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2005 |
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2005/6 — Launch Delta 2 / CloudSat
/ CALIPSO, Vandenberg AFB CA: CloudSat will use
radar to measure the vertical structure of clouds and cloud properties
from orbit; Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite
Observations will study the effects of clouds and aerosols on changes
in the Earth's climate; time TBD. |
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2005/6 — Space Endeavour Center, Vandenberg
AFB CA: 'CALIPSO / CloudSat Educator Launch Conference;' K-12
educators invited to watch launch and attend conference; unique
opportunity to learn about Satellite Earth Science and spacecraft's
instruments; http://www.endeavours.org/sec/index.htm. |
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2005/6 — Launch Boeing Delta
4 Medium+ / NRO-L22, Vandenberg AFB CA: Classified
spy satellite cargo for the US National Reconnaissance Office
flies today; time TBD. |
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Dec 5-6 — European Space Agency, Berlin,
Germany: ESA Council Meeting at the Ministerial Level begins
today at the Conference Center of the Foreign Ministry; http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMICOTLWFE_index_0.html. |
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Dec 5-9 — American Geophysical
Union, San Francisco CA: 'American Geophysical
Union Fall Meeting;' may feature more papers on various lunar
topics; http://www.agu.org/meetings. |
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Dec 5-9 — European Southern
Observatory, Santiago,Chile: 'Groups of Galaxies
in the Nearby Universe;' looks at local group analogs and dwarf
galaxies; http://www.sc.eso.org/santiago/science/NGG. |
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Dec 6 — NASA, Lake
Buena Vista FL: 'Risk Management Conference #6;'
provides an interactive forum for discussing risk management principles
and advances in techniques for managing uncertainty and communicating
risk on actual NASA programs that will support
accomplishment of EMMB/VSE; http://rmc.nasa.gov. |
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Dec 7 — Satellite Industry
Association, Washington DC: 'Regulatory Working
Group Meeting;' members-only meeting to prepare for 'International
Space Regulatory Workshop' on 12-15 Dec; http://www.sia.org. |
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Dec 7-9—Instituto Nacional
de Pesquisas Espaciais, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil:
' The Transient Milky
Way - A Perspective for MIRAX ;'
main scientific topics will include transient X-ray sources in general, black
hole and neutron star systems, and X-ray bursts;
http://www.das.inpe.br/workshop_mirax/general/index.htm.
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Dec 8 — American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington
DC: 'NCS Monthly Luncheon' takes place today; http://www.aiaa.org;
11:30 EST. |
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Dec 8-13 — Kavli Institute, Chicago
IL: 'New Views of the Universe;' covers dark energy, high-energy
particles, gravity / branes / strings; http://newviews.uchicago.edu/overview.html. |
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Dec 9 — NASA Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena CA: 'The Spitzer Space
Telescope: Exploring the Infrared Universe;' Michael Werner
presents
latest scientific results from Spitzer, describes its
technology, and summarizes NASA's plans for continuing exploration
at infrared wavelengths; http://www.jpl.nasa.gov. |
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Dec 10 — NASA Ames RC, SETI
Institute CA: '2005 Reentry Signatures Workshop;' examines
hypervelocity reentries; http://reentry.arc.nasa.gov/registration.html. |
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Dec 11 — Cassini
OTM #45, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft conducts
Orbital Trim Maneuver #45 today; http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm. |
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Dec 11-14 — Academia
Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
/
Theoretical Institute for Advanced Research in Astrophysics, Taipei,
Taiwan: 'Star Formation Workshop;' http://www.asiaa.sinica.edu. |
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Dec 12-15 — Satellite Industry
Association / ITU, et al, Washington DC: 'International
Space Regulatory Workshop;' participants learn how to work with
FCC regulatory process; http://www.sia.org. |
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Dec 13 — US Chamber of Commerce, Washington
DC: 'Space Enterprise Council Meeting;' contact David Logsdon
for more information; email
dlogsdon@uschamber.com. |
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Dec 21 — Progress 19
(M54) / ISS, Baikonur, Kazakhstan: 19th Progress
cargo ship undocks from ISS today carrying rubbish; makes way
for Progress 20 arrival with new supplies; will burn up in Earth's
atmosphere. |
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Dec 21 — Launch Ariane 5GS
