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Launch Window: 12:46 a.m. - 12:55 a.m. PDT /3:46 a.m. - 3:55 a.
m. EDT

Description: The Ocean Surface Topography Mission on the Jason-2 satellite will be a follow-on to the Jason mission.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ostm/main/index.html

Date: Oct. 19Mission: IBEXLaunch Vehicle: Orbital Sciences
Pegasus XL Rocket
Launch Site: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll
Launch Time: 1:48 p.m. EDT / 7:48 p.m. GMT+2
Launch Window: 1:44:20 p.m. - 1:51:50 p.m. EDT / 7:44:20 p.m. - 17:51:50 p.m. GMT+2
Description: IBEX's science objective is to discover the global interaction between the solar wind and the interstellar medium and will achieve this objective by taking a set of global energetic neutral atom images that will answer four fundamental science questions.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ibex/index.html

Launch Time: Nov. 14, 7:55 p.m. EST / Nov. 15, 1:55 a.m. GMT+
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Landing Date and Time: Nov. 29 - 2 p.m. EST / 8 p.m. GMT+1

Space Shuttle Endeavour launching on assembly flight ULF2, will deliver a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module to the International Space Station.

Launch Time: Nov. 14, 7:55 p.m. EST / Nov. 15, 1:55 a.m. GMT+
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Landing Date and Time: Nov. 30 - 2:54 p.m. EST / 8:54 p.m. GMT+1

Space Shuttle Endeavour launching on assembly flight ULF2, will deliver a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module to the International Space Station.

NASA will support the Air Force launch of the TacSat-3 satellit
e, managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate. TacSat-3 will demonstrate the capability to furnish real-time data to the combatant commander. NASA Ames will fly a microsat and NASA Wallops will fly the CubeSats on this flight in addition to providing the launch range.

Mission: NOAA-N PrimeLaunch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance D
elta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base - Launch Pad SLC-2
Launch Window: 5:22 - 5:32 a.m. EST/11:22 - 11:32 a.m. GMT+1

NOAA-N Prime is the latest polar-orbiting satellite developed by NASA/Goddard Spaceflight Center for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA uses two satellites, a morning and afternoon satellite, to ensure every part of the Earth is observed at least twice every 12 hours. NOAA-N will collect information about Earth's atmosphere and environment to improve weather prediction and climate research across the globe.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/noaa-n/main/index.html

Spacecraft: Orbiting Carbon ObservatoryLaunch Vehicle: Orbita
l Sciences Taurus Rocket →
Launch Location: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 576-E
Launch Date: Feb. 24, 2009
Launch Time: 1:55:30 a.m. PST (4:55:30 a.m. EST / 10:55:30 GMT+1)

Description: The Orbiting Carbon Observatory is a new Earth orbiting mission sponsored by NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder Program.

http://oco.jpl.nasa.gov/

The payload fairing around the Orbiting Carbon Observatory did
not separate as planned during the launch of the satellite Feb. 24. NASA launch commentator George Diller said the launch team has enacted its procedures to assess the situation and find out its cause.

A press conference to discuss the contingency is expected at about 8:00 a.m. EST.

Spacecraft: KeplerLaunch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delt
a II 7925
Launch Location: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Launch Pad: Launch Complex 17-B
Launch Date: March 6
Launch Date & Time: March 6, 10:49:57 p.m. EST
Launch Date & Time: March 7, 4:49:57 GMT+1

The Kepler Mission, a NASA Discovery mission, is specifically designed to survey our region of the Milky Way galaxy to detect and characterize hundreds of Earth-size and smaller planets in or near the habitable zone.

http://kepler.nasa.gov/

Mission: STS-119Orbiter: DiscoveryPrimary Payload: S6 Truss
Segment and U.S. Solar Arrays
Launch Date: March 15 / March 16
Launch Time: 7:43.44 p.m. EDT / 0:43.44 CET
Launch Pad: 39A
Mission Duration: 13 days
Landing Date: March 28, 2009
Landing Time: 1:43 p.m. EDT / 6:43 p.m. CET
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Space Shuttle Discovery launching on assembly flight 15A, will deliver the fourth starboard truss segment to the International Space Station.

