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  • January 2026

  • Thursday

    Thu 1
    January 1, 2026
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

    NET 2026 – Launch Long March 10A / First Test Flight

    Launch Long March 10A / First Test Flight: First flight of China Long March 10A rocket, precursor to Long March 10...
    Thu 1
    January 1, 2026
    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

    NET 2026 – Launch LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) / Gaganyaan G2

    India planning for 2nd uncrewed flight of Gaganyaan to LEO ~400 km.
    Thu 1
    January 1, 2026
    — Firefly Aerospace,
    TBD

    NET 2026 — Launch Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 & Elytra Dark orbital transfer vehicle

    NET 2026 — Launch Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 & Elytra Dark orbital transfer vehicle, TBD: Firefly Aerospace second lunar lander mission under...
    Thu 1
    January 1, 2026
    — Rocket Lab,
    Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

    NET 2026 — Launch Electron / Venus probe 

    NET 2026 — Launch Electron / Venus probe: Independent mission to Venus developed by Rocket Lab and MIT to send tiny...
    Thu 1
    January 1, 2026
    — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),
    Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

    NET 2026 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)

    NET 2026 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX): Japan planning to launch its first Mars mission consisting of sample return...
    Thu 1
    January 1, 2026
    — United Launch Alliance (ULA),
    SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA

    NET 2026 — Launch Atlas V / Starliner

    NET 2026 — Launch Atlas V / Starliner: Next launch of Starliner crew vehicle set to occur "early 2026", unknown...
  • February 2026

  • Sunday

    Sun 1
    February 1, 2026
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    SLC-39B, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

    NET Feb 5 — Launch SLS / Orion / Artemis 2

    Planned 1st fully-crewed Orion Moon flight to last 10-14 days with 3 USA and 1 Canada Astronaut: Commander Reid Wiseman,...
  • May 2026

  • Friday

    Fri 1
    May 1, 2026
    — SpaceX,
    TBD

    NET May — Launch Falcon 9 Block 5 / Haven-1

    NET May — First commercial space station, built by Vast Space, planned for insertion into LEO.
  • June 2026

  • Monday

    Mon 1
    June 1, 2026
    — Northrop Grumman,
    Kwajalein, Marshall Islands

    NET June Launch Pegasus XL rocket from L-1011 Stargazer aircraft / Katalyst LINK spacecraft

    Mission to save NASA Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory for another ~22 years by Katalyst LINK craft boosting Swift low Earth...
  • July 2026

  • Wednesday

    Wed 1
    July 1, 2026
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

    NET Jul — Launch Falcon Heavy / Astrobotic Griffin Lander / Astrolab FLIP Rover

    Astrobotic Griffin to attempt Nobile Crater / Moon South Pole landing with Astrolab FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform (FLIP) rover; originally slated...
    Wed 1
    July 1, 2026
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

    NET Q3 — Launch Falcon 9 / Intuitive Machines IM-3 Nova-C Lander

    NET Q3 — Under US$77.5M NASA CLPS contract, IM 3rd mission using Nova-C, to Reiner Gamma ‘lunar swirl’ 7.5°N, 59.0°W with 4...
  • August 2026

  • Saturday

    Sat 1
    August 1, 2026
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

    NET Aug — Launch Long March 5 / Chang’E-7

    NET Aug — CNSA to launch CE-7 mission which is planned to land at Moon South Pole to survey environment...
  • September 2026

  • Tuesday

    Tue 1
    September 1, 2026
    — European Space Agency (ESA),
    Guiana Space Centre Kourou, French Guiana

    NET Sep — Launch Ariane 6-2 / PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO)

    ESA plans to launch Ariane 6-2 with PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) spacecraft with array of 26 cameras to...
  • October 2026

  • Thursday

    Thu 1
    October 1, 2026
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

    NET Oct 2026 – NLT May 2027 — Launch Falcon Heavy / Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

    Roman will be >12.7 meters long – about the length of a semi-truck trailer – and >4.4 meters wide when...
  • December 2026

  • Tuesday

    Tue 1
    December 1, 2026
    — SpaceX,
    Starbase, 25.9°N, Boca Chica TX, USA

    NET Dec — Launch Starship / Venturi Astrolab FLEX C

    SpaceX to launch Starship with Venturi Astrolab FLEX C rover from Starbase, Boca Chica TX. Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX-C)...
    Tue 1
    December 1, 2026
    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

    NET Dec — Launch LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) / Gaganyaan G3

    Third uncrewed test flight for Gaganyaan orbital mission hoped to be launched before end of 2026.
  • January 2027

  • Friday

    Fri 1
    January 1, 2027
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

    NET 2027 — Launch Falcon 9 / APEX 1.0 Lunar Lander Mission 1,

    SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 with APEX 1.0 Lunar Lander Mission 1. Lunar lander built by ispace, Draper (mission lead) and...
    Fri 1
    January 1, 2027
    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

    NET Q1 2027 – Launch LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) / Gaganyaan G4

