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

Part 5 of 6

January 2004
  Jan ?? - Lunar-A Launch (Japan Moon Orbiter & Penetrator)
  Jan ?? - Progress M-49 Soyuz U Launch (International Space Station
            15P)
* Jan ?? - MTSAT-1RA H-2A Launch
  Jan 02 - STARDUST, Comet Wild 2 Encounter
  Jan 02 - 45th Anniversary (1959), Luna 1 Launch (1st Moon Flyby)
  Jan 03 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak
  Jan 04 - Mars Exploration Rover A, Mars Landing
  Jan 04 - GOES-N Delta III Launch
  Jan 04 - Earth at Perihelion (0.983 AU From Sun)
* Jan 04 - Kuiper Belt Object 20000 Varuna At Opposition (42.219 AU)
  Jan 05 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Venera 5 Launch (Soviet Venus
            Lander)
* Jan 06 - Asteroid 2002 XT90 Near-Earth Flyby (0.200 AU)
  Jan 08 - Mars Occults PPM 143928 (9.9 Magnitude Star)
  Jan 09 - Comet Jackson-Neujmin Perihelion (1.389 AU)
  Jan 09 - Asteroid 2002 AA29 Near-Earth Flyby (0.055 AU)
  Jan 10 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Venera 6 Launch (Soviet Venus
            Lander)
  Jan 11 - Asteroid 2002 CQ11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.152 AU)
  Jan 13 - Asteroid 2001 FC58 Near-Venus Flyby (0.047 AU)
  Jan 13 - Asteroid 2956 Yeomans Closest Approach To Earth (1.907 AU)
  Jan 15 - Aura Delta 2 Launch
  Jan 15 - Venus Passes 0.9 Degrees From Uranus
  Jan 15 - Asteroid 2001 BE10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.060 AU)
  Jan 15 - Asteroid 2000 CH59 Near-Earth Flyby (0.200 AU)
  Jan 16 - Asteroid 1996 AE2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.127 AU)
  Jan 17 - DSP-22 Titan 4B Launch
  Jan 17 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (24 Degrees)
  Jan 17 - Venus Occults PPM 240224 (9.6 Magnitude Star)
  Jan 17 - Comet C/2002 T5 Closest Approach To Earth (3.121 AU)
  Jan 18 - Asteroid 2212 Hephaistos Near-Mercury Flyby (0.033 AU)
  Jan 21 - Asteroid 2002 AL14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.156 AU)
  Jan 22 - Chinese New Year
  Jan 22 - Comet Vaisala 1 Perihelion (1.796 AU)
  Jan 22 - Asteroid 1997 AC11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.166 AU)
  Jan 25 - Mars Exploration Rover B, Mars Landing
  Jan 25 - 10th Anniversary (1994), Clementine Launch (USA Moon
            Orbiter)
  Jan 28 - Venus Occults PPM 207251 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
  Jan 28 - Asteroid 2002 PN Near-Earth Flyby (0.042 AU)

February 2004
  Feb ?? - Rosetta Ariane 5 Launch (Comet Orbiter & Lander)
  Feb 01 - 1st Anniversary (2003), Space Shuttle Columbia Accident
  Feb 01 - 5th Anniversary (1999), Galileo, Europa 19 Flyby
  Feb 01 - Asteroid 2000 SU180 Near-Earth Flyby (0.148 AU)
  Feb 02 - STARDUST, Deep Space Maneuver #4 (DSM-4)
  Feb 02 - Asteroid 6239 Minos Near-Earth Flyby (0.056 AU)
  Feb 04 - Asteroid 2002 PZ39 Near-Earth Flyby (0.152 AU)
  Feb 05 - Asteroid 2001 CP36 Near-Earth Flyby (0.057 AU)
  Feb 05 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Mariner 10, Venus Flyby
  Feb 07 - Comet P/2002 X2 (NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth(2.351 AU)
  Feb 07 - Astronomical Society of the Pacific's 115th Birthday(1889)
  Feb 07 - William Huggins' 180th birthday (1824)
  Feb 09 - 5th Anniversary (1999), STARDUST Launch
  Feb 10 - Asteroid 2000 WO107 Near-Earth Flyby (0.190 AU)
  Feb 10 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Mars 4, Mars Flyby
  Feb 12 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Mars 5, Mars Orbit Insertion
  Feb 13 - Jupiter Occults PPM 157614 (11.3 Magnitude Star)
  Feb 13 - Comet C/2003 E1 (NEAT) Perihelion (3.245 AU)
  Feb 13 - Asteroid 2000 DK8 Near-Earth Flyby (0.162 AU)
  Feb 13 - Asteroid 2001 KA67 Near-Vesta Flyby (0.044 AU)
  Feb 14 - Comet C/2003 A2 (Gleason) Closest Approach To Earth
            (10.451 AU)
  Feb 15 - Mercury Passes 1.9 Degrees From Neptune
  Feb 15 - Galileo Galilei's 440th Birthday (1564)
  Feb 18 - Venus Occults PPM 143762 (8.7 Magnitude Star)
  Feb 20 - Venus Occults PPM 143928 (9.9 Magnitude Star)
  Feb 20 - 10th Anniversary (1994), Clementine, Moon Orbit Insertion
* Feb 22 - Comet C/2003 H1 (LINEAR) Perihelion (2.242 AU)
  Feb 24 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Mariner 6 Launch (Mars Flyby
            Mission)
  Feb 26 - Moon Occults Mars
  Feb 27 - Mercury Passes 1.4 Degrees From Uranus
  Feb 28 - Asteroid 2000 EV70 Near-Earth Flyby (0.164 AU)
  Feb 28 - Asteroid 5555 Wimberly Closest Approach To Earth(2.051 AU)
  Feb 29 - Asteroid 2000 UL11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.163 AU)

