Upcoming Events
Spacecraft Event
Jan 14, 2026
SpaceX Crew-11 Crew Dragon Hatch Closure
International Space StationCrew-11 will close the dragon hatch in preparation for departure
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Spacecraft Undocking
Jan 14, 2026
SpaceX Crew-11 Crew Dragon Undocking
International Space StationThe Crew-11 Crew Dragon will undock from the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts. It will then reenter the Earth's atmosphere and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
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Spacecraft Landing
Jan 15, 2026
SpaceX Crew-11 Crew Dragon Splashdown
Pacific OceanThe Crew-11 Crew Dragon will splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, bringing four astronauts back to Earth after spending six months on the International Space Station.
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Press Event
Jan 15, 2026
SpaceX Crew-11 Return To Earth Media Teleconference
OnlineNASA will hold a Return to Earth media teleconference call from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston following the splashdown and recovery of the SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts.
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Press Event
Jan 16, 2026
Artemis II Rollout & Mission Overview News Conference
Kennedy Space CenterNASA will hold a news conference ahead of the Artemis II Space Launch System rollout to the launch pad. Participants are: - John Honeycutt, Artemis II mission management team chair - Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, Exploration Ground Systems - Jeff Radigan, Artemis II lead flight director, Flight Operations Directorate - Lili Villarreal, landing and recovery director, Exploration Ground Systems - Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
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Rollout
Jan 17, 2026
Artemis II SLS Rollout
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USANASA will roll out their second fully stacked Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to LC-39B. The rollout is expected to take up to 12 hours.
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Press Event
Jan 17, 2026
Artemis II Crew Rollout Media Event
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USANASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and the Artemis II crew, including NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will answer questions about their preparations and the mission for media in-person at the countdown clock.
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Spacecraft Landing
Jan 19, 2026
Shenzhou 20 Landing
Near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, ChinaThe Shenzhou 20 Descent Capsule will land in the desert near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, after it was deemed not usable with crew for re-entry in November 2025 due to orbital debris damaging its Descent Module port hole window. The spacecraft will carry various cargo of opportunity from the Chinese Space Station back to Earth.
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Spacecraft Undocking
Jan 21, 2026
SpaceX CRS-33 Dragon Undocking
International Space StationThe SpaceX CRS-33 Dragon spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of its reentry, splashdown and recovery.
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Spacecraft Release
Jan 27, 2026
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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EVA
Feb 28, 2026
US EVA-94
International Space StationTwo astronauts will exit the station’s Quest airlock to prepare the 2A power channel for future installation of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays. Once installed, the array will provide additional power for the orbital laboratory, including critical support of its safe and controlled deorbit.
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EVA
Feb 28, 2026
US EVA-95
International Space StationTwo astronauts will replace a high-definition camera on camera port 3, install a new navigational aid for visiting spacecraft, called a planar reflector, on the Harmony module’s forward port, and relocate an early ammonia servicer jumper — a flexible hose assembly that connects parts of a fluid system — along with other jumpers on the station’s S6 and S4 truss.
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Flyby
Jul 31, 2026
Hayabusa2 S-Type Asteroid (98943) Torifune Flyby
(98943) TorifuneAs part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will observe S-type asteroid (98943) Torifune during a high-speed fly-by.
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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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Spacecraft Berthing
Dec 31, 2026
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 Undocking
Dec 31, 2026
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
Dec 31, 2026
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
Dec 31, 2026
Europa Clipper Earth Flyby
EarthNASA’s Europa Clipper will fly by Earth for a second and final gravity assist on its way to Jupiter.
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Docking
Dec 31, 2026
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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Spacecraft Release
Dec 31, 2026
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 Landing
Dec 31, 2026
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
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
Dec 31, 2027
Hayabusa2 Earth Flyby
EarthAs part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will fly by Earth on its way to asteroid 1998 KY26.
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Flyby
Mar 18, 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
Jun 30, 2028
Hayabusa2 Earth Flyby
EarthAs part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will fly by Earth on its way to asteroid 1998 KY26.
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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 03, 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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Orbital Insertion
Jul 31, 2031
Juice Jupiter Orbit Insertion
JupiterOrbital insertion of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission around Jupiter, using a Ganymede gravity assist flyby to reduce its velocity, followed by two engine burns.
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Spacecraft Event
Jul 31, 2031
Hayabusa2 Asteroid 1998 KY26 Rendezvous
1998 KY26As part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26.
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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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Orbital Insertion
Dec 31, 2034
Juice Ganymede Orbit Insertion
GanymedeOrbital insertion of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission around Ganymede.
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Spacecraft Event
Dec 31, 2035
Juice Ganymede Impact
GanymedeAfter running out of propellant to maintain its trajectory, ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft will impact Ganymede due to orbital perturbations.
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