This section will include dates of historic spaceflights/events as well as currently planned social or celebratory events. It will be arranged by Month/Day/Year so it’s easier to spot upcoming social events associated with historical launches and events each month. Social events will be added when known and will be flagged by an asterisk *.
Historical and Upcoming Events
Dec 2026
12/2/88 – STS-27-First DOD Shuttle flight12/2/92 – STS-53 (DOD) Last flight from Apollo Mission Control
12/4/65 – Gemini 7- Borman & Lovell
12/6/72 – Apollo 17-Cernan, Evans, Schmitt
12/15/65 – Gemini 6-Stafford & Schirra
12/21/68 – Apollo 8-Borman, Lovell, Anders
Jan 2027
1/5/72 – Space Shuttle Program approved by Nixon1/20/62 – John Glenn MA-6- First manned orbital mission
1/22/68 – Apollo 5
1/27/67 – Apollo 1 Fire-Grissom, Chaffee, White