Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) Begins Next Year in Space
NASA, Cal-tech high-energy astrophysics satellite surpasses another year in space, having launched on this day in 2012.
NASA, Cal-tech high-energy astrophysics satellite surpasses another year in space, having launched on this day in 2012.
NASA ARTEMIS P2 craft surpasses another full year in lunar orbit since 2011; 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to study Earth magnetosphere
ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform flyby of Venus this month, arriving at Jupiter in 2031.
NASA craft reaches 14 full years in space today, having launched in 2011 and reaching Jupiter on July 4, 2016; one-way transmission signal to Earth is 48 minutes.
NASA Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory) rover surpasses another full year of operations on Mars surface today; launched Nov 26, 2011 – landed Aug 5, 2012.
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.
NASA craft to perform Jupiter flyby during Perijove 75, its 75th close flyby of Jupiter and 74th science flyby with instruments turned on.
Registrations and grant requests due for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) Winter School, being held Jan 25-30, 2026
India orbiter surpasses another full year in lunar polar orbit since reaching the Moon in 2019; Chandrayaan-2 lander and rover were unsuccessful in lunar landing.
Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander and Pragyan rover celebrated today after successfully landing on Moon in 2023; marking India as the 4th country to land on Moon, and 1st near the Moon South Pole.
Abstracts due for 6th annual Cislunar Security Conference 2025, being held Dec 2-4 in Laurel MD, USA.
NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment and its variability.
Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), studying galactic plasma, surpasses another full year in space today at ~550-km LEO, having launched 2023.
Ohio Space Week including Glenn Space Technology Symposium: Accelerating Aerospace Innovation and NASA Discovery Days.
RSVP DUE: Briefings for media representatives on Artemis II mission; to be held Sep 23-24 at NASA Johnson Space Center; 16:00 CDT.