2017 NASA Astronaut class graduation ceremony
NASA will honor the first class of astronaut candidates to graduate under the Artemis program at 10:30 a.m. EST Friday, Jan. 10, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. After completing more than two years of basic training, these candidates will become eligible for spaceflight, including assignments to the International Space Station, Artemis missions to the Moon, and ultimately, missions to Mars.
Starship Test Tank Pressure Test
A tank prototype has been pressurized to failure to test the dome to barrel weld.
Starliner OFT Landing
The first Boeing CST-100 Starliner will renter the Earth's atmosphere and land at the 'White Sands Missile Range' using its parachutes.
Starliner OFT Deorbit
The first Boeing CST-100 Starliner will conduct it's deorbit burn after its unsuccessful flight to the ISS. Following the deorbit burn the capsule will renter the Earth's atmosphere and land at the 'White Sands Missile Range' using its parachutes.
OSIRIS-Rex Sample Collection Site Announcement
NASA will announce the selected site on asteroid Bennu where OSIRIS-REx will collect a sample before bringing back to Earth.
Rocket Lab LC-2 Inauguration
Less than a year after construction started, Rocket Lab's Launch Complex-2 in Wallops Islands (USA) will be inaugurated during a livestreamed ceremony featuring CEO Peter Beck.
Progress MS-13 Docking
The Progress MS-13 spacecraft has successfully docked to the ISS's Pirs module.
Starship Mk1 Ambient Pressure Test
The Mk1 prototype successfully performed its first ambient pressure test.
CST-100 Starliner Pad Abort Test
NASA and Boeing will broadcast live coverage of the CST-100 Starliner Pad Abort Test on Monday, Nov. 4, from Launch Complex 32 at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The test is designed to verify that each of Starliner’s systems will function not only separately, but in concert, to protect astronauts by carrying them safely away from the launch pad in the unlikely event of an emergency prior to liftoff. During the test, Starliner’s four launch abort engines and several orbital maneuvering and attitude control thrusters will fire, pushing the spacecraft approximately 1 mile above land and 1 mile north of the test stand.
NG-12 Cygnus Berthing
NASA TV will live stream the rendezvous and capture of Northrop Grumman's NG-12 Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station. Capture is scheduled at 09:10 UTC.
US EVA-57
Expedition 61 astronauts Andrew Morgan and Christina Koch will install new batteries on the P6 truss. Spacewalk begins at 11:50 a.m. UTC and is slated to last 6 ½ hours.
NASA Administrator Visit at SpaceX Headquarters
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will tour SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Thursday, Oct. 10, to see the progress the company is making to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station from American soil as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Following the tour, SpaceX will host a media availability with Bridenstine, SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk, and NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley – the crew for the Demo-2 flight test to the space station. The media availability will be streamed live on Bridenstine’s Twitter account.