• Launch Long March 12 / Unknown payload

    Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
    Long March 12 is medium-lift vehicle that uses propellant of kerosene and liquid oxygen, able to place 10,000kg in LEO...
  • Lauch Ceres-1 / Unknown payload

    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Solid-propellant launch vehicle of private aerospace company Galactic Energy of Beijing to provide low-cost commercial launches.
  • 2nd Lunar Polar Volatiles Conference

    Honolulu HI, USA
    In-person, with oral presentations live-streamed for a remote audience. Focus on insights from orbital and in-situ missions, modeling, and experiments.​​​​​​​
  • Planetary Sample Science Seminar

    Online
    Presentation by Mousumi Roy of University of New Mexico: Diffusion / Exchange Driven Equilibration During Melt-Wallrock Interaction on the Moon....
  • Maryland Space Business Roundtable Luncheon

    Greenbelt MD, USA
    Luncheon speaker is Kevin Kelly, Partner at Actum, to speak on Federal science and space budgets, policy and programs. Notice...
  • Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 6-89

    SLC-39A, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA
    29 satellites to LEO for Starlink. 1st Stage B1092 to land on ASOG drone ship after this 8th use.
  • 27th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF)

    Shenzhen, China
    At Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center (Bao'an); 400,000+ expected to attend. (CASC) is scheduled to unveil its commercial space...
  • Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 6-85

    SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    28 Starlink satellites; 1st stage B1078 to land on JRTI ocean barge after this 24th use.
  • Startup Startcamp Bremen SPACE

    Bremen, Germany
    "From Idea to Startup in 54 Hours". At Digital Industry Hub Bremen, Konrad-Zuse-Straße 6a 28359 Bremen, Germany. Limited to 50...
    €5 – €100
  • Launch Haste / VAN

    SLC-2, ~38°N, Wallops Flight Facility VA, USA
    Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program. Wallops Flight Facility is on Wallops Island east...
  • Artemis 1, 2nd Observation of Mission

    Nationwide USA
    As USA and its international partners work toward Artemis 2 crewed mission around the Moon, Space Launch System and Artemis...
  • Leonids Meteor Shower Peak

    Worldwide
    From Comet Tempel-Tuttle (55P) dust cloud, peak rate 15 per hour. Moon is 9% full.
  • Launch Falcon 9 / Sentinel-6B

    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Sentinel-6B extends Sentinel series into a 4th decade of measuring sea levels to ~3cm for ~90% of world oceans and...
  • Dubai Airshow 2025

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    “Space” is one of 9 conference tracks. One speaker is Andreas Heitmann, Program Director, SpaceFounders, a space-tech accelerator, supporting 70+...
  • Launch Barracuda hypersonic test platform

    Spaceport Nova Scotia, Canada
    Dutch company T-Minus Engineering aims for suborbital launch of Barracuda hypersonic test platform; launch window open November 18 daily through...
  • Space Tech Expo Europe 2025

    Bremen, Germany
    Join over 10,000 professionals from the entire space supply chain. Meeting face-to-face plays a crucial role in propelling the space...
  • Planetary Sample Science Seminar

    Online
    11:00-12:00 MST; Presentation by Scott Eckley of NASA Johnson Space Center: Utilization of X-ray computed tomography during the preliminary examination...
  • Workshop on a Lunar Rover Mission

    Online
    Conducted in French. Students will vote to made critical decisions about a Moon mission. Developed in a collaboration among Canadian...
  • Shenzhou-1, 26th Observation

    China (Zhongguo)
    As China and international partners plan permanently occupied International Lunar Research Station and next-gen rockets for Solar System Complete exploration,...
  • Fly With An Astronaut

    Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex FL, USA
    Steve Frick, Space Shuttle Atlantis Commander (STS-122) and Pilot (STS-110), describes his route to become an astronaut and personal accounts...
    $206
  • Launch Long March 2F/G / Shenzhou-22

    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Spacecraft to be launched without crew to replace Shenzhou-20 craft docked at Tiangong Space Station but damaged by orbital debris...
  • Launch Angara 1.2 / Kosmos

    Plesetsk Cosmodrome, ~63°N, Mirny, Russia
    Launch window open 16:00-17:35 local time (UTC+3) (Hawaii Time 03:00-04:35, UTC-10) for government payload
  • Launch Nuri (KSLV-2) / CAS500-3

    Naro Space Center, ~34°N, Goheung, Korea
    Earth observation satellite to SSO for Korea Ministry of Science, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry. In time zone...
  • Launch Soyuz 2.1a / Progress MS-28

    Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
    Will take crew to the International Space Station: cosmonauts Commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Mikayev and Oleg Platonov, and NASA Astronaut Christopher...
  • Kennedy Space Center Elite VIP Tour

    Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex FL, USA
    Includes: Private bus tour behind NASA’s gates, making stops at iconic Kennedy Space Center landmarks. Pending spaceflight operations stops may include outside the Vehicle Assembly...
    $190
  • Black Hole Friday Planetarium Show

    Hilo HI, USA
    Black Hole Deep Dive with Astronomer in Residence Devin Chu and 2 other black hole programs, plus hands-on activities for...
  • Autumn Equinox for Mars North Hemisphere

