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February
February 19: Supermoon. The full moon of February, known as the "full moon of snow," will appear slightly larger than usual in the night sky because of the moon's proximity to the Earth in its orbit.
the 21st of February: A Russian The Soyuz rocket will launch the EgyptSat-A Earth Observation satellite for the Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science. It will take off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:47 EST (16:47 GMT).
the 21st of February: A SpaceX The Falcon 9 rocket will launch SpaceILlunar lander – the first Israeli lunar mission – and the Indonesian PSN 6 telecommunication satellite at the Cape Canaveral checkpoint in Florida at 8:45 pm EST (0145 GMT on February 22). [[[[Watch live]
February 22: A Arianespace The Soyuz rocket will launch 10 broadband communications satellites for OneWeb. It will take off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, at 4:37 pm. EST (21:37 GMT).
February 26: Mercury to the largest oriental elongation. It's the right time to see the deepest planet! Look for him in the evening sky near the western horizon.
February 27th: Conjunction of the moon and Jupiter. See the largest planet in the solar system come closer to the moon in the dawn sky.
Launch also in February (from Space Flight Now):
- A Rocket Lab Rocket Electron will launch the Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration Vessel, also known as R3D2, on behalf of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It will take off from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand.
March
1st of March: Moon occults Saturn. Observers from parts of North America, the Pacific and French Polynesia can watch the moon pass Saturn.
March 2: Crew Dragon Demo 1. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Crew Dragon spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for an unarmed test flight to the International Space Station. Takeoff is scheduled for 14:48 EST (07:48 GMT). [[[[Watch live]
March 6th: New Moon.
8 March: A Arianespace The Vega rocket will launch the Italian Space Agency's Earth Observation satellite PRISMA from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, at 20:50. EST (01:50 GMT on March 9).
March 10: Summer time.
March 11: Conjunction of the moon and March. See the red planet a few degrees north of the moon in the evening sky.
March 13th: A United Launch Alliance The Delta IV rocket will launch the 10th SATCOM (WGS 10) broadband spacecraft for the US military. He will take off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida. [[[[Watch live]
March 14th: Three new Expedition 59 crewmembers will arrive at International Space Station in the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Hammock Koch and Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos take off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:14 pm on a Russian Soyuz rocket. EDT. [[[[Watch live]
March 18-22: 50th Annual Lunar and Global Science Conference in Woodlands, Texas.
March 20: vernal equinox. Today marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and early autumn in the southern hemisphere. The exact moment of the equinox will take place at 5:44 pm. EST (2144 GMT).
March 20: full moon. The "Worm Moon" will reach its final phase at 21:43. HAE (0143 GMT).
March 25: India will launch the Chandrayaan-2 mission on the moon. It will take off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India.
March 26th: Conjunction of the moon and Jupiter. See the moon move closer to the giant gas planet in the evening sky.
March 26: A Arianespace The Soyuz rocket will launch four communication satellites for O3b Networks from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
March 29th: Moon occult Saturn (again). For the second time this month, the moon will pass the ringed planet. Observers in southern Africa, Madagascar and eastern South America may see the shadowing, while those watching from other parts of the world will see the two bodies getting closer or get closer.
Launch also in March (from Space Flight Now):
- India will launch an electronic intelligence gathering spacecraft called EMISat from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India.
- SpaceX can launch his Falcon Heavy rocket with the Arabsat 6A communication satellite. This will be the second flight of the Falcon Heavy after its debut last February. It will take off from the historic Pad 39A Kennedy Space Center. Two of the three thrusters will land at Cape Canaveral and the third will attempt the landing of a nearby drone-ship.
- A SpaceX The Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Canadian Space Agency's Constellation Radarsat mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
April
April 4th: A Russian rocket Soyuz will launch a Progress Freight replenishment mission to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:01 am EDT (10:01 GMT).
April 5th: New Moon.
April 6-7: The Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF), the world's largest exhibition devoted to astronomy and space, is held at the Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York State.
April 8-11: The 35th Space Symposium is taking place in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
April 9th: Conjunction of the moon and March. See the red planet come closer to the moon in the sky tonight.
