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Welcome to the Space Calendar!

This Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversa
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 t
related home pages.

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

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

o Vicky Barlow, Valentin Kaemmer, Patrick Schmeer, Glenn Miller,
  Steve Teller, Carey Johnson

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                       SPACE CALENDAR
                       April 25, 2003
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* indicates changes from last month's calendar.

Part 1 of 6

April 2003
* Apr 26 - Sojus TMA-2 Launch (International Space Station 6S)
  Apr 26 - Asteroid 20 Massalia Occults  TYC 1342-00304-1 (9.9
            Magnitude Star)
  Apr 26 - Asteroid 3134 Kostinsky Occults HIP 61106 (8.8 Magnitu
            Star)
  Apr 26 - Asteroid 2002 OA22 Near-Earth Flyby (0.157 AU)
  Apr 26 - Asteroid 12104 Chesley Closest Approach To Earth(1.986
* Apr 26 - 5th Anniversary (1998), Cassini Venus Flyby
  Apr 26 - 155th Anniversary (1848) Andrew Graham's Discovery of
            Asteroid 9 Metis
* Apr 28 - GALEX Pegasus XL Launch
  Apr 28 - Asteroid 287 Nephthis Occults TYC 1385-00019-1 (9.2
            Magnitude)
* Apr 28 - Asteroid 1051 Merope Occults TYC 0221-00894-1 (9.5
            Magnitude Star)
* Apr 28 - Asteroid 1366 Piccolo Occults HIP 60378 (9.4 Magntiude
            Star)
* Apr 29 - AMC-9 Proton K Launch
* Apr 29 - Comet C/2003 G2 (LINEAR) Perihelion (1.554 AU)
  Apr 29 - Comet P/2003 CP7 (LINEAR-NEAT) Perihelion (3.017 AU)
  Apr 29 - Asteroid 1997 CZ3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.096 AU)
* Apr 30 - Asteroid 211 Isolda Occults TYC 0256-01454-1 (9.8
            Magnitude Star)
  Apr 30 - Asteroid 1998 XN17 Near-Earth Flyby (0.112 AU)

May 2003
  May ?? - CBERS-2 CZ-4B Launch
  May 01 - Cassini, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #19 (TCM-19)
* May 01 - Asteroid 773 Irmintraud Occults HIP 79880 (7.2 Magnitude
            Star)
  May 01 - Asteroid 2001 DQ8 Near-Earth Flyby (0.193 AU)
  May 01 - 5th Anniversary (1998), Discovery of Dar al Gani 476 (Mars
            Meteorite)
* May 03 - Asteroid 1266 Tone Occults HIP 81176 (9.7 Magnitude Star)
* May 04 - Soyuz TMA-1 Return To Earth
* May 04 - Asteroid 503 Evelyn Occults TYC 6230-01594-1 (9.2
            Magnitude Star)
* May 04 - Asteroid 803 Picka Occults TYC 5764-01858-1 (8.9 Magnitude
            Star)
  May 05 - Soyuz TMA-2 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station
            6S)
  May 05 - NROL-19 Titan 4B Launch
  May 05 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
  May 05 - Asteroid 40 Harmonia At Opposition (9.8 Magnitude)
* May 05 - Asteroid 79 Eurynome Occults TYC 5557-01335-1 (8.2
            Magnitude Star)
  May 05 - Asteroid 2001 CB21 Near-Earth Flyby (0.297 AU)
  May 05-11 - Astronomy Week
  May 06 - Comet Wild 4 Closest Approach To Earth (1.293 AU)
  May 07 - SATEC VLS-1 Launch (Brazil)
  May 07 - Mercury Transits The Sun
  May 07 - Asteroid 3 Juno At Opposition (10.1 Magnitude)
* May 08 - Asteroid 777 Gutemberga Occults HIP 104343 (8.2 Magnitude
            Star)
  May 08 - Asteroid 2000 AG6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.175 AU)
* May 09 - MUSES-C MV Launch (Japan Asteroid Sample Return Mission)
  May 10 - Astronomy Day
  May 10 - Asteroid 2001 FM129 Near-Mars Flyby (0.028 AU)
  May 11 - Comet Gunn Perihelion (2.446 AU)
  May 11 - Richard Feynman's 85th Birthday (1918)
* May 12 - Hellas Sat 2 Atlas 5 Launch
* May 12 - Asteroid 2003 GJ21 Near-Earth Flyby (0.085 AU)
  May 13 - Comet C/2002 V2 (LINEAR) Perihelion (6.812 AU)
* May 13 - Asteroid 411 Xanthe Occults HIP 71480 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
  May 13 - Asteroid 10563 Izhdubar Near-Earth Flyby (0.235 AU)
  May 14 - Mars Passes 2.0 Degrees From Neptune
  May 14 - Comet du Toit Closest Approach To Earth (1.071 AU)
  May 14 - 30th Anniversary (1973), Skylab Launch
  May 15 - 40th Anniversary (1963), Mercury 9 Launch (Gordon Cooper)
  May 15 - Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille's 290th Birthtday (1713)
  May 16 - Lunar Eclipse
* May 16 - Asteroid 74 Galatea Occults TYC 0816-00265-1 (9.5
            Magnitude Star)
* May 16 - Asteroid 2003 GA Near-Earth Flyby (0.072 AU)
  May 16 - Asteroid 2000 CM33 Near-Earth Flyby (0.209 AU)
  May 17 - Asteroid 5381 Sekhmet Near-Earth Flyby (0.129 AU)
  May 19 - Asteroid 1996 MO Near-Earth Flyby (0.230 AU)
  May 20 - Comet C/2002 O7 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.709
            AU)
  May 20 - Asteroid 6489 Golevka Near-Earth Flyby (0.092 AU)
  May 20 - 30th Anniversary (1978), Pioneer Venus 1 Launch (Venus
            Orbiter)
  May 22 - Asteroid 9 Metis At Opposition (9.6 Magnitude)
* May 23 - OrbView-3 Pegasus XL Launch
  May 23 - Asteroid 2001 SL9 Near-Earth Flyby (0.285 AU)
  May 24 - Asteroid 1989 UQ Near-Earth Flyby (0.289 AU)
  May 25 - Echostar 9 Zenit 3SL Launch
  May 25 - Asteroid 2002 XS40 Near-Earth Flyby (0.288 AU)
  May 26 - Mercury Passes 2.2 Degrees From Venus
  May 26 - Jupiter Occults PPM 125978 (9.3 Magnitude Star)
  May 27 - Asteroid 2002 LW Near-Earth Flyby (0.111 AU)
  May 29 - Moon Occults Venus
  May 29 - Comet C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (5.213
            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 2003 HN Near-Earth Flyby (0.136 AU)
  May 31 - Asteroid 9250 Chamberlin Closest Approach To Earth (1.605
            AU)
  May 31 - 5th Anniversay (1998), Galileo, Europa 15 Flyby

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