NET Jul — Hayabusa 2, Asteroid 1998 KY26 Rendezvous July 1, 2031 Asteroid 1998 KY26 ☆ NET Jul — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26, after returning samples from (162173) Ryugu...
NET July — JUICE Spacecraft to Insert into Jupiter Orbit July 1, 2031 Jupiter Orbit NET July — ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to reach Jupiter this month if launched April 2023; will...
NET July — Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) to Return Phobos Sample to Earth July 1, 2031 Earth Trajectory NET July — Japan Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission with Mars moon Phobos' sample to arrive at Earth this month...
Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space August 12, 2031 Heliocentric Orbit NASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of...
243rd Galactic Tick Day August 20, 2031 Highlighting Galaxy awareness by celebrating the Solar System traveling around Milky Way Galaxy Center every ~225 million Earth years, one...
Launch Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 / Moon Lander & Rover January 1, 2032 Naro Space Center, South Jeolla, South Korea South Korea planning to launch Moon lander & rover to look for signs of rare minerals on Moon surface.
NET Jul — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Flyby Europa July 1, 2032 Jupiter Orbit ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform flyby of moon Europa this month.
Transit of Mercury November 12, 2032 Global / Inter-Global Mercury to pass directly between Earth and Sun; observers see distant planet as small dot gliding slowly across face of...
NET 2033 — Launch Luna-31 January 1, 2033 Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia Roscosmos hoping to launch lander to deliver a heavy lunar rover weighing up to 5,000 kg, capable of mining /...
NET 2033 — Türkiye Hopes to Have Space Launch Capabilities January 1, 2033 Ankara, Türkiye Türkiye hopes to have space-launch capabilities and more than 20 operational satellites by this date.
NET 2033 — Launch Long March 9 Test Flight January 1, 2033 Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China Tentative date for China to test launch its next-gen rocket intended to carry people and cargo to the Moon.
Lucy to Flyby Asteroids 617 Patroclus and Menoetius March 1, 2033 Jupiter Trojan camp at L5 NASA Lucy mission to come within 1,000 km of 113-km diameter 617 Patroclus and 104-km diameter Menoetius, p-type binary asteroids;...
Lucy Spacecraft End of Primary Mission, Continues Orbit Around Sun April 1, 2033 Heliocentric Orbit End of primary mission for NASA Lucy mission, future science and mission plan extension TBD; mission is a twelve-year journey...
Tiangong Space Station: 10 Years of Continuous Human Occupation June 5, 2033 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Today marks 10th full year / starts 11th year of continuous Human occupation of Tiangong Space Station; Shenzhou 14 three-member...
NET Dec — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Enter Ganymede Orbit December 1, 2034 Ganymede Orbit ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to achieve Ganymede elliptical orbit insertion this month.
NET 2035 — Launch Luna-33 January 1, 2035 Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia Roscosmos hopes to launch Luna-33 orbiter to be used for communication and navigation for Human Moon Missions and lunar base.
NET 2035 — Launch of International Lunar Research Station (ILRS-5) Mission January 1, 2035 Moon South Pole International Lunar Research Station ILRS-5 mission to occur by this date; final mission before human occupation of ILRS will include...
NET 2035 — Launch Soorya / Final Bharatiya Antariksh Space Station Module January 1, 2035 Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India India planning to launch Soorya for final module completing space station Bharatiya Antariksh in LEO.
NET 2035 — Launch Luna-32 January 1, 2035 Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia Roscosmos hopes to launch Luna-32 to deliver heavy modules weighing up to 5,000 kg for the construction of the International Lunar...
NET 2035 — Launch Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) “Soorya” / Human Moon Mission January 1, 2035 Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India NET 2035 — Potential date for India 1st crewed mission to cislunar space with using Soorya rocket.
Tianwen-2 to Rendezvous with Comet 311/P PanSTARRS January 24, 2035 Comet 311/P PanSTARRS Orbit China asteroid sample return mission, having returned at least 100 grams from Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3), to rendezvous with and begin...
NET Dec — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Impact Ganymede December 1, 2035 Ganymede Orbit ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is planned to be deorbited and impact Ganymede at the end of 2035, having...