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Welcome to the Space Calendar!

This Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries
for the upcoming year.  It is also available on the web at:

     http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/

The web version of the Space Calendar includes over 1,100 links to
related home pages.

This calendar is compiled and maintained by Ron Baalke.  Please send
any updates or corrections to ron{at}jpl.nasa.gov.  Note that launch
dates are subject to change at any time.  Also, note that anniversary
dates are listed in 5 year increments only.

The following people have contributed to this month's calendar:

o Bill Owen, Dieter Kaemmer, Roberto Claudio Gamen

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                               SPACE CALENDAR
                                May 29, 2003 
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* indicates changes from last month's calendar.

Part 1 of 6

May 2003
  May 29 - Moon Occults Venus
  May 29 - Comet C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (5.213
            AU)
* May 29 - Asteroid 2003 HN Near-Earth Flyby (0.123 AU)
  May 29 - Asteroid 2001 WJ15 Near-Earth Flyby (0.161 AU)
  May 29 - Asteroid 1999 KW4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.220 AU)
  May 31 - Annular Solar Eclipse
  May 31 - Asteroid 107 Camilla Occults TYC 5739-01061-1 (9.6
            Magnitude Star)
* May 31 - Asteroid 643 Scheherezade Occults HIP 77406 (9.3 Magnitude
            Star)
  May 31 - Asteroid 9250 Chamberlin Closest Approach To Earth (1.605
            AU)
  May 31 - 5th Anniversary (1998), Galileo, Europa 15 Flyby

