Upcoming Events
Spacecraft Landing
Sep 07, 2024
Boeing Starliner CFT Landing
White Sands Missile RangeFollowing its deorbit burn, the Boeing CST-100 Starliner will reenter the Earth's atmosphere and land uncrewed at the White Sands Missile Range using its parachutes.
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Press Event
Sep 07, 2024
Starliner CFT Post-Landing News Conference
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USANASA will hold a post-landing news conference with the following participants: - Joel Montalbano, deputy associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington - Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida - Dana Weigel, manager, International Space Station, NASA Johnson - John Shannon, vice president, Boeing Exploration Systems - Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew Program
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Press Event
Sep 09, 2024
Europa Clipper Update Briefing
OnlineNASA will hold a media teleconference to provide an update on Europa Clipper, a mission that will study whether Jupiter’s moon Europa could be hospitable to life. The teleconference will occur after a key decision point meeting earlier that day regarding next steps for the mission. Participants in the teleconference include: - Nicola Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters - Laurie Leshin, center director, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Curt Niebur, Europa Clipper program scientist, NASA Headquarters - Jordan Evans, Europa Clipper project manager, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Docking
Sep 11, 2024
Soyuz MS-26 Docking
International Space StationThe Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft will autonomously dock to the International Space Station.
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EVA
Sep 12, 2024
Polaris Dawn Spacewalk
SpaceAt approximately 700 kilometers above the Earth, the crew will attempt the first-ever commercial extravehicular activity (EVA) with SpaceX-designed extravehicular activity (EVA) spacesuits, upgraded from the current intravehicular (IVA) suit. Building a base on the Moon and a city on Mars will require thousands of spacesuits; the development of this suit and the execution of the EVA will be important steps toward a scalable design for spacesuits on future long-duration missions.
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Press Event
Sep 13, 2024
Polaris Dawn Starlink Demo
SpaceThe Polaris Dawn crew will be the first crew to test Starlink laser-based communications in space, providing valuable data for future space communications systems necessary for missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
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EVA
Sep 30, 2024
US EVA-91
International Space StationNASA astronauts will remove and replace the external high-definition camera located at camera port nine on the orbiting laboratory. This camera is one of several to provide external views of the space station. Additionally, crew members will complete a cable connection fit check for the alpha magnetic spectrometer, a particle physics experiment on the station’s exterior.
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EVA
Sep 30, 2024
US EVA-92
International Space StationNASA astronauts will remove and replace a rate gyro assembly, which provides data on the orientation of the space station. Astronauts will then attach a support bracket, called a modification kit, in preparation for future installation of the orbiting laboratory’s next International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array on the 2A power channel on the port truss.
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EVA
Sep 30, 2024
US EVA-90
International Space StationNASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Michael Barratt will exit the station’s Quest airlock to complete the removal of a faulty electronics box, called a radio frequency group, from a communications antenna on the starboard truss of the space station. The pair also will collect samples for analysis to understand the ability of microorganisms to survive and reproduce on the exterior of the orbiting laboratory.
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Flyby
Dec 02, 2024
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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Flyby
Dec 12, 2024
Lucy Earth Flyby
EarthSecond of three Earth flybys of NASA's Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.
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Spacecraft Berthing
Dec 31, 2024
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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Spacecraft Berthing
Dec 31, 2024
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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Spacecraft Release
Dec 31, 2024
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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Spacecraft Release
Dec 31, 2024
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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Spacecraft Landing
Dec 31, 2024
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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Flyby
Jan 09, 2025
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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Flyby
Feb 18, 2025
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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Flyby
Apr 20, 2025
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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Docking
Aug 31, 2025
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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Flyby
Aug 31, 2025
Juice Venus Flyby
VenusSecond flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.
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Spacecraft Undocking
Aug 31, 2025
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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Spacecraft Landing
Aug 31, 2025
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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Flyby
Sep 30, 2026
Juice Earth Flyby
EarthThird flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.
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Orbital Insertion
Nov 30, 2026
BepiColombo Mercury Orbit Insertion
MercuryOrbital insertion around Mercury of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission.
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Flyby
Dec 24, 2026
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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Flyby
Aug 12, 2027
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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Flyby
Sep 15, 2027
Lucy Trojan Asteroid (15094) Polymele Flyby
(15094) PolymeleFlyby of the Trojan asteroid (15094) Polymele by NASA's Lucy mission.
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Flyby
Mar 17, 2028
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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Flyby
Apr 18, 2028
Lucy Trojan Asteroid (11351) Leucus Flyby
(11351) LeucusFlyby of the Trojan asteroid (11351) Leucus by NASA's Lucy mission.
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Flyby
Nov 11, 2028
Lucy Trojan Asteroid (21900) Orus Flyby
(21900) OrusFlyby of the Trojan asteroid (21900) Orus by NASA's Lucy mission.
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Flyby
Jan 31, 2029
Juice Earth Flyby
EarthFourth flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.
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Flyby
Jun 10, 2029
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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Flyby
Sep 02, 2030
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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Flyby
Dec 25, 2030
Lucy Earth Flyby
EarthThird and final Earth flyby of NASA's Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.
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Flyby
Mar 03, 2033
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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