April 17: A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch an airplane Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station from Wallops Island, Virginia, at 16:46. EDT (20:46 GMT). [[[[Watch live]
April 19th: Full moon. The "Pink Moon" will reach its final phase at 7:12 am EDT (11:12 GMT).
April 21-22: The meteor shower Lyrid peaks during the night.
April 25th: Moon occults Saturn. Australian, New Zealander and South American astronomers will see the moon pass the encircled planet, while astronomers from other parts of the world will see the two bodies approaching or getting closer.
April 25th: A SpaceX The Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Dragon CRS-17 cargo mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida. [[[[Watch live]
April 29 to May 3: International Academy of Astronautics to Hold Sixth Biennial Global Defense Conference in Washington, DC
Launch also in April (from Space Flight Now):
- A United Launch Alliance The Atlas V rocket will launch Boeing's first CST-100 Starliner on an unmanned orbital test flight to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station and then return to Earth.
- A SpaceX The Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the US Air Force's Space Test Program-2 mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- A Russian The Proton rocket will launch the Blagovest No. 14L communications satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Can
May 4th: Star Wars Day! May the fourth be with you.
May 4th: New Moon.
May 5th: National Astronaut Day.
May 6-7: The meteor shower Eta Aquarid peaks.
May 18: Blue Moon. The full flower will reach its full phase at 17h11. HAE (9:11 pm GMT). This will be the third full moon of the season, making it a "Blue Moon".
May 22: Moon occults Saturn. The moon will pass the ringed planet for observers in Australia, Southern Africa and Antarctica. At the same time, observers from other parts of the world will see the two bodies come closer or closer together.
Launch also in May (from Spaceflight Now):
- An international launch Proton rocket will launch the Eutelsat 5 West B communications satellite and the first mission extension vehicle, both for Northrop Grumman innovation systems. The mission will be launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
- A Russian rocket Soyuz will launch the Glonass M navigation satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Russia.
June
June 3: New Moon.
June 17: Full Moon. The "Strawberry Moon" will reach its final phase at 4:31 am EDT (08:31 GMT).
June 19: Moon occults Saturn. The moon will pass in front of the ringed planet for observers in parts of South America and Southern Africa. At the same time, observers from other parts of the world will see the two bodies come closer or closer together.
June 21st: Solstice. Today marks the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere and the first day of winter in the southern hemisphere.
June 27th: A United Launch Alliance The Atlas V rocket will launch the fifth AEHF (Advanced Extremely High Frequency) satellite for the US Army.
June 30th: Asteroid day.
Launch planned also in June (from Space Flight Now):
- Crew Dragon Demo 2: SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is expected to conduct its first crew test flight to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on board.
- A Russian The Proton rocket will launch the Spektr-RG X-ray Observatory from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
July
July 2nd: A total solar eclipse will be visible from South America. [Solar Eclipse Guide 2019: When, Where & How to See Them]
July the 5th: Three new Expedition 60 crew members will disembark at International Space Station in the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft: NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Skvortsov. They will take off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.
July 8th: A SpaceX The Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Dragon cargo spacecraft (CRS-18) on mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida.
July 16: Full Moon. The "Buck Moon" will reach its final phase at 17:38. HAE (21:38 GMT).
July 16th: A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
July 31: black moon. The moon will reach a new phase for the second time in a month at 23:13. EDT (3:13 GMT on 1st of August).
July 31: Russia will launch a Progress Freight spacecraft on a mission to deliver the cargo to the International Space Station. It will take off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with a Russian Soyuz rocket.
Launch scheduled for July (from Space Flight Now):
- Japan launch the HTV-8 Freight Replenishment Mission to the International Space Station. It will take off from the Tanegashima Space Center with a Japanese H-2B rocket.
- A SpaceX The Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second GPS 3 satellite for the US Air Force Global Positioning System from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida.
- China will launch the Shijian 20 communications satellite from Wenchang, China, on a long March 5 rocket.
