Upcoming Events
NG-19 Cygnus Release & Reentry
2023-09-30T00:00:00+0000
The Northrop Grumman NG-19 Cygnus will be unberthed from the ISS before initiating a destructive reentry into the Earth's atmosphere taking waste along with it.
Ariane 6 Full-Duration Static Fire
2023-10-03T00:00:00+0000
The Ariane 6 combined tests article will perform a full 8-minutes duration static fire of its core stage as part of the launcher's qualification campaign.
OSIRIS-REx Sample Reveal Press Conference
2023-10-11T15:00:00+0000
The first asteroid sample collected in space and brought to Earth by the United States will be unveiled at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston News conference participants include: - NASA Administrator Bill Nelson - Francis McCubbin, deputy curation lead - Daniel Glavin, sample analysis lead - Dante Lauretta, principal investigator
2023 Annular Solar Eclipse
2023-10-14T15:30:00+0000
Camera views of the partial / "ring of fire" solar eclipse visible from multiple states in the US will be broadcasted on NASA TV.
Boeing Starliner CFT Docking
2023-12-31T00:00:00+0000
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner will dock with the International Space Station as part of its crewed test flight.
Boeing Starliner CFT Undocking
2023-12-31T00:00:00+0000
The 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.
Boeing Starliner CFT Landing
2023-12-31T00:00:00+0000
Following 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.
HTV-X1 Rendezvous and Capture
2024-01-31T00:00:00+0000
NASA TV will live stream the rendezvous and capture of JAXA's HTV-X1 cargo craft to the International Space Station.
SLIM Lunar Landing
2024-01-31T00:00:00+0000
JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) will attempt to land on the surface of the Moon.
HTV-X1 Release & Reentry
2024-01-31T01:00:00+0000
The JAXA HTV-X1 will be unberthed from the ISS before initiating a destructive reentry into the Earth's atmosphere taking waste along with it.
SNC-1 Dream Chaser Berthing
2024-07-31T00:00:00+0000
NASA TV will livestream the rendezvous and capture of Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser cargo craft to the International Space Station.
SNC-1 Dream Chaser Release & Reentry
2024-07-31T01:00:00+0000
The 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.
SNC-1 Dream Chaser Landing
2024-07-31T02:00:00+0000
The Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC-1 Dream Chaser will land autonomously at the Launch and Landing Facility of Kennedy Space Center.
Boeing Starliner-1 Docking
2024-08-31T00:00:00+0000
The Starliner-1 spacecraft will dock autonomously to the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station.
BepiColombo Mercury Flyby
2024-09-05T00:00:00+0000
Fourth of six Mercury flybys of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission before entering orbit around its destination planet in 2025.
BepiColombo Mercury Flyby
2024-12-02T00:00:00+0000
Fifth of six Mercury flybys of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission before entering orbit around its destination planet in 2025.
Lucy Earth Flyby
2024-12-12T00:00:00+0000
Second of three Earth flybys of NASA's Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.
BepiColombo Mercury Flyby
2025-01-09T00:00:00+0000
Last of six Mercury flybys of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission before entering orbit around its destination planet in 2025.
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
2025-02-18T00:00:00+0000
Solar 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.
Lucy Main Belt Asteroid (52246) Donaldjohansen Flyby
2025-04-20T00:00:00+0000
Flyby of the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohansen asteroid by NASA's Lucy mission.
Boeing Starliner-1 Undocking
2025-06-30T00:00:00+0000
The 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.
Boeing Starliner-1 Landing
2025-06-30T00:00:00+0000
Following 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.
BepiColombo Mercury Orbit Insertion
2025-12-05T00:00:00+0000
Orbital insertion around Mercury of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission.
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
2026-12-24T00:00:00+0000
Solar 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.
Lucy Trojan Asteroid (3548) Eurybates & Queta Flyby
2027-08-12T00:00:00+0000
Flyby of the Trojan asteroid (3548) Eurybates and its satellite Queta by NASA's Lucy mission.
Lucy Trojan Asteroid (15094) Polymele Flyby
2027-09-15T00:00:00+0000
Flyby of the Trojan asteroid (15094) Polymele by NASA's Lucy mission.
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
2028-03-17T00:00:00+0000
Solar 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.
Lucy Trojan Asteroid (11351) Leucus Flyby
2028-04-18T00:00:00+0000
Flyby of the Trojan asteroid (11351) Leucus by NASA's Lucy mission.
Lucy Trojan Asteroid (21900) Orus Flyby
2028-11-11T00:00:00+0000
Flyby of the Trojan asteroid (21900) Orus by NASA's Lucy mission.
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
2029-06-10T00:00:00+0000
Solar 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.
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
2030-09-02T00:00:00+0000
Solar 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.
Lucy Earth Flyby
2030-12-25T00:00:00+0000
Third and final Earth flyby of NASA's Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.
Lucy Trojan Asteroids (617) Patroclus & Menoetius Flyby
2033-03-03T00:00:00+0000
Flyby of the Trojan binary asteroid pair (617) Patroclus and Menoetius by NASA's Lucy mission.