    First crewed test flight to an orbit of 400 km of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned for NET Q1...
    Fri 1
    January 1, 2027
    — SpaceX,
    TBD

    NET 2027 — Launch Falcon Heavy / Astrobotic Griffin Lander Mission 2

    NET 2027 — Launch Falcon Heavy / Astrobotic Griffin Lander Mission 2: Astrobotic Griffin planned to carry satellites to cislunar...
    Fri 1
    January 1, 2027
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

    NET 2027 — Launch Luna-26

    NET 2027 — Roscosmos State Corporation, Launch Luna-26, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia: Roscosmos hopes to launch the Luna-Resurs O (Luna-Resurs Orbiter) to...
    Fri 1
    January 1, 2027
    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

    NET 2027 — Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) / Chandrayaan-4

    NET 2027 — ISRO to launch its Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) with Chandrayaan-4 lunar lander from Satish Dhawan Space Center,...
    Fri 1
    January 1, 2027
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

    NET 2027 — Launch Long March 5 / Xuntian Telescope

    NET 2027 — CNSA to launch Long March 5 with Xuntian space telescope from Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island,...
  • July 2027

  • Thursday

    Thu 1
    July 1, 2027
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    SLC-39B, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

    NET July — Launch SLS / Orion / Artemis 3 / Humans Land on the Moon

    Projected date for 1st crewed lunar landing since 1972, planning to land 1st Woman & 1st Person of Color on...
  • September 2027

  • Wednesday

    Wed 1
    September 1, 2027
    — SpaceX,
    TBD

    NET Sep — Launch Falcon 9 / Near-Earth Object Surveyor

    NET Sep — NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope (NEO Surveyor), to help advance planetary defense efforts to discover and...
  • October 2027

  • Friday

    Fri 1
    October 1, 2027
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

    NET Oct — Launch Falcon 9 / Intuitive Machines IM-4 Nova-C Lander

    NET Oct  — Under US$116.9M NASA CLPS award, Intuitive Machines 4th mission to deliver 6 NASA payloads totaling ~79 kg, including carry ESA Lunar...
    Fri 1
    October 1, 2027
    — Blue Origin,
    Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA

    NET 2027 — Launch New Glenn / Blue Moon Pathfinder (MK1-SN002) – VIPER

    NET Oct 2027 — Second lunar lander from Blue Origin to launch to Moon South Pole region with payloads including...
  • December 2027

  • Wednesday

    Wed 1
    December 1, 2027
    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

    NET Late 2027 – Launch LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) / Gaganyaan G5

    Second crewed test flight to LEO of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned for NET late 2027.
  • January 2028

  • Saturday

    Sat 1
    January 1, 2028
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

    NET 2028 — Launch Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission

    NET 2028 — China expects to launch Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission to Mars by this date, to deliver samples...
    Sat 1
    January 1, 2028
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

    NET 2028 — Launch Long March 10 / Human Moon Flyby

    NET 2028 — Tentative date for China's first crewed lunar flyby using super-heavy lift Long March 10 rocket and crew...
    Sat 1
    January 1, 2028
    — Firefly Aerospace,
    TBD

    NET 2028 — Launch Vehicle TBD / Blue Ghost Mission 3

    NET 2028 — Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 3 to launch (on vehicle TBD), under $179.6M NASA CLPS award, to take...
    Sat 1
    January 1, 2028
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

    NET 2028 — Launch Angara A5 / Luna-27

    NET 2028 — Roscosmos planning to launch Angara A5 with Luna-27 (Luna-Resurs 1) lander to Moon South Pole to target...
    Sat 1
    January 1, 2028
    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

    NET 2028 —  Launch LVM3 / Bharatiya Antariksh Space Station Module 1

    NET 2028 — Planned launch of first module for India's space station Bharatiya Antariksh Station, BAS-1, using LVM3 (Launch Vehicle...
    Sat 1
    January 1, 2028
    — SpaceX,
    Starbase, 25.9°N, Boca Chica TX, USA

    NET 2028 — Launch Starship / Venturi Astrolab FLEX LTV

    SpaceX to launch Starship with Venturi Astrolab FLEX LTV from Starbase, Boca Chica TX. Under NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV)...
  • March 2028

  • Wednesday

    Wed 29
    March 29, 2028
    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

    Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) / Shukrayaan-1 Mission

    India planning to launch its first mission, Shukrayaan-1, to Venus to study the surface and atmosphere of Venus; planned to...
  • July 2028

  • Saturday

    Sat 1
    July 1, 2028
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

    NET Q3 2028 — Launch Long March 5 / Chang’E-8

    NET Q3 2028 — Chang'E-8 planned to land at Moon South Pole with 10 international projects to conduct in-situ resource...
  • September 2028

  • Friday

    Fri 1
    September 1, 2028
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), SpaceX,
    SLC-39B, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA

    NET Sep — Launch Space Launch System (SLS) / Orion for Artemis 4

    NET Sep — NASA Artemis 4th flight (3rd crewed mission) lasting 30 days, planned to send 4 Astronauts to the...
  • December 2028

