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Posted by baalke on October 25, 2006, 11:24 am
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Welcome to the Space Calendar!
This Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries
for the upcoming year. It is also available on the web at:
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This calendar is compiled and maintained by Ron Baalke. Please send
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updates or corrections to ron@jpl.nasa.gov. Note that launch dates
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The following people have contributed to this month's calendar:
o Vicky Barlow, Dieter Kaemmer, David Elliott, Bruno Moretti, Bill
Avery,
Carey Johnson, Tony West, Patrick Schmeer
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SPACE CALENDAR
October 25, 2006
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* indicates changes from last month's calendar.
October 2006
Oct 25 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Oct 25 - STEREO Delta 2 Launch
Oct 25 - Comet C/2006 M4 (SWAN) Closest Approach To Earth (0.997 AU)
* Oct 25 - Asteroid 1404 Ajax Occults TYC 7416-00254-1 (7.9 Magnitude
Star)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 2000 UR16 Near-Earth Flyby (0.064 AU)
Oct 25 - Asteroid 2002 JV15 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
Oct 25 - 335th Anniversary (1671), Giovanni Cassini's Discovery of
Saturn Moon Iapetus
* Oct 26 - XM-4 Zenit 3SL Launch
Oct 26 - Comet C/2006 CK10 (Catalina) Closest Approach To Earth
(1.368 AU)
* Oct 26 - Asteroid 29564 (1998 ED6) Occults HIP 109582 (7.2 Magnitude
Star)
Oct 26 - Asteroid 1997 US2 Near-Venus Flyby (0.091 AU)
Oct 26 - Asteroid 3066 McFadden Closest Approach To Earth (1.273 AU)
* Oct 27 - Asteroid 1308 Halleria Occults HIP 81910 (6.7 Magnitude
Star)
* Oct 27 - Asteroid 40227 Tahiti Closest Approach To Earth (2.473 AU)
* Oct 28 - Asteroid 1960 Guisan Occults HIP 43430 (7.4 Magnitude Star)
* Oct 28 - Asteroid 13 Egeria Occults TYC 7917-00083-1 (7.7 Magnitude
Star)
Oct 28 - Asteroid 203 Pompeja Closest Approach To Earth (1.582 AU)
Oct 28 - 35th Anniversary (1971), Great Britian's First Space Launch
(Prospero)
Oct 29 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Back 1 Hour (Europe, North
America)
Oct 29 - Comet Urata-Niijima Perihelion (1.465 AU)
* Oct 29 - Asteroid 1816 Liberia Occults HIP 10367 (7.9 Magnitude Star)
Oct 29 - 15th Anniversary (1991), Galileo, Asteroid Gaspra Flyby
Oct 30 - Comet Faye Closest Approach To Earth (0.685 AU)
Oct 30 - Comet Shoemaker 1 Closest Approach To Earth (1.522 AU)
Oct 30 - Comet Smirnova-Chernykh Closest Approach To Earth (3.524 AU)
* Oct 30 - Asteroid 4162 SAF Occults HIP 101692 (4.9 Magnitude Star)
Oct 30 - 25th Anniversary (1981), Venera 13 Launch (USSR Venus
Lander/Flyby Mission)
Oct 31 - Comet P/2005 S2 (Skiff) Closest Approach To Earth (5.418 AU)
November 2006
Nov ?? - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Mapping Begins
* Nov ?? - Cartosat 2/SRE-1/Lapan-Tubsat PSLV Launch
* Nov ?? - Cbers 2B CZ-4B Launch
Nov 01 - Asteroid 1831 Nicholson Closest Approach To Earth (1.471 AU)
Nov 02 - Asteroid 1221 Amor Closest Approach To Earth (2.046 AU)
Nov 03 - Taurids Meteor Shower Peak
Nov 03 - Asteroid 4783 Wasson Closest Approach To Earth (1.388 AU)
Nov 03 - Asteroid 3192 A'Hearn Closest Approach To Earth (1.468 AU)
Nov 04 - DMSP-17 Delta 4 Launch
* Nov 04 - Dwarf Planet Ceres Occults TYC 6946-00734-1 (10.0 Magnitude
Star)
Nov 04 - Asteroid 2004 WC1 Near-Venus Flyby (0.014 AU)
Nov 04 - Asteroid 2000 VZ44 Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU)
Nov 04 - Asteroid 29075 (1950 DA) Closest Approach To Earth (1.587
AU)
Nov 04 - 10th Anniversary (1996), Galileo, Callisto 3 Flyby
Nov 04 - 25th Anniversary (1981), Venera 14 Launch (USSR Venus
Lander/Flyby)
* Nov 05 - Comet P/2006 S6 (Hill) Closest Approach To Earth (1.428 AU)
Nov 05 - Asteroid 5535 Annefrank Closest Approach To Earth (1.215 AU)
Nov 05 - Fred Whipple's 100th Birthday (1906)
Nov 06 - Comet Hergenrother Perihelion (2.088 AU)
Nov 06 - Asteroid 84225 Verish Closest Approach To Earth (1.215 AU)
Nov 06 - Asteroid 4342 Freud Closest Approach To Earth (1.764 AU)
Nov 07 - Comet P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-Christensen) Perihelion (3.608 AU)
Nov 07 - Asteroid 2003 HF2 Near-Mars Flyby (0.030 AU)
Nov 07 - Asteroid 6032 Nobel Closest Approach To Earth (1.334 AU)
Nov 07 - Asteroid 4511 Rembrandt Closest Approach To Earth (1.615 AU)
Nov 07 - 10th Anniversary (1996), Mars Global Surveyor Launch
Nov 07 - 40th Anniversary (1966), Lunar Orbiter 2 Launch
* Nov 08 - Arabsat 4B Proton M-Briz Launch
Nov 08 - Mercury Transits the Sun
* Nov 08 - Asteroid 434 Hungaria Occults HIP 92740 (7.0 Magnitude Star)
Nov 08 - Asteroid 2753 Duncan Closest Approach To Earth (1.755 AU)
Nov 08 - Edmund Halley's 350th Birthday (1656)
Nov 09 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #80 (OTM-80)
Nov 09 - Comet Comet Urata-Niijima Closest Approach To Earth (0.591
AU)
Nov 10 - Asteroid 82332 Las Vegas Closest Approach To Earth (1.571
AU)
Nov 11 - Asteroid 16809 Galapagos Closest Approach To Earth (1.801
AU)
Nov 11 - 40th Anniversary (1966), Gemini 12 Launch (Jim Lovell and
Buzz Aldrin)
* Nov 12 - Asteroid 3667 Anne-Marie Occults HIP 115768 (6.3 Magnitude
Star)
* Nov 12 - Asteroid 7 Iris Occults TYC 1784-00074-1 (11.1 Magnitude
Star)
* Nov 12 - Asteroid 824 Anastasia Occults HIP 110701 (7.9 Magnitude
Star)
* Nov 12 - Asteroid 360 Carlova Occults HIP 44843 (7.3 Magnitude Star)
Nov 12 - Asteroid 3753 Cruithne Closest Approach To Earth (0.372 AU)
Nov 12 - Asteroid 2955 Newburn Closest Approach To Earth (1.391 AU)
Nov 12 - 25th Anniversary (1981), Space Shuttle Columbia Launch
(STS-2)
Nov 12 - Seth Nicholson's 115th Birthday (1891)
Nov 13 - Asteroid 7 Iris At Opposition (6.8 Magnitude)
Nov 13 - James Clerk Maxwell's 175th Birthday (1831)
* Nov 14 - GPS 2RM F-3 Delta 2 Launch
* Nov 14 - Asteroid 4732 Froeschle Occults HIP 20873 (5.9 Magnitude
Star)
Nov 14 - Kuiper Belt Object 90377 Sedna Closest Approach To Earth
(87.647 AU)
Nov 14 - 35th Anniversary (1971), Mariner 9, Mars Orbit Insertion
Nov 15 - Comet Faye Perihelion (1.667 AU)
* Nov 15 - Asteroid 6388 (1989 WL1) Occults HIP 39271 (6.2 Magnitude
Star)
Nov 15 - Asteroid 13609 Lewicki Closest Approach To Earth (1.454 AU)
Nov 16 - 5th Anniversary (2001), Genesis, L1 Orbit Insertion
Nov 17 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 6 Perihelion (1.128 AU)
Nov 17 - 40th Anniversary (1966), Leonids Meteor Storm
* Nov 18 - Leonids Meteor Shower Peak
Nov 18 - Comet P/2005 T5 (Broughton) Closest Approach To Earth (3.190
AU)
Nov 18 - Comet P/2005 T3 (Read) Closest Approach To Earth (5.279 AU)
* Nov 18 - Dwarf Planet Ceres Occults HIP 106792 (11.2 Magnitude Star)
Nov 19 - Comet West-Kohoutek-Ikemura Perihelion (1.603 AU)
* Nov 19 - Asteroid 1980 Tezcatlipoca Occults TYC 1881-00187-1 (7.6
Magnitude Star)
Nov 19 - Asteroid 4766 Malin Closest Approach To Earth (1.339 AU)
Nov 19 - Asteroid 13208 Fraschetti Closest Approach To Earth (1.546
AU)
Nov 20 - Comet C/2006 L2 (McNaught) Perihelion (1.994 AU)
Nov 21 - Asteroid 2002 XY38 Near-Venus Flyby (0.028 AU)
Nov 21 - Asteroid 2001 WV1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.038 AU)
Nov 21 - Asteroid 6135 Billowen Closest Approach To Earth (1.702 AU)
* Nov 23 - Asteroid 1381 Danubia Occults HIP 57681 (7.9 Magnitude Star)
Nov 23 - Asteroid 2003 YO1 Near-Venus Flyby (0.046 AU)
Nov 23 - Asteroid 17078 Sellers Closest Approach To Earth (1.834 AU
Nov 24 - Asteroid 1996 BG1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.096 AU)
Nov 25 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (20 Degrees)
Nov 25 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 6 Closest Approach To Earth (0.773 AU)
Nov 25 - Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Closest Approach To Earth
(4.887 AU)
Nov 26 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #81 (OTM-81)
Nov 26 - Comet P/2005 M1 (Christensen) Closest Approach To Earth
(2.388 AU)
Nov 26 - Asteroid 12524 Conscience Closest Approach To Earth (1.280
