March 30 - April 5, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA

Vol 45, Week 13: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition

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Humans in Space

☆ International Space Station, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven-member crew …..

☆ Tiangong Space Station, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-21 three-member crew …..

◐ Lunar Enterprise News: Artemis II four-person crew (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen) is ……………………………………… lunar flyby—the first humans around the Moon in over 50 years.

☄ Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon Mar 30: Apollo Asteroid 2026 FN1 (0.021 AU); Tue Mar 31: Aten Asteroid 2026 FJ (0.019 AU); Fri Apr 3: Aten Asteroid 2019 FQ1 (0.024 AU); Sat Apr 4: Apollo Asteroid 2023 DZ2 (0.006 AU)

First Woman FLIES to the Moon …

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First Woman LANDS on the Moon …

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Events

Today

    • Friday

    Monday

     — International Space University (ISU),
    Washington DC, USA

    International Space University ISU-DC Space Café

    Washington DC-area US Alumni Association features Marcella Kneppers and Bastiaan van den Berg. Kneppers is Kingdom of the Netherlands Senior Advisor for Innovation, Science, and Technology at...
    — UzCosmos National Space Agency of Uzbekistan,
    Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    STC2026: Central Eurasia Space Technology Conference

    5th annual event, expecting 500+ attendees and 40+ speakers, discussing space and satellite business among space agencies and industry. At InterContinental Hotel, 2 Shakhrisabz Street in Trilliant...
    £995 – £1195

    Tuesday

     — Commercial Space Federation (CSF), SpaceNews,
    Online

    Orbital Data Centers Series: The Energy Imperative

    A conversation on the energy and computing needs driving the push toward orbital data centers. No cost, registration required. With Star Catcher CEO Andrew Rush, and Foundation...
    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India

    NET March — Launch GSLV Mk II / GISAT-1A (EOS-05)

    Earth-observing satellite to geostationary orbit above India. Expected to be 5th successful launch of GSLV Mk II.
    — American University in Dubai (AUD), United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA),
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Launching the UAE to Orbit

    At campus of the American University in Dubai (AUD), 15:00-18:00 UTC+4, organized by Armen V. Papazian, Visiting Professor of Space Economics to share United Arab Emirates' vision...

    • Wednesday

     — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    ISS / U.S. EVA #95

    For U.S. spacewalk 95, planned for April, two NASA Astronauts (yet to be named) will prepare the station’s 3B power channel for a future solar array installation....
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    45th Observation of STS-1 Columbia Flight

    Commemorations occur today in honor of 1st ever NASA Space Shuttle Columbia carrying John Young and pilot Robert Crippen around Earth on 54.5-hour mission in 1981.
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    SLC-39B, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

    NET Apr 1 — Launch SLS / Orion / Artemis 2

    Launch window 18:24-20:24 EDT (12:24-14:24 HST) for crew of 4 in Orion spacecraft on Moon flight to last 10-14 days; 3 USA and 1 Canada Astronaut: Commander...
    — United Launch Alliance (ULA),
    SLC-41 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA

    NET Apr — Launch Atlas V / Starliner 1

    NET Apr — Launch Atlas V / Starliner: Next launch of Starliner crew vehicle set to occur "early 2026", unknown whether craft will carry crew on this...
    — Landspace,
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China

    NET April 1: Launch Zhuque-3 / Test

    2nd orbital launch, attempt for booster recovery, by commercial launch firm Landspace of China; follows successful 1st orbital launch of Zhuque-3 stainless steel methalox rocket
    — Space Faculty, Crimson Education,
    Online

    Webinar: STEM Admission to Universities

    Majoring in STEM is popular among Singapore students, but university admissions do not evaluate all applicants equally! Join Crimson Education & Space Faculty Singapore for advice. 19:00...
    — Centre National D’études Spatiales (CNES), European Space Agency (ESA),
    Bordeaux, France

    ActInSpace International Event – Second Stage

    Winners of the local hackathons will compete for international semi-finals and finals. This event takes place every two years and is currently preparing its 6th edition. Last...

    Thursday

     — Full Moon,
    Moon Orbit

    Pink Moon

    02:12 UTC (14:12 HT)
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Online

    Applications Due: NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship

    NASA Postdoctoral Program offers US and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA’s scientific goals. The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the...

    Friday

     — Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex,
    Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex FL, USA

    Kennedy Under the Stars: Yuriʻs Night Edition

    Yuri’s Night joins Kennedy Under the Stars to host the official East Coast flagship event, 18:00 EDT (entry at 17:00). Yuriʻs Night honors the first human in...
    US$65

    Saturday

     — Comet C / 2026 A1 (MAPS),
    Deep Space

    Perihelion of Comet C / 2026 A1 (MAPS)

    Predicted date for the comet to make a close pass by the Sun (perihelion), potentially triggering a sudden brightening and dramatic tail. If it survives the encounter,...

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