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  • December 2025

  • Sunday

    Sun 14
    Dec 14
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    WISE / NEOWISE Begins Next Year in Space

    Surpassing 14 full years / starting 15th year in Space, the NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (redubbed Near-Earth Object...

    Monday

    Mon 15
    Dec 15 - Dec 19
    — Arizona State University (ASU), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Tempe AZ, USA

    High-Resolution Spectroscopy for Exoplanet Atmospheres Workshop

    Motivation  Over the next few decades, the exoplanet community is poised to advance closer to answering a fundamental question about...

    Thursday

    Thu 25
    Dec 25
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), Canadian Space Agency (CSA-ASC),
    Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point

    James Webb Space Telescope Begins Next Year in Space

    Surpassing 4 full years / beginning 5th in space, NASA (STSci) / ESA / CSA infrared astronomy telescope designed to...
    Thu 25
    Dec 25
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Orbit

    Mars Express Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

    ESA spacecraft surpasses 22 full years / starts 23rd year in Mars orbit today; will continue to study Mars atmosphere...
  • January 2026

  • Tuesday

    Tue 20
    January 20, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Montclair CA, USA

    96th Birthday of Astronaut / Moonworker Buzz Aldrin

    Celebrating Buzz Aldrin - the 2nd person to walk on the Moon, arriving as the Lunar Module "Eagle" pilot that...

    Tuesday

    Tue 27
    January 27, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Apollo 1, 59th Observation

    Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members lost in 1967 during a launch...

    Wednesday

    Wed 28
    January 28, 2026 - January 30, 2026
    — SpaceCom, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lockheed Martin, Dell,
    Orlando FL, USA

    Commercial Space Week: SpaceCom | Space Congress | Expo

    Commercial Space Week from January 28-30, 2026, which includes the Space Mobility Conference (January 28-30) and GSA Spaceport Summit (January...
    Wed 28
    January 28, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Challenger STS-51L, 40th Observation

    Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in Shuttle...

    Saturday

    Sat 31
    January 31, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Explorer 1, 68th Observation

    American Artemis Return to the Moon For Good is underway, Mars attention and planning advancing, Outer Solar System search for...
  • February 2026

  • Sunday

    Sun 1
    February 1, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    SLC-39B, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

    NET Feb 5 — Launch SLS / Orion / Artemis 2

    Planned 1st fully-crewed Orion Moon flight to last 10-14 days with 3 USA and 1 Canada Astronaut: Commander Reid Wiseman,...
    Sun 1
    February 1, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Columbia STS-107, 23rd Observation

    Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss: Commander Richard...

    Wednesday

    Wed 18
    February 18, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Surface

    Mars Perseverance Rover Begins Next Year on Mars

    Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover reaches 5 full years / enters 6th year on Mars surface having landed in Jezero Crater...
  • April 2026

  • Wednesday

    Wed 1
    April 1, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    45th Observation of STS-1 Columbia Flight

    Commemorations occur today in honor of 1st ever NASA Space Shuttle Columbia carrying John Young and pilot Robert Crippen around Earth on 54.5-hour mission in...

    Saturday

    Sat 18
    April 18, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    High Earth Orbit (HEO)

    Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Begins Next Year in Space #2

    Space telescope for NASA Explorers program, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method in an area 400 times...

    Friday

    Fri 24
    April 24, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Hubble Space Telescope Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft with 2.4-meter diameter main telescope begins 37th year in space today, launched Apr 24, 1990; could continue operations...
  • June 2026

  • Saturday

    Sat 13
    June 13, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    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.

    Tuesday

    Tue 23
    June 23, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Moon Orbit

    Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Begins Next Year in Moon Orbit

    NASA spacecraft reaches 17 full years / enters 18th year in Moon orbit today; launched Jun 18, 2009, arrived at...

    Saturday

    Sat 27
    June 27, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point

    Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P1, Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA ARTEMIS P1 craft surpasses another year in lunar orbit since 2011; it was 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007...
  • July 2026

  • Friday

    Fri 17
    July 17, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Earth-Moon L1 Lagrange point

    Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P2 Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA ARTEMIS P2 craft surpasses another full year in lunar orbit since 2011; 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to...

    Monday

    Mon 20
    July 20, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Global / Inter-Global

    Apollo 11, 57th Observation

    First Human mission to land on Moon in 1969; 1st steps by humans on another World taken by Commander Neil...
    Mon 20
    July 20, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Viking 1 Mars Lander 50th Landing Observation Anniversary

    First USA spacecraft to successfully land on another planet commemorated today for its accomplishment 50 years ago; originally scheduled for...

    Thursday

    Thu 23
    July 23, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    High Earth Orbit (HEO)

    Chandra X-ray Observatory Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft in extended mission phase reaches 27th full year / begins 28th year of operations in space; instruments able...
  • August 2026

  • Wednesday

    Wed 5
    August 5, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Surface

    Curiosity Rover (Mars Science Laboratory) Begins Next Year on Mars

    NASA Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory) rover surpasses another full year of operations on Mars surface today; launched Nov 26, 2011...

    Wednesday

    Wed 12
    August 12, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit

    Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of...

    Sunday

    Sun 30
    August 30, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Van Allen Probes Mark Another Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment...
  • September 2026

  • Monday

    Mon 21
    September 21, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Orbit

    Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

    NASA Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft surpasses another full year of operations in Mars orbit after insertion on...

    Saturday

    Sat 26
    September 26, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Worldwide

    Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Anniversary Observation

    Observed today is 1st planetary defense / asteroid deflection test success: NASA DART crashed into minor-planet moon Dimorphos of asteroid...
  • October 2026

  • Thursday

    Thu 1
    October 1, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) First Business Day Observation

    Nationwide celebrations and educational events occur to observe NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) first business day as newly-formed National...

    Monday

    Mon 19
    October 19, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Mars Orbit

    ExoMars 2016 Orbiter Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

    European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos spacecraft surpasses another full year at Mars, launched 2016; craft continues collecting data on...
    Mon 19
    October 19, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    High Earth Orbit (HEO)

    Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft mapping boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space surpasses another full year in space; launched on this...

    Saturday

    Sat 24
    October 24, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Orbit

    Mars Odyssey Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

    NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in orbit around Mars today, holds record for longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in orbit...

    Monday

    Mon 26
    October 26, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit

    Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO A & B) Mark Another Year in Space

    NASA craft imaging Sun and solar phenomena surpasses another full year in space today; launched 2006.
  • November 2026

  • Monday

    Mon 2
    November 2, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    International Space Station Begins Next Year of Continuous Human Occupation

    Today marks another full year of continuous Human occupation of ISS; first component Zarya launched Nov 20, 1998, occupation began...

    Friday

    Fri 13
    November 13, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit / Cislunar Space

    Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA 12-U CubeSat Capstone acting as a pathfinder for planned International Lunar Gateway surpasses another year around Moon today; launched...

    Friday

    Fri 20
    November 20, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Swift Spacecraft Begins Next Year in Space

    Observing gamma-ray bursts & their afterglows in gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical wavelengths from LEO, multiwavelength craft surpasses another year of...
  • December 2026

  • Wednesday

    Wed 2
    December 2, 2026
    — European Space Agency (ESA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) Begins Next Year in Space

    European Space Agency (ESA) / National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) craft studying sun, surpasses another full year of operations...

    Monday

    Mon 14
    December 14, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    WISE / NEOWISE Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (redubbed Near-Earth Object WISE – NEOWISE) surpasses another full year in space today; launched...

    Friday

    Fri 25
    December 25, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), Canadian Space Agency (CSA-ASC),
    Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point

    James Webb Space Telescope Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA (STSci) / ESA / CSA-ASC infrared astronomy telescope surpasses next full year in space since launching on this day...
    Fri 25
    December 25, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Orbit

    Mars Express Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

    ESA spacecraft surpasses next full year in Mars orbit today; will continue to study Mars atmosphere & climate, planet structure,...
  • January 2027

  • Wednesday

    Wed 27
    January 27, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Apollo 1, 60th Observation

    Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members lost in 1967 during a launch...

    Thursday

    Thu 28
    January 28, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Challenger STS-51L, 41st Observation

    Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in Shuttle...

    Sunday

    Sun 31
    January 31, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Explorer 1, 69th Observation

    American Artemis Return to the Moon For Good is underway, Mars attention and planning advancing, Outer Solar System search for...
  • February 2027

  • Monday

    Mon 1
    February 1, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Columbia STS-107, 24th Observation

    Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss in 2003:...