August
August 9th: Conjunction of the moon and Jupiter. The gas giant will join the moon in the evening sky. At 18:53 EDT (22:03 GMT), the moon will be around 2 degrees north of Jupiter.
August 12th: Moon occults Saturn. The moon will pass the ringed planet for observers in Australia, New Zealand and French Polynesia. At the same time, observers from other parts of the world will see the two bodies come closer or closer together.
August 13th: The meteor shower of the Perseids culminates.
August 15: Full Moon. The "Sturgeon Moon" will reach its final phase at 8:29 am EDT (12:29 GMT).
August 22nd: A Russian The Soyuz rocket will launch the unarmed Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rather than sending a crew to the International Space Station, as do Soyuz spacecraft, this Soyuz will be used to test a recently modified launch interruption system.
Launch planned also in August (from Space Flight Now):
- The Boeing CST-100 Starliner will conduct its first crew test flight to the International Space Station. It will take off from a United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket with Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson, NASA astronaut Eric Boe and NASA astronaut Nicole Mann.
September
September 14: Full Moon. The "Harvest Moon" will reach its final phase at 12:33 EDT (04:33 GMT).
September 23: Equinox. Today is the first day of autumn in the northern hemisphere and the first day of spring in the southern hemisphere.
September 25th: Three new Expedition 61 crew members will visit International Space Station in the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft: NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and Hazza Al Mansouri of the United Arab Emirates. They will take off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.
Launch planned also in September (from Space Flight Now):
- Japan launch the HTV-8 Freight Replenishment Mission to the International Space Station. It will take off from the Tanegashima Space Center with a Japanese H-2B rocket.
October
October 13: Full Moon. The "Hunter's Moon" will reach its full phase at 17:08. EDT (02:08 GMT).
October 15th: An Arianespace Soyuz rocket will launch the first COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Radar Surveillance Satellite (CSG 1) for the Italian Space Agency. The secondary payload is the satellite characterizing the exoplanet (CHEOPS) of the European Space Agency. The mission will take off from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.
October 19: Northrop Grumman will launch the Cygnus NG-12 cargo mission to the International Space Station. He will take off from Wallops Island, Virginia aboard an Antares rocket.
October 21-22: The meteor shower Orionid peaks.
Launch also planned for October (from Space Flight Now):
- A SpaceX The Falcon 9 rocket will launch the third GPS 3 satellite for the US Air Force Global Positioning System from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida.
November
November 2: Moon occults Saturn. The moon will pass in front of the ringed planet for observers in New Zealand. At the same time, observers from other parts of the world will see the two bodies come closer or closer together.
November 3: Summer time.
November 11-12: Mercury crosses the sun. Skywatchers (wearing appropriate eye protection) can see the little planet Mercury pass in front of the sun.
November 12: Full Moon. The "Beaver Moon" will reach its final phase at 8:34 am EDT (13:34 GMT).
November 17-18: The meteor shower Leonid peaks.
December
December 4th: A Russian The Soyuz rocket will launch a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station.
December 12: Full Moon. The "Cold Moon" will reach its final phase at 12:12 EDT (0512 GMT).
December 13-14: The meteor shower Geminid peaks.
December 21-22: The meteor shower Ursid peaks.
December 25-26: An annular solar eclipse will be visible from the Arabian Peninsula to Indonesia. A partial solar eclipse will be visible in much of Asia, the Middle East, Australia and West Africa.
Also scheduled to launch in December (from Spaceflight Now):
- The US Air Force's ultra-secret X-37B spacecraft will launch its sixth classified mission. United Launch Alliance Rocket Atlas V will launch the mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida.
More to come in 2019 …
- Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket will conduct its first orbital test flight.
- China will launch the Chang & # 39; e 5 mission aimed at returning samples of the moon. This will be the first lunar sample return mission since 1976.
- NASA's goal is to launch the ICON (Ionospheric Connection Explorer) mission after significant delays caused by problems with the Pegasus XL rocket.
- The European Space Agency will launch the Demonstration Concept Mission (SMSS) on an Arianespace Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
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