AU)
Nov 26 - Asteroid 1877 Marsden Closest Approach To Earth (3.435 AU)
Nov 27 - 35th Anniversary (1971), Mars 2, Mars Orbit Insertion
Nov 27 - Anders Celsius' 305th Birthday (1701)
* Nov 28 - Moon Occults Uranus
Nov 29 - Asteroid 2004 QD14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.062 AU)
Nov 29 - 45th Anniversary (1961), Mercury 5 Launch (Enos the
Chimpanzee)
* Nov 30 - Wildblue 1/AMC-18 Ariane 5 Launch
Nov 30 - Comet Giclas Closest Approach To Earth (1.157 AU)
Nov 30 - Asteroid 12426 Racquetball Closest Approach To Earth (1.230
AU)
Nov 30 - Kuiper Belt Object 19521 Chaos Closest Approach To Earth
(40.919 AU)
December 2006
Dec ?? - Agile PSLV Launch
Dec ?? - Anusat PSLV Launch
Dec ?? - NSS-8 Zenit 3SL Launch
Dec ?? - Cosmos-Parus N97 Cosmos 3M Launch
Dec ?? - Hai Yang 1B (No. 2) CZ-2C Launch (China)
Dec ?? - Feng Yun 2-D CZ-3A Launch (China)
Dec 01 - Asteroid 23990 Springsteen Closest Approach To Earth (1.126
AU)
Dec 02 - Asteroid 2001 VE76 Near-Mars Flyby (0.027 AU)
Dec 02 - Asteroid 2006 PA1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.066 AU)
Dec 02 - Asteroid 2062 Aten Closest Approach To Earth (1.500 AU)
Dec 02 - 35th Anniversary (1971), Mars 3, Mars Orbit Insertion
* Dec 03 - Moon Occults Asteroid 7 Iris
Dec 03 - Asteroid 10217 Richardcook Closest Approach To Earth (1.409
AU)
Dec 03 - Asteroid 8837 London Closest Approach To Earth (1.472 AU)
Dec 03 - Asteroid 2228 Soyuz-Apollo Closest Approach To Earth (1.569
AU)
Dec 04 - Asteroid 39 Laetitia At Opposition (9.7 Magnitude)
Dec 04 - Asteroid 697 Galilea Closest Approach To Earth (1.857 AU)
Dec 04 - 10th Anniversary (1996), Mars Pathfinder Launch
Dec 04 - Wilhelm Tempel's 185th Birthday (1821)
Dec 05 - Asteroid 83360 Catalina Closest Approach To Earth (1.644 AU)
Dec 05 - Kuiper Belt Object 2004 XR190 Closest Approach To Earth</a>
(57.270 AU)
Dec 06 - Comet P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS) Closest Approach To Earth (2.957
AU)
Dec 06 - Comet Mueller 5 Closest Approach To Earth (3.775 AU)
Dec 06 - Asteroid 7934 Sinatra Closest Approach To Earth (1.415 AU)
Dec 06 - Asteroid 3297 Hong Kong Closest Approach To Earth (1.676 AU)
* Dec 07 - STS-116 Launch, Space Shuttle Discovery, P5 Truss Segmane,
(International Space Station 12A.1)
Dec 07 - Astro/NextSat-CSC/STS-Sat 1/NP-Sat
1/CFE-Sat/Midsar1/Falconsat 3/
MEPSI 4A & 4B Atlas 5 Launch
* Dec 07 - NROL-21 Delta 2 Launch
* Dec 07 - Comet C/2005 YW (LINEAR) Perihelion (1.993 AU)
Dec 07 - 5th Anniversary (2001), Jason/TIMED Launch
Dec 09 - TacSat 1/Celestis 5 Falcon 1 Launch
Dec 09 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #82 (OTM-82)
Dec 09 - Asteroid 4535 Adamcarolla Closest Approach To Earth (2.219
AU)
* Dec 10 - Moon Occults Saturn
Dec 10 - Asteroid 9777 Enterprise Closest Approach To Earth (1.845
AU)
* Dec 11 - Roadrunner (TacSat 2)/Genesat 1 Minotaur 1 Launch
Dec 11 - Comet C/2006 L1 (Garradd) Closest Approach To Earth (0.733
AU)
Dec 11 - Asteroid 4255 Spacewatch Closest Approach To Earth (3.613
AU)
Dec 12 - Measat 3 Proton M-Briz M Launch
Dec 12 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
* Dec 12 - MESSENGER, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #13 (TCM-13)
Dec 12 - Asteroid 2003 SM215 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
Dec 12 - Asteroid 9253 Oberth Closest Approach To Earth (1.484 AU)
Dec 12 - Asteroid 2933 Amber Closest Approach To Earth (1.637 AU)
Dec 12 - Asteroid 1024 Hale Closest Approach To Earth (1.666 AU)
Dec 12 - Asteroid 10050 Rayman Closest Approach To Earth (2.363 AU)
Dec 12 - 45th Anniversary (1961), Oscar 1 Launch
Dec 13 - Geminids Meteor Shower Peak
* Dec 14 - Demosat (DARPA/Air Force) Falcon 1 Launch
Dec 14 - Asteroid 13667 Samthurman Closest Approach To Earth (1.115
AU)
Dec 14 - Tycho Brahe's 460th Birthday (1546)
* Dec 15 - ETS VIII H-2A Launch (Japan)
Dec 15 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #83 (OTM-83)
Dec 15 - Comet P/2000 R2 (LINEAR) Perihelion (1.456 AU)
Dec 15 - 40th Anniversary (1966), Audouin Dollfus' Discovery of
Saturn Moon Janus
* Dec 16 - Cosmos (Tselina-2 N23) Zenit 2 Launch
Dec 16 - Comet P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-Christensen) Closest Approach To
Earth (2.628 AU)
Dec 16 - Asteroid 5790 Nagasaki Closest Approach To Earth (1.617 AU)
Dec 16 - Asteroid 1620 Geographos Closest Approach To Earth (1.749
AU)
Dec 16 - Giovanni Donati's 180th Birthday (1826)
Dec 17 - Asteroid 253 Mathilde Closest Approach To Earth (1.820 AU)
Dec 18 - Asteroid 15845 Bambi Closest Approach To Earth (1.274 AU)
Dec 18 - Asteroid 4337 Arecibo Closest Approach To Earth (2.440 AU)
* Dec 19 - SAR-Lupe 1 Cosmos M Launch
Dec 19 - Asteroid 22 Kalliope At Opposition (9.9 Magnitude)
Dec 19 - Asteroid 10001 Palermo Closest Approach To Earth (1.184 AU)
Dec 19 - Asteroid 10044 Squyres Closest Approach To Earth (1.571 AU)
Dec 19 - 10th Anniversary (1996), Galileo, Europa 4 Flyby
Dec 20 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #84 (OTM-84)
Dec 20 - Asteroid 2004 XL14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.028 AU)
Dec 20 - Asteroid 14967 Madrid Closest Approach To Earth (1.514 AU)
* Dec 21 - Corot Soyuz 2-1b-Fregat Launch
Dec 21 - 40th Anniversary (1966), Luna 13 Launch (USSR Moon Lander)
Dec 22 - Winter Solstice, 00:22 UT
Dec 22 - Ursids Meteor Shower Peak
Dec 22 - Comet West-Kohoutek-Ikemura Closest Approach To Earth (0.726
AU)
Dec 22 - Asteroid 97 Klotho At Opposition (9.9 Magnitude)
Dec 22 - Asteroid 6154 Stevesynnott Closest Approach To Earth (1.855
AU)
Dec 23 - Asteroid 6318 Cronkite Closest Approach To Earth (0.816 AU)
Dec 24 - Asteroid 2003 UR12 Near-Vesta Flyby (0.039 AU)
Dec 24 - Asteroid 3001 Michelangelo Closest Approach To Earth (1.231
AU)
Dec 24 - Asteroid 25930 Spielberg Closest Approach To Earth (1.627
AU)
Dec 24 - Jean-Louis Pons' 245th Birthday (1761)
Dec 25 - Cosmos-Glonass M6, M7, M8 Proton K-DM2 Launch
* Dec 25 - Sumbandila/Vulcan/Compass 3 (2N) Shtil-2.1 Launch
Dec 25 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #85 (OTM-85)
* Dec 25 - Moon Occults Uranus
Dec 25 - Asteroid 2801 Huygens Closest Approach To Earth (1.920 AU)
Dec 26 - Comet 178P Hug-Bell Closest Approach To Earth (1.449 AU)
Dec 26 - Comet C/2006 K3 (McNaught) Closest Approach To Earth (2.416
AU)
Dec 26 - Asteroid 65909 (1998 FH12) Near-Venus Flyby (0.024 AU)
Dec 26 - Asteroid 2004 YG1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.099 AU)
Dec 26 - Asteroid 6373 Stern Closest Approach To Earth (1.667 AU)
Dec 27 - Asteroid 2410 Morrison Closest Approach To Earth (1.236 AU)
Dec 27 - Asteroid 498 Tokio Closest Approach To Earth (1.877 AU)
Dec 27 - Asteroid 16035 Sasandford Closest Approach To Earth (2.042
AU)
Dec 27 - Johannes Kepler's 435th Birthday (1571)
Dec 28 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Dec 29 - Asteroid 44 Nysa At Opposition (9.0 Magnitude)
Dec 29 - Asteroid 9831 Simongreen Closest Approach to Earth (1.482
AU)
Dec 29 - Asteroid 5811 Keck Closest Approach To Earth (2.115 AU)
Dec 30 - Asteroid 11365 NASA Closest Approach To Earth (0.992 AU)
Dec 31 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #86 (OTM-86)
January 2007
Jan ?? - PS-2 KT-1 Launch
Jan ?? - GPS 2RM F-4 Delta 2 Launch
Jan ?? - Worldview 1 Delta 2 Launch
Jan ?? - Thuraya 3 Zenit 3SL Launch
Jan ?? - FSW-23 CZ-2D Launch
Jan ?? - Anik F-3 Proton M Launch
* Jan ?? - Skynet 5A Ariane 5GS Launch
Jan ?? - 5th Anniversary (2002), Discovery of NWA 1110 Meteorite
(Mars Meteorite)
Jan 01 - Asteroid 5143 Hercales Closest Approach To Earth (0.380 AU)
Jan 02 - Comet P/2006 HR30 (Siding Spring) Perihelion (1.226 AU)
* Jan 02 - Asteroid 2006 UQ17 Near-Earth Flyby (0.030 AU)
Jan 03 - Earth At Perihelion (0.983 AU From Sun)
Jan 03 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak
Jan 04 - Comet C/2005 EL173 (LONEOS) Closest Approach To Earth (3.310
AU)
Jan 04 - Asteroid 2001 YE4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.033 AU)
Jan 04 - Asteroid 7853 Confucius Closest Approach To Earth (1.662 AU)
Jan 04 - Wilhelm Beer's 210th Birthday (1797)
Jan 05 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #87 (OTM-87)
