2025 Welcomes SpaceX Starship Launch #7 and Blue Origin Inaugural New Glenn Flight The fully reusable, 121-meter tall, two-stage super heavy-lift launch vehicle, Starship 33, with Booster 14 is planned to fly from from SpaceX Orbital Launch Mount A at Starbase, in Boca Chica, Texas for the 7th Test Flight
India Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX) Launch NET Dec 30 to Aid Chandrayaan-4 and Human Missions ISRO final 2024 launch, planned for NET December 30, will carry the dual-satellite Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX) aboard PSLV-XL C60 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India to an altitude of ~470 km. Launch window remains
4th BRICS-AGAC Symposium to be Held at SGT University 4th Symposium of the BRICS Association on Gravity, Astrophysics and Cosmology (BRICS-AGAC) will take place in-person and online December 17-19 at Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary (SGT) University, about 30 km from Delhi, India, to explore cosmology, astrophysics, dark matter, black
Galaxy Forum and IPSPACE Held on Hainan Island, Known as China’s Hawai’i International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) convenes Galaxy Forum China 2024 Hainan, Wenchang December 8-12 with 40+ presentations by people from 14 countries on themes International Human Moon Landings, Astronomy from the Moon and 21st Century Solar System Complete Exploration.
Luxembourg Space Week Comprised of Many Events, Includes Prominent Moon Focus Luxembourg, at population ~670,000, saw creation both of the In-Situ Resource Utilization legal framework for space and Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) in 2018. LSA sponsors Luxembourg Space Week December 2-5, co-hosting events with several other entities. Moon Village Association
Western Australia Space Week Sees 2 Space Meetings, APRSAF-30 + IPSEC Perth, Australia’s sunniest city, is hosting 2 conferences late November in its delightful Spring season, during Western Australia Space Week. A joint reception is evening of Nov 26. Both conferences offer the same exhibition hall Nov 26-28 and the
Space Law and Policy in Focus: UNOOSA Conference, Multi-Nation Agreements United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) will host discussion of space law / policy November 19-21 with emphases on space debris, dark / quiet skies, information sharing, sustainability; 200 invited participants are gender-balanced, invited to experience presentations, panels,
Reinventing Space Conference Focus is on Commercial Space British Interplanetary Society (BIS) holds its 21st Reinventing Space Conference November 11-13 to advance human capability in space and showcase space enterprise trends. UK space companies employ ~42,000 and BIS invites innovators from industry, agencies, government, finance and academia to present, discuss
American Space Movement: AIAA, AAS, NSS, SFF, PS, SF Active Now and In the Future Premier organizations of people who aim to promote human travel through space, and settlement — onto stations, our Moon, Mars and other planets — include American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), National Space Society
ISS Observes 24 Years, Going on 25; Looking Ahead to De-orbit, Commercial Space Station November 2, 2024 marks 24 years of continuous human occupation in space aboard the International Space Station, operated by 15 countries in partnership; 280+ people from 23 countries have visited. ISS travels ~29,000 km per hour,
China / Zhongguo to Launch Shenzhou 19 Crew, Celebrate 21 Years of Human Spaceflight The next three-member crew destined for Tiangong Space Station will be aboard the Shenzhou-19 craft launching via Long March 2F NET October 29 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. This will be the 14th crewed spaceflight for
ISS Human Outpost Carries on with Science, International Collaboration, Continuous Occupation of Space The ISS 72nd International Expedition is currently led by Sunita Williams as Commander, with Flight Engineers Barry Wilmore, Aleksey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, Donald Pettit, Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov. Return to Earth on October 13 after 220
Europa Clipper Preparing to Sail Across the Solar System with Falcon Heavy NET Oct 10 Launch The 21-day window for Falcon Heavy launch of the 3,241-kg (dry) NASA Europa Clipper from Launch Complex-39A Kennedy Space Center, Florida, opens on October 10. This long-awaited mission is successor to the Galileo mission
21st Century Solar System Complete and USA 2024 Campaigns 2025 Q1 will mark one quarter of the 21st Century and prompt high-importance planning for the next 75 years, not only for terrestrial Earth matters, but also exploration of our Solar System. Shaping the future of USA contribution toward deep-space exploration
ISS Lively with Soyuz-MS 25 Undocking, Dragon Crew 9 Launch, Cargo Transfers, Science, Public Engagement The ISS is a full house with NASA Astronauts Michael Barratt, Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, Matthew Dominick, Jeanette Epps, Don Pettit, Barry Wilmore & Suni Williams, and Roscosmos Cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin, Oleg Kononenko, Alexey Ovchinin
Lunar Surface Science and LunarCubes 2024 Workshops Focus on Next-Gen Mission Concepts The 25th virtual session of the Lunar Surface Science Workshop (LSSW) is being held September 17-18 by LPI, USRA and NASA with theme ‘Plume-Surface Interactions.’ The LSSW series began in 2020 to determine what science could be done
Japan Sets H2A Launch This week, H3 in October, Prepares for Human and Robotic Moon Landings via USA and India Collaboration JAXA is set to launch its liquid-hydrogen and liquid-oxygen fueled H-2A rocket, operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, September 11 from LA-Y1 pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
International & Commercial Exploration of the Moon and Deep Space: China Hosts 2nd IDSEC / Tiandu Forum The 2nd International Deep Space Exploration Conference (2nd IDSEC) also known as the Tiandu ‘Deep Space’ Forum is being held in Huangshan, China on September 4-6 and hosted by the newly formed Deep
SpaceX Polaris Dawn Trailblazing the Way for Humans in Space The Polaris missions will test and develop new spaceflight technology that will benefit Artemis and beyond. The planned first of three, Polaris Dawn aims to visit the inner Van Allen radiation belt, typically between 6K and 12K km above Earth’s
JUICE to Perform First-Ever Flyby of Earth-Moon on Path to Jupiter 2031 Jupiter has long piqued the interest of humans, visible with the naked eye from time immemorial. 95 moons are now recognized, 12 discovered by Scott Sheppard and team in 2021-22, 4 seen and named by Galileo in 1610.
Humans in Space: Space Station Activities Leading Toward Future Lunar / Deep-Space Missions As Tiangong Space Station heads into its 4th full year in space, the International Space Station will soon enter its 25th year of continuous human occupation in November. It is currently occupied by Expedition 71 and two
First Africa General Assembly Held by International Astronomical Union in its 106th Year The XXXII IAU General Assembly (GA2024) is taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, August 6-15. This historic first meeting on Africa soil will have 200 scientific sessions, posters, live 10-minute link to International Space Station Astronauts,
China NewSpace Launch Providers’ Success May Bolster Further Commercial Aerospace / Lunar Developments Expected mid-August is the launch of China Rocket Co. Jielong-3 (Smart Dragon-3) which has had 3 successful launches from East and South China Sea ocean platforms. i-Space (aka Interstellar Glory) has 3 successes and 4 failures of
NASA Moon to Mars Focus: International Conference on Mars and Lunar-Robust Exploration Science Forum Four members of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and representatives of California Institute of Technology and NASA Mars Exploration Program convene The Tenth International Conference on Mars in Pasadena, July 22-25. Goals are an overview of Mars