NET Late 2027 – Launch LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) / Gaganyaan G5
Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, IndiaSecond crewed test flight to LEO of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned for NET late 2027.
Second crewed test flight to LEO of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned for NET late 2027.
☆ NET Dec — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to perform first flyby Earth today on way to rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26 in 2031, after returning samples from (162173) Ryugu to Earth in 2020 and flying by asteroid 98943 Torifune in 2026.
China National Space Administration (CNSA) Chang'E-5 lander at Statio Tianchuan "ship sailing in the Milky Way", Mons Rümker, Oceanus Procellarum, Moon (43° N, 51.9° W), surpasses another full year on lunar surface today; landed on this day in 2020, with sample return launching from the Moon 2 days later.