/ Insat-4A / MSG-2, Kourou, Fr Guiana: The
three-ton India INSAT-4A will have 12 Ku-band transponders for
direct-to-home satellite-link telecast applications and 12 C-band
communication transponders; also, Europe weather observatory,
MSG-2, flies; 18:33 EST. |
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Dec 21 — Launch Progress 20
(M55), Baikonur, Kazakhstan: 20th Progress
cargo ship to ISS; http://msdb.honeywell-tsi.com/missioninfo.asp?Mission=ISS-20P;
13:38 EST. |
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Dec 23 — Progress M55 / ISS
E12, LEO: Supply ship scheduled to arrive at
the station today; http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station. |
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Dec 25 — Launch Proton K
/ Glonass, Baikonur, Kazakhstan: Russia rocket
to launch trio of spacecraft for the Glonass satellite navigation
constellation;
TBD. |
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Dec 26 — Cassini
Encounter, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft conducts
encounter with Titan today; http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm. |
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Dec 26 — Launch Soyuz /
GIOVE-A, Baikonur, Kazakhstan: Russia rocket
to launch first Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element satellite;
first demo sat for Europe's Galileo navigation system; TBD. |
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Dec 29 — Launch Proton M /
KazSat, Baikonur: Kazakstan
to launch its first satellite this month to GEO; spacecraft will
service Kazakstan, Central Asia, and part of Russia; TBD. |
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Dec 31— Butler Institute of
American Art, Youngstown OH: 'Alan
Bean: An Artist on the Moon ;' show theme is 'American Spirit:
No Dream is Impossible;' http://www.butlerart.com;
ends today. |
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2006 |
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2006 — Launch Long March /
Multi-Purpose Small Satellite, ?: Spacecraft
developed by China, Pakistan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Mongolia,
South Korea, and Iran will be launched this year; will carry
out scientific experiments and environmental observations for
countries in the Asia-Pacific region. |
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2006 — Launch STS-116 & 117, KSC
FL: Two missions to ISS planned for this year to continue
assembly of the orbiting laboratory; time TBD. |
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2006 — Space Technology & Applications
International Forum, ?: 'STAIF-2006;' major
international technical forum hosts six concurrent conferences
organized by the University of New Mexico's Institute for Space
and Nuclear Power Studies; http://www.unm.edu/~isnps/staif/main.html. |
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2006 — NASA CEV, Washington
DC: Phase 2 of CEV development to begin with NASA selection
of prime contractor between Lockheed and Boeing teams. Originally
scheduled for 2008; http://www.nasa.gov/lb/home/hqnews/2005/jun/HQ_05146_contractor.html. |
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Jan — Launch Boeing Delta
2 / GPS2RM-2, CCAS FL: Second modernized NAVSTAR
Global Positioning System Block 2R military navigation satellite
may fly this month; launch will be run by USAF; time TBD. |
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Jan — NASA KSC New Horizons, Cape
Canaveral FL: Proposed launch date for NASA JHU/APL New
Horizons spacecraft to Pluto; http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2005/050613.htm. |
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Jan 2 — Cassini
OTM #48, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft conducts
Orbital Trim Maneuver #48 today; http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm. |
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Jan 5 — Stardust
TCM #18, Earth Return Orbit: Spacecraft conducts
Trajectory Correction Maneuver #18 today; http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm. |
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Jan 7-8 — NIRMA University
/ NIOH, ?: '93rd India Science Conference.' |
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Jan 8-12 — American Astronomical
Society, Washington DC: ‘AAS 206th Meeting;' http://www.aas.org. |
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Jan 9-12 — AIAA, Reno
NV: ‘44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit’; http://www.aiaa.org. |
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Jan 9-12 — University of Oulu, Oulu,
Finland: ‘27th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting;' topics
include planetary geology, impact craters and impactites, and Mars
Express; http://wintermeeting.oulu.fi. |
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Jan 9-12 — American Geophysical Union, Savannah,
Georgia: ‘Chapman Conference on Jets and Annular Structures
in Geophysical Fluids;'
predictive theories of annular modes and the behaviors of jets in
Earth's atmosphere, in the oceans, and in planetary atmospheres; http://www.agu.org/meetings/cc06acall.html. |