Jan 05 - Asteroid 5641 McCleese Closest Approach To Earth (1.010 AU)
Jan 05 - Asteroid 6469 Armstrong Closest Approach To Earth (1.636 AU)
Jan 06 - Deep Impact Near-Mars Flyby (0.033 AU)
Jan 06 - Comet C/2006 E1 (McNaught) Perihelion (6.041 AU)
Jan 06 - Asteroid 4664 Hanner Closest Approach To Earth (2.012 AU)
Jan 06 - Asteroid 1886 Lowell Closest Approach To Earth (2.054 AU)
Jan 07 - Asteroid 9249 Yen Closest Approach To Earth (1.485 AU)
Jan 08 - Comet P/1999 DN3 (Korlevic-Juric) Closest Appraoch To Earth
(3.257 AU)
Jan 08 - 15th Anniversary (1992), Sakigake, Earth Flyby
Jan 08 - Stephen Hawking's 65th Birthday (1942)
Jan 08 - Johannes Fabricius' 420th Birthday (1587)
Jan 09 - Asteroid 1940 Whipple Closest Approach To Earth (1.878 AU)
Jan 09 - Asteroid 12104 Chesley Closest Approach To Earth (2.084 AU)
Jan 09 - Asteroid 9250 Chamberlin Closest Approach To Earth (2.577
AU)
Jan 10 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #88 (OTM-88)
Jan 10 - Asteroid 2006 QQ56 Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU)
Jan 10 - Asteroid 2865 Laurel Closest Approach To Earth (1.746 AU)
Jan 11 - Asteroid 5703 Hevelius Closest Approach To Earth (1.407 AU)
Jan 11 - 220th Anniversary (1787), William Herschell's Discovery of
Uranus Moons Titania and Oberon
Jan 12 - Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) Perihelion (0.171 AU)
Jan 12 - Asteroid 2874 Jim Young Closest Approach To Earth (1.145 AU)
Jan 12 - Sergel Pavlovich Korolev's 100th Birthday (1907)
Jan 13 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Jan 14 - Comet Kowal 1 Perihelion (4.719 AU)
Jan 14 - Asteroid 6377 Cagney Closest Approach To Earth (1.886 AU)
Jan 14 - Asteroid 6456 Golombek Closest Approach To Earth (2.097 AU)
* Jan 15 - THEMIS Delta 2 Launch
Jan 15 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #89 (OTM-89)
Jan 15 - Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) Closest Approach To Earth (0.818
AU)
* Jan 16 - Progress M-59 Launch (International Space Station 24P)
Jan 16 - Asteroid 5050 Doctorwatson Closest Approach To Earth (1.316
AU)
Jan 16 - Asteroid 719 Albert Closest Approach To Earth (2.430 AU)
Jan 17 - 5th Anniversary (2002), Galileo, Io 33 Flyby
Jan 17 - Harvey Nininger's 120th Birthday (1887)
Jan 19 - Asteroid 118401 LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.218 AU)
Jan 19 - 5th Anniversary (2002), Discovery of SAU 090 Meteorite (Mars
Meteorite)
Jan 19 - Johann Bode's 260th Birthday (1747)
Jan 20 - Comet 176P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.218 AU)
Jan 21 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #90 (OTM-90)
Jan 21 - Comet P/2005 S3 (Read) Closest Approach To Earth (2.719 AU)
Jan 21 - Asteroid 7341 (1991 VK) Near-Earth Flyby (0.068 AU)
Jan 21 - John Couch Adams' 215th Birthday (1792)
Jan 22 - Comet P/2006 HR30 (Siding Spring) Closest Approach To Earth
(0.749 AU)
Jan 22 - Comet C/2005 G1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (4.708
AU)
Jan 23 - Comet C/2006 GZ2 (Spacewatch) Closest Approach To Earth
(2.649 AU)
Jan 23 - Asteroid 2000 WP19 Near-Venus Flyby (0.046 AU)
Jan 23 - Asteroid 9618 Johncleese Closest Approach To Earth (1.623
AU)
Jan 23 - Asteroid 1198 Atlantis Closest Approach To Earth (1.771 AU)
Jan 24 - Asteroid 4957 Brucemurray Closest Approach To Earth (1.139
AU)
* Jan 24 - Asteroid 7861 Messenger Closest Approach To Earth (1.872 AU)
Jan 24 - Harold Babcock's 125th Birthday (1882)
Jan 25 - Asteroid 25143 Itokawa Closest Approach To Earth (0.447 AU)
Jan 26 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #91 (OTM-91)
Jan 26 - Asteroid 3623 Chaplin Closest Approach To Earth (2.024 AU)
Jan 26 - 45th Anniversary (1962), Ranger 3 Launch
Jan 27 - Asteroid 1996 AW1 Near-Venus Flyby (0.023 AU)
Jan 27 - Asteroid 3255 Tholen Closest Approach To Earth (0.977 AU)
Jan 27 - 40th Anniversary (1967), Apollo 1 Fire (Gus Grissom, Edward
White &
Roger Chaffee)
Jan 28 - Asteroid 9134 Encke Closest Approach To Earth (2.013 AU)
Jan 29 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Jan 29 - Asteroid 8734 Warner Closest Approach To Earth (1.908 AU)
* Jan 30 - Genesis 2 Dnepr 1 Launch
Jan 30 - Asteroid 7359 Messier Closest Approach To Earth (2.063 AU)
Jan 31 - Asteroid 2006 CJ Near-Earth Flyby (0.026 AU)
February 2007
Feb ?? - Feng Yun 3A/Small Multimission Spacecraft CZ-4B Launch
(China)
Feb ?? - GOCE Rokot Launch
Feb ?? - IGS-3B H-2A Launch (Japan)
Feb ?? - SAR-Lupe 2 Cosmos 3M Launch
Feb ?? - NROL-25 Delta 4M Launch
Feb ?? - Bissat Cosmos 3M Launch
Feb ?? - Insat 4-B Ariane 5 Launch
Feb ?? - Bluesat Dnepr 1 Launch
Feb ?? - Orbcomm-CDS 3 Cosmos 3M Launch
Feb ?? - Vietnam DMC/Thai-Paht 2 Cosmos 3M Launch
Feb ?? - Egyptsat 1/Saudisat 3/Saudicomsat 3-7/AKS 1 & 2/N-Cube 1
Dnepr 1 Launch
Feb ?? - Rascom QAF-1 CZ-3B Launch
* Feb ?? - Astra 1-L/Galaxy 17 Proton M-Briz M Launch
* Feb ?? - Star One C-1 Ariane 5 Launch
Feb 01 - Selene 1 H-2A Launch (Japan Lunar Orbiter)
Feb 01 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #92 (OTM-92)
Feb 01 - Comet C/2005 W2 (Christensen) Closest Approach To Earth
(3.273 AU)
Feb 01 - Asteroid 2006 AM4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.012 AU)
Feb 01 - Asteroid 243 Ida Closest Approach To Earth (1.805 AU)
Feb 01 - Asteroid 11911 Angel Closest Approach To Earth (2.388 AU)
Feb 02 - Asteroid 5102 Benfranklin Closest Approach To Earth (2.074
AU)
Feb 02 - Asteroid 9950 ESA Closest Approach To Earth (2.232 AU)
Feb 02 - 30th Anniverary (1977), Burnup of the Salyut 4 Space Station
(USSR)
Feb 03 - Asteroid 2362 Mark Twain Closest Approach To Earth (1.488
AU)
Feb 04 - Asteroid 2004 RN251 Near-Earth Flyby (0.061 AU)
Feb 04 - Asteroid 2041 Lancelot Closest Approach To Earth (2.046 AU)
Feb 04 - 40th Anniverary (1967), Lunar Orbiter 3 Launch
Feb 05 - Asteroid 327 Columbia Closest Approach To Earth (1.967 AU)
Feb 06 - Comet 2001 WF2 (LONEOS) Perihelion (0.980 AU)
Feb 06 - Comet Wiseman-Skiff Closest Approach To Earth (1.294 AU)
Feb 06 - Asteroid 9349 Lucas Closest Approach To Earth (1.731 AU)
* Feb 06 - Asteroid 19148 Alaska Closest Approach To Earth (1.799 AU)
Feb 07 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #93 (OTM-93)
Feb 07 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation
Feb 07 - Asteroid 2003 YX1 Near-Venus Flyby (0.040 AU)
Feb 08 - Asteroid 67 Asia Closest Approach To Earth (1.882 AU)
Feb 08 - 15th Anniversary (1992), Ulysses, Jupiter Flyby
Feb 09 - Asteroid 2200 Pasadena Closest Approach To Earth (1.209 AU)
Feb 09 - Asteroid 2266 Tchaikovsky Closest Approach To Earth (2.115
AU)
Feb 09 - Kuiper Belt Object 55565 (2002 AW197) Closest Approach To
Earth (45.817 AU)
Feb 11 - Comet 2001 WF2 (LONEOS) Closest Approach To Earth (0.298 AU)
Feb 12 - 60th Anniversary (1947), Sikhote Alin Meteorite Fall in
Russia
Feb 13 - Comet C/2006 M1 (LINEAR) Perihelion (3.556 AU)
Feb 13 - John Dreyer's 155th Birthday (1852)
Feb 14 - 35th Anniversary (1972), Luna 20 Launch (Soviet Moon Sample
Return)
Feb 15 - Asteroid 32096 Puckett Closest Approach To Earth (1.943 AU)
Feb 15 - 15th Anniversary (1992), Hiten, Moon Flyby
Feb 17 - Kuiper Belt Object 90482 Orcus Closest Approach To Earth
(46.825 AU)
Feb 18 - Chinese New Year
Feb 18 - Asteroid 9000 Hal Closest Approach To Earth (1.674 AU)
Feb 19 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #94 (OTM-94)
Feb 20 - Asteroid 9951 Tyrannosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (1.644
AU)
Feb 20 - 10th Anniverary (1997), Galileo, Europa 6 Flyby
Feb 20 - 45th Anniversary (1962), Friendship 7 Launch (John Glenn)
Feb 21 - Asteroid 1677 Tycho Brahe Closest Approach To Earth (1.766
AU)
Feb 22 - STS-117 Launch, Space Shuttle Atlantis, S3/S4 Truss PV
Arrays,
(International Space Station 13A)
Feb 22 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Feb 23 - Asteroid 1000 Piazzia Closest Approach To Earth (2.095 AU)
Feb 23 - 20th Anniverary (1987), Supernova 1987A Explosion
Feb 24 - Comet P/2001 Q2 (Petriew) Perihelion (0.938 AU)
Feb 24 - Asteroid 4055 Magellan Closest Approach To Earth (1.413 AU)
Feb 25 - Rosetta, Mars Flyby
Feb 25 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #95 (OTM-95)
