Upcoming Space Events:
RS-25 Engine Test
NASA will begin a new RS-25 test series, the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of the engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The test is scheduled for 550 seconds and will fire the RS-25 engine up to 111% power level.
Event Location: Fred Haise Test Stand, NASA’s Stennis Space Center
UTC Event Time: Oct. 5, 2023, 6 p.m.
Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWeu2wt3j6c
OSIRIS-REx Sample Reveal Press Conference
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
Event Location: Johnson Space Center, Houston
UTC Event Time: Oct. 11, 2023, 3 p.m.
Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlY79zjud-Q
2023 Annular Solar Eclipse
Camera views of the partial / "ring of fire" solar eclipse visible from multiple states in the US will be broadcasted on NASA TV.
Event Location: USA
UTC Event Time: Oct. 14, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlY79zjud-Q
NG-19 Cygnus Release & Reentry
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.
Event Location: International Space Station
UTC Event Time: Oct. 30, 2023, midnight
Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg
Ariane 6 Full-Duration Static Fire
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.
Event Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
UTC Event Time: Oct. 31, 2023, midnight
Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg
SLIM Lunar Landing
JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) will attempt to land on the surface of the Moon.
Event Location: Lunar Surface
UTC Event Time: Jan. 31, 2024, midnight
Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg
HTV-X1 Rendezvous and Capture
NASA TV will live stream the rendezvous and capture of JAXA's HTV-X1 cargo craft to the International Space Station.
Event Location: International Space Station
UTC Event Time: Jan. 31, 2024, midnight
Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg
HTV-X1 Release & Reentry
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. 31, 2024, 1 a.m.
Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg
Boeing Starliner CFT Docking
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner will dock with the International Space Station as part of its crewed test flight.
Event Location: International Space Station
UTC Event Time: March 31, 2024, midnight
Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg
Boeing Starliner CFT Landing
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.
Event Location: White Sands Missile Range
UTC Event Time: March 31, 2024, midnight
Watch the Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg