Starship SN8 Static Fire
Starship SN8 performed a Raptor engine static fire before its 15 km Flight.
Soyuz MS-16 Landing
The Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft carrying ROSCOSMOS cosmonauts Anatoli Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner as well as NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy will land back on Earth near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.
Soyuz MS-16 Undocking
The Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station carrying three Expedition 62 crew members : ROSCOSMOS cosmonauts Anatoli Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner as well as NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy.
OSIRIS-Rex Sample Collection
The OSIRIS-REx is a NASA asteroid study and sample-return mission. The mission's main goal is to obtain a sample of at least 60 grams from 101955 Bennu, a carbonaceous near-Earth asteroid, and return the sample to Earth for a detailed analysis. Rehearsals will be performed before the sampling event, during which the solar arrays will be raised into a Y-shaped configuration to minimize the chance of dust accumulation during contact and provide more ground clearance in case the spacecraft tips over (up to 45°) during contact. The descent will be very slow to minimize thruster firings prior to contact in order to reduce the likelihood of asteroid surface contamination by unreacted hydrazine propellant. Contact with the surface of Bennu will be detected using accelerometers, and the impact force will be dissipated by a spring in the TAGSAM arm. Upon surface contact by the TAGSAM instrument, a burst of nitrogen gas will be released, which will blow regolith particles smaller than 2 cm (0.8 in) into the sampler head at the end of the robotic arm. A five-second timer will limit collection time to mitigate the chance of a collision. After the timer expires, the back-away maneuver will initiate a safe departure from the asteroid.
ISS Expedition 63-64 Change of Command Ceremony
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 63 commander, will hand over the International Space Station command to ROSCOSMOS cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov who will become commander of Expedition 64.
Starship SN8 Static Fire
Starship SN8 sucessfully performed a static fire of its raptor engines.
Starship SN8 Preburner Test
SN8 successfully performed a second preburner test of its raptor engines.
SN8 Cryoproof Testing
SN8 will undergo a series of tests to validate its build quality.
NG-14 Cygnus Berthing
NASA TV will livestream the rendezvous and capture of Northrop Grumman's NG-14 Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station.
Starship SN6 Static Fire
The SN6 prototype has successfully performed its first static fire.
Starship SN6 Cryoproof Test
The SN6 prototype successfully performed its first cryoproof test.
Starship SN6 Ambient Pressure Test
The SN6 prototype successfully performed its first ambient pressure test.