Feb 26 - Asteroid 16761 Hertz Closest Approach To Earth (2.089 AU)
Feb 27 - Asteroid 9342 Carygrant Closest Approach To Earth (1.651 AU)
Feb 27 - Bernard Lyot's 110th Birthday (1897)
Feb 28 - New Horizons, Jupiter Flyby
Feb 28 - NROL-30 Atlas 5 Launch
Feb 28 - Asteroid 9963 Sandage Closest Approach To Earth (2.037 AU)
March 2007
Mar ?? - Lunar TrailBlazer Dnepr 1 Launch (Commerical Moon Orbiter)
Mar ?? - Team Encounter F-1/Space Technology 6 Ariane 5 Launch
Mar ?? - GPS 2RM F-5 Delta 2 Launch
Mar ?? - Echostar 11 Zenit 3SL Launch
Mar ?? - Radarsat 2 Soyuz 2-1a Launch
Mar ?? - Cosmos-Meridian N1 Soyuz 2-1a Launch
Mar ?? - Meteor-M-N1 Soyuz 2-1b-Fregat Launch
Mar ?? - X-Sat PSLV Launch
Mar ?? - TWINS-A Pegasus Launch
Mar ?? - Yamal 203/204 Proton K Launch
Mar ?? - TerraSAR-X Dnepr 1 Launch
Mar ?? - TechSAR PSLV Launch (Israel)
Mar ?? - Nigcomsat 1 CZ-3B Launch
Mar ?? - 5th Anniversary (2002), Discovery of NWA 1195 Meteorite
(Mars Meteorite)
Mar 01 - Asteroid 51829 Williemccool Closest Approach To Earth (1.224
AU)
Mar 01 - Asteroid 3693 Barringer Closest Approach To Earth (2.728 AU)
Mar 01 - 25th Anniversary (1982), Venera 13, Venus Landing/Flyby
(USSR)
Mar 02 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #96 (OTM-96)
Mar 02 - 35th Anniversary (1972), Pioneer 10 Launch (Jupiter Flyby
Mission)
Mar 04 - Asteroid 3350 Scobee Closest Approach To Earth (1.764 AU)
Mar 05 - Comet C/2005 EL173 (LONEOS) Perihelion (3.886 AU)
Mar 05 - Asteroid 5554 Keesey Closest Approach To Earth (1.572 AU)
Mar 05 - 25th Anniversary (1982), Venera 14, Venus Landing/Flyby
(USSR)
Mar 05 - Gerard Mercator's 495th Birthday (1512)
Mar 06 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #97 (OTM-97)
Mar 06 - Asteroid 9965 GNU Closest Approach To Earth (1.294 AU)
Mar 06 - Asteroid 3252 Johnny Closest Approach To Earth (1.448 AU)
Mar 06 - Asteroid 7328 Casanova Closest Approach To Earth (2.059 AU)
Mar 06 - Gordon Cooper's 80th Birthday (1927)
Mar 06 - Joseph Fraunhofer's 220th Birthday (1787)
Mar 07 - Asteroid 5471 Tunguska Closest Approach To Earth (2.123 AU)
Mar 07 - Henry Draper's 170th Birthday (1837)
Mar 07 - John Herschel's 215th Birthday (1792)
Mar 08 - Asteroid 1578 Kirkwood Closest Approach To Earth (2.804 AU)
Mar 08 - 30th Annversary (1977), Discovery of Uranus' Rings
Mar 09 - Soyuz TMA-10 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station
14S)
Mar 09 - Comet P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (3.224
AU)
Mar 09 - Asteroid 1999 VF22 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.042 AU)
Mar 09 - Asteroid 9548 Fortran Closest Approach To Earth (1.228 AU)
Mar 10 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Mar 10 - Asteroid 5451 Plato Closest Approach To Earth (1.566 AU)
* Mar 11 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour (North America)
Mar 11 - Comet P/2001 Q2 (Petriew) Closest Approach To Earth (1.643
AU)
Mar 11 - Asteroid 2005 ES70 Near-Earth Flyby (0.072 AU)
Mar 11 - Asteroid 3581 Alvarez Closest Approach To Earth (2.928 AU)
Mar 12 - Asteroid 2004 RE84 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
Mar 13 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #98 (OTM-98)
Mar 13 - Comet C/2006 K3 (McNaught) Perihelion (2.501 AU)
Mar 13 - Asteroid 35352 Texas Closest Approach To Earth (1.704 AU)
Mar 13 - Kuiper Belt Object 136472 (2005 FY9) Closest Approach To
Earth (51.120 AU)
Mar 14 - Comet C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (4.893
AU)
Mar 14 - Asteroid 7610 Sudbury Closest Approach To Earth (1.896 AU)
Mar 14 - Asteroid 7536 Fahrenheit Closest Approach To Earth (2.100
AU)
Mar 15 - Block 2010 Spacecraft Risk Reduction Delta 2 Launch
* Mar 15 - DSP-23 Delta 4 Heavy Launch
Mar 15 - Asteroid 99942 Aphophis Closest Approach To Earth (0.865 AU)
Mar 16 - Comet Bus Closest Approach To Earth (1.336 AU)
Mar 16 - 45th Anniversary (1962), 1st Titan 2 Rocket Launch
Mar 17 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #99 (OTM-99)
Mar 18 - Comet Kowal-LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (3.861 AU)
Mar 18 - Asteroid 2004 AM Near-Mars Flyby (0.028 AU)
Mar 18 - Asteroid 2004 FA5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
Mar 18 - Asteroid 6524 Baalke Closest Approach To Earth (1.582 AU)
Mar 18 - Asteroid 7000 Curie Closest Approach To Earth (2.119 AU)
Mar 18-21 - Space Engineering Conference (SEC '07), Albuquerque, New
Mexico
Mar 20 - Asteroid 7672 Hawking Closest Approach To Earth (1.357 AU)
Mar 20 - Asteroid 1941 Wild Closest Approach To Earth (4.093 AU)
Mar 21 - Vernal Equinox, 00:07 UT
Mar 22 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #100 (OTM-100)
Mar 23 - Asteroid 2006 GB Near-Earth Flyby (0.039 AU)
Mar 23 - Asteroid 2006 JY26 Near-Earth Flyby (0.090 AU)
Mar 23 - Asteroid 2224 Tucson Closest Approach To Earth (1.950 AU)
Mar 23 - Wernher von Braun's 95th Birthday (1912)
Mar 24 - Asteroid 2001 FE7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.078 AU)
Mar 24 - Asteroid 6602 Gilclark Closest Approach To Earth (0.948 AU)
Mar 24 - Asteroid 1991 Darwin Closest Approach To Earth (1.538 AU)
Mar 24 - Asteroid 9252 Goddard Closest Approach To Earth (2.612 AU)
Mar 25 - Asteroid 1537 Transylvania Closest Approach To Earth (2.929
AU)
* Mar 26 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour (Europe)
Mar 26 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Mar 27 - Asteroid 2099 Opik Closest Approach To Earth (2.140 AU)
Mar 27 - 35th Anniversary (1972), Venera 8 Launch (USSR Venus
Lander/Orbiter Mission)
Mar 28 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #101 (OTM-101)
Mar 28 - Comet Harrington-Abell Closest Approach To Earth (1.721 AU)
Mar 28 - Asteroid 4151 Alanhale Closest Approach To Earth (1.855 AU)
Mar 28 - Asteroid 1134 Kepler Closest Approach To Earth (2.703 AU)
Mar 28 - 205th Anniversary (1802), Heinrich Olbers' Discovery of
Asteroid 2 Pallas
Mar 29 - AIM Pegasus XL Launch
Mar 29 - Comet C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (6.646
AU)
Mar 29 - 200th Anniversary (1807), Heinrich Olbers' Discovery of
Asteroid 4 Vesta
Mar 31 - Asteroid 2004 FU162 Near-Earth Flyby (0.036 AU)
Mar 31 - Asteroid 17058 Rocknroll Closest Approach To Earth (1.592
AU)
April 2007
Apr ?? - Chang'e 1 CZ-3A Launch (Chinese Lunar Orbiter)
Apr ?? - Rosetta, Deep Space Maneuver #3 (DSM-3)
Apr ?? - Direct-TV 10 Proton M Launch
Apr ?? - Horizons 2 Zenit 3SLB Launch
Apr ?? - B-Sat 3A Ariane 5 Launch
Apr ?? - AirTV-1 Ariane 5 Launch
Apr ?? - Globalstar-9 Soyuz-Fregat Launch
Apr ?? - NROL-24 Atlas 5 Launch
Apr ?? - Microscope Ariane 5 Launch
Apr ?? - Amsat Phase 3E Express Ariane 5 Launch
Apr 01 - Asteroid 7392 Kowalski Closest Approach To Earth (1.414 AU)
Apr 01 - Asteroid 88292 Bora-Bora Closest Approach To Earth (1.602
AU)
Apr 02 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #102 (OTM-102)
* Apr 02 - Comet P/2006 T1 (Levy) Closest Approach To Earth (1.493 AU)
Apr 02 - Comet Schuster Perihelion (1.556 AU)
Apr 02 - Asteroid 64070 NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (1.938 AU)
* Apr 03 - NROL-28 Atlas 5 Launch
Apr 03 - Asteroid 2074 Shoemaker Closest Approach To Earth (0.927 AU)
Apr 03 - Asteroid 30785 Greeley Closest Approach To Earth (1.618 AU)
Apr 04 - Comet Machholz 1 Perihelion (0.125 AU)
Apr 04 - Comet Comas Sola Near-Jupiter Flyby (0.311 AU)
Apr 04 - Asteroid 9937 Triceratops Closest Approach To Earth (1.916
AU)
Apr 05 - Asteroid 3061 Cook Closest Approach To Earth (2.589 AU)
Apr 05 - Kuiper Belt Object 136108 (2003 EL61) Closest Approach To
Earth (50.279 AU)
Apr 05 - 10th Anniversary (1997), Galileo, Ganymede 7 Flyby
Apr 06 - Asteroid 5281 Lindstrom Closest Approach To Earth (2.401 AU)
Apr 07 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #103 (OTM-103)
Apr 07 - Asteroid 2002 OY21 Near-Mars Flyby (0.045 AU)
Apr 07 - Asteroid 1776 Kuiper Closest Approach To Earth (2.116 AU)
Apr 07 - Asteroid 4370 Dickens Closest Approach To Earth (1.635 AU)
Apr 08 - Easter Sunday
Apr 08 - Asteroid 951 Gaspra Closest Approach To Earth (1.594 AU)
Apr 08 - Asteroid 2620 Santana Closest Approach To Earth (2.068 AU)
* Apr 09 - Progress M-60 Soyuz U Launch (International Space Station