    Thursday

    Thu 18
    February 18, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Surface

    Mars Perseverance Rover Begins Next Year on Mars

    Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover reaches 5 full years / enters 6th year on Mars surface having landed in Jezero Crater...
  • April 2027

  • Sunday

    Sun 18
    April 18, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    High Earth Orbit (HEO)

    Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Begins Next Year in Space

    Space telescope for NASA Explorers program, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method in an area 400 times...

    Saturday

    Sat 24
    April 24, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Hubble Space Telescope Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft with 2.4-meter diameter main telescope begins 38th year in space today, launched Apr 24, 1990; could continue operations...
  • June 2027

  • Sunday

    Sun 13
    June 13, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    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.

    Wednesday

    Wed 23
    June 23, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Moon Orbit

    Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Begins Next Year in Moon Orbit

    NASA spacecraft reaches 18 full years / enters 19th year in Moon orbit today; launched Jun 18, 2009, arrived at...

    Sunday

    Sun 27
    June 27, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point

    Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P1, Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA ARTEMIS P1 craft surpasses another year in lunar orbit since 2011; it was 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007...
  • July 2027

  • Thursday

    Thu 1
    July 1, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    SLC-39B, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

    NET July — Launch SLS / Orion / Artemis 3 / Humans Land on the Moon

    Projected date for 1st crewed lunar landing since 1972, planning to land 1st Woman & 1st Person of Color on...

    Saturday

    Sat 17
    July 17, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Earth-Moon L1 Lagrange point

    Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P2 Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA ARTEMIS P2 craft surpasses another full year in lunar orbit since 2011; 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to...

    Tuesday

    Tue 20
    July 20, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Viking 1 Mars Lander 51st Landing Observation Anniversary

    First USA spacecraft to successfully land on another planet commemorated today for its accomplishment 51 years ago; originally scheduled for...
    Tue 20
    July 20, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Global / Inter-Global

    Apollo 11, 58th Observation

    First Human mission to land on Moon in 1969; 1st steps by humans on another World taken by Commander Neil...

    Friday

    Fri 23
    July 23, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    High Earth Orbit (HEO)

    Chandra X-ray Observatory Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft in extended mission phase reaches 28th full year / begins 29th year of operations in space; instruments able...
  • August 2027

  • Thursday

    Thu 12
    August 12, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Jupiter Greek camp at Lagrangian point L4

    Lucy Mission Flyby of 3548 Eurybates / Queta

    NASA mission to encounter 11 asteroids including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans to come within 1,000 km of...
    Thu 12
    August 12, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit

    Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of...

    Monday

    Mon 30
    August 30, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Van Allen Probes Mark Another Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment...
  • September 2027

  • Wednesday

    Wed 15
    September 15, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Jupiter Greek camp at Lagrangian point L4

    Lucy Mission Flyby of 15094 Polymele

    NASA mission to encounter 11 asteroids including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans to come within 415 km of...

    Tuesday

    Tue 21
    September 21, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Orbit

    Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

    NASA Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft surpasses another full year of operations in Mars orbit after insertion on...

    Sunday

    Sun 26
    September 26, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Worldwide

    Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Anniversary Observation

    Observed today is 1st planetary defense / asteroid deflection test success: NASA DART crashed into minor-planet moon Dimorphos of asteroid...
  • October 2027

  • Friday

    Fri 1
    October 1, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) First Business Day Observation

    Nationwide celebrations and educational events occur to observe NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) first business day as newly-formed National...

    Saturday

    Sat 16
    October 16, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Jupiter Greek camp at Lagrangian point L4

    Lucy Mission Reaches 6 Full Years in Space

    NASA craft reaches 6 full years in Space, about mid-way through planned 12-year mission to encounter 11 different asteroids.

    Tuesday

    Tue 19
    October 19, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    High Earth Orbit (HEO)

    Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft mapping boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space surpasses another full year in space; launched on this...

    Sunday

    Sun 24
    October 24, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Orbit

    Mars Odyssey Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

    NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in orbit around Mars today, holds record for longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in orbit...

    Tuesday

    Tue 26
    October 26, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit

    Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO A & B) Mark Another Year in Space

    NASA craft imaging Sun and solar phenomena surpasses another full year in space today; launched 2006.
  • November 2027

  • Tuesday

    Tue 2
    November 2, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    International Space Station Begins Next Years of Continuous Human Occupation

    Today marks another full year of continuous Human occupation of ISS; first component Zarya launched Nov 20, 1998, occupation began...