2:30 p.m. Live launch coverage begins on NASA TV and Launch Blog
3:48 p.m. Countdown resumes at T-3 hours
3:53 p.m. Discovery astronauts depart crew quarters for Launch Pad 39-A
4:23 p.m. Discovery astronauts arrive at the launch pad and begin to board Discovery
5:38 p.m. Discovery's hatch is closed and latched for launch
6:28 p.m. Countdown enters a 10-minute planned hold at the T-20 minute mark
6:38 p.m. Countdown resumes at the T-20 minute mark
6:49 p.m. Countdown enters a 45-minute planned hold at the T-9 minute mark, during which the Mission Management Team, and Launch Control team will conduct polls to give a final "go" decision for launch
7:34:44 p.m. Countdown resumes at the T-9 minute mark
7:38:44 p.m. Auxiliary Power Units start at the T-5 minute mark
7:43:44 p.m. Discovery launches on the STS-119 mission
7:52:07 p.m. Main Engine Cut Off (MECO)

Mission: STS-119Orbiter: DiscoveryPrimary Payload: S6 Truss
Segment and U.S. Solar Arrays
Launch Date: March 15 / March 16
Launch Time: 7:43.44 p.m. EDT / 0:43.44 CET
Launch Pad: 39A
Mission Duration: 13 days
Landing Date: March 28, 2009
Landing Time: 1:39 p.m. EDT / 6:39 p.m. CET
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Space Shuttle Discovery launching on assembly flight 15A, will deliver the fourth starboard truss segment to the International Space Station.

Date: May 5Mission: STSS ATRR - Missile Defense AgencyLaun
ch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base - Launch Pad SLC-2
Launch Window: 1:24 - 1:52 p.m. PDT / 10:24 - 10:52 p.m. CEST
Description: STSS ATRR serves as a pathfinder for future launch and mission technology for the Missile Defense Agency. To be launched by NASA for the MDA.

Mission: STS-125Orbiter: AtlantisPrimary Payload: Hubble Sp
ace Telescope Servicing Mission 4
Launch Date: May 11
Launch Time: 2:01 p.m. EDT / 8:01 p.m. CEST
Launch Pad: 39A
Mission Duration: 11 days
Landing Date: May 22
Landing Time: 11:41 a.m. EDT / 5:41 p.m. CEST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Inclination/Altitude: 28.5 degrees/304 nautical miles

Description: Space Shuttle Atlantis will fly seven astronauts into space for the fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. During the 11-day flight, the crew will repair and improve the observatory's capabilities.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

Mission: STS-125Orbiter: AtlantisPrimary Payload: Hubble Sp
ace Telescope Servicing Mission 4
Launch Date: May 11
Launch Time: 2:01 p.m. EDT / 8:01 p.m. CEST
Launch Pad: 39A
Mission Duration: 11 days
Landing Date: May 24
Landing Time: 10:11 a.m. EDT / 4:11 p.m. CEST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Inclination/Altitude: 28.5 degrees/304 nautical miles

Description: Space Shuttle Atlantis will fly seven astronauts into space for the fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. During the 11-day flight, the crew will repair and improve the observatory's capabilities.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

Date: June 18Mission: LRO/LCROSSLaunch Vehicle: United Lau
nch Alliance Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 41
Launch Time: 5:32 p.m. EDT / 11:32 p.m. CEST
Description: LRO will launch with the objectives to finding safe landing sites, locate potential resources, characterize the radiation environment and test new technology. The Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, mission is seeking a definitive answer about the presence or absence of water ice in a permanently shadowed crater at either the Moon's North or South Pole.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/main/index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/index.html

Date: June 26 *Mission: GOES-OLaunch Vehicle: United Launc
h Alliance Delta IV
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Pad 37-B
Launch Window: 6:14 - 7:14 p.m. EDT
Description: NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are actively engaged in a cooperative program, the multi-mission Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite series N-P. This series will be a vital contributor to weather, solar and space operations, and science.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GOES-O/main/index.html

Mission: STS-127Orbiter: EndeavourPrimary Payload: Kibo Jap
anese Experiment Module Exposed Facility, Kibo Japanese Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section
Launch Date: July 15/16
Launch Time: 6:03 p.m. EDT / 0:03 a.m. CEST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing Date: July 31
Landing Time: 10:45 a.m. EDT / 4:45 p.m. CEST
Mission Duration: 16 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/st
s127/index.html

Mission: STS-127Orbiter: EndeavourPrimary Payload: Kibo Jap
anese Experiment Module Exposed Facility, Kibo Japanese Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section
Launch Date: July 15
Launch Time: 6:03 p.m. EDT / 0:03 a.m. CEST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing Date: July 31
Landing Time: 10:52 a.m. / 4:52 p.m. CEST
Mission Duration: 16 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/st
s127/index.html

Mission: STS-128Orbiter: DiscoveryPrimary Payload: Leonardo
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, science experiment racks, COLBERT treadmill
Launch Date: Aug. 28/29
Launch Time: 11:59 p.m. EDT / 5:59 a.m. CEST Launch Pad: 39A
Landing Date: Sept. 10/11
Landing Time: 7:05 p.m. EDT / 1:05 a.m. CEST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Mission Duration: 13 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html

