Chandrayaan-3 Commemorated for Moon Landing (2023)
Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander and Pragyan rover celebrated today after successfully landing on Moon in 2023; marking India as the 4th...
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Statio Shiv Shakti, 69.373°S 32.319°E, Moon Surface
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Van Allen Probes Mark Another Year in Space
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment... -
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X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) Begins Next Year in Space
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), studying galactic plasma, surpasses another full year in space today at ~550-km LEO, having... -
Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit
Mars OrbitNASA Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft surpasses another full year of operations in Mars orbit after insertion on... -
Astrosat Begins Next in Space
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2015. -
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Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer (CHASE) Begins Next Year in Space
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)First solar observatory for China known as CHASE or Xihe / 羲和 surpasses another full year in space since launching... -
Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Begins Next Year in Space
High Earth Orbit (HEO)NASA spacecraft mapping boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space surpasses another full year in space; launched on this... -
BepiColombo (Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter) Begins Next Year in Space
Mercury TrajectoryEuropean Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (dubbed Mio ‘waterway or fairway’) surpasses another... -
Mars Odyssey Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit
Mars OrbitNASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in orbit around Mars today, holds record for longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in orbit... -
Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO A & B) Mark Another Year in Space
Heliocentric OrbitNASA craft imaging Sun and solar phenomena surpasses another full year in space today; launched 2006. -
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Lucy Spacecraft 3rd Earth Flyby (660 km)
Jupiter TrajectoryNASA mission to encounter 11 asteroids, including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans, to perform Earth flyby / gravity... -
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NET 2031 — International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 (ISEE-3) to Reapproach Earth
Heliocentric OrbitISEE-3 (International Sun-Earth Explorer-3) craft, presumably in safe mode, is traveling around Sun & predicted to return to vicinity of... -
NET 2031 — Launch Luna-30 Lander
Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, RussiaRoscosmos State Corporation planning to launch Launch Luna-30 lander to deliver a reusable cargo delivery spacecraft with supplies for human... -
NET 2031 — Launch Ariane 6-4 / Argonaut
Launch Area 4, ~5°N, Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaEuropean Space Agency planning to launch the Argonaut Lunar Descent Element -- lunar lander built by Thales Alenia Space to the... -
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NET Jul — Hayabusa 2, Asteroid 1998 KY26 Rendezvous
Asteroid 1998 KY26☆ NET Jul — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26, after returning samples from (162173) Ryugu... -
NET July — JUICE Spacecraft to Insert into Jupiter Orbit
Jupiter OrbitNET July — ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to reach Jupiter this month if launched April 2023; will... -
NET July — Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) to Return Phobos Sample to Earth
Earth TrajectoryNET July — Japan Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission with Mars moon Phobos' sample to arrive at Earth this month... -
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Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space
Heliocentric OrbitNASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of... -
243rd Galactic Tick Day
Highlighting Galaxy awareness by celebrating the Solar System traveling around Milky Way Galaxy Center every ~225 million Earth years, one... -
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Launch Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 / Moon Lander & Rover
Naro Space Center, South Jeolla, South KoreaSouth Korea planning to launch Moon lander & rover to look for signs of rare minerals on Moon surface. -
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NET Jul — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Flyby Europa
Jupiter OrbitESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform flyby of moon Europa this month. -
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Transit of Mercury
Global / Inter-GlobalMercury to pass directly between Earth and Sun; observers see distant planet as small dot gliding slowly across face of... -
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NET 2033 — Launch Luna-31
Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, RussiaRoscosmos hoping to launch lander to deliver a heavy lunar rover weighing up to 5,000 kg, capable of mining /... -
NET 2033 — Türkiye Hopes to Have Space Launch Capabilities
Ankara, TürkiyeTürkiye hopes to have space-launch capabilities and more than 20 operational satellites by this date. -
NET 2033 — Launch Long March 9 Test Flight
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, ChinaTentative date for China to test launch its next-gen rocket intended to carry people and cargo to the Moon. -
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Lucy to Flyby Asteroids 617 Patroclus and Menoetius
Jupiter Trojan camp at L5NASA Lucy mission to come within 1,000 km of 113-km diameter 617 Patroclus and 104-km diameter Menoetius, p-type binary asteroids;... -
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Lucy Spacecraft End of Primary Mission, Continues Orbit Around Sun
Heliocentric OrbitEnd of primary mission for NASA Lucy mission, future science and mission plan extension TBD; mission is a twelve-year journey... -
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Tiangong Space Station: 10 Years of Continuous Human Occupation
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)Today marks 10th full year / starts 11th year of continuous Human occupation of Tiangong Space Station; Shenzhou 14 three-member... -
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NET Dec — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Enter Ganymede Orbit
Ganymede OrbitESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to achieve Ganymede elliptical orbit insertion this month. -
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NET 2035 — Launch Luna-32
Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, RussiaRoscosmos hopes to launch Luna-32 to deliver heavy modules weighing up to 5,000 kg for the construction of the International Lunar... -
NET 2035 — Launch Luna-33
Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, RussiaRoscosmos hopes to launch Luna-33 orbiter to be used for communication and navigation for Human Moon Missions and lunar base. -
NET 2035 — Launch of International Lunar Research Station (ILRS-5) Mission
Moon South PoleInternational Lunar Research Station ILRS-5 mission to occur by this date; final mission before human occupation of ILRS will include... -
NET 2035 — Launch Soorya / Final Bharatiya Antariksh Space Station Module
Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, IndiaIndia planning to launch Soorya for final module completing space station Bharatiya Antariksh in LEO. -
NET 2035 — Launch Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) “Soorya” / Human Moon Mission
Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, IndiaNET 2035 — Potential date for India 1st crewed mission to cislunar space with using Soorya rocket. -
Tianwen-2 to Rendezvous with Comet 311/P PanSTARRS
Comet 311/P PanSTARRS OrbitChina asteroid sample return mission, having returned at least 100 grams from Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3), to rendezvous with and begin... -
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NET Dec — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Impact Ganymede
Ganymede OrbitESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is planned to be deorbited and impact Ganymede at the end of 2035, having...