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Wed, Jan 31, 2029
Juice Earth Flyby
Fourth flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.
Flyby
Sun, Jun 10, 2029
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
Solar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will perform a gravity assist maneuver with Venus on June 10, 2029. Throughout its mission it also makes r…
Flyby
Tue, Sep 3, 2030
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
Solar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will perform a gravity assist maneuver with Venus on September 2, 2030. Throughout its mission it also mak…
Flyby
Wed, Dec 25, 2030
Lucy Earth Flyby
Third and final Earth flyby of NASA's Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.
Flyby
Thu, Jul 31, 2031
Hayabusa2 Asteroid 1998 KY26 Rendezvous
As part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26.
Spacecraft Event
Thu, Jul 31, 2031
Juice Jupiter Orbit Insertion
Orbital insertion of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission around Jupiter, using a Ganymede gravity assist flyby to reduce its velocity, followed …
Orbital Insertion
Thu, Mar 3, 2033
Lucy Trojan Asteroids (617) Patroclus & Menoetius Flyby
Flyby of the Trojan binary asteroid pair (617) Patroclus and Menoetius by NASA's Lucy mission.
Flyby
Sun, Dec 31, 2034
Juice Ganymede Orbit Insertion
Orbital insertion of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission around Ganymede.
Orbital Insertion
Mon, Dec 31, 2035
Juice Ganymede Impact
After running out of propellant to maintain its trajectory, ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft will impact Ganymede due to orbital perturbat…
Spacecraft Event