May 25-31, 2026 | Vol 45, Week 21 | Hawai`i Island, USA Shenzhou 23: Imminent Launch Followed by Shenzhou 24: International Collaboration in Autumn The Shenzhou 23 mission is scheduled to launch NET May 24. Although originally planned for November, the craft was moved sooner consequent to the space debris
May 18-24, 2026 | Vol 45, Week 20 | Hawai`i Island, USA SMILE Sun, You’ll Soon Be on Camera! The first mission to observe Earth’s magnetosphere in X-ray light, SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer), is prepared to launch May 19 via Vega-C rocket from Guiana Space Center. SMILE
May 11-17, 2026 | Vol 45, Week 19 | Hawai`i Island, USA SpaceX’s Plans 5 Flights This Week, Including Starship Version 3, and IPO in June SpaceX plans 5 launches this week, which would bring 2026 launches to 61, the Falcon 9 rocket flying 59 times, Falcon Heavy once, and
May 4-10, 2026 | Vol 45, Week 18 | Hawai`i Island, USA Canada is Building a Spacefaring Nation — Mirroring May 5 Canadian Space Launch Conference Canadian Space Agency (CSA-ASC) Astronaut Jeremy Hansen was part of the Artemis II lunar flyby crew, and Canada contributes to the Artemis program, yet CSA-ASC terminated
April 27 – May 3, 2026 | Vol 45, Week 17 | Hawai`i Island, USA Amazon Leo Constellation to Gain 61 Additional Satellites this Week Two launches, April 27 + 28, are planned for the Amazon Leo project for global internet, using different launch providers and vehicles. United Launch Alliance
April 20-26, 2026 | Vol 45, Week 16 | Hawai`i Island, USA ULA Vulcan-Centaur Rocket Needs Northrop Grumman Boosters to Pass the Test United Launch Alliance (ULA) plans a static fire test this week of its Vulcan-Centaur (VC) rocket. Although a VC deployed two satellites to geosynchronous orbit in February,
April 13-19, 2026 | Vol 45, Week 15 | Hawai`i Island, USA From Humans to Hardware, 2026 Moon Missions Plan Next-Gen Telescope and Hopping Probe As Artemis II crew readjusts to life back on Earth after their unprecedented lunar-far-side flyby, robotic Moon missions for 2026 are next up. China National
April 6-12, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 14: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition 14 in Space! And Could the ISS Become the Artemis Moon Gateway? Artemis II four Astronauts are spending 9+ days on a trip around the Moon, while the International Space Station has been continuously
March 30 – April 5, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 13: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Artemis II to Show the Way, Closely Observe the Moon Artemis II crewed lunar flyby, likely April 5 with April 1 launch, will travel beyond Apollo 13 distances and also restore
March 23-29, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 12: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Rocket Lab Electron to Take ʻDaughter of the Stars’ to LEO for PNT From New Zealand, Rocket Lab launch NET March 24 of its carbon-fiber / polymer rocket Electron is set to enhance precision
March 16-22, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 11: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Isar Spectrum “Onward and Upward” Mission to Launch Multiple Payloads Set for March 19, the 2nd test launch of the 28-meter Isar Spectrum aims to carry 5 cubesats to SSO and 1 non-separable experiment,
March 9-15, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 10: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Artemis 2 Still NET April, Artemis 3 Now 2027 Orbital Test, Artemis 4 First Crewed Lunar Landing 2028 NASA has restructured the Artemis program, including the shift of Artemis III from a lunar landing
March 2-8, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 9: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Hawaiʻi Space Ambitions: Bonds Proposed to Fund Fenix Horizontal Launch at Hilo Recently introduced Hawaiʻi House Bill 1608 would authorize issuance of US$40M worth of special-purpose revenue bonds to assist Fenix Space Incorporated, a
February 23 – March 1, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 8: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Space One Set for Critical 3rd Flight of Kairos NET Feb 25 On February 25 Space One of Japan is aiming to launch the Kairos 4-stage all-solid-fuel vehicle, taking 4 satellites
February 16-22, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 7: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Second Anniversary of IM-1 Lunar Mission and Upcoming Moon Landings The second observation of 1st commercial landing on the Moon occurs February 22. Intuitive Machines IM-1 Odysseus landed at 80.13°S near Malapert A Crater
February 9-15, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 6: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition ★ Ad Astra with Aloha to Space Age Editor / Publisher Steve Durst ★ Space Calendar will continue to aim for weekly publication through 2076 to honor the dedicated, visionary Founding Editor Steve Durst;
February 2-8, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 5: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Artemis 2: First Diverse Crew to the Moon The NASA Artemis program marks a pivotal shift in space exploration, carrying the first woman, person of color and an Astronaut from outside USA on a
January 26 – February 1, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 4: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Astronauts Memorial Week 2026: Honoring Heroes, Fueling Future Dreams The space community gathers this week to reflect on profound sacrifices that shaped our journey to the stars. During Astronaut Memorial Week,
January 19-25, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 3: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Solar System Complete Exploration in the 21st Century (Going Beyond Moon-Mars) As Americans, Chinese, Indians and other Asian, African and European peoples, enterprises, organizations and nations advance toward mid / late 21st Century, pioneering
January 12-18, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 2: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition AIAA Opens New Year 2026 with 6,000+ at SciTech Forum in Orlando American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics hosts AIAA SciTech Forum 2026 on January 12–16 at Hyatt Regency Orlando, Florida, with theme Breaking
December 29, 2025 – January 11, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 52 – Vol 45, Week 1: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition China Sustains Space Momentum Through 2026 China National Space Administration (CNSA) maintains a robust and frequent pace of activity in 2026, starting with first test
December 22-28, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 51: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Human Activities in Space: ISS, TSS and Future Commercial Stations The International Space Station is now running under Expedition 74, with crew including Commander Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, Zena Cardman, Chris Williams, Oleg Platonov,
December 15-21, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 50: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition ISRO / NSIL to Launch AST BlueBird-6 for Direct-to-Device Broadband Revolution Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India, is scheduled to host LVM-3 liftoff December 20, propelling AST SpaceMobile satellite into 550 km orbit. BlueBird-6,
December 8-14, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 49: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Hainan, China’s Hawai’i Surpassing 10 Launches, Upgrading Space Facilities and Activities The Wenchang Spaceport at 19°N supports satellite constellations, space station operations and deep-space preparations with 10 launches so far this year and at