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ISS Expedition 72-73 Change of Command Ceremony

ISS Expedition 72-73 Change of Command Ceremony

April 18, 2025 at 18:40 UTC

ROSCOSMOS cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, Expedition 72 commander, will hand over the International Space Station command to JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi who will become commander of Expedition 73.
Change of Command
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SpaceX CRS-32 Prelaunch media teleconference

SpaceX CRS-32 Prelaunch media teleconference

April 18, 2025 at 19:00 UTC

Prelaunch media teleconference with the following participants: - Zebulon Scoville, deputy manager, Transportation Integration Office, NASA’s International Space Station Program - Jennifer Buchli, chief scientist, NASA’s International Space Station Program - Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX - Jimmy Taeger, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Press Event
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Soyuz MS-26 Farewell Ceremony & Hatch Closing

Soyuz MS-26 Farewell Ceremony & Hatch Closing

April 19, 2025 at 18:00 UTC

NASA will livestream the farewell ceremony and hatch closing of the Soyuz MS-26 crew ahead of its return to Earth.
Farewell Ceremony
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Soyuz MS-26 Undocking

Soyuz MS-26 Undocking

April 19, 2025 at 21:57 UTC

The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of reentry and landing in Kazakhstan.
Spacecraft Undocking
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Soyuz MS-26 Landing

Soyuz MS-26 Landing

April 20, 2025 at 1:20 UTC

The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft will land back on Earth near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.
Spacecraft Landing
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Lucy Main Belt Asteroid (52246) Donaldjohansen Flyby

Lucy Main Belt Asteroid (52246) Donaldjohansen Flyby

April 20, 2025 at 17:51 UTC

Flyby of the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohansen asteroid by NASA's Lucy mission.
Flyby
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CRS-32 Dragon Docking

CRS-32 Dragon Docking

April 22, 2025 at 12:20 UTC

Following its launch atop a Falcon 9, the CRS-32 Dragon will autonomously dock to the ISS, bringing crew supplies as well as experiments.
Docking
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Hakuto-R M2 Lunar Landing

Hakuto-R M2 Lunar Landing

June 5, 2025 at 19:24 UTC

Japanese company ispace's Hakuto-R Mission 2 lander will attempt a lunar landing in Mare Frigoris.
Moon Landing
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Juice Venus Flyby

Juice Venus Flyby

August 31, 2025 at 0:00 UTC

Second flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.
Flyby
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Boeing Starliner-1 Docking

Boeing Starliner-1 Docking

December 31, 2025 at 0:00 UTC

The Starliner-1 spacecraft will dock autonomously to the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station.
Docking
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Boeing Starliner-1 Landing

Boeing Starliner-1 Landing

December 31, 2025 at 0:00 UTC

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.
Spacecraft Landing
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Boeing Starliner-1 Undocking

Boeing Starliner-1 Undocking

December 31, 2025 at 0:00 UTC

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.
Spacecraft Undocking
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HTV-X1 Rendezvous and Capture

HTV-X1 Rendezvous and Capture

December 31, 2025 at 0:00 UTC

NASA TV will live stream the rendezvous and capture of JAXA's HTV-X1 cargo craft to the International Space Station.
Spacecraft Berthing
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SNC-1 Dream Chaser Berthing

SNC-1 Dream Chaser Berthing

December 31, 2025 at 0:00 UTC

NASA TV will livestream the rendezvous and capture of Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser cargo craft to the International Space Station.
Spacecraft Berthing
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US EVA-93

US EVA-93

December 31, 2025 at 0:00 UTC

NASA 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.
EVA
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HTV-X1 Release & Reentry

HTV-X1 Release & Reentry

December 31, 2025 at 1:00 UTC

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.
Spacecraft Release
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SNC-1 Dream Chaser Release & Reentry

SNC-1 Dream Chaser Release & Reentry

December 31, 2025 at 1:00 UTC

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.
Spacecraft Release
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SNC-1 Dream Chaser Landing

SNC-1 Dream Chaser Landing

December 31, 2025 at 2:00 UTC

The Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC-1 Dream Chaser will land autonomously at the Launch and Landing Facility of Kennedy Space Center.
Spacecraft Landing
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Juice Earth Flyby

Juice Earth Flyby

September 30, 2026 at 0:00 UTC

Third flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.
Flyby
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BepiColombo Mercury Orbit Insertion

BepiColombo Mercury Orbit Insertion

November 30, 2026 at 0:00 UTC

Orbital insertion around Mercury of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission.
Orbital Insertion
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Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

December 24, 2026 at 0:00 UTC

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.
Flyby
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Europa Clipper Earth Flyby

Europa Clipper Earth Flyby

December 31, 2026 at 0:00 UTC

NASA’s Europa Clipper will fly by Earth for a second and final gravity assist on its way to Jupiter.
Flyby
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Lucy Trojan Asteroid (3548) Eurybates & Queta Flyby

Lucy Trojan Asteroid (3548) Eurybates & Queta Flyby

August 12, 2027 at 0:00 UTC

Flyby of the Trojan asteroid (3548) Eurybates and its satellite Queta by NASA's Lucy mission.
Flyby
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Lucy Trojan Asteroid (15094) Polymele Flyby

Lucy Trojan Asteroid (15094) Polymele Flyby

September 15, 2027 at 0:00 UTC

Flyby of the Trojan asteroid (15094) Polymele by NASA's Lucy mission.
Flyby
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Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

March 17, 2028 at 0:00 UTC

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.
Flyby
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Lucy Trojan Asteroid (11351) Leucus Flyby

Lucy Trojan Asteroid (11351) Leucus Flyby

April 18, 2028 at 0:00 UTC

Flyby of the Trojan asteroid (11351) Leucus by NASA's Lucy mission.
Flyby
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Lucy Trojan Asteroid (21900) Orus Flyby

Lucy Trojan Asteroid (21900) Orus Flyby

November 11, 2028 at 0:00 UTC

Flyby of the Trojan asteroid (21900) Orus by NASA's Lucy mission.
Flyby
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Juice Earth Flyby

Juice Earth Flyby

January 31, 2029 at 0:00 UTC

Fourth flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.
Flyby
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Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

June 10, 2029 at 0:00 UTC

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.
Flyby
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Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

September 2, 2030 at 0:00 UTC

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.
Flyby
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Lucy Earth Flyby

Lucy Earth Flyby

December 25, 2030 at 0:00 UTC

Third and final Earth flyby of NASA's Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.
Flyby
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Lucy Trojan Asteroids (617) Patroclus & Menoetius Flyby

Lucy Trojan Asteroids (617) Patroclus & Menoetius Flyby

March 3, 2033 at 0:00 UTC

Flyby of the Trojan binary asteroid pair (617) Patroclus and Menoetius by NASA's Lucy mission.
Flyby
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