    Saturday

    Sat 13
    November 13, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit / Cislunar Space

    Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA 12-U CubeSat Capstone acting as a pathfinder for planned International Lunar Gateway surpasses another year around Moon today; launched...

    Saturday

    Sat 20
    November 20, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Swift Spacecraft Begins Next Year in Space

    Observing gamma-ray bursts & their afterglows in gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical wavelengths from LEO, multiwavelength craft surpasses another year of...
  • December 2027

  • Thursday

    Thu 2
    December 2, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) Begins Next Year in Space

    European Space Agency (ESA) / National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) craft studying sun, surpasses another full year of operations...

    Tuesday

    Tue 14
    December 14, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    WISE / NEOWISE Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (redubbed Near-Earth Object WISE – NEOWISE) surpasses another full year in space today; launched...
  • January 2028

  • Thursday

    Thu 27
    January 27, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Apollo 1, 61st Observation

    Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members lost in 1967 during a launch...

    Friday

    Fri 28
    January 28, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Challenger STS-51L, 42nd Observation

    Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in Shuttle...

    Monday

    Mon 31
    January 31, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Explorer 1, 70th Observation

    American Artemis Return to the Moon For Good is underway, Mars attention and planning advancing, Outer Solar System search for...
  • February 2028

  • Tuesday

    Tue 1
    February 1, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Columbia STS-107, 25th Observation

    Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss in 2003:...
  • April 2028

  • Tuesday

    Tue 18
    April 18, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Jupiter Greek camp at Lagrangian point L4

    Lucy Spacecraft to Fly By Asteroid 11351 Leucus

    NASA's Lucy mission, to encounter 11 asteroids including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans, planned to come within 1,000...

    Monday

    Mon 24
    April 24, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Hubble Space Telescope Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft with 2.4-meter diameter main telescope begins 39th year in space today, launched Apr 24, 1990; could continue operations...
  • June 2028

  • Friday

    Fri 23
    June 23, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Moon Orbit

    Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Begins Next Year in Moon Orbit

    NASA spacecraft reaches 19 full years / enters 20th year in Moon orbit today; launched Jun 18, 2009, arrived at...

    Tuesday

    Tue 27
    June 27, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point

    Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P1, Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA ARTEMIS P1 craft surpasses another year in lunar orbit since 2011; it was 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007...
  • July 2028

  • Monday

    Mon 17
    July 17, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Earth-Moon L1 Lagrange point

    Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P2 Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA ARTEMIS P2 craft surpasses another full year in lunar orbit since 2011; 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to...

    Thursday

    Thu 20
    July 20, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Global / Inter-Global

    Apollo 11, 59th Observation

    First Human mission to land on Moon in 1969; 1st steps by humans on another World taken by Commander Neil...
    Thu 20
    July 20, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Viking 1 Mars Lander 52nd Landing Observation Anniversary

    First USA spacecraft to successfully land on another planet commemorated today for its accomplishment 52 years ago; originally scheduled for...
  • August 2028

  • Saturday

    Sat 12
    August 12, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit

    Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of...

    Wednesday

    Wed 30
    August 30, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Van Allen Probes Mark Another Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment...
  • September 2028

  • Friday

    Fri 1
    September 1, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), SpaceX,
    SLC-39B, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

    NET Sep — Launch Space Launch System (SLS) / Orion for Artemis 4

    NET Sep — NASA Artemis 4th flight (3rd crewed mission) lasting 30 days, planned to send 4 Astronauts to the...

    Thursday

    Thu 21
    September 21, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Orbit

    Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

    NASA Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft surpasses another full year of operations in Mars orbit after insertion on...

    Tuesday

    Tue 26
    September 26, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Worldwide

    Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Anniversary Observation

    Observed today is 1st planetary defense / asteroid deflection test success: NASA DART crashed into minor-planet moon Dimorphos of asteroid...
  • October 2028

  • Sunday

    Sun 1
    October 1, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) First Business Day Observation

    Nationwide celebrations and educational events occur to observe NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) first business day as newly-formed National...

    Tuesday

    Tue 17
    October 17, 2028
    — European Space Agency (ESA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) Begins Next Year in Space

    Detecting some of the most energetic radiation in space, ESA, NASA, Roscosmos spacecraft surpasses another year of operations in space,...

    Thursday

    Thu 19
    October 19, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    High Earth Orbit (HEO)

    Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft mapping boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space surpasses another full year in space; launched on this...

