space calendar the space calendar is updated monthly and the latest copy is available at ames arc nasa gov in the pub space faq please send any updates or corrections to ron baalke baalke kelvin jpl nasa gov note that launch dates are subject to change the following person made contributions to this month s calendar o dennis newkirk soyuz tm launch date dec space calendar april indicates change from last month s calendar april apr astra c ariane launch may may advanced photovoltaic electronics experiment apex pegasus launch may radcal scout launch may gps pmq delta ii launch may commercial experiment transporter comet conestoga launch may astronomy day may iapetus saturn eclipse may galileo enters asteroid belt again may eta aquarid meteor shower maximum ut solar lon deg may air force titan launch may sts endeavour european retrievable carrier eureca r may th anniversary pioneer venus orbiter launch may partial solar eclipse visible from north america northern europe may magellan aerobraking begins june jun temisat meteor launch jun uhf atlas launch jun noaa i atlas launch jun first test flight of the delta clipper dc x unmanned jun hispasat b insat b ariane launch jun lunar eclipse visible from north america jun sakigake nd earth flyby japan jun th anniversary of charon discovery pluto s moon by christy jun sts discovery advanced communications technology satellite july jul msti ii scout launch jul galaxy ariane launch jul soyuz launch soviet jul soyuz launch soviet jul soyuz tm landing soviet jul iapetus saturn eclipse jul soyuz tm landing soviet jul s delta aquarid meteor shower maximum ut solar longitude degrees jul nasa s th birthday august aug ets vi engineering test satellite h launch japan aug geos j launch aug landsat launch aug orbcom fdm pegasus launch aug th anniversary pioneer venus launch atmospheric probes aug mars observer th trajectory correction maneuver tcm aug n delta aquarids meteor shower maximum ut solar longitude degrees aug perseid meteor shower maximum ut solar longitude degrees aug mars observer mars orbit insertion moi aug sts columbia spacelab life sciences sls aug galileo asteroid ida flyby september sep spot ariane launch sep tubsat launch sep seastar pegasus launch october oct intelsat f ariane launch oct slv pegasus launch oct telstar atlas launch oct seawifs launch oct orionid meteor shower maximum ut solar longitude degrees november nov solidaridad mop ariane launch nov th anniversary mariner launch mercury venus flyby mission nov s taurid meteor shower nov galileo exits asteroid belt nov mercury transits across the sun visible from asia australia and the south pacific nov mars observer mapping orbit established nov sts discovery spacehab nov partial solar eclipse visible from southern hemisphere nov wilhelm herschel s th birthday nov leonids meteor shower maximum ut solar longitude degrees nov mars observer mapping begins nov total lunar eclipse visible from north america south america december dec goes i atlas launch dec nato b delta launch dec toms pegasus launch dec directtv thiacom ariane launch dec istp wind delta launch dec step pegasus launch dec soyuz tm launch soviet dec sts endeavour hubble space telescope repair dec spektr r launch soviet dec th anniversary pioneer jupiter flyby dec mars observer mars equinox dec geminids meteor shower maximum ut solar longitude degrees dec mars observer solar conjunction begins dec ursids meteor shower maximum ut solar longitude degrees january jan mars observer end of solar conjunction jan clementine titan iig launch lunar orbiter asteroid flyby mission february feb sfu launch feb gms launch feb th anniversary mariner venus flyby feb sts columbia u s microgravity payload usmp feb galileo s th birthday feb clementine lunar orbit insertion feb th anniversary mariner launch mars flyby mission march mar tc c launch mar th anniversary voyager jupiter flyby mar albert einstein s th birthday mar th anniversary mariner launch mars flyby mission mar th anniversary mariner st mercury flyby mar galaxy r delta launch april apr equator s scout launch apr mars observer perihelion apr sts atlantis srl ron baalke baalke kelvin jpl nasa gov jet propulsion lab m s telos the aweto from new zealand pasadena ca is part caterpillar and part vegetable