June 2003
  Jun ?? - G-Sat 2 GSLV Launch
* Jun ?? - FSW-31 CZ-2D Launch
* Jun ?? - OrbView-3 Pegasus XL Launch
* Jun 01 - Comet C/2003 K3 (SOHO) Perihelion (0.139 AU)
* Jun 01 - Comet C/2003 G1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (4.102
            AU)
* Jun 01 - Asteroid 8 Flora Occults TYC TYC 6272-01145-1 (8.8
            Magnitude Star)
* Jun 01 - Kuiper Belt Object 28978 Ixion At Opposition (41.884 AU)
* Jun 02 - Mars Express Soyuz-Fregat Launch (Mars Orbiter/Lander)
  Jun 02 - Comet C/2003 F1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (3.594
            AU)
* Jun 02 - Asteroid 199 Byblis Occults HIP 70425 (9.2 Magnitude Star)
  Jun 02 - 20th Anniversary (1983), Venera 15 Launch (Soviet Venus
            Orbiter)
  Jun 03 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (24 Degrees)
* Jun 03 - Kuiper Belt Object 50000 Quaoar At Opposition (42.395 AU)
* Jun 04 - Cosmos-Parus Cosmos M Launch
  Jun 04 - Comet Van Biesbroeck Closest Approach To Earth (1.645 AU)
* Jun 04 - Asteroid 747 Winchester Occults TYC 5050-00514-1 (9.1
            Magnitude Star)
* Jun 06 - Asteroid 1641 Tana Occults TYC 918-00546-1 (9.5 Magnitude
            Star)
  Jun 06 - Asteroid 2002 EM7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.196 AU)
  Jun 06 - 20th Anniversary (1983), Venera 16 Launch (Soviet Venus
            Orbiter)
* Jun 07 - Asteroid 2003 JN14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.166 AU)
* Jun 08 - Mars Exploration Rover A Delta 2 Launch
  Jun 08 - Progress M1 N-10 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space
            Station 11P)
  Jun 08 - Asteroid 179 Klytaemnestra Occults HIP 65983 (8.9
            Magnitude Star)
* Jun 08 - Asteroid 390 Alma Occults TYC 7401-02148-1 (8.3 Magnitude
            Star)
  Jun 08 - Asteroid 2000 HB24 Near-Earth Flyby (0.152 AU)
  Jun 09 - Pluto At Opposition
* Jun 10 - Thuraya-2 Zenit 3SL Launch
  Jun 10 - Asteroid 12 Victoria At Opposition (8.8 Magnitude)
  Jun 10 - 30th Anniversary (1973), Explorer 49 Launch (Moon Orbiter)
* Jun 11 - Optus C-1/B-Sat 2C Ariane 5 Launch
* Jun 11 - Comet C/2003 H2 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.240
            AU)
* Jun 12 - AMC-9 Proton K Launch
  Jun 12 - Comet Holt-Olmstead Perihelion (2.159 AU)
  Jun 12 - Comet du Toit-Hartley Closest Approach To Earth (0.921 AU)
  Jun 13 - Comet C/2002 R3 (LONEOS) Perihelion (3.870 AU)
  Jun 15 - Asteroid 2001 VC2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.221 AU)
  Jun 16 - 40th Anniversary (1963), Vostok 6 Launch (Valentina
            Tereshkova - 1st Woman In Space)
* Jun 17 - STARDUST, Deep Space Manuever #3 (DSM-3)
* Jun 17 - Asteroid 895 Helio Occults HIP 68821 (8.2 Magnitude Star)
  Jun 17 - Asteroid 2001 LF Near-Earth Flyby (0.230 AU)
  Jun 18 - 20th Anniversary (1983), STS-7 Launch (Sally Ride - 1st US
           Woman In Space)
  Jun 19 - Nozomi, Earth Flyby
* Jun 19 - Molniya 3-53 Molniya M Launch
  Jun 19 - Comet C/2002 J5 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (5.233
            AU)
  Jun 20 - Asteroid 8 Flora At Opposition (9.2 Magnitude)
* Jun 20 - Asteroid 690 Wratislavia Occults TYC 6269-00252-1 (9.4
            Magnitude Star)
  Jun 20 - Asteroid 2002 YB12 Near-Earth Flyby (0.162 AU)
  Jun 21 - Summer Solstice (19:10 UT)
  Jun 21 - Mercury Passes 0.4 Degrees From Venus
  Jun 22 - Mars Passes 3.1 Degrees From Uranus
* Jun 22 - Asteroid 838 Seraphina Occults TYC 5527-01447-1 (9.7
            Magnitude Star)
  Jun 22 - Asteroid 1998 HM1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.125 AU)
  Jun 22 - 25th Anniversary (1978), Jim Christy's Discovery of Pluto
           Moon Charon
* Jun 24 - Asteroid 124 Alkeste Occults FK6 445 Beta Virgo (3.6
            Magnitude Star)
  Jun 25 - Mars Exploration Rover B Delta 2 Launch 
  Jun 25 - Comet C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem) Closest Approach To
            Earth (1.487 AU)
  Jun 26 - Comet P/2002 T6 (NEAT-LINEAR) Perihelion (3.388 AU)
  Jun 26 - Asteroid 976 Benjamina Occults TYC 6270-01021-1 (9.4
            Magnitude Star)
  Jun 27 - Comet P/2002 T5 (LINEAR) Perihelion (3.934 AU)
  Jun 27 - Mars Occults TYC 5817-01202-1 (11.8 Magnitude Star)
  Jun 27 - Asteroid 1998 FH12 Near-Earth Flyby (0.050 AU)
  Jun 28 - Comet Gunn Closest Approach To Earth (1.455 AU)
  Jun 28 - Comet C/2003 F1 (LINEAR) Perihelion (4.008 AU)
* Jun 29 - Comet C/2003 H3 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth(2.050 AU)
  Jun 29 - Comet C/2002 J4 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth(2.824 AU)
  Jun 29 - George Hale's 135th Birthday (1868)
* Jun 30 - MOST/Mimosa/Monitor E Mock-Up Rokot Launch
  Jun 30 - Mercury Passes 1.5 Degrees From Saturn
* Jun 30 - Asteriod 108 Hecuba Occults TYC 6872-00875-1 (9.6
            Magnitude Star)
* Jun 30 - Asteroid 1357 Khama Occults TYC 6832-00557-1 (9.9
            Magnitude Star)
  Jun 30 - Asteroid 2002 AA29 Near-Earth Flyby (0.097 AU)
  Jun 30 - 95th Anniversary (1908), Tunguska Explosion

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