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Jan 11 — Launch
Atlas 5 / New Horizons Pluto Probe, KSC FL: Launch
of NASA $600M Pluto and Kuiper Belt Flyby Mission; 14:07 EST. |
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Jan 12 — Cassini
OTM #49, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft conducts Orbital
Trim Maneuver #49 today; http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm. |
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Jan 13 — Stardust
TCM #19, Earth Return Orbit: Spacecraft conducts
Trajectory Correction Maneuver #19 today; http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm. |
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Jan 13 — The Planetary Society, Pasadena
CA: 'Venus Express Art Contest: Postcards from Venus;' deadline
for entries today at 11:59 PST; artwork
can be in any 2D medium and should be about the planet itself;
each finished piece should be the size and shape of a postcard;
winner will receive trip to Darmstadt, Germany in April 2006
to visit ESOC during the spacecraft's arrival at Venus; http://planetary.org. |
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Jan 13-14 — National Radio
Astronmy Observatory, Charlottsville VA: 'Conference:
From Z-Machines to ALMA: (Sub)millimeter Spectroscopy of Galaxies;' http://www.cv.nrao.edu/naasc/zmachines. |
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Jan 14-15— Information Gatekeepers
/ PTC, Honolulu HI: 'ChinaTel Summit 2006;'
major China telecom operators, equipment manufacturers, and executives
from international telecom firms to address conference; http://www.chinatel.us. |
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Jan 15 — Stardust Landing, Utah
Desert: Stardust spacecraft lands with collection of Wild
2’s coma dust for analyzation; time TBD. |
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Jan 15-18 — Pacific Telecommunications
Council, Honolulu HI: 'PTS'06;' http://www.ptc.org/events/ptc06.html. |
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Jan 26 — Southern
California Aeronautic Association, Los
Angeles CA: SpaceShipOne
developer Burt Rutan to
receive 2005 Howard Hughes Memorial Award at the banquet; http://home.businesswire.com. |
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Jan 27 — 39th Apollo 1 Observation, Nationwide
USA: Spacecraft fire took place 27 January 1967 killing
Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee; Apollo Command Module
crew were conducting a preflight test for the Earth-orbiting
mission at Cape Canaveral FL. |
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Jan 28 — 20th Challenger 51-L
Observation, Nationwide USA: Shuttle accident
took place 28 January 1986 killing seven crew members including
Commander Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, its pilot, Michael
J. Smith, and its crew, Christa McAuliffe (the first 'Teacher
in Space'), Mission Specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A.
Resnick and Ronald E. McNair, along with Payload Specialist Gregory
B. Jarvis. |
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Feb 1 — Third Columbia STS-107
Observation, Nationwide USA: Shuttle explosion
took place 1 February 2003 on its return to Earth killing David
M. Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael
P. Anderson, William McCool, and Ilan Ramon. |
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Feb 2 — ISS E12, LEO: Expedition
12 crew conducts 2nd EVA wearing Russia Orlan spacesuits; will
exit Pirs Docking Compartment airlock; http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station. |
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Feb 4-8 — American Astronautical
Society, Breckenridge CO: '29th Annual AAS
Guidance & Control Conference;' includes 'Techniques for
Deployables and Large Structures,' 'GPS and Satellite Navigation,'
and 'Space Exploration Initiatives;' http://www.aas-rocky-mountain-section.org. |
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Feb 12-16 — University of New
Mexico Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies, Albuquerque
NM: 'Space Technology and Applications International Forum
(STAIF-2006);' five space exploration conferences in one; http://www.unm.edu/~isnps/staif/2006/. |
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Feb 20-24 — Terrapinn, Johannesburg,
South Africa: 'Satcom Africa 2006;' http://www.satcomafrica.com. |
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Feb 25-Mar 12 — Moon Society
/ Mars Society, Southern Utah: Moon Society
volunteers become part of 6-person crew that will conduct research
at the Mars Society's Mars Desert Research Station; knowledge
gained to be of great help to building and
operating its own research station; http://www.moonsociety.org/projects/rent-mdrs. |
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Feb 28 — Launch
Pegasus / SpaceTech-5, Vandenberg AFB CA: Air-launched
Orbital Sciences Pegasus rocket will carry three small microsatellites
into orbit for NASA's Space Technology-5 mission; will test
new technologies and help scientists probe the harsh environment
of the Earth's magnetosphere; 06:57 PST. |
