Upcoming Events
May 04, 2024
Atlas V Rollout for Starliner Crewed Flight Test
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Space Force StationAtlas V is rolled to the launch pad in preparation for the Starliner Crewed Flight Test.
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Polaris Dawn EVA-Suit Announcment and Discussion
SpaceX HQThe Crew of Polaris Dawn will discuss the EVA Spacesuit.
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Boeing Starliner CFT Docking
International Space StationThe Boeing CST-100 Starliner will dock with the International Space Station as part of its crewed test flight.
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US EVA-90
International Space StationAstronauts will exit the station’s Quest airlock to collect microorganism samples and install a new high definition camera on the ISS truss.
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Boeing Starliner CFT Undocking
International Space StationThe Boeing CST-100 Starliner will undock from the International Space Station and conduct a deorbit burn as part of its crewed test flight. Following the deorbit burn the capsule will renter the Earth's atmosphere and land at the 'White Sands Missile Range' using its parachutes.
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Boeing Starliner CFT Landing
White Sands Missile RangeFollowing its deorbit burn, the Boeing CST-100 Starliner will reenter the Earth's atmosphere and land at the White Sands Missile Range using its parachutes.
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SNC-1 Dream Chaser Berthing
International Space StationNASA TV will livestream the rendezvous and capture of Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser cargo craft to the International Space Station.
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SNC-1 Dream Chaser Release & Reentry
International Space StationThe Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC-1 Dream Chaser will be unberthed from the ISS before re-entering the Earth's atmosphere and landing at Kennedy Space Center.
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SNC-1 Dream Chaser Landing
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAThe Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC-1 Dream Chaser will land autonomously at the Launch and Landing Facility of Kennedy Space Center.
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Boeing Starliner-1 Docking
International Space StationThe Starliner-1 spacecraft will dock autonomously to the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station.
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BepiColombo Mercury Flyby
MercuryFourth of six Mercury flybys of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission before entering orbit around its destination planet in 2025.
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BepiColombo Mercury Flyby
MercuryFifth of six Mercury flybys of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission before entering orbit around its destination planet in 2025.
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Lucy Earth Flyby
EarthSecond of three Earth flybys of NASA's Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.
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HTV-X1 Rendezvous and Capture
International Space StationNASA TV will live stream the rendezvous and capture of JAXA's HTV-X1 cargo craft to the International Space Station.
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HTV-X1 Release & Reentry
International Space StationThe JAXA HTV-X1 will be unberthed from the ISS before initiating a destructive reentry into the Earth's atmosphere taking waste along with it.
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BepiColombo Mercury Flyby
MercuryLast of six Mercury flybys of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission before entering orbit around its destination planet in 2025.
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Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
VenusSolar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will perform a gravity assist maneuver with Venus on February 18, 2025. Throughout its mission it also makes repeated gravity assist flybys of Venus to get closer to the Sun, and to change its orbital inclination, boosting it out of the ecliptic plane, to get the best – and first – views of the Sun’s poles.
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Lucy Main Belt Asteroid (52246) Donaldjohansen Flyby
(52246) DonaldjohansenFlyby of the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohansen asteroid by NASA's Lucy mission.
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Boeing Starliner-1 Landing
White Sands Missile RangeFollowing its deorbit burn, the Boeing CST-100 Starliner will reenter the Earth's atmosphere and land at the White Sands Missile Range using its parachutes.
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Boeing Starliner-1 Undocking
International Space StationThe Boeing CST-100 Starliner will undock from the International Space Station and conduct a deorbit burn as part of its first operational mission. Following the deorbit burn the capsule will renter the Earth's atmosphere and land at the 'White Sands Missile Range' using its parachutes.
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BepiColombo Mercury Orbit Insertion
MercuryOrbital insertion around Mercury of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission.
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Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
VenusSolar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will perform a gravity assist maneuver with Venus on December 24, 2026. Throughout its mission it also makes repeated gravity assist flybys of Venus to get closer to the Sun, and to change its orbital inclination, boosting it out of the ecliptic plane, to get the best – and first – views of the Sun’s poles.
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Lucy Trojan Asteroid (3548) Eurybates & Queta Flyby
(3548) EurybatesFlyby of the Trojan asteroid (3548) Eurybates and its satellite Queta by NASA's Lucy mission.
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Lucy Trojan Asteroid (15094) Polymele Flyby
(15094) PolymeleFlyby of the Trojan asteroid (15094) Polymele by NASA's Lucy mission.
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Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
VenusSolar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will perform a gravity assist maneuver with Venus on March 17, 2028. Throughout its mission it also makes repeated gravity assist flybys of Venus to get closer to the Sun, and to change its orbital inclination, boosting it out of the ecliptic plane, to get the best – and first – views of the Sun’s poles.
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Lucy Trojan Asteroid (11351) Leucus Flyby
(11351) LeucusFlyby of the Trojan asteroid (11351) Leucus by NASA's Lucy mission.
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Lucy Trojan Asteroid (21900) Orus Flyby
(21900) OrusFlyby of the Trojan asteroid (21900) Orus by NASA's Lucy mission.
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Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
VenusSolar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will perform a gravity assist maneuver with Venus on June 10, 2029. Throughout its mission it also makes repeated gravity assist flybys of Venus to get closer to the Sun, and to change its orbital inclination, boosting it out of the ecliptic plane, to get the best – and first – views of the Sun’s poles.
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Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
VenusSolar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will perform a gravity assist maneuver with Venus on September 2, 2030. Throughout its mission it also makes repeated gravity assist flybys of Venus to get closer to the Sun, and to change its orbital inclination, boosting it out of the ecliptic plane, to get the best – and first – views of the Sun’s poles.
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Lucy Earth Flyby
EarthThird and final Earth flyby of NASA's Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.
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Lucy Trojan Asteroids (617) Patroclus & Menoetius Flyby
(617) Patroclus & MenoetiusFlyby of the Trojan binary asteroid pair (617) Patroclus and Menoetius by NASA's Lucy mission.
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