25P)
Apr 09 - Asteroid 8120 Kobe Closest Approach To Earth (1.802 AU)
Apr 09 - Asteroid 5663 McKeegan Closest Approach To Earth (1.832 AU)
Apr 10 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Apr 11-17 - Astronomy Week
Apr 12 - Asteroid 31664 Randiiwessen Closest Approach To Earth (1.516
AU)
Apr 12 - Asteroid 12760 Maxwell Closest Approach To Earth (2.266 AU)
Apr 13 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #104 (OTM-104)
Apr 13 - Asteroid 1994 GL Near-Earth Flyby (0.020 AU)
Apr 14 - Asteroid 9885 Linux Closest Approach To Earth (1.410 AU)
Apr 16 - Astronomy Day
* Apr 16 - Comet C/2005 YW (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.978
AU)
Apr 16 - 35th Anniversary (1972), Apollo 16 Launch (Manned Moon
Landing)
Apr 16 - Wilbur Wright's 140th Birthday (1867)
Apr 16 - Leonardo DaVinci's 555th Birthday (1452)
Apr 17 - 40th Anniversary (1967), Surveyor 3 Launch (Moon Lander)
Apr 18 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #105 (OTM-105)
Apr 19 - Comet 2P Encke Perihelion (0.339 AU)
Apr 19 - 25th Anniversary (1982), Salyut 7 Space Station Launch
Apr 21 - NFIRE Minotaur Launch
Apr 21 - Asteroid 18106 Blume Closest Approach To Earth (2.110 AU)
Apr 22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak
Apr 22 - Comet Kowal 1 Closest Approach To Earth (3.727 AU)
Apr 23 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #106 (OTM-106)
Apr 24 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Dione and Telesto
Apr 26 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Apr 27 - Asteroid 9949 Brontosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (1.206
AU)
Apr 28 - Asteroid 2003 WW26 Near-Earth Flyby (0.096 AU)
Apr 29 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #107 (OTM-107)
Apr 29 - Comet Helin-Roman-Crockett Closest Approach To Earth (3.239
AU)
Apr 29 - Asteroid 10221 Kubrick Closest Approach To Earth (1.416 AU)
Apr 29 - Asteroid 3905 Doppler Closest Approach To Earth (2.100 AU)
Apr 30 - Asteroid 2002 FB3 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.016 AU)
Apr 30 - Asteroid 2003 FU3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
Apr 30 - Asteroid 3355 Onizuka Closest Approach To Earth (1.290 AU)
Apr 30 - Asteroid 4969 Lawrence Closest Approach To Earth (2.682 AU)
May 2007
May ?? - GeoEye 1 (Orbview 5) Delta 2 Launch
May ?? - Cosmos-Liana Tsyklon 2K Launch
May ?? - Spaceway 3 Zenit 3SL Launch
* May ?? - Katysat 1/KiwiSat/Atmocube/CP 3-4/Cubesat-RAFT/Funsat/
UCISAT/CAPE 1/Libertad 1/Mast 1-3 Dnepr 1 Launch
May ?? - Sudansat 1 Dnepr 1 Launch
* May ?? - Cosmos-Geizer N21 Proton K Launch
May 01 - Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-1) Jules Verne Ariane 5ESV
Launch
(International Space Station ATV-01)
May 02 - Asteroid 9770 Discovery Closest Approach To Earth (0.958 AU)
May 03 - Asteroid 2991 Bilbo Closest Approach To Earth (1.155 AU)
May 03 - Asteroid 5553 Chodas Closest Approach To Earth (1.435 AU)
May 04 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #108 (OTM-108)
May 04 - Comet Holmes Perihelion (2.053 AU)
May 04 - Asteroid 1999 HF1 Near-Venus Flyby (0.048 AU)
May 04 - Asteroid 3352 McAuliffe Closest Approach To Earth (0.907 AU)
May 04 - Asteroid 3356 Resnik Closest Approach To Earth (1.007 AU)
May 04 - Asteroid 18725 Atacama Closest Approach To Earth (2.036 AU)
May 04 - 40th Anniversary (1967), Lunar Orbiter 4 Launch
May 05 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
May 06 - Willem de Sitter's 135th Birthday (1872)
* May 07 - Comet C/2006 S2 (LINEAR) Perihelion (3.159 AU)
May 07 - Asteroid 1998 VO Near-Earth Flyby (0.063 AU)
May 07 - Asteroid 4116 Elachi Closest Approach To Earth (0.958 AU)
May 07 - Asteroid 12002 Sues Closest Approach To Earth (1.993 AU)
May 07 - Asteroid 2161 Grissom Closest Approach To Earth (2.125 AU)
May 07 - Asteroid 4446 Carolyn Closest Approach To Earth (2.643 AU)
May 07 - 10th Anniversary (1997), Galileo, Ganymede 8 Flyby
May 08 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #109 (OTM-109)
May 08 - Asteroid 1862 Apollo Near-Earth Flyby (0.071 AU)
May 09 - Asteroid 2000 LG6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.079 AU)
May 09 - Asteroid 2906 Caltech Closest Approach To Earth (2.577 AU)
May 10 - Comet C/2006 F2 (Christensen) Closest Approach To Earth
(4.110 AU)
May 10 - Asteroid 9941 Iguanodo Closest Approach To Earth (1.358 AU)
May 12 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
May 12 - Comet P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) Perihelion (1.880 AU)
May 13 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 8 Closest Approach To Earth (1.704 AU)
May 13 - Asteroid 11714 Mikebrown Closest Approach To Earth (1.496
AU)
May 14 - Comet Hergenrother Closest Approach To Earth (1.521 AU)
May 14 - Asteroid 3656 Hemingway Closest Approach To Earth (0.909 AU)
May 15 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #110 (OTM-110)
May 15 - Asteroid 7495 Feynman Closest Approach To Earth (1.816 AU)
May 15 - Asteroid 2198 Ceplecha Closest Approach To Earth (2.088 AU)
May 15 - Asteroid 3728 IRAS Closest Approach To Earth (2.198 AU)
May 15 - Asteroid 5661 Hildebrand Closest Approach To Earth (2.822
AU)
May 17 - Comet 2P Encke Closest Approach To Earth (0.507 AU)
May 18 - Asteroid 3767 DiMaggio Closest Approach To Earth (1.342 AU)
May 19 - Asteroid 9880 Stegosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (1.519
AU)
May 19 - Asteroid 2829 Bobhope Closest Approach To Earth (1.846 AU)
May 20 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #111 (OTM-111)
May 20 - Asteroid 1225 Ariane Closest Approach To Earth (1.315 AU)
May 20 - Asteroid 5145 Pholus Closest Approach To Earth (20.254 AU)
May 21 - Asteroid 3949 Mach Closest Approach To Earth (1.145 AU)
May 22 - Asteroid 2003 YN107 Near-Earth Flyby (0.062 AU)
May 23 - Asteroid 2003 HB Near-Earth Flyby (0.089 AU)
May 23 - Asteroid 6371 Heinlein Closest Approach To Earth (2.029 AU)
May 23 - Asteroid 9860 Archaeopteryx Closest Approach To Earth (2.069
AU)
May 24 - Asteroid 3267 Glo Closest Approach To Earth (2.087 AU)
May 24 - Asteroid 3568 ASCII Closest Approach To Earth (2.124 AU)
May 24 - 45th Anniversary (1962), Aurora 7 Launch (Scott Carpenter)
May 25 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #112 (OTM-112)
May 26 - Cassini, Tethys & Epimetheus Distant Flyby
May 27 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis Closest Approach To Earth (2.878 AU)
May 28 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
May 28 - Comet Machholz 1 Closest Approach To Earth (0.618 AU)
May 28 - Asteroid 17023 Abbott Closest Approach To Earth (1.591 AU)
May 29 - Asteroid 3130 Hillary Closest Approach To Earth (1.566 AU)
May 29 - Asteroid 7818 Muirhead Closest Approach To Earth (2.222 AU)
May 29 - John F. Kennedy's 90th Birthday (1917)
May 30 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 8 Perihelion (2.711 AU)
May 30 - Asteroid 3808 Tempel Closest Approach To Earth (1.251 AU)
May 30 - Asteroid 10051 Albee Closest Approach To Earth (2.066 AU)
May 31 - ICO-G Atlas 5 Launch
May 31 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #113 (OTM-113)
May 31 - Martin Schwarzschild's 95th Birthday (1912)
June 2007
Jun ?? - Sirius 4 Proton M Launch
Jun ?? - GPS 2RM F-6 Delta 2 Launch
Jun ?? - PAS-11 Zenit 3SLB Launch
Jun ?? - XSS-12 Delta 2 Launch
Jun ?? - SAR-Lupe 3 Cosmos 3M Launch
Jun ?? - GOMS-Elektra 2 Zenit 2-Fregat Launch
Jun ?? - NROL-26 Delta 4H Launch
Jun ?? - RapidEye 1-5 Dnepr 1 Launch
Jun ?? - HJ-1A/HJ-1B CZ-2C Launch (China)
Jun ?? - RazakSAT Falcon Launch
Jun ?? - HK-Sat 1 CZ-3C Launch (China)
Jun ?? - Cosmos-Kobalt-M N3 Soyuz U Launch
* Jun ?? - Dialog 1 Rokot-Briz Launch
* Jun ?? - Molniya 1T N94 Molniya M Launch
* Jun ?? - Dong Fang Hong (DFH) 4 F-1 CZ-3B Launch (China)
* Jun ?? - Cosmos-Glonass (N89/M9/M10) Proton K-DM2 Launch
* Jun 01 - Comet C/2006 S4 (Christensen) Perihelion (3.068 AU)
Jun 01 - Asteroid 4 Vesta Closest Approach To Earth (1.144 AU)
Jun 01 - Asteroid 3420 Standish Closest Approach To Earth (2.090 AU)
Jun 02 - Asteroid 6000 United Nations Closest Approach To Earth
(1.773 AU)
Jun 02 - Asteroid 12397 Peterbrown Closest Approach To Earth (2.086
