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Upcoming Space Events
Total lunar eclipse
May 15, 2022
Visible in the western hemisphere
Artemis I launch
June 6, 2022
First flight of the SLS rocket. Date uncertain
6 planet alignment
June 24, 2022
In the pre-dawn sky, all 5 naked-eye planets & the Moon will be visible at once, in correct order
Psyche launch
August 1, 2022
NASA's Psyche launches on a Falcon Heavy
ExoMars launch
September 20, 2022
ESA's first Mars rover launches
DART collision
September 26, 2022
NASA's DART intentionally collides with Dimorphos
Partial solar eclipse
October 25, 2022
Visible in southern South America
Total lunar eclipse
November 7, 2022
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