Here's the latest Space Calendar showing events for the coming year. If you know of any space-related events that should be in the calendar, or see anything that is out-of-date, then let me know and I'll make the appropriate change. Note that launch dates are subject to change. The following people made contributions to this month's calendar: o Steven Pietrobon - Galaxy 7, Superbird D, Galaxy 8 and AUSROC II launch dates o Frank Knight - ALEXIS and APEX launch dates. o Al DiCanzio - Isaac Newton's birthday ========================= SPACE CALENDAR June 29, 1992 ========================= * indicates change from last month's calendar 1992 July *?? - AUSROC II Launch 01 - Pioneer Venus, Entry Phase Begins *02 - SAMPEX Scout Launch *06 - Galileo, Cooling Turn #6A *09 - Eutelsat II F-4 Ariane Launch 10 - Giotto, Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Flyby *16 - STS-46, Atlantis, Tethered Satellite System (TSS) *16-24 - Spaceweek 1992 20 - Galileo, Warm/Cool Turn #7 *21 - ISTP Geotail Launch 22 - Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Perihelion 26 - Soyuz TM-15/Antares Launch *28 - ALEXIS Pegasus Launch 30 - Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower 31 - MSTI Scout Launch 31 - Consort 5 Starfire Launch August *04-7 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-14) 06 - Galaxy 1R Launch 09 - Soyuz TM-14 Return to Earth *10 - TOPEX/Poseidon Ariane Launch 11-13 Perseid Meteor Shower 20 - Hipasat 1 Ariane Launch 20 - Optus B1 Long March Launch (China) 20 - GE Satcom C4 Delta Launch 20 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 2 Launch (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) 27 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Launch (Venus Flyby Mission) 27-31 - SEDS International Conference, Washington D.C. 28-05 - World Space Congress, Washington D.C. September *?? - Galaxy 7 Ariane Launch 05 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 1 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission) 07 - Ulysses, 2nd Conjunction 08 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 5 Launch (Moon Soft Lander) *11 - STS-47, Endeavour, SpaceLab Japan (SL-J) *14 - DFS-3/Kopernikus Delta Launch 16 - Mars Observer Titan III Launch *16 - Magellan, Cycle 4 Begins 24 - Comet 1 Conestoga Launch 24 - SCD-1 Pegasus Launch October ?? - 500th Anniversary of Columbus discovering America ?? - UFO Atlas Launch 01 - Mars Observer, 1st Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-1) 04 - 35th Anniversary, Sputnik Launch 05 - Progress Launch (Soviet) 09 - Draconid Meteor Shower 12 - SETI Scanning Begins *15 - STS-52, Columbia, Laser Geodynamics Satellite (LAGEOS-II) 15 - Eutelsat II F-5 Ariane Launch 15 - Freja Long March Launch (Sweden/China) 20 - Orionid Meteor Shower November *?? - Superbird D Ariane Launch *05 - STS-53, Discovery, Department of Defense (DOD) 07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 6 Launch (Moon Soft Lander) 09 - Taurid Meteor Shower 16 - Leonid Meteor Shower 25-27 Andromedid Meteor Shower December ?? - Pioneer Venus Burnup? *?? - Galaxy 8 Ariane Launch 01 - GOES-I Atlas 1 Launch 08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby 08 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.025 AU) 10 - Lunar Eclipse 13 - Geminid Meteor Shower 14 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Venus Flyby (1st Flyby of Another Planet) *15 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F 19 - 20 years since man has been to the Moon (Apollo 17) 22 - Ursid Meteor Shower *25 - Isaac Newton's 350th birthday (or January 4) 1993 January 03 - Mars Observer, High Gain Antenna Deployment 07 - Mars Observer, 2nd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-2) 07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 7 Launch (Moon Soft Lander) 15 - Eutelsat II F-6 Launch 27 - STS-55, Columbia, Spacelab Germany (SL-D2) February ?? - Hispasat 2 Launch 01 - 35th Anniversary, Explorer 1 Launch (1st U.S. Satellite) 06 - Astro-D Launch (US/Japan) 07 - Mars Observer, 3rd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-3) *15 - Advanced Photovoltaic Electronics Experiment (APEX) Pegasus Launch 18 - Jules Verne's 165th Birthday 22 - STS-51, Discovery, Advanced Communications Technology Satellite(ACTS) March ?? - SPOT-C Launch ?? - Radcal Scout Launch 03 - Ulysses, 3rd Opposition 23 - STS-56, Endeavour, ATLAS-2 April 06 - 20th Anniversary, Pioneer 11 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission) 22 - STS-57, Atlantis, European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA-1R) May 04 - Galileo Enters Asteroid Belt Again 15 - Magellan, End of Mission? June *?? - SWAS Launch *04 - Lunar Eclipse *14 - Sakigake, 2nd Earth Flyby (Japan) *22 - 15th Anniversary of Charon Discovery (Pluto's Moon) by Christy ___ _____ ___ /_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov | | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab | ___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | Pound for pound, /___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | grasshoppers are 3 times as |_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | nutritious as beef.