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Mar — Launch Dnepr / BelKA, Baikonur: First
Belarusian sat to fly today; has maximum resolution of two meters
and is designed for cartographic, metrological and agricultural
surveys from an altitude fo 550 km; time TBD. |
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Mar 5-8 — Aerospace Division
of the American Society of Civil Engineers, League
City TX: ‘Earth and Space 2006 Conference - "Engineering,
Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments’;
discussions include challenging environments the Moon and Mars; http://www.asce.org/conferences/space06. |
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Mar 6-10 — Scientific Committee
on Solar Terrestrial Physics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: ‘11th
Quadrennial Solar Terrestrial Physics Symposium: Sun, Space Physics,
and Climate;’ http://www.abc.org.br/scostep2006. |
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Mar 13-17 — NASA / Lunar and
Planetary Institute, League City TX: ‘37th
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference;’ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2006/lpsc2006.1st.html. |
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Mar 20-24— American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington DC: ‘4th
Annual US Missile Defense Conference;’ http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=1183&viewcon=submit. |
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Mar 22 — Launch Soyuz / ISS
12S / Marcos Pontes, Baikonur: Brazil's first
astronaut to fly to ISS today; capsule will remain at the station
for six month providing an escape pod for the crew; time TBD. |
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Apr 2-7— European Geosciences
Union , Vienna, Austria: 'EGU 2006 General
Assembly;' http://meetings.copernicus.org. |
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Apr 9 — Aerospace Industries
Association / et al, Great Meadows, The Plains VA: ‘2006
Team America Rocketry Challenge;' teams have until today to qualify
for final round of competition on 20 May; http://www.rocketcontest.org. |
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Apr 11 — Launch Delta 2 / STEREO, CCAS
FL: NASA Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory mission
flies today; consists of two nearly identical satellites launched
aboard one rocket to provide 3D measurements of the Sun for studying
coronal mass ejections; 06:21 EDT. |
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Apr 24-25 — American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics / Space Foundation, Washington
DC: 'Inside Aerospace ... An International Perspective;'
topics cover the future of commercial
flight, European aeronautics research, policies, ITAR, space
security, partnerships and cooperation, and entrepreneurial space
activities, AIAA Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala to be held in
coordination with this event on 25 Apr; http://www.insideaerospace.org/. |
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Apr 24-27 — American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics, et al, Los Angeles
CA: 'Responsive Space Conference 2006: Pulling It Together;'
attendees will consider how the progress on multiple fronts can
be put together to create truly responsive low-cost missions;
http://www.responsivespace.com. |
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Apr 24-28 — International Space
University, Strasbourg, France: 'Introductory
Space Course;' overview of space and space-related subjects for
professionals of diverse backgrounds; http:www.isunet.edu/EN/204. |
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Apr 29 — Space Tourism Society, Pasadena
CA: '2nd Space Tourism Pioneer Award Show;' takes place
on the fifth anniversary of Dennis Tito's historic space tourism
experience; full day 'Space Venturing' symposium will lead up
to the award show; http://www.spacetourismsociety.org. |
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May 1-4 — American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Newport RI: '47th
AIAA / ASME / ASCE / AHS / ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics,
and Materials Conference;' http://www.aiaa.org. |
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May 1-4 — American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Newport RI: '7th
Annual Gossamer Spacecraft Forum;' Provides an opportunuty to
discuss recent research findings and newly proposed concepts
emerging from Gossamer spacecraft technology; http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=1172. |
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May 3 — Launch STS-121 / Discovery /
ISS ULF1.1, KSC FL: Mission to complete testing
of new inspection and thermal protection system repair techniques
before resuming station construction; time TBD. |
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May 8-10 — American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge MA : ‘12th
AIAA / CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference;' www.aiaa.org/events/aero. |
