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August 22, 1932: Gerald Carr (Skylab 4)
August 23, 1956: David Wolf (STS-58, STS-86/STS-89 – Mir 24, STS-112, STS-127)
August 23, 1967: Dominic Antonelli (STS-119, STS-132)
August 24, 1944: Gregory Jarvis (STS-51-L Challenger)
August 24, 1946: Richard Richards (STS-28, STS-41, STS-50, STS-64)
August 24, 1949: Anna Lee Fisher (STS-51-A) – first mother in space
August 24, 1960: Steve Lindsey (STS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121, STS-133)
August 24, 1962: Mary Ellen Weber (STS-70, STS-101) – MBA from SMU
August 25, 1960: Lee Archambault (STS-117, STS-119)
August 25, 1965: Andrew Feustel (STS-125, STS-134, Exp 55/56)
August 26, 1932: Joe Engle (3 X-15 flights, STS-2, STS-51-I)
August 26, 1942: John Blaha (STS-29, STS-33, STS-43, STS-58, STS-79/STS-81 – Mir 22)
August 26, 1959: Kathryn Hire (STS-90, STS-130)

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Aug. 27/28

Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-23

Launch time: 0222 GMT (10:22 p.m. EDT)

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Aug. 23]

Aug. 29

Space Launch System • Artemis 1

Launch window: 1233-1433 GMT (8:33-10:33 a.m. EDT)

Launch site: LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

NASA’s Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket will launch on its first test flight with an uncrewed Orion spacecraft. The mission, known as Artemis 1, will place the Orion spacecraft into orbit around the moon before the capsule returns to Earth for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Ten small CubeSat rideshare payloads will also launch on the Artemis 1 mission. Delayed from February, March, April, May, and June. [July 21]

Sept. 4-5

Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-20 & Sherpa-LTC2

Launch time: 0032 GMT on 5th (8:32 p.m. EDT on 4th)

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission is also expected to launch Spaceflight’s propulsive Sherpa-LTC2 space tug, which will climb into a higher orbit with Boeing’s Varuna Technology Demonstration Mission, a pathfinder for a planned constellation of broadband satellites. The Varuna demo mission is a hosted payload on the Sherpa-LTC2 orbital transfer vehicle. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Aug. 22]

Sept. 6

Ariane 5 • Eutelsat Konnect VHTS

Launch window: TBD

Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana

Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA258, to launch the Eutelsat Konnect VHTS communications satellite. Owned by Eutelsat and built by Thales Alenia Space, Eutelsat Konnect VHTS will provide fixed broadband and in-flight connectivity services over Europe. [Aug. 15]

Early-Mid September

Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-2 & BlueWalker 3

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The BlueWalker 3 test satellite for AST SpaceMobile’s planned space-based cellular broadband network is a ridshare payload on this mission. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Aug. 15]

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Sept. 11

Alpha • Multi-payload

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

A Firefly Alpha rocket will launch on its second test flight with a rideshare payload consisting of multiple unspecified small satellites. Delayed from May. [Aug. 15]

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September

Delta 4-Heavy • NROL-91

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: SLC-6, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. Delayed from August. [Aug. 15]

TBD

Starship • Orbital Test Flight

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas

A SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship launch vehicle will launch on its first orbital test flight. The mission will attempt to travel around the world for nearly one full orbit, resulting in a re-entry and splashdown of the Starship near Hawaii. Delayed from early 2022. [March 9]

Sept. 21

Soyuz • ISS 68S

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the crewed Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft to the International Space Station with the next team of three cosmonauts and astronauts to live and work on the complex. The crew is led by commander Sergey Prokopyev, who will be joined by Russian flight engineer Dmitry Petelin and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [March 25]