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The Private ‘Dear Moon’ SpaceX Odyssey To The Moon!

The Private ‘Dear Moon’ SpaceX Odyssey To The Moon!2020-01-07T16:41:16+00:00
Lunar Tourism! The private SpaceX mission around the Moon planned for 2023 for the eccentric Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and 6-8 artists, will be the first private trip beyond low…
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Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft

Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft2019-04-28T01:07:40+01:00
The Disposable Cargo Freighter Orbital ATK’s automated cargo spacecraft Cygnus was developed in collaboration with NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program (to foster private space capabilities) and was awarded…
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SpaceX’s Awesome ‘Crew Dragon’ Spacecraft

SpaceX’s Awesome ‘Crew Dragon’ Spacecraft2019-05-09T03:26:56+01:00
SpaceX's Private Space Transport SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, developed in collaboration with NASA’s Commercial Crew Development Program (to foster private space capabilities) was one of two selected to transfer astronauts…
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Checkout The Cool Looking Dream Chaser Cargo Spaceplane!

Checkout The Cool Looking Dream Chaser Cargo Spaceplane!2019-04-28T01:07:30+01:00
The Mini Space Shuttle The Dream Chaser Cargo System is currently under development, originally in collaboration with NASA’s Commercial Crew program, but now with the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) to…
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Private Sub-orbital Spaceflights With Blue Origin

Private Sub-orbital Spaceflights With Blue Origin2019-04-28T01:30:07+01:00
Space Tourism Blue Origin is an American aerospace and space tourism company which is planning to launch paying customers into space aboard their reusable New Shepard launch vehicle in 2019.…
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Apollo 17 – The Final Apollo Moon Landing

Apollo 17 – The Final Apollo Moon Landing2019-04-27T01:48:37+01:00
Record Breaker Apollo 17 was the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon. It was the third long-duration ‘J-type’ mission and included the use of the Lunar…
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Apollo 16 – Landing In The Lunar Highlands

Apollo 16 – Landing In The Lunar Highlands2019-04-27T01:47:58+01:00
Rock Hunt In The Descartes The Apollo 16 mission was the fifth to land on the Moon and the tenth manned mission of the Apollo program. It was the second…
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Apollo 15 – First Astronauts To Rove On The Moon!

Apollo 15 – First Astronauts To Rove On The Moon!2019-04-27T01:47:42+01:00
Lunar Rover Debuts The Apollo 15 mission was the fourth to land on the Moon and the ninth manned mission of the Apollo program. It was the first of the…
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Apollo 13 – “Houston We’ve Had A Problem”

Apollo 13 – “Houston We’ve Had A Problem”2019-04-27T01:47:10+01:00
Emergency In Space The Apollo 13 mission was intended to be the 3rd to land on the Moon however, the landing attempt was aborted when an oxygen tank exploded en…
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Apollo 12 – Rendezvous With The Lunar Probe Surveyor 3

Apollo 12 – Rendezvous With The Lunar Probe Surveyor 32019-04-27T01:46:46+01:00
Pinpoint Landing The Apollo 12 mission was the second to land on the Moon on November 19th 1969 and the sixth manned mission of the Apollo program. The Lunar Module…
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Cool Future Space Missions And Launches

Early 2022 -  2nd Test Flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner!
Mid 2022  -  Launch of The Dream Chaser Spaceplane!
Mid 2022  -  NASA's Orion Journey to the Moon!
Mid 2022  -  Launch The Space Launch System Rocket!
August 2022  -  Launch Psyche Spacecraft - Journey to 16 Psyche!
Aug-Sept 2022  -  Launch of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Late 2022 -  First Crewed Flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner!
Early 2023  -  Launch of the New Glenn Rocket!
Mid 2023  -  SpaceX's Starship 'Dear Moon' Mission!
10th October 2024  -  Launch Europa Clipper - To Jupiter's Moon
December 19th 2024  -  Parker Solar Probe's closest approach to The Sun
December 2025  -  BepiColombo Enters Mercury Orbit
Mid 2026  -  SpaceX launches the Starship with crew bound for Mars (hopefully)
11th April 2030  -  Europa Clipper Enters Jupiter's Orbit
Early 2030  -  The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Enters Jupiter's Orbit
In the 2030's  -  NASA plans to send Orion and Astronauts to Mars

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Psyche Metal World Probe Launches - August 2022!

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Launch of Europa Clipper to Jupiter!

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Cool Future Astronomy Events!

May 15-16th 2022 - Total Lunar Eclipse Across America's
December 8th 2022 - Mars at opposition (Closest to Earth)
April 20th 2023 - 1 min 16 sec Total Solar Eclipse!
October 14th 2023 - Annular (Ring of Fire!) Solar Eclipse!
April 8th 2024 - Total Solar Eclipse in Mexico & the USA!
May 6th 2025 - Saturn at equinox (the Rings disappear!)
August 2nd 2027 - 6 min 23 sec Total Solar Eclipse!
November 13th 2032 - Transit of Mercury
July 28th 2061 - Halley's Comet Returns!
December 10th 2117 - Next Transit of Venus
July 26th 69,163 AD - A simultaneous transit of Venus and Mercury!

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