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May 4-7 — National Space
Society / Planetary Society, Los Angeles CA: ‘25th
International
Space Development Conference;' http://www.nss.org. |
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May 20 — Aerospace Industries
Association / et al, Great Meadows, The Plains VA: ‘2006
Team America Rocketry Challenge;' final round of competition
in which teams must launch a rocket 800 feet (243.84 meters)
in the air and keep it aloft for 45 seconds; rockets will carry
a raw-egg payload that must return unbroken; winners share US$60K
in cash and savings bonds; http://www.rocketcontest.org. |
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Jun — Launch Delta 2 / Dawn, KSC
FL: NASA Discovery mission spacecraft will reach Vesta (530
km) across in 2010 and Ceres (957 km across) in 2014; their surfaces
are believed to contain a snapshot of the conditions present
in the solar system's first 10 million years, allowing Dawn to
investigate both the origin of the solar system and its present
state; http://discovery.nasa.gov/dawn.html. |
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Jun 4-8 — American Astronomical
Society, Calgary, Alberta: ‘AAS 208th
Meeting;' http://www.aas.org. |
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Jun 11-15— American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics, San Diego CA: ‘24th
AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference
(ICSSC)
and 4th Annual International Satellite & Communications (ISCe)
Conference and Expo;' focuses on 'Bridging to the Future' theme;
http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=1269. |
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Jun 19-23 — American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics /
Agenzia
Spaziale
Italiana , Rome,
Italy: 'Spaceops 2006: Earth, Moon, Mars, and Beyond;'
topics include solar system exploration, planetary surface
exploration,
human and robotic missions, in-situ resource utilization; http://www.spaceops2006.org. |
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Jun 25-30 — CERN (European
Organization for Nuclear Research), Geneva, Switzerland: 'International
Symposium on Nuclear Astrophysics - Nuclei in the Cosmos # 9;' http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=059. |
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Jul — Space Frontier Foundation, Las
Vegas NV?: ‘Return to the Moon 7;’ Annual event
focuses on latest developments on the human settlement of Earth's
nearest neighbor; more info at http://www.space-frontier.org. |
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Jul 1-Sep 3 — International
Space University, Strasbourg, France: 'Summer
Session Program 2006;' topics include: 'A Big Revolution on a
Tiny Scale - Nanotechnolgy' and 'Artificial Environments & Artificial
Life from Space for Earth;' a third topic also will be offered; http://www.isunet.edu/EN/211. |
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Jul 9-12 — American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Sacramento CA: '42nd
AIAA / ASME / SAE / ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit;'
theme 'The Impulse to Explore' to guide participants as they
examine affordable space travel and inspiring the next generation; http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=1178. |
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Jul 16-23 — Committee On Space
Research, Beijing: ‘36th COSPAR Scientific
Assembly’; conference to assortment of space topics; http://www.copernicus.org/COSPAR/COSPAR.html. |
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Jul 16-18? — Moonfest, Global: ‘World
Moon Festival;’ organization studies Moon in world culture,
generates new art about Moon, and works to build interest in space
exploration; http://www.moonfest.net. |
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Jul 20 — Evoloterra, Los
Angeles CA: ‘Celebration: Story of When We First Left
Earth;’ tells of the species that not only dreams, but
has the ability to make those dreams a reality; honors those
who advanced humanity's body of knowledge and recognizes profound
significance of methods of science; http://www.evoloterra.com. |
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Jul 23-27 — International
Lunar Exploration Working Group 8, Beijing,
China: ‘International
Lunar Conference 8;’ topics on lunar enterprise; http://www.estec.esa.nl/ilewg. |
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Aug — ESA SMART-1, Lunar
Polar Orbit: Extended mission end date. Originally August
2005; http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=36528. |
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Aug 14-25 — International Astronomical
Union, Prague, Czech Republic: ‘26th
General Assembly’; conference to address variety of topics; http://www.astronomy2006.com. |
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Oct — MESSENGER, Mercury
Trajectory: Spacecraft flies past Venus this month and in
June 2007; uses the tug of Venus' gravity to resize and rotate
its trajectory closer to Mercury's orbit; http://messenger.jhuapl.edu. |
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Oct — IAF, Valencia,
