Static Fire
RS-25 Engine Test
NASA is set to perform the first in a series of hot fires of the RS-25 engine to evaluate the performance of newly designed parts. The test will be streamed live on NASA TV.
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
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Starship SN9 Wet Dress Rehearsal
SpaceX conducted a wet dress rehearsal on Starship SN9 in preparation of its first flight.
Boca Chica, Texas
Spacecraft Relocation
Crew-3 Crew Dragon Relocation
NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron as well as ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will relocate the Crew Dragon spacecraft to IDA-3 located at the zenith port of the Harmony module.
International Space Station
EVA
US EVA-70
NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover will exit the orbital lab on February 1 to continue upgrades on the space station.
International Space Station
Orbital Insertion
Emirates Mars Mission 'Hope' Mars Orbit Insertion
The Emirates Mars Mission 'Hope' will enter an orbit around Mars after its six months interplanetary journey.
Mars
Orbital Insertion
Tianwen-1 Mars Orbit Insertion
The Tianwen-1 orbiter and rover will perform a 14 minutes long burn to enter an elliptical orbit around Mars.
Mars
Docking
Progress MS-16 Docking
The Progress MS-16 spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously dock to the Russian Orbital Segment of the ISS.
International Space Station
Spacecraft Landing
NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Landing
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land in the Jezero crater using a MSL-inspired sky-crane at approximately 20:55 UTC. It will investigate an astrobiologically relevant ancient environment on Mars and investigate its surface geological processes and history, including the assessment of its past habitability, the possibility of past life on Mars, and the potential for preservation of biosignatures within accessible geological materials. It will cache sample containers along its route for a potential future Mars sample-return mission. Perseverance is also ferrying several cutting-edge technologies to the surface of Mars – including a helicopter named Ingenuity, the first aircraft to attempt powered, controlled flight on another planet.
Jezero crater, Mars
Press Event
NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Sol 1 Press Conference
The Sol 1 press conference of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance mission will be broadcasted live on NASA TV and the JPL YouTube channel.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, USA
Spacecraft Berthing
NG-15 Cygnus Berthing
NASA TV will livestream the rendezvous and capture of Northrop Grumman's NG-15 Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station.
International Space Station
Press Event
NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission Images & Video Release
Mission experts of the NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance mission will provide updates about the rover, including imagery it captured during its descent and landing.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, USA
Static Fire
Starship SN10 Static Fire
SpaceX successfully performed a static fire of the Starship SN10 vehicle.
Boca Chica, Texas
Static Fire
Starship SN10 Static Fire #2
SpaceX performed a second static fire of the Starship SN10 vehicle after swapping out one of its engines.
Boca Chica, Texas
EVA
US EVA-71
On Sunday, Feb. 28, NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover will step out of the space station to begin assembling and installing modification kits required for upcoming solar array upgrades. The current solar arrays are functioning well, but have begun to show signs of degradation, as expected, as they were designed for a 15-year service life. The first pair of solar arrays were deployed in December 2000 and have been powering the station for more than 20 years. Later this year, the new solar arrays will be positioned in front of six of the current arrays, increasing the station’s total available power from 160 kilowatts to up to 215 kilowatts. Rubins will be extravehicular crew member 1 (EV 1) wearing red stripes. Glover will be extravehicular crew member 2 (EV 2) and wear a suit with no stripes.
International Space Station
Press Event
SpaceX Crew-2 Crew News Conference
The crew of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur as well as JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will answer press questions during a live-streamed news conference.
Johnson Space Center
EVA
US EVA-72
NASA and JAXA astronauts Kate Rubins and Soichi Noguchi will venture outside the orbiting outpost to vent ammonia from the Early Ammonia System and complete several other tasks. The pair will install a “stiffener” on the Quest airlock thermal cover to prevent it from blowing out when residual atmosphere escapes as the hatch is opened. Glover began addressing this issue on a previous spacewalk by installing a stronger magnet to keep the cover closed. The crew also will remove and replace a wireless video transceiver assembly. Rubins will be EV 1 and Noguchi will be EV 2.
International Space Station
EVA
US EVA-73
NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins will venture outside the orbiting outpost to vent early ammonia system jumper cables and relocate one of them near the Quest airlock in order to reconnect the jumper cable to the current cooling system, increasing its efficiency. The duo also will connect cables for the Columbus Bartolomeo payload platform, continuing work from a Jan. 27 spacewalk, and replace a cable for an amateur radio system. Additionally, the astronauts will replace a wireless antenna assembly on the Unity module, install a “stiffener” on the airlock’s thermal cover to provide additional structural integrity, and route cables to provide ethernet capabilities for two high-definition cameras on the station’s port truss, or “backbone.” Glover will wear red stripes on his suit as extravehicular crew member 1 (EV 1) during what will be the fourth spacewalk of his career. Hopkins will be EV 2 and wear a suit with no stripes during what will be his fifth spacewalk. Hopkins will wear a high-definition camera on his helmet to provide clear views of the Columbus connectors. The mating of these connectors is one of several tasks deferred from previous spacewalks to allow astronauts to finish installing modification kits for new solar arrays set to launch later this year.
International Space Station
Static Fire
SLS 2nd Hot Fire Test
NASA successfully conducted a second Green Run hot fire with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s core stage that will launch the Artemis I mission to the Moon. The four RS-25 engines were fired for 8 minutes, demonstrating performance similar to an actual launch.
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
Spacecraft Relocation
Soyuz MS-17 Relocation
The Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft will be relocated from the Rassvet module to the Poisk module. Undocking scheduled at 16:43 UTC, redocking scheduled at 17:13 UTC.
International Space Station
Static Fire
Starship SN11 Static Fire
SpaceX performed a static fire of the Starship SN11 vehicle.
Boca Chica, Texas