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

Part 5 of 6

December 2003
  Dec 03 - 30th Anniversary (1973), Pioneer 10, Jupiter Flyby
  Dec 04 - 25th Anniversary (1978), Pioneer Venus 1, Venus Orbit
            Insertion
  Dec 05 - SWIFT Delta 2 Launch
  Dec 06 - Asteroid 2000 YJ11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.146 AU)
  Dec 06 - Asteroid 2001 WF49 Near-Earth Flyby (0.152 AU)
  Dec 08 - Asteroid 2000 WJ10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.190 AU)
  Dec 09 - Mercury At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (21 Degrees)
  Dec 09 - Comet West-Hartley Perihelion (2.129 AU)
  Dec 09 - Asteroid 1999 YC Near-Pallas Flyby (0.040 AU)
  Dec 09 - Asteroid 2001 MT18 Near-Earth Flyby (0.174 AU)
  Dec 09 - 25th Anniversary (1978), Pioneer Venus 2, Venus
            Atmospheric Probes
  Dec 11 - Asteroid 14 Irene At Opposition (9.6 Magnitude)
  Dec 11 - Asteroid 2001 XX4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.091 AU)
  Dec 11 - Annie Jump Cannon's 140th Birthday (1863)
  Dec 13 - Geminids Meteor Shower Peak
  Dec 14 - Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.560
            AU)
  Dec 15 - NRO Delta 4 Medium Launch
  Dec 15 - Saturn Occults PPM 94676 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
  Dec 16 - Beagle 2 Separation From Mars Express
  Dec 17 - 100th Anniversary (1903), Wright Brothers' First Airplane
            Flight
  Dec 20 - Asteroid 3362 Khufu Near-Earth Flyby (0.195 AU)
  Dec 21 - Beagle 2 Lands On Mars
  Dec 21 - Mars Express, Mars Orbit Insertion
  Dec 21 - 35th Anniversary (1968), Apollo 8 Launch
  Dec 21 - 25th Anniversary (1978), Venera 12, Venus Landing
  Dec 22 - Winter Solstice (07:04 UT)
  Dec 22 - Ursids Meteor Shower Peak
  Dec 22 - Asteroid 925 Alphonsina Occults HIP 23799 (6.3 Magnitude
            Star)
  Dec 22 - 15th Anniversary (1988), Discovery of LEW 88516 (Mars
            Meteorite)
  Dec 24 - Mars Occults PPM 143331 (10.1 Magnitude Star)
  Dec 25 - Comet C/2002 T6 (LINEAR-NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth
            (2.662 AU)
  Dec 25 - 25th Anniversary (1978), Venera 11, Venus Landing
  Dec 26 - Asteroid 2002 XP37 Near-Earth Flyby (0.263 AU)
  Dec 29 - Comet Encke Perihelion (0.338 AU)
  Dec 30 - Venus Passes 1.8 Degrees From Neptune
  Dec 31 - Saturn At Opposition
  Dec 31 - Asteroid 1995 CR Near-Earth Flyby (0.051 AU)

January 2004
  Jan ?? - Lunar-A Launch (Japan Moon Orbiter & Penetrator)
* Jan ?? - Progress M-49 Soyuz U Launch (International Space Station
            15P)
  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 05 - 35th Anniversary (1969), Venera 5 Launch (Soviet Venus
            Lander)
  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 (3.246 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 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)

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