Spain: ‘IAC 2006 - 57th International Astronautical
Congress’; http://www.iafastro.com. |
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Late 2006 — Launch MV / Lunar-A, Kagoshima,
Japan: JAXA lunar penetrator mission to deploy two penetrators
- one on near side, one on far side. |
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2007 |
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1Q 2007 — Launch Long March
3A / Chang’e-1, Xichang: China Moon Mission
to conduct mapping of lunar surface & resources as precursor
to robotic, then human presence. |
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1Q 2007 — Launch H 2A / SELENE, Tanegashima,
Japan: ISAS-NASDA joint mission to Moon will study origin,
evolution, tectonics, magnetic field. |
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2007— Launch Long March / Shenzhou
7, Xichang: China to launch its third human
space flight that will see its crew conduct country's first space
walk. |
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2007 — Launch Soyuz M2 / ?, Kourou,
Fr Guiana: 1st blast-off of Russia carrier rocket for Samara-based
TsSKB-Progress Space Center; time TBD. |
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2007 — Asia Pacific Space Cooperation
Organization, ?: Normal operations set to begin
sometime this year, according to China National Space Administration
(CNSA) Vice Administrator Luo Ge. |
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2007 — Launch GSLV / InSat-4C, Sriharikota?: First
launch of India Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle, powered
by an indigenous cryogenic engine, to take place this year; time
TBD. |
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2007 — Launch Ariane 5 / ConeXpress
ORS, Kourou, Fr Guiana: Space tug designed
by Dutch Space for Orbital Recovery set for maiden launch this
year; 703-560-6330. |
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2007 — Launch Proton / FGB-2, Baikonur: Multi-purpose
laboratory module set to take off this year; will dock with ISS;
first Kazakstan cosmonaut could fly to station to work in module;
time TBD. |
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2007 — Space Technology & Applications
International Forum, ?: 'STAIF-2007;' major
international technical forum hosts six concurrent conferences
organized by the University of New Mexico's Institute for Space
and Nuclear Power Studies; http://www.unm.edu/~isnps/staif/main.html. |
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Jan 6-7 — NIRMA University
/ NIOH, ?: '94th India Science Conference.' |
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Jan 7-11 — American Astronomical
Society, Seattle WA: ‘AAS 209th Meeting’;
joint with AAPT; http://www.aas.org. |
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Jan 8-11 — AIAA, Reno
NV: ‘45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit’; http://www.aiaa.org. |
|
Jan 27 — 40th Apollo 1 Observation, Nationwide
USA: Spacecraft fire took place 27 January 1967 killing
Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee; Apollo Command Module
crew were conducting a preflight test for the Earth-orbiting
mission at Cape Canaveral FL. |
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Jan 28 — 21st Challenger 51-L
Observation, Nationwide USA: Shuttle accident
took place 28 January 1986 killing seven crew members including
Commander Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, its pilot, Michael
J. Smith, and its crew, Christa McAuliffe (the first 'Teacher
in Space'), Mission Specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A.
Resnick and Ronald E. McNair, along with Payload Specialist Gregory
B. Jarvis. |
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Feb 1 — Fourth Columbia STS-107
Observation, Nationwide USA: Shuttle explosion
took place 1 February 2003 on its return to Earth killing David
M. Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael
P. Anderson, William McCool, and Ilan Ramon. |
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May / June — American Astronomical
Society, Hawaii: ‘AAS 210th Meeting’; http://www.aas.org. |
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Summer— Hayabusa, Earth
Return: Japan
probe using ion engine returns to Earth with samples from Asteroid
Itokawa; http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/enterp/missions/hayabusa/scenario.shtml. |
|
Jun — MESSENGER, Mercury
Trajectory: Spacecraft flies past Venus this month; uses
the tug of Venus' gravity to resize and rotate its trajectory
closer to Mercury's orbit; http://messenger.jhuapl.edu. |
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Jul — Launch ? / International
Lunar Observatory, ?: Astrophysical landing
mission; dish may conduct following: communications with Earth
and lunar orbiters, SETI, studies of galactic center and deposit
land claims; info http://www.spaceagepub.com; time TBD. |
|
Aug — Launch Mars Phoenix Lander, ?: Low-cost
Mars Scout mission heads for high northern latitude locale; robot
to characterize landing zone's ice, soil and rock. |
|
Sep — Launch PSLV / Chandrayaan-1, Sriharikota: First
