Upcoming missions
Many exciting missions are flying at the moment, will soon fly, or will fly in many years. These missions are discussed in the Missions section of the page, however big news regarding these missions will be posted here. Not all parachute missions are included, only missions that are special or unique.
Legend:
- Missions in flight
- Proposed, not (yet) selected or confirmed, or uncertain
Crewed missions
Planned crewed missions, or missions in support of a crewed platform. Not all crewed missions are displayed here, only missions that are experimental, new or unique.
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NASA Artemis 2
Status - Planned
Launch date - May 2024
Landing date -
Notes:
- First crewed launch of Orion
NASA Artemis 3
Status - Planned
Launch date - 2025
Landing date -
Notes:
- First crewed moon landing
Next generation Chinese Capsule
Status - Planned
Launch date - ?
Landing date -
Notes:
Boeing CTF
Status - Planned
Launch date - March 2024
Landing date -
Notes:
- First crewed flight of the Starliner
Starliner - 1
Status - planned
Launch date - 2024
Landing date -
Notes:
- First operational flight of Starliner
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Gaganyaan - 1
Status - planned
Launch date - 2024
Landing date -
Notes:
- First orbital flight of Gaganyaan capsule
Gaganyaan - 2
Status - Planned
Launch date - 2024
Landing date -
Notes:
Gaganyaan - 4
Status - Planned
Launch date - 2025
Landing date -
Notes:
- First crewed flight of the Gaganyaan
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Orel - 1
Status - planned
Launch date - 2028
Landing date -
Notes:
- Uncrewed
Orel - 2
Status - Planned
Launch date - 2028
Landing date -
Notes:
- First crewed flight
Orel - 3
Status - Planned
Launch date - 2030
Landing date -
Notes:
- Uncrewed lunar flight
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Uncrewed missions
Planned uncrewed missions.
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SNC demo-1
Status - Planned
Launch date - February 2023
Landing date - None
Notes:
- First crewed launch of Dream chaser
Bion-M No.2
Status - Planned
Launch date - 2024
Landing date - None
Notes:
Bion-M No.3
Status - Planned
Launch date - 2027
Landing date - None
Notes:
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Planetary missions
Missions set to land on the planet Mars. These do not include missions to orbit the red planet. More information on Mars missions can be found on the Mars mission page
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ExoMars
Status - Planned
Target: Mars
Organisation: ESA
Type: Rover, lander
Launch date - 2028
Landing date -
Note:
Mars sample return
Status - Proposed
Target: Mars Sample Return
Organisation - NASA/ESA
Launch date - Various
Landing date - ??
Earth return date - 2031
Notes:
- Retrieve Perseverance samples
Venera-D
Status - Proposed
Target: Venus
Organisation - Roscosmos
Launch date - November 2029
Landing date - ??
Notes:
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Dragonfly
Status - In development
Target: Titan
Organisation: NASA
Type: lander
Launch date - 2027
Landing date - 2036
Note:
DAVINCI+
Status - In development
Target: Venus
Organisation: NASA
Type: lander
Launch date - 2029/2030
Landing date - 2031/2032
Note:
Tianwen-3
Status - Planned
Target: Mars
Organisation: CASA
Type: Mars sample return
Launch date - 2028
Landing date - 2030
Note:
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Comets, asteroids and other moons
Missions that aim to land on comets, asteroids, or moons. All these missions operate and land in low gravity environments
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Tianwen-2
Status - Planned
Target: Astroid
Organisation: CASA
Type: Sample return
Launch date - 2025
Landing date - 2025
Note:
HERA - Juventas
Status - Planned
Target: Dimorphous
Organisation: NASA
Type: Impactor
Launch date - 2024
Landing date - 2027
Note:
- Follow up of the DART mission
Martian Moons eXploration
Status - In development
Type - Sample Return
Target - Phobos (moon)
Organisation - JAXA
Launch date - 2026
Landing date - ??
Earth return date - 2029
Notes:
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Phootprint
Status - Proposed
Type - Sample Return
Target - Phobos (Mars)
Organisation - ESA
Launch date - 2024
Landing date - ??
Earth return date - 2027
Notes:
Europa Lander
Status - Proposed
Type - Lander
Target - Europa (Jupiter II)
Organisation - NASA
Launch date - 2030
Landing date -
Note:
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Lunar missions
Missions to the earth's moon
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Blue Ghost
Status - Planned
Type - Lander
Target - Moon (Earth)
Organisation - Firefly Aerospace
Rocket - Falcon 9
Launch date - Q3 2024
Landing date -
Notes:
Griffin
Status - Planned
Type - Lander
Target - Moon (Earth)
Organisation - Astrobotic Technology
Rocket - Falcon Heavy
Launch date - November 2024
Landing date -
Notes:
Intuitive Machines Mission 2
Status - Planned
Type - Lander
Target - Moon (Earth)
Organisation - NASA, Intuitive
Rocket - Falcon 9
Launch date - Q1 2024
Landing date -
Notes:
- CLPS-3
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Luna 27
Status - Proposed
Type - Lander
Target - Moon (Earth)
Organisation - Roscosmos
Rocket - Angara A5
Launch date - 2028
Landing date -
Notes:
- Has a back up capsule
LUPEX
Status - Planned
Type - Lander
Target - Moon (Earth)
Organisation - ISRO/JAXA
Rocket - H3
Launch date - 2024
Landing date -
Notes:
Chang'e-6
Status - Planned
Type - Lander, sample return
Target - Moon (Earth)
Organisation - CNSA
Rocket - Long March 5
Launch date - May 2024
Landing date -
Notes:
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Chandrayaan-4
Status - Planned
Type - Lander
Target - Moon (Earth)
Organisation - ISRO
Rocket - GSLV Mk3
Launch date - 2024
Landing date -
Notes:
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Amateur space missions
Space missions planned by an amateur organisation. Amateur missions are done in the engineers spare time and are not funded by governments.
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Spica
Status - Planned
Organisation - Copenhagen Suborbital
Launch date - TBD
Notes:
TRACE
Status - Planned
Organisation - Space team Aachen e.V.
Launch date - March 2024
Notes: Launches on REXUS
SHEAR
Status - Planned
Organisation - DARE
Launch date - March 2024
Notes:
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Daedalus 2
Status - Planned
Organisation - Julius Maximilian University of Wurzburg
Launch date - March 2023
Notes: Launches on REXUS
Boomerang
Status - Planned
Organisation - KTH
Launch date - March 2024
Notes:
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Entry demonstrators and test missions
Missions to test a new technology during atmospheric reentry on Earth.
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ReFEX
Status - Planned
Organisation - DLR
Launch date - 2024
Notes:
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