Mission: STS-128Orbiter: DiscoveryPrimary Payload: Leonardo
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, science experiment racks, COLBERT treadmill
Launch Date: Aug. 28/29
Launch Time: 11:59 p.m. EDT / 5:59 a.m. CEST Launch Pad: 39A
Landing Date: Sept. 11
Landing Time: Orbit 217: 5:48 p.m. EDT / 11:48 p.m. CEST
Landing Time: Orbit 218: 7:23 p.m. EDT / 1:23 a.m. CEST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Mission Duration: 13 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html

Date: Sept. 23Mission: STSS Demonstrators Program - Missile
Defense Agency
Launch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 17, Pad B
Launch Time: 8:59 a.m. EDT / 14:59 p.m. CEST
Description: STSS Demonstrators Program is a midcourse tracking technology demonstrator and is part of an evolving ballistic missile defense system. STSS is capable of tracking objects after boost phase and provides trajectory information to other sensors. To be launched by NASA for the Missile Defense Agency.

Projected impact at the lunar South Pole is currently: Oct 9,
2009 at:
4:30 a.m. PDT / 7:30 a.m. EDT / 1:30 p.m. CEST

LCROSS launched with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on June 18, 2009 at 2:32 p.m. PDT. The LCROSS shepherding spacecraft and the Atlas V's Centaur upper stage rocket executed a fly-by of the moon on June 23, 2009 (LCROSS lunar swingby video stream coverage) and entered into an elongated Earth orbit to position LCROSS for impact on a lunar pole. On final approach, the shepherding spacecraft and Centaur will separate. The Centaur will act as a heavy impactor to create a debris plume that will rise above the lunar surface. Projected impact at the lunar South Pole is currently: Oct 9, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. PDT. Following four minutes behind, the shepherding spacecraft will fly through the debris plume, collecting and relaying data back to Earth before impacting the lunar surface and creating a second debris plume.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/overview/index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/impact/index.html

Date: Oct. 28Mission: Ares I-X Flight TestLaunch Vehicle: A
res I-X
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39B
Launch Time: 11:30 a.m. EDT / 4:30 p.m. CE
(4Hr Launch Window: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT)
Description: The Ares I-X flight test is NASA's first test for the Agency's new Constellation launch vehicle -- Ares I. The Ares I-X flight will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/aresI.h
tml

Date: Nov. 16Mission: STS-129Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Atlantis
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A
Launch Time: 2:28 p.m. EST / 8:28 p.m. CET
Landing: Nov. 27, 9:47 a.m. EST / 3:47 p.m. CET
Description: Space shuttle Atlantis will deliver components including two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly and a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm to the International Space Station.

Mission: STS-129Orbiter: AtlantisPrimary Payload: Two Contr
ol Moment Gyroscopes, EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2
Launched: Nov. 16
Launch Time: 2:28 p.m. EST / 8:28 p.m. CET
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: Nov. 27 - 9:44 a.m. EST / 3:44 p.m. CET
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 11 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical mile
Description: Space shuttle Atlantis will deliver components including two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly and a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm to the International Space Station.

Date: Feb. 8Mission: STS-130Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Endeavour
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A
Launch Time: 4:14 a.m. EST / 10:14 a.m. CET
Landing: TBD!!!!!

LAUNCH SCURBBED FOR 24 HOURES DUE TO LOW CLOUD BASE!!!

Landing: Feb. 19 - 11:16 p.m. EST / Feb. 20 - 5:16 a.m. CET
Description: Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver the final connecting node, Tranquility Node 3, and the Cupola, a robotic control station with six windows around its sides and another in the center that provides a 360-degree view around the International Space Station.
Launch-3 Days (Thursday, Feb. 4)
Countdown begins at the T-43 hour mark (2 a.m.)

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/st
s130/main/index.html

Date: Feb. 11Mission: Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)Laun
ch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 41
Launch Time: 10:23- 11:23 a.m. EST / 4:23 - 5:23 p.m. CET
Description: The first Space Weather Research Network mission in the Living With a Star (LWS) Program of NASA.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/main/index.html

Mission: STS-130Orbiter: EndeavourPrimary Payload: Tranquil
ity Node 3, cupola
Launched: Feb. 8, 2010
Launch Time: 4:14 a.m. EST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: Feb. 21 - 10:16 p.m. EST / Feb. 22 - 4:16 a.m. CET
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 13 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Description: Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver the final connecting node, Tranquility Node 3, and the Cupola, a robotic control station with six windows around its sides and another in the center that provides a 360-degree view around the International Space Station.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

Date: March 4Mission: GOES-PLaunch Vehicle: United Launch
Alliance Delta IV
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 37
Launch Window: 6:57 p.m. EST / (March 5) 12:57 a.m. CET
Description: GOES-P is the latest in a series of meteorological satellites designed to watch for storm development and weather conditions on Earth.