India Moon Mission to conduct two-year, three-dimentional mapping;
will carry a 25-kg impactor that will descend on Moon in hard landing
mode; will be released from craft's final circular polar orbit
at 100-kg altitude; effect of device's impact will be used to analyze
Moon dust's chemical composition; will take spacecraft 6 days to
reach Moon; time TBD. |
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Oct — Launch KSLV 1 / ?, Korea
Space Center: First launch of South Korea light carrier
rocket takes place this month; developments from the Russia Angara
rocket have been used for the first stage of rocket; time TBD. |
|
Oct — National Space Agency, Malaysia: Agreement
has been reached by RKA Director Anatoly Perminov and NSA Director
Mazlan Otman to send Malaysia's first astronaut to the ISS as early
as this month. |
|
Oct — International Astronautical
Federation, New Delhi, India: ‘IAC 2007
- 58th International Astronautical Congress’; http://www.iafastro.com. |
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2008 |
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2008 — Launch Angara / ?, Baiterek: 1st
take off of Russia carrier rocket from new Russia-Kazak environmentally-friendly
complex takes place this year; time TBD. |
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2008 — Crew Exploration Vehicle, ?: First
unpiloted tests of CEV to take place this year; may be ‘fly-off’ between
two competing vehicles; time TBD. |
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2008 — Launch Japan H 2 Transfer
Vehicle, ?: 1st flight of spacecraft that could
eventually serve as ISS support vehicle; time TBD. |
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2008 — Space Technology & Applications
International Forum, ?: 'STAIF-2008;' major
international technical forum hosts six concurrent conferences
organized by the University of New Mexico's Institute for Space
and Nuclear Power Studies; http://www.unm.edu/~isnps/staif/main.html. |
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Jan 5-6 — NIRMA University
/ NIOH, ?: '95th India Science Conference.' |
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Jan 7-10 — American Institute
Of Aeronautics And Astronautics, Reno NV: ‘44th
AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit’; http://www.aiaa.org. |
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Jan 27 — 41st Apollo 1 Observation, Nationwide
USA: Spacecraft fire took place 27 January 1967 killing
Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee; Apollo Command Module
crew were conducting a preflight test for the Earth-orbiting
mission at Cape Canaveral FL. |
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Jan 28 — 22nd Challenger 51-L
Observation, Nationwide USA: Shuttle accident
took place 28 January 1986 killing seven crew members including
Commander Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, its pilot, Michael
J. Smith, and its crew, Christa McAuliffe (the first 'Teacher
in Space'), Mission Specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A.
Resnick and Ronald E. McNair, along with Payload Specialist Gregory
B. Jarvis. |
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Feb 1 — Fifth Columbia STS-107
Observation, Nationwide USA: Shuttle explosion
took place 1 February 2003 on its return to Earth killing David
M. Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael
P. Anderson, William McCool, and Ilan Ramon. |
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Mar — Launch Falcon 1 / Multiple
Microsats / Multiple Nanosats, ?: Payloads
produced by SpaceDev or other suppliers; time TBD. |
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Oct 15 — Launch NASA Lunar
Reconnaissance Orbiter, KSC FL: Precursor to
USA / human return to Moon; Goddard SFC managing mission; time
TBD. |
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2009 |
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2009 — Space Technology & Applications
International Forum, ?: 'STAIF-2009;' major
international technical forum hosts six concurrent conferences
organized by the University of New Mexico's Institute for Space
and Nuclear Power Studies; http://www.unm.edu/~isnps/staif/main.html. |
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2009 — International Astronomical
Union, ?: ‘27th General Assembly’;
conference to address variety of topics; possible website: http://www.astronomy2009.com. |
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Jan 27 — 42nd Apollo 1 Observation, Nationwide
USA: Spacecraft fire took place 27 January 1967 killing
Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee; Apollo Command Module
crew were conducting a preflight test for the Earth-orbiting
mission at Cape Canaveral FL. |
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Jan 28 — 23rd Challenger 51-L
Observation, Nationwide USA: Shuttle accident
took place 28 January 1986 killing seven crew members including
Commander Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, its pilot, Michael
J. Smith, and its crew, Christa McAuliffe (the first 'Teacher
in Space'), Mission Specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A.
