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Space Missions

Tracking 31 notable space missions from lunar exploration to deep space science

3
Completed
3
Operational
4
In Transit
8
Upcoming
8
Planned
5
In Development

Upcoming Missions

Missions launching soon

Blue Ghost M1

Jan 1, 2025

Firefly's first lunar lander mission under NASA's CLPS program.

Firefly Aerospace Mare Crisium

Starship Flight 6

Jan 15, 2025

Continued testing of the Starship launch system with booster catch attempts.

SpaceX Suborbital/Orbital

IM-2 (Intuitive Machines)

Jan 15, 2025

Second CLPS lunar lander mission carrying NASA payloads to the lunar south pole.

Intuitive Machines Lunar South Pole

Crew-10

Feb 1, 2025

NASA Commercial Crew rotation mission to the International Space Station.

NASA/SpaceX ISS

Axiom Mission 4

Mar 1, 2025

Fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS organized by Axiom Space.

Axiom Space ISS

Dream Chaser CRS-1

Apr 1, 2025

First operational cargo resupply mission of Sierra Space's Dream Chaser.

Sierra Space ISS

Starliner-1

Aug 1, 2025

First operational crewed flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner.

NASA/Boeing ISS

Artemis II

Sep 1, 2025

First crewed Artemis mission, sending four astronauts on a lunar flyby.

NASA Lunar Orbit

Active Missions

Currently operational or in transit

Starlink Gen2 Constellation

Operational

Second generation Starlink satellites with improved capacity and coverage.

SpaceX LEO Launched Feb 27, 2023

Tiangong Station Operations

Operational

Ongoing crewed operations of China's Tiangong space station.

CNSA LEO Launched Nov 29, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope

Operational

Premier infrared space observatory studying the early universe and exoplanets.

NASA/ESA/CSA L2 Lagrange Point Launched Dec 25, 2021

Europa Clipper

In Transit

Mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa and its potential habitability.

NASA/JPL Jupiter/Europa Launched Oct 14, 2024

Hera

In Transit

ESA mission to study the aftermath of NASA's DART asteroid impact.

ESA Didymos System Launched Oct 7, 2024

Psyche

In Transit

Mission to study a metal-rich asteroid that may be the core of a protoplanet.

NASA/JPL 16 Psyche Asteroid Launched Oct 13, 2023

JUICE

In Transit

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer studying Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa.

ESA Jupiter/Ganymede Launched Apr 14, 2023

Mission Categories

Lunar Exploration 9
Planetary Science 5
Space Station Operations 4
Satellite Constellation 3
Commercial Space Station 3
Commercial Spaceflight 2
Space Science 2
Launch Vehicle Development 1
Planetary Defense 1
Human Spaceflight 1

Future Missions

Planned and in development

Griffin Mission One Planned
Astrobotic • Lunar South Pole • 2025
Gaganyaan Planned
ISRO • LEO • 2025
OneWeb Gen 2 Planned
OneWeb/Eutelsat • LEO • 2026
Artemis III Planned
NASA • Lunar Surface • 2026
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Planned
NASA • L2 Lagrange Point • 2027
Chandrayaan-4 Planned
ISRO • Lunar Surface • 2028
Dragonfly Planned
NASA/APL • Titan • 2028
Mars Sample Return Planned
NASA/ESA • Mars • 2030

Recent Milestones

Successfully completed missions

Polaris Dawn

First commercial spacewalk mission, reaching highest Earth orbit since Apollo.

SpaceX/Polaris Program • Sep 10, 2024

IM-1 Odysseus

First US lunar landing in over 50 years, first commercial lunar landing.

Intuitive Machines • Feb 15, 2024

Artemis I

Uncrewed test flight of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft around the Moon.

NASA • Nov 16, 2022

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