Mission: STS-131Space Shuttle: DiscoveryPrimary Payload: Le
onardo multi-purpose logistics module
Launch Date: April 5, 2010
Launch Time: 6:21 a.m. EDT / 12:21 p.m. CEST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: April 18, 2010
Landing Time: 8:29 a.m. EDT / 14:29 p.m. CEST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 13 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html

Mission: STS-131Space Shuttle: DiscoveryPrimary Payload: Le
onardo multi-purpose logistics module
Launch Date: April 5, 2010
Launch Time: 6:21 a.m. EDT / 12:21 p.m. CEST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: April 19, 2010
Landing Time: 8:48 a.m. EDT / 14:48 p.m. CEST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 14 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html

Mission: STS-132Space Shuttle: AtlantisPrimary Payload: Int
egrated Cargo Carrier (ICC), Mini Research Module (MRM1)
Launch Date: May 14, 2010
Launch Time: 2:20 p.m. EDT / 8:20 p.m. CEST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: May 26, 2010
Landing Time: 8:44 a.m. EDT / 2:44 p.m. CEST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 12 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html

Mission: STS-132Space Shuttle: AtlantisPrimary Payload: Int
egrated Cargo Carrier (ICC), Mini Research Module (MRM1)
Launch Date: May 14, 2010
Launch Time: 2:20 p.m. EDT / 8:20 p.m. CEST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: May 26, 2010
Landing Time: 8:44 a.m. EDT / 2:44 p.m. CEST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 12 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html

Date: Nov. 3 + Mission: STS-133 Launch Vehicle: Space Shutt
le Discovery
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A
Launch Time: 3:52 p.m. EDT / 9:52 p.m. CET
STS-133 Description: Space shuttle Discovery will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4), a MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) and critical spare components to the International Space Station.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/st
s133/main/index.html

Date: Nov. 18 * Mission: Commercial Orbital Transportation Se
rvices-1 (COTS-1)
Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch Site: Launch Complex 40
Description: The first COTS test flight of the Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon 9 capsule atop will demonstrate key launch capabilities including on-orbit operation, entry, descent and splashdown of the capsule.

http://www.nasa.gov/offices/c3po/home/cots_project.html

Date: Feb. 23 Mission: Glory Launch Vehicle: Orbital Scienc
es Taurus Rocket
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base - Launch Pad SLC 576-E
Launch Time: 2:10 a.m. PST/5:10 a.m. EST/11:10 a.m. CET
Description: The Glory Mission will help increase our understanding of the Earth's energy balance by collecting data on the properties of aerosols and black carbon in the Earth's atmosphere and how the Sun's irradiance affects the Earth's climate.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/Glory/main/index.html

Date: Feb. 27 + Mission: STS-134 Launch Vehicle: Space Shut
tle Endeavour
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A
Launch Time: 3:35 p.m. EST / 9:35 p.m. CET
STS-134 Description: Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver an EXPRESS Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and an Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to the International Space Station.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/st
s134/main/index.html

Date: June 9 * Mission: Aquarius Launch Vehicle: United Lau
nch Alliance Delta II 7320
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base - SLC 2
Description: The Aquarius mission will provide the first-ever global maps of salt concentrations in the ocean surface needed to understand heat transport and storage in the ocean.

http://aquarius.nasa.gov/

Date: Aug. 5Mission: JunoLaunch Vehicle: United Launch All
iance Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Description: The solar-powered Juno spacecraft is to orbit Jupiter's poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/main/index.html

Date: Sept. 8Mission: GRAILLaunch Vehicle: ULA Delta II Hea
vy
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Description: The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission's primary science objectives will be to determine the structure of the lunar interior from crust to core and to advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the moon.

http://nasascience.nasa.gov/missions/grail

Date: Oct. 18 Mission: NPP Launch Vehicle: ULA Delta II L
aunch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Description: The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) mission for NASA and NOAA is to measure Earth's atmospheric and sea surface temperatures, humidity sounding, land and ocean biological activity and cloud and aerosol properties.

http://jointmission.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Date: Nov. 25 * Mission: Mars Science Laboratory Launch Veh
icle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Description: The Mars Science Laboratory is a rover that will assess whether Mars ever was, or is still today, an environment able to support microbial life and to determine the planet's habitability.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html