Resnick and Ronald E. McNair, along with Payload Specialist Gregory
B. Jarvis. |
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Feb — Space Age Publishing
Company / ILEWG, Hawaii Island: ‘International
Lunar Conference 2009 - From Hawaii to the Moon;’ 808-326-2014. |
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Feb 1 — Sixth Columbia STS-107
Observation, Nationwide USA: Shuttle explosion
took place 1 February 2003 on its return to Earth killing David
M. Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael
P. Anderson, William McCool, and Ilan Ramon. |
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Aug 2-15 — International Astronomical
Union, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 17th IAU General
Assembly; http://www.iau.org/IAU/News/deadlines.html. |
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Dec 31 — Launch ? / Mars Science
Laboratory, ?: Robot will study potential habitat
for life and help verify if human explorers could exist there;
time TBD. |
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2010 |
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2010 — Launch ? / Lunar Lander, ?: NASA
lunar lander to demonstrate ability for precision landings at targeted
locations on Moon, evaluate landing zone environment, and determine
if lunar resources can support a sustained human presence; primary
objective is to determine if there is water-ice in the permanently
dark areas within craters in the Moon's ploar regions; time TBD. |
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2010 — Launch ? / Moonrise, ?: NASA
sends two stationary robots to land at South Pole Aitken Basin
and collect Moon rock samples; time TBD. |
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2010 — Bigelow Aerospace, ?: Company
plans to launch an orbital resort, tentatively called the CSS (Commercial
Space Station) Skywalker sometime this year; http://www.bigelowaerospace.com. |
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2010 — Space Technology & Applications
International Forum, ?: 'STAIF-2010;' major
international technical forum hosts six concurrent conferences
organized by the University of New Mexico's Institute for Space
and Nuclear Power Studies; http://www.unm.edu/~isnps/staif/main.html. |
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Jan 10 — America's Space Prize, Las
Vegas NV: US$50M award goes to first person to build spacecraft
capable of taking at least five people to altitude of 400 km,
complete two Earth obits, and then do it again within 60 days;
no more than 20 percent of hardware can be expendable; also,
must be able to dock with Bigelow Aerospace’s inflatable
space habitat and stay docked in orbit for up to six months; http://www.bigelowaerospace.com. |
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2011 |
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2012 |
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2012 — Launch Long March 5
/ Chang’e-2, ?, China: China robotic
Moon Mission to explore lunar surface as precursor to human missions;
time TBD. |
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2012 — Launch Russia Kliper, Baikonur,
Kazakhstan?: Multiple entry spacecraft intended to cut launch
costs makes maiden voyage today; two cosmonauts will fly: one responsible
for orbiting maneuvers and the other for landing; Kliper can carry
scientists and space tourists; can land at Baikonur, Kourou, or other
sites; intended eventually for Moon missions.
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2012 — International Astronomical
Union, ?: ‘28th General Assembly’;
conference to address variety of topics; possible website: http://www.astronomy2012.com. |
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2013 |
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2014 |
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2015 |
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2015 — Launch ? / Jupiter Icy
Moon Orbiter (JIMO), USA: NASA nuclear-powered
spacecraft to determine if Jupiter’s moons Callisto, Europa,
Ganymede have life. |
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2015 — Launch Crew Exploration
Vehicle / Moon Mission, Cape Canaveral FL?: Earliest
possible USA / human return to Moon to begin preparation of permanent
base. |
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2015 — Launch ? / Moon Mission, Bangalore,
India: Earliest projected date for India human mission to
the Moon. |
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2015 — ESA / Rosetta, Comet
67P / Churyumov- Gerasimenko Orbit: Spacecraft reaches core
part of mission; will orbit comet for 17 months. |
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2016 |
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2017 |
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2017 — Launch Long March 5
/ Chang’e-3, ?, China: China robotic
Moon Mission to collect samples of lunar soil, and return to
Earth as precursor to
human missions; time TBD. |
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2017 — International Space
Station, LEO: If USA decides to abandon station
after this year, ESA along with Russia as member, could take
100% control. |
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2018 |
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2019 |
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2020 |
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2020 — Launch Crew Exploration
Vehicle / Moon Mission, Cape Canaveral FL?: First
crew to inhabit permanent lunar base; time/date TBD. |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2024 — Launch ? / Moon Mission, Kourou,
French Guiana: Earliest projected date for Europe human
mission to the Moon. |
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2025 |
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2025 — Launch ? / Moon Mission, Kagoshima?,
Japan: Earliest projected date for Japan to complete a lunar
station. |
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2029 |
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Apr 13 — Minnesota 4, Earth
Near-Miss: Astronomers agree that on this day, which happens
to be a Friday, an asteroid will narrowly miss hitting Earth;
no one seems to think there is great danger, but there could
be a return visit in 2036 and a possible collision depending
on the physics of today's event. |
