Events for August 12, 2026

Name: Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space
Start: 2026-08-12T00:00:00-10:00
End: 2026-08-12T23:59:59-10:00
Location: Heliocentric Orbit

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International Space Summit Africa

Aug 10 - Aug 12

Pretoria, South Africa

At CSIR International Convention Centre. Key topics are Earth Observation, Developing Space Tourism, Space Supply Manufacturing. Cultural tours are offered.

R4,500

Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space

Aug 12

Heliocentric Orbit

NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of the Sun on Dec 24, 2024 which is ~7 times closer than any prior spacecraft, traveling faster than any other human-made object at ~692,000 km/hr.

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Established in 1976, Space Age Publishing Company operates its Hawaiʻi (1988) and California offices. Space Age publishes Space Calendar weekly since 1983 and Lunar Enterprise Daily, and pursues a business plan consistent with establishing a third office on the Moon.

Land Your Name + Message
on the Moon!

For a limited time you can send your name & message to the lunar surface on the ILOA ILO-1 mission in 2027-2028.

ILO-1 will be mounted on the Astrolab FLEX rover lightbar, and operate on the Moon for 1+ years — broadcasting Space Calendar and messages back to Earth along with near real-time images of the celestial sky and the Moon, on a weekly basis.

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