AU)
Jun 03 - Asteroid 3000 Leonardo Closest Approach To Earth (1.545 AU)
Jun 04 - Asteroid 5682 Beresford Closest Approach To Earth (1.308 AU)
Jun 05 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #114 (OTM-114)
Jun 05 - Asteroid 216 Kleopatra Closest Approach To Earth (2.288 AU)
Jun 05 - Kuiper Belt Object 28978 Ixion Closest Approach To Earth
(41.027 AU)
Jun 06 - MESSENGER, 2nd Venus Flyby
Jun 06 - Asteroid 2004 KH17 Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU)
Jun 07 - Asteroid 4150 Starr Closest Approach To Earth (1.046 AU)
Jun 07 - Asteroid 17024 Costello Closest Approach To Earth (1.278 AU)
Jun 07 - Asteroid 4305 Clapton Closest Approach To Earth (1.947 AU)
Jun 09 - Kuiper Belt Object 50000 Quaoar Closest Approach To Earth
(42.266 AU)
Jun 10 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #115 (OTM-115)
Jun 10 - Asteroid 10799 Yucatan Closest Approach TO Earth (1.522 AU)
Jun 10 - Asteroid 19367 Pink Floyd Closest Approach To Earth (1.719
AU)
Jun 10 - Asteroid 99905 Jeffgrossman Closest Approach To Earth (2.748
AU)
Jun 11 - STS-118 Launch, Space Shuttle Endeavour, S5 Truss Segment
(International Space Station 13A.1)
Jun 12 - Cassini, Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus & Methone Distant
Flyby
Jun 12 - 40th Anniversary (1967), Venera 4 Launch (Soviet Venus
Lander)
Jun 13 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Jun 13 - Comet Shoemaker-Holt 1 Perihelion (3.069 AU)
Jun 13 - Asteroid 17744 Jodiefoster Closest Approach To Earth (1.189
AU)
Jun 14 - Asteroid 5203 Pavarotti Closest Approach To Earth (0.910 AU)
Jun 14 - Asteroid 4701 Milani Closest Approach To Earth (1.916 AU)
Jun 14 - Asteroid 8721 AMOS Closest Approach To Earth (2.872 AU)
Jun 14 - 40th Anniversary (1967), Mariner 5 Launch (Venus Flyby
Mission)
Jun 15 - Asteroid 4769 Castalia Closest Approach To Earth (1.343 AU)
Jun 16 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #116 (OTM-116)
Jun 16 - Asteroid 11246 Orvillewright Closest Approach To Earth
(1.555 AU)
Jun 17 - Comet Russell-LINEAR Perihelion (1.593 AU)
Jun 18 - Asteroid 2005 NW44 Near-Earth Flyby (0.059 AU)
Jun 18 - Asteroid 2005 AD13 Near-Earth Flyby (0.085 AU)
Jun 18 - Asteroid 16857 Goodall Closest Approach To Earth (1.772 AU)
Jun 18 - Asteroid 2000 Herschel Closest Approach To Earth (2.041 AU)
Jun 19 - Comet C/2006 E1 (McNaught) Closest Approach To Earth (5.862
AU)
Jun 19 - Asteroid 12382 Niagara Falls Closest Approach To Earth
(1.654 AU)
Jun 20 - Summer Solstice, 20:24 UT
Jun 20 - Asteroid 12574 LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (1.909 AU)
Jun 21 - Dawn Delta 2 Launch (Asteroid Orbiter)
Jun 21 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #117 (OTM-117)
Jun 22 - Asteroid 1566 Icarus Closest Approach To Earth (1.203 AU)
Jun 23 - Asteroid 2309 Mr. Spock Closest Approach To Earth (2.258 AU)
Jun 24 - Asteroid 2069 Hubble Closest Approach To Earth (2.666 AU)
Jun 25 - Asteroid 2005 AU3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.057 AU)
Jun 25 - 10th Anniversary (1997), Galileo, Callisto 9 Flyby
Jun 26 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #118 (OTM-118)
Jun 26 - Asteroid 2003 WE Near-Earth Flyby (0.061 AU)
Jun 26 - Asteroid 1034 Mozartia Closest Approach To Earth (0.865 AU)
Jun 27 - Cassini, Tethys, Methone & Mimas Distant Flyby
Jun 27 - 10th Anniversary (1997), NEAR, Asteroid Mathilde Flyby
Jun 28 - Cassini, Enceladus, Prometheus, Epimetheus & Rhea Distant
Flyby
Jun 29 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Jun 29 - Asteroid 4433 Goldstone Closest Approach To Earth (1.203 AU)
Jun 29 - Asteroid 17059 Elvis Closest Approach To Earth (1.444 AU)
* Jun 30 - Oceansat 2/Can X-2/AAU-Cubsat 2/Cute 1.7/APD-2/Compass 1/
Delfi C3/Seeds 2 PSLV Launch
Jun 30 - Asteroid 9769 Nautilus Closest Approach To Earth (1.261 AU)
July 2007
Jul ?? - Insat 3-D GSLV Launch (India)
Jul ?? - Winds H-2A Launch (Japan)
Jul ?? - Chinasat 8 CZ-3B Launch (China)
Jul ?? - Star One C-2 Ariane 5 Launch
Jul ?? - SBIRS-High F-1 Atlas 5 Launch
Jul ?? - TWINS-B Pegasus XL Launch
Jul ?? - Beidou 2A CZ-3A Launch
Jul ?? - Chinasat 6B CZ-3B Launch
Jul ?? - Insat 4C-R GSLV Launch (India)
Jul ?? - Uragan-Dummy K1/K2 Soyuz 2-1a-Fregat Launch
Jul ?? - Galaxy 18 Zenit 3SL Launch
Jul ?? - Cosmos-Prognoz N11 Proton K-DM2 Launch
* Jul ?? - Condor E Strela Launch
* Jul ?? - GSTB-V2B (Giove B) Soyuz FG-Fregat Launch
* Jul ?? - Resurs F2 Soyuz U Launch
Jul 01 - Kennedy Space Center's 45th Birthday (1962)
Jul 01 - 160th Anniversary (1847), Karl Hencke's Discovery of the
Asteroid 6 Hebe
Jul 02 - Comet Kowal 2 Near-Jupiter Flyby (0.297 AU)
Jul 03 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #119 (OTM-119)
Jul 03 - Asteroid 1815 Beethoven Closest Approach To Earth (2.714 AU)
Jul 03 - 15th Anniversary (1992), SAMPEX Launch
Jul 04 - 10th Anniversary (1997), Mars Pathfinder, Mars Landing
Jul 05 - Asteroid 5261 Eureka Closest Approach To Earth (0.534 AU)
Jul 05 - Asteroid 433 Eros Closest Approach To Earth (0.748 AU)
Jul 06 - Asteroid 3169 Ostro Closest Approach To Earth (0.996 AU)
Jul 06 - Asteroid 1224 Fantasia Closest Approach To Earth (1.361 AU)
Jul 06 - 320th Anniversary (1687), Isaac Newton's Principia Published
Jul 07 - Earth At Aphelion (1.017 AU From Sun)
Jul 07 - Comet P/1998 U2 (Mueller) Perihelion (2.032 AU)
Jul 07 - Comet Bus Perihelion (2.173 AU)
Jul 07 - Asteroid 2006 JY26 Near-Earth Flyby (0.081 AU)
Jul 08 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #120 (OTM-120)
Jul 08 - 15th Anniversary (1992), Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Near-Jupiter
Flyby
(0.0008 AU), Comet Breakup
Jul 09 - Asteroid 8952 ODAS Closest Approach To Earth (1.438 AU)
Jul 10 - Comet 2002 X2 (NEAT) Near-Jupiter Flyby (0.252 AU)
Jul 10 - Asteroid 2006 BZ147 Near-Earth Flyby (0.071 AU)
Jul 10 - Asteroid 4169 Celsius Closest Approach To Earth (2.428 AU)
Jul 10 - 15th Anniversary (1992), Giotto, Comet Grigg-Skjellerup
Flyby
Jul 10 - 45th Anniversary (1962), Telstar 1 Launch
Jul 10 - Alvan Clark's 175th Birthday (1832)
Jul 11 - Comet C/2006 S2 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (2.211
AU)
Jul 11 - Asteroid 6775 Giorgini Closest Approach To Earth (1.197 AU)
Jul 12 - Asteroid 6735 Madhatter Closest Approach To Earth (1.276 AU)
Jul 13 - Langley Research Center's 90th Birthday (1917)
Jul 14 - Comet P/2002 O5 (NEAT) Near-Earth Flyby (0.194 AU)
Jul 14 - Asteroid 18932 Robinhood Closest Approach To Earth (0.812
AU)
Jul 15 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #121 (OTM-121)
Jul 15 - Asteroid 5891 Gehrig Closest Approach To Earth (1.558 AU)
Jul 16 - Comet C/2006 K4 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.521 AU)
Jul 16 - Asteroid 8000 Isaac Newton Closest Approach To Earth (1.814
AU)
Jul 18 - Comet Ciffreo Perihelion (1.719 AU)
Jul 18 - Comet C/2005 S4 (McNaught) Perihelion (5.851 AU)
Jul 19 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Jul 19 - 40th Anniversary (1967), Explorer 35 Launch (Moon Orbiter)
Jul 20 - Cassini, Helene & Tethys Distant Flyby
Jul 20 - Comet C/2006 K1 (McNaught) Perihelion (4.426 AU)
Jul 21 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #122 (OTM-122)
Jul 22 - Asteroid 11881 Mirstation Closest Approach To Earth (1.294
AU)
Jul 22 - 35th Anniversary (1972), Venera 8, Venus Landing
Jul 22 - 35th Anniversary (1972), Landsat 1 Launch
Jul 23 - Asteroid 5020 Asimov Closest Approach To Earth (0.730 AU)
Jul 24 - Asteroid 2006 FH36 Near-Earth Flyby (0.081 AU)
Jul 24 - 15th Anniversary (1992), Geotail Launch
Jul 26 - Comet P/2002 O5 (NEAT) Perihelion (1.173 AU)
Jul 26 - Asteroid 7032 Hitchcock Closest Approach To Earth (1.454 AU)
Jul 26 - Asteroid 4238 Audrey Closest Approach To Earth (1.468 AU)
Jul 27 - Asteroid 2006 KZ39 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.048 AU)
Jul 29 - South Delta-Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
Jul 29 - Asteroid 12820 Robinwilliams Closest Approach To Earth
(1.854 AU)
Jul 29 - 25th Anniversary (1982), Burnup of Salyut 6 Space Station
(USSR)
Jul 30 - Asteroid 2001 WM15 Near-Vesta Flyby (0.010 AU)
