• Friday

    — Sun-Mercury,
    Global / Inter-Global
    Mercury to pass directly between Earth and Sun; observers see distant planet as small dot gliding slowly across face of Sun; starts Nov 12 at 20:41 HST, ends 01:07 Nov...
  • Saturday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    Tentative date for China to test launch its next-gen rocket intended to carry people and cargo to the Moon.
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    Roscosmos hoping to launch lander to deliver a heavy lunar rover weighing up to 5,000 kg, capable of mining / extracting lunar resources.
  • Tuesday

    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Jupiter Trojan camp at L5
    NASA Lucy mission to come within 1,000 km of 113-km diameter 617 Patroclus and 104-km diameter Menoetius, p-type binary asteroids; Lucy will be in a stable, 6-year orbit between the...
  • Friday

    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit
    End of primary mission for NASA Lucy mission, future science and mission plan extension TBD; mission is a twelve-year journey to eight different asteroids, and craft will continue to orbit...
  • Sunday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
    Today marks 10th full year / starts 11th year of continuous Human occupation of Tiangong Space Station; Shenzhou 14 three-member crew launched on this day in 2022, beginning occupation.
  • Friday

  • Monday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    Roscosmos hopes to launch Luna-32 to deliver heavy modules weighing up to 5,000 kg for the construction of the International Lunar Research Station by this date.
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    Roscosmos hopes to launch Luna-33 orbiter to be used for communication and navigation for Human Moon Missions and lunar base.

    Wednesday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Comet 311/P PanSTARRS Orbit
    China asteroid sample return mission, having returned at least 100 grams from Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3), to rendezvous with and begin orbiting Comet 311/P PanSTARRS for 1 year.
  • Saturday