  • Friday

    Fri 1
    December 1, 2028
    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

    NET Dec — Launch GSLV MK3 / Chandrayaan-5 Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX)

    NET Dec — Planned launch of Chandrayaan-5 joint ISRO and JAXA mission to explore permanently shadowed regions near Moon South Pole,...
  • January 2029

  • Monday

    Mon 1
    January 1, 2029
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

    NET 2029 — Launch Long March 10 / Human Moon Landing

    NET 2029 — Tentative date for China's crewed spaceflight program to have first of its multiple human Moon missions to...
    Mon 1
    January 1, 2029
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    TBD

    NET 2029 — Launch Solar Polar Orbit Observatory

    NET 2029 — Expected launch of CNSA Solar Polar Orbit Observatory spacecraft to enter a high-inclination orbit around the Sun...
    Mon 1
    January 1, 2029
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

    NET 2029 — Launch Luna-28

    NET 2029 — Roscosmos hoping to launch Launch Luna-28 (Luna-Resurs 2) to the Moon South Pole region for sample return...
    Mon 1
    January 1, 2029
    — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),
    Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

    NET 2029 — Launch HRV (HTV Return Vehicle) / Human Mission

    NET 2029 — Japan plans to launch JAXA Astronauts to space this year on indigenous HTV Return Vehicle.
    Mon 1
    January 1, 2029
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

    NET 2029 — Launch Tianwen-3 to Jupiter

    NET 2029 — China planning to launch its first probe to Jupiter this year with the Tianwen-3.
  • January 2030

  • Tuesday

    Tue 1
    January 1, 2030
    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Mars Orbit

    NET 2030 — NASA Launch First Human Mars Missions

    NET 2030 — Projected date / decade for NASA to send Humans to Mars.
    Tue 1
    January 1, 2030
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

    NET 2030 — Launch Angara A5 / Luna-29

    NET 2030 — Roscosmos hoping to launch Angara A5 with Luna-29 (Luna-Resurs 3) Moon South Pole lander and rover; mission...
    Tue 1
    January 1, 2030
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    TBD

    NET 2030 — Launch Millimetron (Spektr-M)

    NET 2030 — Russia hopes to launch Millimetron (Spektr-M) space observatory with a diameter of 10 meters to Sun-Earth L2...
  • January 2031

  • Wednesday

    Wed 1
    January 1, 2031
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

    NET 2031 — Launch Luna-30 Lander

    Roscosmos State Corporation planning to launch Launch Luna-30 lander to deliver a reusable cargo delivery spacecraft with supplies for human...
    Wed 1
    January 1, 2031
    — European Space Agency (ESA),
    Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

    NET 2031 — Launch Ariane 6-4 / Argonaut

    European Space Agency planning to launch the Argonaut Lunar Descent Element -- lunar lander built by Thales Alenia Space to the...
  • January 2032

  • Thursday

    Thu 1
    January 1, 2032
    — Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA),
    Naro Space Center, South Jeolla, South Korea

    Launch Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 / Moon Lander & Rover

    South Korea planning to launch Moon lander & rover to look for signs of rare minerals on Moon surface.
  • January 2033

  • Saturday

    Sat 1
    January 1, 2033
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)

    NET 2033 — Launch Long March 9 Test Flight

    Tentative date for China to test launch its next-gen rocket intended to carry people and cargo to the Moon.
    Sat 1
    January 1, 2033
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

    NET 2033 — Launch Luna-31

    Roscosmos hoping to launch lander to deliver a heavy lunar rover weighing up to 5,000 kg, capable of mining /...
    Sat 1
    January 1, 2033
    — Government of the Republic of Türkiye,
    Ankara, Türkiye

    NET 2033 — Türkiye Hopes to Have Space Launch Capabilities

    Türkiye hopes to have space-launch capabilities and more than 20 operational satellites by this date.
  • January 2035

  • Monday

    Mon 1
    January 1, 2035
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

    NET 2035 — Launch Luna-33

    Roscosmos hopes to launch Luna-33 orbiter to be used for communication and navigation for Human Moon Missions and lunar base.
    Mon 1
    January 1, 2035
    — China National Space Agency,
    Moon South Pole

    NET 2035 — Launch of International Lunar Research Station (ILRS-5) Mission

    International Lunar Research Station ILRS-5 mission to occur by this date; final mission before human occupation of ILRS will include...
    Mon 1
    January 1, 2035
    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

    NET 2035 — Launch Soorya / Final Bharatiya Antariksh Space Station Module

    India planning to launch Soorya for final module completing space station Bharatiya Antariksh in LEO.
    Mon 1
    January 1, 2035
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

    NET 2035 — Launch Luna-32

    Roscosmos hopes to launch Luna-32 to deliver heavy modules weighing up to 5,000 kg for the construction of the International Lunar...
    Mon 1
    January 1, 2035
    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

    NET 2035 — Launch Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) “Soorya” / Human Moon Mission

    NET 2035 — Potential date for India 1st crewed mission to cislunar space with using Soorya rocket.
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