    Tuesday

    Tue 24
    October 24, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Orbit

    Mars Odyssey Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

    NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in orbit around Mars today, holds record for longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in orbit...

    Thursday

    Thu 26
    October 26, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit

    Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO A & B) Mark Another Year in Space

    NASA craft imaging Sun and solar phenomena surpasses another full year in space today; launched 2006.
  • November 2028

  • Thursday

    Thu 2
    November 2, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    International Space Station Begins Next Year of Continuous Human Occupation

    Today marks another full year of continuous Human occupation of ISS; first component Zarya launched Nov 20, 1998, occupation began...

    Saturday

    Sat 11
    November 11, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Jupiter Greek camp at Lagrangian point L4

    Lucy Spacecraft to Fly by Asteroid 21900 Orus

    NASA Lucy mission, to encounter 11 asteroids including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans, to come within 1,000 km...

    Monday

    Mon 13
    November 13, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit / Cislunar Space

    Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA 12-U CubeSat Capstone acting as a pathfinder for planned International Lunar Gateway surpasses another year around Moon today; launched...

    Monday

    Mon 20
    November 20, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Swift Spacecraft Begins Next Year in Space

    Observing gamma-ray bursts & their afterglows in gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical wavelengths from LEO, multiwavelength craft surpasses another year of...
  • December 2028

  • Saturday

    Sat 2
    December 2, 2028
    — European Space Agency (ESA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) Begins Next Year in Space

    European Space Agency (ESA) / National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) craft studying sun, surpasses another full year of operations...

    Thursday

    Thu 14
    December 14, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    WISE / NEOWISE Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (redubbed Near-Earth Object WISE – NEOWISE) surpasses another full year in space today; launched...

    Monday

    Mon 25
    December 25, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), Canadian Space Agency (CSA-ASC),
    Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point

    James Webb Space Telescope Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA (STSci) / ESA / CSA-ASC infrared astronomy telescope surpasses next full year in space since launching on this day...
  • January 2029

  • Monday

    Mon 1
    January 1, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), JPL,
    Main Asteroid Belt

    NET 2029 — Psyche Spacecraft to Insert Into Asteroid 16 Psyche Orbit

    NET 2029 — NASA and JPL Caltech Psyche Mission to investigate all-metal asteroid Psyche to insert itself into asteroid orbit...

    Saturday

    Sat 27
    January 27, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Apollo 1, 62nd Observation

    Increasing space awareness and education, remembrances and events honor three Apollo 1 crew members lost in 1967 during a launch...

    Sunday

    Sun 28
    January 28, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Challenger STS-51L, 43rd Observation

    Educational and ceremonial events held worldwide to advance space technology / education and honor 7 crew members killed in Shuttle...
  • February 2029

  • Thursday

    Thu 1
    February 1, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Columbia STS-107, 26th Observation

    Annual international conferences and events take place to further space exploration efforts in remembrance of Columbia 7 loss in 2003:...
    Thu 1
    February 1, 2029
    — European Space Agency (ESA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    NET Feb — INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) to Reenter Earth Atomsphere

    NET Feb — INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) space telescope will burn up upon Earth atmosphere reentry this month due to natural orbit...
  • April 2029

  • Thursday

    Thu 12
    April 12, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Worldwide

    68th Commemoration of Human Spaceflight / Cosmonautics Day

    Celebrating Yuri Gagarin, the 1st human to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 spacecraft in 1961; the flight lasted 108 minutes...

    Saturday

    Sat 21
    April 21, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Asteroid 99942 Apophis Orbit

    OSIRIS-APEX to Rendezvous with Asteroid 99942 Apophis

    OSIRIS-APophis EXplorer (OSIRIS-APEX) is planned rendezvous with and orbit asteroid Apophis starting today for 9 months following the asteroid’s close...
  • June 2029

  • Wednesday

    Wed 27
    June 27, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point

    Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P1, Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA ARTEMIS P1 craft surpasses another year in lunar orbit since 2011; it was 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007...
  • July 2029

  • Tuesday

    Tue 17
    July 17, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Earth-Moon L1 Lagrange point

    Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P2 Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA ARTEMIS P2 craft surpasses another full year in lunar orbit since 2011; 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to...

