will rendezvous in lunar orbit; developed […] |
1 event,
The Quadrantid shower is known for its brief, intense peak, lasting only a few hours. Appearing to radiate from Constellation Quadrans Muralis, there can be 25-120 meteors per hour. Comets are traveling ~40km/second and come from the debris trail of Asteroid 2003 EH1, discovered in 2003 by the Lowell Observatory […] |
3 events,
Spacecraft reach 6 full years / enter 7th year on Moon far side, landed 2019 -the first farside landing ever.
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08:00 HST, 18:00 UTC; Earth perihelion is the point in its orbit when it is closest to the Sun, occurring annually in early January. |
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The 247th AAS meeting (joint with the High Energy Astrophysics and Historical Astronomy Divisions) will be held 4-8 January in Phoenix, Arizona. |