Jul 30 - Asteroid 8088 Australia Closest Approach To Earth (1.156 AU)
Jul 30 - Asteroid 5254 Ulysses Closest Approach To Earth (4.455 AU)
Jul 31 - Comet Chiron Closest Approach To Earth (13.834 AU)
August 2007
Aug ?? - Mars Gravity Biosatellite Falcon 1 Launch
Aug ?? - NROL-29 Atlas 5 Launch
Aug ?? - Afristar 2 (Worldstar 3) Ariane 5 Launch
Aug ?? - HK-Sat 2 CZ-3C Launch
Aug ?? - JC-Sat 11 Proton M Launch
Aug ?? - Radio-Astron Zenit 2-Fregat-SB Launch
Aug ?? - Foton M-3/Yes-2 Soyuz U Launch
Aug ?? - IGS-4A/IGS-4B H-2A Launch
Aug ?? - Theos Rokot KM Launch
Aug ?? - Sitch 2 Tsyklon 3 Launch
Aug ?? - GOES-O Delta 4 Launch
Aug ?? - Skynet 5B Ariane 5 Launch
* Aug ?? - Zohreh 1 Soyuz FG-Fregat Launch
* Aug ?? - Meteor 3M N2 Soyuz 2-1B Launch
* Aug ?? - Molniya 3K N3 Molniya M Launch (Russia)
* Aug ?? - Ofeq 7 Shavit 1 Launch (Israel)
* Aug ?? - Tansuo 2 KT-1 Launch
Aug 01 - Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower Peak
* Aug 02 - Progress M-61 Soyuz U Launch (International Space Station
26P)
Aug 02 - 40th Anniversary (1967), Lunar Orbiter 5 Launch
Aug 03 - Phoenix Delta 2 Launch (Mars Lander)
Aug 04 - Asteroid 3784 Chopin Closest Approach To Earth (1.645 AU)
Aug 05 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #123 (OTM-123)
Aug 05 - Asteroid 10389 Robmanning Closest Approach To Earth (0.923
AU)
Aug 05 - Asteroid 6336 Dodo Closest Approach To Earth (1.394 AU)
Aug 05 - Asteroid 5143 Hercales Closest Approach To Earth (1.455 AU)
Aug 05 - Asteroid 13681 Monty Python Closest Approach To Earth (1.830
AU)
Aug 05 - Asteroid 5035 Swift Closest Approach To Earth (1.986 AU)
Aug 06 - Southern Iota Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 06 - Asteroid 6433 Enya Closest Approach To Earth (1.341 AU)
Aug 06 - Asteroid 8084 Dallas Closest Approach To Earth (2.682 AU)
Aug 08 - Asteroid 2002 CB19 Near-Earth Flyby (0.044 AU)
Aug 08 - Asteroid 24101 Cassini Closest Approach To Earth (1.959 AU)
Aug 08 - Asteroid 2421 Nininger Closest Approach To Earth (2.113 AU)
Aug 08 - 30th Anniversary (1977), Salyut 5 Space Station Burnup
Aug 09 - STS-120 Launch, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Node 2
(International Space Station 10A)
Aug 09 - Phoenix, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #1 (TCM-1)
Aug 09 - Asteroid 14702 Benclark Closest Approach To Earth (1.682 AU)
Aug 10 - Comet Spacewatch Perihelion (1.524 AU)
Aug 10 - Asteroid 2000 PN8 Near-Earth Flyby (0.092 AU)
Aug 10 - Asteroid 6471 Collins Closest Approach To Earth (1.721 AU)
Aug 10 - 15th Anniversary (1992), TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
Aug 10 - 35th Anniversary (1972), Daylight Fireball (Utah, Canada)
Aug 11 - Asteroid 7958 Leakey Closest Approach To Earth (0.878 AU)
Aug 11 - 45th Anniversary (1962), Vostok 3 Launch
Aug 11 - 130th Anniversary (1877), Asaph Hall's Discovery of Mars
Moon Deimos
Aug 12 - Perseids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 12 - 45th Anniversary (1962), Vostok 4 Launch
Aug 13 - Asteroid 17196 Mastrodemos Closest Approach To Earth (1.888
AU)
Aug 13 - Asteroid 7231 Porco Closest Approach To Earth (1.945 AU)
Aug 13 - 365th Anniversary (1642), Christiaan Huygens' Discovery of
Mars'
South Polar Cap
Aug 14 - Asteroid 1069 Planckia Closest Approach To Earth (2.391 AU)
Aug 14 - Asteroid 588 Achilles Closest Approach To Earth (4.603 AU)
Aug 15 - Asteroid 6223 Dahl Closest Approach To Earth (1.499 AU)
Aug 16 - Asteroid 2005 CN61 Near-Earth Flyby (0.048 AU)
Aug 17 - Asteroid 2004 KE1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.073 AU)
Aug 17 - Asteroid 1814 Bach Closest Approach To Earth (1.360 AU)
Aug 17 - Asteroid 2404 Antarctica Closest Approach To Earth (1.914
AU)
Aug 17 - 130th Anniversary (1877), Asaph Hall's Discovery of Mars
Moon Phobos
Aug 19 - Asteroid 2246 Bowell Closest Approach To Earth (3.242 AU)
Aug 20 - Asteroid 5000 IAU Closest Approach To Earth (1.107 AU)
Aug 20 - Asteroid 2742 Gibson Closest Approach To Earth (1.875 AU)
Aug 20 - 30th Anniversary (1977), Voyager 2 Launch
Aug 21 - 35th Anniversary (1972), Copernicus Launch
Aug 23 - Asteroid 7367 Giotto Closest Approach To Earth (2.459 AU)
Aug 24 - Asteroid 334 Chicago Closest Approach To Earth (2.816 AU)
Aug 25 - Northern Iota Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 25 - Asteroid 2005 QQ87 Near-Earth Flyby (0.079 AU)
Aug 27 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #124 (OTM-124)
Aug 27 - 45th Anniversary (1962), Mariner 2 Launch
Aug 28 - Asteroid 2004 TD10 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.021 AU)
Aug 28 - Asteroid 9016 Henrymoore Closest Approach To Earth (1.170
AU)
Aug 29 - Asteroid 78577 JPL Closest Approach To Earth (1.974 AU)
Aug 29 - Asteroid 48300 Kronk Closest Approach To Earth (1.987 AU)
Aug 30 - Cassini, Rhea Flyby
Aug 30 - 15th Anniversary (1992), David Jewitt's & Jane Luu's
Discovery
of the 1st Kuiper Belt Object (1992 QB1)
Aug 31 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
Aug 31 - Asteroid 33342 (1998 WT24) Near-Mercury Flyby (0.049 AU)
September 2007
Sep ?? - SMOS/Proba 2 Rokot KM Launch
Sep ?? - Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS) F-2 Delta 4M Launch
Sep ?? - TacSat 3 Minotaur 1 Launch
Sep ?? - AMC-14 Proton M-Briz M Launch
Sep ?? - Resurs O1-05 Zenit 2 Launch
Sep ?? - Apstar 6B CZ-3B Launch
Sep ?? - Healthsat/Tauvex GSLV Launch
* Sep ?? - Galaxy Express Test Launch
* Sep ?? - KEO Ariane 5 Launch
* Sep ?? - Insat 4-D GSLV-1 Launch
* Sep ?? - Inmarsat 4 F-3 Atlas 5 Launch
* Sep ?? - Direct-TV 11 Zenit 3SL Launch
* Sep ?? - Thor 2-R Proton M-Briz M Launch
* Sep ?? - Koronas-Foton Tsyklon 3 Launch
* Sep ?? - SSR-1 VSL-1 Launch (Brazil)
* Sep ?? - Express AM-33 Proton K Launch
* Sep ?? - Cosmos-Persona N1 Soyuz 2-1b Launch
Sep 01 - Space Tracking and Surveillance System (SSTS 1 & 2) Block
2006 Delta 2 Launch
Sep 01 - Asteroid 1221 Amor Closest Approach To Earth (1.485 AU)
Sep 01 - Asteroid 4149 Harrison Closest Approach To Earth (1.745 AU)
Sep 01 - 15th Anniversary (1992), Issue of Theodore Von Karman Stamp
Sep 02 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #125 (OTM-125)
Sep 02 - Asteroid 6984 Lewiscarroll Closest Approach To Earth (3.260
AU)
Sep 03 - Soyuz TMA-11 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station
15S)
Sep 04 - Asteroid 37452 Spirit Closest Approach To Earth (2.410 AU)
Sep 05 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #126 (OTM-126)
Sep 05 - Asteroid 4628 Laplace Closest Approach To Earth (1.977 AU)
Sep 05 - 30th Anniversary (1977), Voyager 1 Launch
Sep 06 - Asteroid 5649 Donnashirley Closest Approach To Earth (1.180
AU)
Sep 06 - Asteroid 91287 Simon-Garfunkel Closest Approach To Earth
(1.508)
Sep 07 - GLAST Delta 2 Launch
Sep 08 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #127 (OTM-127)
Sep 08 - 15th Anniversary (1992), Geotail, Moon Flyby
Sep 08 - 40th Anniversary (1967), Surveyor 5 Launch (Moon Lander)
Sep 09 - Asteroid 2006 BZ147 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
Sep 09 - Asteroid 6758 Jesseowens Closest Approach To Earth (1.766
AU)
Sep 09 - 25th Anniversary (1982), Conestoga I Launch (1st Private
Rocket)
Sep 09 - 115th Anniversary (1892), Edward Barnard's Discovery of
Jupiter Moon
Amalthea
Sep 10 - Cassini, Iapetus Flyby
Sep 10 - Asteroid 2002 SV Near-Earth Flyby (0.097 AU)
Sep 10 - James Keeler's 150th Birthday (1857)
Sep 11 - 10th Anniversary (1997), Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Orbit
Insertion
Sep 12 - Asteroid 7291 Hyakutake Closest Approach To Earth (1.560 AU)
Sep 13 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #128 (OTM-128)
Sep 13 - Asteroid 69230 Hermes Closest Approach To Earth (1.231 AU)
Sep 14 - Asteroid 447 Valentine Closest Approach To Earth (1.899 AU)
Sep 16 - Asteroid 1991 VE Near-Venus Flyby (0.049 AU)
Sep 17 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #129 (OTM-129)
* Sep 17 - Comet Mueller 3 Closest Approach To Earth (1.969 AU)
Sep 17 - 10th Anniversary (1997), Galileo, Callisto 10 Flyby
Sep 17 - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky's 150th Birthday (1857)
Sep 18 - Asteroid 51823 Rickhusband Closest Approach To Earth (1.716
AU)