    Friday

    Fri 20
    July 20, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Viking 1 Mars Lander 53rd Landing Observation Anniversary

    First USA spacecraft to successfully land on another planet commemorated today for its accomplishment 53 years ago; originally scheduled for...
    Fri 20
    July 20, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Global / Inter-Global

    Apollo 11, 60th Observation

    First Human mission to land on Moon in 1969; 1st steps by humans on another World taken by Commander Neil...
  • August 2029

  • Sunday

    Sun 12
    August 12, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit

    Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of...

    Thursday

    Thu 30
    August 30, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Van Allen Probes Mark Another Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment...
  • October 2029

  • Monday

    Mon 1
    October 1, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) First Business Day Observation

    Nationwide celebrations and educational events occur to observe NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) first business day as newly-formed National...

    Friday

    Fri 19
    October 19, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    High Earth Orbit (HEO)

    Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft mapping boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space surpasses another full year in space; launched on this...

    Wednesday

    Wed 24
    October 24, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Orbit

    Mars Odyssey Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

    NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in orbit around Mars today, holds record for longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in orbit...

    Friday

    Fri 26
    October 26, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit

    Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO A & B) Mark Another Year in Space

    NASA craft imaging Sun and solar phenomena surpasses another full year in space today; launched 2006.
  • November 2029

  • Friday

    Fri 2
    November 2, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    International Space Station Begins Next Year of Continuous Human Occupation

    Today marks another full year of continuous Human occupation of ISS; first component Zarya launched Nov 20, 1998, occupation began...

    Tuesday

    Tue 13
    November 13, 2029
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit / Cislunar Space

    Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA 12-U CubeSat Capstone acting as a pathfinder for planned International Lunar Gateway surpasses another year around Moon today; launched...
  • January 2030

  • Tuesday

    Tue 1
    January 1, 2030
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Orbit

    NET 2030 — NASA Launch First Human Mars Missions

    NET 2030 — Projected date / decade for NASA to send Humans to Mars.
  • April 2030

  • Thursday

    Thu 11
    April 11, 2030
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Jupiter Orbit

    Europa Clipper to Insert into Jupiter Orbit

    Europa Clipper mission to insert into Jupiter orbit on this day to study Galileo moon Europa through a series of...
  • June 2030

  • Thursday

    Thu 27
    June 27, 2030
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point

    Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P1, Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA ARTEMIS P1 craft surpasses another year in lunar orbit since 2011; it was 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007...
  • July 2030

  • Saturday

    Sat 20
    July 20, 2030
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Nationwide USA

    Viking 1 Mars Lander 54th Landing Observation Anniversary

    First USA spacecraft to successfully land on another planet commemorated today for its accomplishment 54 years ago; originally scheduled for...
  • August 2030

  • Monday

    Mon 12
    August 12, 2030
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit

    Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of...

    Friday

    Fri 30
    August 30, 2030
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Van Allen Probes Mark Another Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment...
  • September 2030

  • Saturday

    Sat 21
    September 21, 2030
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Orbit

    Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

    NASA Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft surpasses another full year of operations in Mars orbit after insertion on...
  • December 2030

  • Wednesday

    Wed 25
    December 25, 2030
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Jupiter Trajectory

    Lucy Spacecraft 3rd Earth Flyby (660 km)

    NASA mission to encounter 11 asteroids, including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans, to perform Earth flyby / gravity...
  • January 2031

  • Wednesday

    Wed 1
    January 1, 2031
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit

    NET 2031 — International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 (ISEE-3) to Reapproach Earth

    ISEE-3 (International Sun-Earth Explorer-3) craft, presumably in safe mode, is traveling around Sun & predicted to return to vicinity of...
  • August 2031

  • Tuesday

    Tue 12
    August 12, 2031
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit

    Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space

    NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of...
  • March 2033

  • Tuesday

    Tue 1
    March 1, 2033
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Jupiter Trojan camp at L5

    Lucy to Flyby Asteroids 617 Patroclus and Menoetius

    NASA Lucy mission to come within 1,000 km of 113-km diameter 617 Patroclus and 104-km diameter Menoetius, p-type binary asteroids;...
  • April 2033

  • Friday

    Fri 1
    April 1, 2033
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Heliocentric Orbit

    Lucy Spacecraft End of Primary Mission, Continues Orbit Around Sun

    End of primary mission for NASA Lucy mission, future science and mission plan extension TBD; mission is a twelve-year journey...
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