Upcoming Space Events:

NASA astronaut Michael Fincke will hand over the International Space Station command to ROSCOSMOS cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov.

Event Location: International Space Station

UTC Event Time: Jan. 12, 2026, 7:35 p.m.

Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqvpXwHTztY

Crew-11 will close the dragon hatch in preparation for departure

Event Location: International Space Station

UTC Event Time: Jan. 14, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

Watch the Event: https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-spacex-crew-11-hatch-close/

The 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.

Event Location: International Space Station

UTC Event Time: Jan. 14, 2026, 10 p.m.

Watch the Event: https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-spacex-crew-11-undocking/

The 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.

Event Location: Pacific Ocean

UTC Event Time: Jan. 15, 2026, 8:40 a.m.

Watch the Event: https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-spacex-crew-11-re-entry-and-splashdown/

NASA 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.

Event Location: Online

UTC Event Time: Jan. 15, 2026, 10:45 a.m.

Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlB_ZtDLAOQ

The SpaceX CRS-33 Dragon spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of its reentry, splashdown and recovery.

Event Location: International Space Station

UTC Event Time: Jan. 21, 2026, noon

Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0dd8X4g3Eg

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.

Event Location: International Space Station

UTC Event Time: Jan. 27, 2026, noon

Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlB_ZtDLAOQ

Two 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.

Event Location: International Space Station

UTC Event Time: Feb. 28, 2026, midnight

Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlB_ZtDLAOQ

Two 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.

Event Location: International Space Station

UTC Event Time: Feb. 28, 2026, midnight

Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0dd8X4g3Eg

As part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will observe S-type asteroid (98943) Torifune during a high-speed fly-by.

Event Location: (98943) Torifune

UTC Event Time: July 31, 2026, midnight

Watch the Event: https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/expedition-73-crew-news-conference/