BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:NASA Launch PRODID:-//NASA Launch Cal by Paul Schou//iCal 2.0//EN X-WR-RELCALID:355F1D44-2968-4696-9862-888889CB852A X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Eastern LAST-MODIFIED:20090107T110748Z END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Wallops Flight Facility - Goddard Space Flight Center DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20091207T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20091207T040000 SUMMARY:TacSat-3 UID:NASA-LAUNCH-TacSat-3 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Orbital Sciences Minotaur Rocket\n\nNASA will support the Air Force launch of the TacSat-3 satellite\, 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. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Vandenberg Air Force Base - Launch Pad SLC 576-E DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090115T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20090115T040000 SUMMARY:OCO UID:NASA-LAUNCH-OCO SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Orbital Sciences Taurus Rocket \n\nThe Orbiting Carbon Observatory is a new Earth orbiting mission sponsored by NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder Program. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Vandenberg Air Force Base - Launch Pad SLC-2 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090204T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20090204T040000 SUMMARY:NOAA-N Prime UID:NASA-LAUNCH-NOAA-NPrime SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:United Launch Alliance Delta II \n\nNOAA-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. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090212T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20090212T040000 SUMMARY:STS-119 UID:NASA-LAUNCH-STS-119 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Space Shuttle Discovery\n\nSpace shuttle Discovery launching on assembly flight 15A\, will deliver the fourth starboard truss segment to the International Space Station. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:19691231T155959 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:19691231T195959 SUMMARY:STS-125 UID:NASA-LAUNCH-STS-125 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Space Shuttle Atlantis\n\nSpace 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. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 17 - Pad 17-B DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090305T194800 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20090305T234800 SUMMARY:Kepler UID:NASA-LAUNCH-Kepler SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:United Launch Alliance Delta II \n\nThe 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. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 17\, Pad A DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090401T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20090401T040000 SUMMARY:STSS Demonstrators Program - Missile Defense Agency UID:NASA-LAUNCH-STSSDemonstratorsProgram-MissileDefenseAgency SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:United Launch Alliance Delta II \n\nSTSS 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 and interceptors. To be launched by NASA for the Missile Defense Agency. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 37 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090406T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20090406T040000 SUMMARY:GOES-O UID:NASA-LAUNCH-GOES-O SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:United Launch Alliance Delta IV \n\nNASA 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. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 41 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090424T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20090424T040000 SUMMARY:LRO/LCROSS UID:NASA-LAUNCH-LRO/LCROSS SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:United Launch Alliance Atlas V \n\nLRO 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 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. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Vandenberg Air Force Base - Launch Pad SLC-2 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090430T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20090430T040000 SUMMARY:STSS ATRR - Missile Defense Agency UID:NASA-LAUNCH-STSSATRR-MissileDefenseAgency SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:United Launch Alliance Delta II \n\nSTSS ATRR serves as a pathfinder for future launch and mission technology for the Missile Defense Agency. To be launched by NASA for the MDA. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090515T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20090515T040000 SUMMARY:STS-127 UID:NASA-LAUNCH-STS-127 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Space Shuttle Endeavour\n\nSpace shuttle Endeavour will deliver the exposed facility of Japan's Kibo laboratory to the International Space Station. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Vandenberg Air Force Base - Launch Pad SLC 576-E DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090615T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20090615T040000 SUMMARY:Glory UID:NASA-LAUNCH-Glory SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Orbital Sciences Taurus Rocket \n\nThe 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. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39B DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090711T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20090711T040000 SUMMARY:Ares I-X Test Flight UID:NASA-LAUNCH-AresI-XTestFlight SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Ares I-X\n\nThe Ares I-X test flight is NASA's first test flight 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. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090730T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20090730T040000 SUMMARY:STS-128 UID:NASA-LAUNCH-STS-128 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Space Shuttle Atlantis\n\nSpace shuttle Atlantis will use a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module to carry experiment and storage racks to the International Space Station. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20091008T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20091008T040000 SUMMARY:Mars Science Laboratory UID:NASA-LAUNCH-MarsScienceLaboratory SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:United Launch Alliance Atlas V \n\nThe 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. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20091015T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20091015T040000 SUMMARY:STS-129 UID:NASA-LAUNCH-STS-129 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Space Shuttle Discovery\n\nSpace shuttle Discovery 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. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION: DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20091107T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20091107T040000 SUMMARY:WISE UID:NASA-LAUNCH-WISE SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) will survey the entire sky in the mid-infrared with far greater sensitivity than any previous mission or program ever has. The WISE survey will consist of over a million images\, from which hundreds of millions of astronomical objects will be catalogued. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20101210T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20101210T040000 SUMMARY:STS-130 UID:NASA-LAUNCH-STS-130 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Space Shuttle Endeavour\n\nSpace shuttle Endeavour will deliver the final connecting node\, 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. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 41 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20100126T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20100126T040000 SUMMARY:SDO UID:NASA-LAUNCH-SDO SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:United Launch Alliance Atlas V \n\nThe first Space Weather Research Network mission in the Living With a Star (LWS) Program of NASA. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20100211T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20100211T040000 SUMMARY:STS-131 UID:NASA-LAUNCH-STS-131 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Space Shuttle Atlantis\n\nSpace shuttle Atlantis will carry a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module filled with science racks that will be transferred to laboratories of the International Space Station. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20100408T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20100408T040000 SUMMARY:STS-132 UID:NASA-LAUNCH-STS-132 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Space Shuttle Discovery\n\nSpace shuttle Discovery mission will carry an integrated cargo carrier to deliver maintenance and assembly hardware\, including spare parts for space station systems. In addition\, the second in a series of new pressurized components for Russia\, a Mini Research Module\, will be permanently attached to the bottom port of the Zarya module. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20100531T000000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20100531T040000 SUMMARY:STS-133 UID:NASA-LAUNCH-STS-133 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20090107T030748 DESCRIPTION:Space Shuttle Endeavour\n\nSpace shuttle Endeavour will deliver critical spare components including antennas and gas tanks to the International Space Station. 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