March 2004
* Mar ?? - NRO Delta 4 Medium Launch
  Mar 03 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Apollo 9 Launch
  Mar 04 - Jupiter At Opposition
  Mar 05 - 25th Anniversary (1979), Voyager 1, Jupiter Flyby
  Mar 10 - MESSENGER Delta 2 Launch (NASA Mercury Orbiter)
  Mar 10 - Asteroid 2002 CD Near-Earth Flyby (0.167 AU)
  Mar 13 - Venus Occults PPM 118153 (8.4 Magnitude Star)
  Mar 14 - Albert Einstein's 125th Birthday (1879)
* Mar 15 - Comet C/2003 H1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.335
            AU)
  Mar 17 - Comet Wolf-Harrington Perihelion (1.579 AU)
  Mar 18 - Asteroid 2002 SY269 Near-Earth Flyby (0.029 AU)
  Mar 19 - Asteroid 2002 GD2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.120 AU)
  Mar 20 - Vernal Equinox, 06:49 UT
  Mar 23 - Comet West-Hartley Closest Approach To Earth (1.317 AU)
  Mar 23 - Asteroid 2001 FE7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU)
* Mar 23 - Asteroid 10199 Chariklo Closest Approach To Earth (12.150
            AU)
  Mar 23 - Pierre Laplace's 255th Birthday (1749)
  Mar 25 - Moon Occults Mars
  Mar 26 - Venus Occults PPM 92330 (8.3 Magnitude Star)
  Mar 27 - Asteroid 2002 GQ Near-Earth Flyby (0.103 AU)
  Mar 27 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Mariner 7 Launch (USA Mars Flyby)
  Mar 29 - Mercury Greatest Eastern Elongation (19 Degrees)
  Mar 29 - Venus Greatest Eastern Elongation (46 Degrees)
  Mar 29 - 30th Anniversary (1974), Mariner 10, 1st Mercury Flyby

April 2004
  Apr 01 - Genesis, End of Science Collection
  Apr 02 - 45th Anniversary (1959), Selection Of The Mercury 7
            Astronauts
  Apr 04 - Asteroid 2001 HB Near-Earth Flyby (0.093 AU)
  Apr 06 - Comet C/2002 L9 (NEAT) Perihelion (7.032 AU)
  Apr 08 - 40th Anniversary (1964), Gemini 1 Launch (Unmanned)
  Apr 11 - Easter Sunday
  Apr 12 - Comet Howell Perihelion (1.368 AU)
  Apr 12 - Asteroid 2001 GO2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.146 AU)
  Apr 12 - 155th Anniversary (1849), de Gasparis' Discovery of
            Asteroid 10 Hygiea
  Apr 13 - Venus Occults PPM 93503 (11.6 Magnitude Star)
  Apr 13 - Asteroid 5554 Keesey Closest Approach To Earth (1.696 AU)
  Apr 14 - Christiaan Huygens' 375th Birthday (1629)
  Apr 15 - Asteroid 1998 XN17 Near-Earth Flyby (0.160 AU)
  Apr 16 - Asteroid 2001 HJ31 Near-Earth Flyby (0.006 AU)
  Apr 19 - Partial Solar Eclipse (Visible From South Africa)
  Apr 19-25 - Astronomy Week
  Apr 20 - TMA-4 Soyuz FG Launch
  Apr 20 - Comet Tempel 2 Closest Approach To Earth (2.030 AU)
  Apr 20 - Asteroid 1999 DJ4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.059 AU)
  Apr 20 - Asteroid 2002 QQ40 Near-Venus Flyby (0.048 AU)
  Apr 22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak
  Apr 22 - Comet Vaisala 1 Closest Approach To Earth (1.096 AU)
  Apr 23 - Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) Perihelion (0.614 AU)
  Apr 24 - Astronomy Day
  Apr 30 - Asteroid 41429 2000 GE2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.135 AU)
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