Sep 19 - Asteroid 5049 Sherlock Closest Approach To Earth (0.847 AU)
Sep 22 - Asteroid 5450 Sokrates Closest Approach To Earth (1.889 AU)
Sep 23 - Autumnal Equinox (09:51 UT)
Sep 23 - Asteroid 2001 RY47 Near-Earth Flyby (0.081 AU)
Sep 25 - Asteroid 1998 YM4 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.027 AU)
Sep 25 - 15th Anniversary (1992), Mars Observer Launch
Sep 26 - Asteroid 1691 Oort Closest Approach To Earth (1.765 AU)
Sep 26 - Asteroid 232 Russia Closest Approach To Earth (1.972 AU)
Sep 28 - Asteroid 51826 Kalpanachawla Closest Approach To Earth
(1.946 AU)
Sep 28 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #130 (OTM-130)
Sep 28 - 45th Anniversary (1962), Alouette Launch (Canada's 1st
Satellite)
Sep 29 - Asteroid 2000 TH1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.081 AU)
Sep 29 - 30th Anniversary (1977), Salyut 6 Launch (USSR Space
Station)
Sep 30 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Dione, Enceladus & Telesto
Sep 30 - Asteroid 2002 TA67 Near-Earth Flyby (0.093 AU)
October 2007
* Oct ?? - GPS 2F F-1 Delta 4M Launch
* Oct ?? - Cosmos Glonass K1+K2 Soyuz 2 Fregat Launch
* Oct ?? - Canopus 1 Strela Launch
* Oct ?? - Amos 3 Zenit 3SLB Launch
* Oct ?? - Lutch 5A Soyuz 2-Fregat Launch
* Oct ?? - GPS 2RM F-7 Delta 2 Launch
* Oct ?? - Wideband Gapfiller Satellte (WGS) F-1 Atlas 5 Launch
* Oct ?? - Express AM-44/Express MD-1 Proton M-Briz M Launch
* Oct ?? - Monitor IR1 Rokot KM Launch
* Oct 01 - Asteroid 73491 Robmatson Closest Approach To Earth (1.881
AU)
* Oct 02 - Cassini, Titan Flyby
* Oct 02 - Phoenix, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #2 (TCM-2)
* Oct 02 - Asteroid 4148 McCartney Closest Approach To Earth (1.464 AU)
* Oct 02 - Asteroid 8103 Fermi Closest Approach To Earth (2.044 AU)
* Oct 03 - 45th Anniversary (1962), Sigma 7 Launch (Walter Schirra)
* Oct 03 - 45th Anniversary (1962), Zagami Meteorite Fall (Mars
Meteorite)
* Oct 04 - 50th Anniversary (1957), Sputnik 1 Launch
* Oct 05 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #131 (OTM-131)
* Oct 05 - Comet Kojima Perihelion (2.012 AU)
* Oct 05 - Asteroid 19578 Kirkdouglas Closest Approach To Earth (1.528
AU)
* Oct 05 - Asteroid 7862 Keikonakamura Closest Approach To Earth (1.636
AU)
* Oct 05 - Asteroid 5036 Tuttle Closest Approach To Earth (2.635 AU)
* Oct 05 - European Southern Observatory's (ESO) 45th Birthday (1962)
* Oct 05 - Robert Goddard's 125th Birthday (1882)
* Oct 06 - DMSP F-18 Atlas 5 Launch
* Oct 06 - Asteroid 37582 Faraday Closest Approach To Earth (0.946 AU)
* Oct 07 - GLAST Delta 2 Launch
* Oct 07 - Asteroid 51827 Laurelclark Closest Approach To Earth (2.002
AU)
* Oct 08 - Asteroid 3162 Nostalgia Closest Approach To Earth (2.016 AU)
* Oct 08 - 15th Anniversary (1992), Pioneer Venus' Burnup in Venus'
Atmosphere
* Oct 09 - Draconids Meteor Shower Peak
* Oct 09 - Asteroid 2004 TJ10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.080 AU)
* Oct 09 - Asteroid 24102 Jacquecassini Closest Approach To Earth
(1.215 AU)
* Oct 09 - Asteroid 9969 Braille Closest Approach To Earth (2.005 AU)
* Oct 09 - 15th Anniversary (1992), Peekskill Meteorite Fall (Hit Car)
* Oct 10 - Asteroid 5430 Luu Closest Approach To Earth (1.841 AU)
* Oct 11 - Asteroid 2006 QQ56 Near-Earth Flyby (0.080 AU)
* Oct 11 - Asteroid 51824 Mikeanderson Closest Approach To Earth (1.804
AU)
* Oct 12 - Asteroid 2001 CA21 Near-Earth Flyby (0.062 AU)
* Oct 14 - Asteroid 11055 Honduras Closest Approach To Earth (1.493 AU)
* Oct 14 - Asteroid 39382 Opportunity Closest Approach To Earth (2.371
AU)
* Oct 14 - Kuiper Belt Object 15760 (1992 QB1) Closest Approach To
Earth (40.026 AU)
* Oct 14 - Kuiper Belt Object 136199 (2003 UB313) Closest Approach To
Earth (95.831 AU)
* Oct 14 - 60th Anniversary (1947), Chuck Yeager Breaks Sound Barrier
* Oct 15 - Asteroid 117329 Spencer Closest Approach To Earth (1.754 AU)
* Oct 15 - 10th Anniversary (1997), Cassini Launch
* Oct 16 - Asteroid 2985 Shakespeare Closest Approach To Earth (1.822
AU)
* Oct 16 - Asteroid 2830 Greenwich Closest Appraoch To Earth (1.903 AU)
* Oct 17 - STS-122 Launch, Space Shuttle Discovery, ESA's Columbus
Laboratory
(International Space Station 1E)
* Oct 17 - Asteroid 38237 Roche Closest Approach To Earth (1.738 AU)
* Oct 18 - MESSENGER, Deep Space Maneuver 2 (DSM-2)
* Oct 18 - Asteroid 1999 TM12 Near-Earth Flyby (0.080 AU)
* Oct 18 - Asteroid 11548 Jerrylewis Closest Approach To Earth (1.722
AU)
* Oct 18 - 30th Anniversary (1977), Charles Kowal's Discovery of Chiron
* Oct 18 - 40th Anniversary (1967), Venera 4, Venus Landing
* Oct 18 - 160th Anniversary (1847), John Hind's Discovery of Asteroid
8 Flora
* Oct 18 - Asteroid 48575 Hawaii Closest Approach To Earth (2.001 AU)
* Oct 19 - Asteroid 8256 Shenzhou Closest Approach To Earth (0.761 AU)
* Oct 19 - 40th Anniversary (1967), Mariner 5, Venus Flyby
* Oct 20 - Asteroid 4923 Clarke Closest Approach To Earth (1.128 AU)
* Oct 20 - Christopher Wren's 375th Birthday (1632)
* Oct 21 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Titan & Hyperion
* Oct 21 - Orionids Meteor Shower Peak
* Oct 21 - Asteroid 6676 Monet Closest Approach To Earth (2.355 AU)
* Oct 21 - Yerkes Observatory's 110th Birthday (1897)
* Oct 22 - Comet Mueller 3 Perihelion (2.961 AU)
* Oct 22 - Asteroid 2340 Hathor Near-Earth Flyby (0.060 AU)
* Oct 22 - Asteroid 43844 Rowling Closest Approach To Earth (1.359 AU)
* Oct 22 - Asteroid 10204 Turing Closest Approach To Earth (1.664 AU)
* Oct 23 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Helene
* Oct 24 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Pallene & Prometheus
* Oct 25 - Henry Russell's 130th Birthday (1877)
* Oct 28 - Asteroid 1288 Santa Closest Approach To Earth (1.772 AU)
* Oct 29 - Asteroid 886 Washingtonia Closest Approach To Earth (1.476
AU)
* Oct 29 - Asteroid 656 Beagle Closest Approach To Earth (2.353 AU)
* Oct 30 - Asteroid 51825 Davidbrown Closest Approach To Earth (1.789
AU)
* Oct 31 - Asteroid 9133 d'Arrest Closest Approach To Earth (1.272 AU)
* Oct 31 - Asteroid 5555 Wimberly Closest Approach To Earth (1.727 AU)
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Posted by Rusty on October 25, 2006, 12:23 pm
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baalke@earthlink.net wrote:
> Welcome to the Space Calendar!
>
> =========================
> SPACE CALENDAR
> October 25, 2006
> =========================
>
> * indicates changes from last month's calendar.
>
> October 2006
> * Oct 25 - Asteroid 1404 Ajax Occults TYC 7416-00254-1 (7.9 Magnitude
> Star)
> Oct 25 - Asteroid 2000 UR16 Near-Earth Flyby (0.064 AU)
> Oct 25 - Asteroid 2002 JV15 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
> * Oct 26 - Asteroid 29564 (1998 ED6) Occults HIP 109582 (7.2 Magnitude
> Star)
> Oct 26 - Asteroid 1997 US2 Near-Venus Flyby (0.091 AU)
> Oct 26 - Asteroid 3066 McFadden Closest Approach To Earth (1.273 AU)
> * Oct 27 - Asteroid 1308 Halleria Occults HIP 81910 (6.7 Magnitude
> Star)
> * Oct 27 - Asteroid 40227 Tahiti Closest Approach To Earth (2.473 AU)
> * Oct 28 - Asteroid 1960 Guisan Occults HIP 43430 (7.4 Magnitude Star)
> * Oct 28 - Asteroid 13 Egeria Occults TYC 7917-00083-1 (7.7 Magnitude
> Star)
> Oct 28 - Asteroid 203 Pompeja Closest Approach To Earth (1.582 AU)
> * Oct 29 - Asteroid 1816 Liberia Occults HIP 10367 (7.9 Magnitude Star)
> * Oct 30 - Asteroid 4162 SAF Occults HIP 101692 (4.9 Magnitude Star)
>
> November 2006
> Nov 01 - Asteroid 1831 Nicholson Closest Approach To Earth (1.471 AU)
> Nov 02 - Asteroid 1221 Amor Closest Approach To Earth (2.046 AU)
> Nov 03 - Asteroid 4783 Wasson Closest Approach To Earth (1.388 AU)
> Nov 03 - Asteroid 3192 A'Hearn Closest Approach To Earth (1.468 AU)
> Nov 04 - Asteroid 2004 WC1 Near-Venus Flyby (0.014 AU)
> Nov 04 - Asteroid 2000 VZ44 Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU)
> Nov 04 - Asteroid 29075 (1950 DA) Closest Approach To Earth (1.587
> AU)
Once again NASA caves into the Asteroids threat to destroy the Earth
and prints the Asteroid propaganda calendar.
Don't you know you can't negotiate with Asteroids!!!!
;-)
Rusty
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