Timeline
68 years of space exploration
From landmark firsts to the milestones ahead: firsts, major missions, discoveries and accidents that shaped our relationship with space. Filter by event type.
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The 2020s
2027
Upcoming · NASA · ESA
Artemis III: crewed demonstration in Earth orbit
Rendezvous and docking between Orion and the commercial landers, ahead of future Moon landings.
2028
Upcoming · NASA
Artemis IV: first crewed landing at the south pole
A crew returns to the lunar surface, near the south pole (schedule to be confirmed).
2028
Upcoming · NASA
Dragonfly sets off for Titan
A nuclear-powered rotorcraft heads off to explore Saturn's moon (arrival expected around 2034).
2028
Upcoming · ESA
ExoMars Rosalind Franklin: a fresh start
The European rover sets off again to search for traces of life beneath the Martian surface (at the earliest).
The 2030s
2030
Upcoming · NASA
Europa Clipper reaches Jupiter
Start of the Europa flybys to assess the habitability of its subsurface ocean.
2031
Upcoming · ESA
JUICE arrives in the Jupiter system
After eight years of cruise, the European probe reaches Jupiter.
2034
Upcoming · ESA
JUICE enters orbit around Ganymede
The first probe to orbit a moon other than our own.