    Mars Surface
    The northern hemisphere's autumn equinox on Mars marks the beginning of the autumn season in the northern hemisphere and coincides...
  • Launch Vega-C / KOMPSAT-7

    Guiana Space Centre Kourou, French Guiana
    Scheduled for 14:21 in French Guiana (UTC-3) (Hawaii Time 07:21, UTC-10), KOMPSAT-7 is for South Korea, the follow-up to KOMPSAT-3A,...
  • Meet Astronaut Terry Wilcutt

    Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex FL, USA
    Wilcutt piloted Space Shuttle missions STS-68 and STS-79, and commanded STS-89 and STS-106. With over 1,007 hours in space on...
    $77 – $121
  • Chang’E-5 Begins Next Year on Moon

    Statio Tianchuan, 43° N 51.9° W, Moon Surface
    Surpassing 5 full years on lunar surface, China National Space Administration (CNSA) Chang'E-5 lander at Statio Tianchuan "ship sailing in...
  • AIAA 2025 Region VII Student Conference

    Sydney, Australia
    Conference intended for AIAA Region VII Students from around the world except Canada and Mexico, which have been incorporated into...
  • AIAA Day of Giving

    Online
    AIAA Day of Giving to help raise US$100,000 for programs that inspire and prepare the next generation of aerospace leaders....
  • Lunar Economy Summit

    Torino, Italy
    High-level industry forum exploring the potential opportunities of an advanced, long-term Lunar ecosystem. Join leading experts as they uncover the critical...
  • Hayabusa 2 Begins Next Year in Space

    Asteroid 98943 Torifune Trajectory
    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses 11 full years in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to...
  • Planetary Sample Science Seminar

    Online
    11:00-12:00 MST; Presentation by William Bottke of Southwest Research Institute - Boulder: New Views on Terrestrial Planet Formation and Early...
  • 9th Global Moon Village Workshop and Symposium

    Torino, Italy
    Moon Village Association (MVA) is a non-governmental organization that promotes international collaboration for the development of lunar exploration and utilization. The...
    €240 – €390
  • Spaceport Norway 2025: NEW

    Oslo, Norway
    "New Space Race, New Business, New Resilience" event with focus on Norway, the Nordics and Europe and how they can...
    Nkr6,875
  • Kennedy Space Center Elite VIP Tour

    Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex FL, USA
    Includes: Private bus tour behind NASA’s gates, making stops at iconic Kennedy Space Center landmarks. Pending spaceflight operations stops may...
    $190
  • Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 6-90

    SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Scheduled for 13:59-17:59 to send 29 satellites to LEO for Internet system.
  • Meet Astronaut Tom Jones

    Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex FL, USA
    Thomas "Tom" D. Jones flew on 4 space shuttle missions (STS-59, STS-68, STS-80, and STS-98), spending 53 total days in...
    $77 – $121
  • SPACETIDE Career Connect 2025 Winter

    Tokyo, Japan
    Career event specializing in the space industry; 25 companies actively recruiting will exhibit, including large corporations, startups and government agencies,...
  • Launch H3-22 / Michibiki 5 (QZS-5)

    Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, Japan
    Navigation system satellite intended to assist in urban canyons and mountainous areas because of inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbit. "22" designation...
  • Launch Falcon 9 / NROL-77

    SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Scheduled for 14:16 UTC-5. First stage B1096 will attempt to land back at the launch site at Landing Zone 2...
  • Launch Long March 3B/E / Unknown Payload

    Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ~28°N, Sichuan, China
    Scheduled for 23:10-23:57 UTC+8, this is 3rd of 3 launches today in China, each from a different launch center. The...
  • Launch Long March 2D / Unknown Payload

    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Scheduled for 11:40-11:56 UTC+8 from ~41°N via 2-stage orbital carrier rocket used mainly for LEO and SSO insertion, this will...
  • XMM-Newton Begins Next Year in Space

    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
    European Space Agency (ESA) craft surpasses 26 full years / begins 27th year in space today, launched 1999, in very...
  • Maryland Space Business Roundtable Luncheon

    Greenbelt MD, USA
    11:30-13:00 EST, with Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Deputy Director of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
  • Growing Beyond Earth – Chat With a Scientist

    Online
    Kellie Walters on Controlled Environment Vegetable Physiology. NASA-partnered Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden program Growing Beyond Earth supports NASA goals of...
  • New Space Economy NSE 2025 7th Edition

    Fiera di Roma, Italy
    SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SPACE: "The future is not what it used to be" (Mark Strand) NSE, the benchmark event...
  • Launch Soyuz 2.1a / Obsor-R No.1

    Plesetsk Cosmodrome, ~63°N, Mirny, Russia
    Scheduled for 17:00-18:00 UTC+3, Obzor-R is BRLK X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar for Earth observation and is designed by TsSKB-Progress for...
  • Daniele Mortari Astronautics Symposium

    College Station TX, USA
    In cooperation with the American Astronautical Society (AAS) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and sponsored by:...
    $40
  • Launch Long March 12 / Unknown Payload

    Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
    Scheduled for 07:00-07:21 UTC+8, the launch from "China's Hawai`i" is of a medium-lift rocket using kerosene and liquid oxygen propellant;...
  • Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 15-12

    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Scheduled for 21:34 (with window open until 01:34), 27 satellites are headed to LEO for internet system. Booster Core B1093...
  • Space Show: Manuel Cuba of Helix Space

    Online
    Dr. David Livingston interviews Manuel Cuba of Helix Space in Luxembourg. Since 2022, Helix Space is a Private Research Institution...
  • Geminids Meteor Shower Peak

    Worldwide
    Usually strongest meteor shower yearly, up to 150 hourly. Moon is 30% full.
  • Chang’E-3 Lander Begins Next Year on Moon

    Guang Han Gong, 44.12°N 19.51°W, Moon Surface
    Surpassing 12 full years / starting 13th year on the Moon, China National Space Administration (CNSA) spacecraft at Guang Han...
  • WISE / NEOWISE Begins Next Year in Space

    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
    Surpassing 14 full years / starting 15th year in Space, the NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (redubbed Near-Earth Object...
  • Launch Atlas V 551 / Amazon Leo (LA-04)

    SLC-41 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Scheduled for 03:35 UTC-5, United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket will take next batch of Amazon Leo (new name) satellites for...
  • Launch Proton-M / Blok DM-03 / Elektro-L No.5

    Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
    Scheduled for 17:20 Kazakhstan Time. Meteorological satellites developed by NPO Lavochkin. Launch cost estimated at US$65M. Built at Khrunichev State...
  • Launch Long March 4C / Unknown Payload

    Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), ~39°N, Shanxi, China
    Scheduled for 11:15 China Time. 3-stage, non-reusable orbital carrier rocket, also designated Chang Zheng 4C. This will be 60th launch...
  • Launch HANBIT-Nano / Spaceward

    Alcântara Space Center, ~2°S, Brazil
    Innospace of Korea to use 1st launch of HANBIT-Nano to send to SSO 5 satellites from Brazil space agency AEB...
  • Launch Long March 12A / First Test Flight

    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Launch window 10:00-12:14 China Time. 1st stage will attempt vertical landing using engines at location 300km from launch site, Minqin...
  • Launch Electron / STP-S30

    SLC-2, ~38°N, Wallops Flight Facility VA, USA
    STP-S30 mission for USA DoD includes research experiments and technology demonstrations includes primary payload, DISKSat.
  • Launch New Shepard / NS-37

    West Texas Suborbital Launch Site / Corn Ranch, Van Horn TX, USA Launch Site One (LSO), Van Horn, TX, United States
    08:30-16:30 CST; 16th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and 37th in New Shepard program; crew is: aerospace engineer...
  • Human Space Activity Past, Present, Future

    Rolling Hills Estates CA, USA
    Moderated by Madhu Thangavelu. 10:00-17:00 PT. Panels include: Cis-Lunar / Lunar, Artemis, Starship / SLS, Space Architecture / Philosophy /...
  • Family Overnight

    Houston TX, USA
    Tent-camp by Falcon 9 rocket or Independence shuttle replica, and STEM activities.
    $80
  • December Solstice

    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
    Occurs 05:01 HST, 15:01 UTC; It is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, resulting in the shortest day and...
  • Ursids Meteor Shower Peak

    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
    From Comet Tuttle (8P), with up to 10 per hour. Moon only 3% full helps viewing on peak nights; active...
  • Launch Soyuz 2.1a / Obzor-R No.1

    Plesetsk Cosmodrome, ~63°N, Mirny, Russia
    NET Dec 23, launch of Earth science satellite to Sun-Synchronous Orbit for Russia.
  • Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) / BlueBird 6

    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    India Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3), also called Bahubali, to launch 6,500-kg Bluebird 6 for AST SpaceMobile; launch was coordinated by...
  • Launch Long March 3B-E / Fengyun-4C

    Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ~28°N, Sichuan, China
    Earth science satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit for China's meteorological satellite program FY-4 (Feng Yun 4).
  • Holidays in Space 2026

    Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex FL, USA
    The stars are aligning for a brand-new show at Holidays in Space! Get ready for a nighttime spectacle that's out-of-this-world.
  • Launch Falcon 9 / CSG-3

    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    CSG-3 Earth observation satellite to Sun-Synchronous Orbit for Italian Space Agency (ASI), part of a reconnaissance constellation using synthetic aperture...
  • Launch Soyuz 2.1b / AIST-2T 01 & 02

    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    NET Dec 28 launch of dual optical Earth observation satellites with 20 small ride-share payloads to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.
  • Kennedy Space Center Elite VIP Tour

    Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex FL, USA
    Private bus tour behind NASA gates, making stops at iconic Kennedy Space Center landmarks. Pending spaceflight operations stops may include outside the Vehicle Assembly Building and panoramic views...
    $190
  • Deep Space: Jupiter System Update

    Jupiter System
    NASA Juno indicates Europa ice may be 6x deeper than thickest Antarctic ice; timing of craft planned plunge into Jupiter...