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NewAthena

Reportées

NASA · ESA

▸ Mars (Jezero crater) → Earth

Delayed

Mars Sample Return

▸No firm date, existing program unfunded (2026)

International

▸ Lunar orbit, near-rectilinear halo (NRHO)

Delayed

Gateway

▸PPE + HALO launch targeted for ~2028, program paused (March 2026)

ESA

▸ Mars, Oxia Planum

Delayed

ExoMars Rosalind Franklin

▸Launch late 2028 at the earliest (to be confirmed)

Accomplies

NASA · ESA

▸ Lunar orbit

Success

Artemis II

▸Launch Apr 1, 2026 · splashdown Apr 10, 2026

NASA

Success

DART

SpaceX/NASA

Success

Demo-2 / Crew Dragon

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183 missions

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Planned2037

NewAthena

Planned ~2037, X-rays

ESA·Europe·Telescopes & observatories

Planned2035

Bharatiya Antariksha Station

Planned ~2035, Indian space station

ISRO·Inde·Space stations

Planned2035

LISA

Planned ~2035, space-based gravitational waves

ESA/NASA·International·Telescopes & observatories

Planned2032

LiteBIRD

Planned ~2032, cosmic microwave background

JAXA·Japon·Telescopes & observatories

Planned2031

EnVision

Planned ≥2031, atmosphere and structure

ESA·Europe·Venus

Planned2031

Mangalyaan-2

Planned ~2031, orbiter + lander

ISRO·Inde·Mars

Planned2031

VERITAS

Planned ≥2031, mapping

NASA·États-Unis·Venus

Planned2031

Vigil

Planned ~2031, solar monitoring from L5

ESA·Europe·Sun & heliophysics

Planned2030

DAVINCI

Planned ≥2030, atmospheric probe

NASA·États-Unis·Venus

Planned2030

Désorbitation ISS

Planned ~2030-31, USDV deorbit vehicle

NASA/SpaceX·International·Space stations

Delayed2030

Orbital Reef

~2030, uncertain

Blue Origin/Sierra·Privé (US)·Space stations

Planned2029

ARIEL

Planned 2029, exoplanet atmospheres

ESA·Europe·Telescopes & observatories

Planned2029

Comet Interceptor

Planned 2029, interception of a dynamically new comet

ESA/JAXA·International·Asteroids & comets

Planned2029

Tianwen-4

Planned ~2029, Jupiter/Callisto

CNSA·Chine·Jupiter

Planned2028

Artemis IV

Planned ~2028+, program's first crewed Moon landing

NASA·États-Unis·Human spaceflight

Planned2028

Chandrayaan-4

Planned ~2028-30, sample return

ISRO·Inde·Moon

Planned2028

Chang'e 8

Planned ~2028-29, ILRS base preparation

CNSA·Chine·Moon

Planned2028

LUPEX

Planned ~2028, polar rover

JAXA/ISRO·International·Moon

Planned2028

RAMSES

Planned 2028, rendezvous with Apophis before its 2029 pass

ESA·Europe·Asteroids & comets

Planned2028

Shukrayaan-1

Planned ~2028

ISRO·Inde·Venus

Planned2028

Starlab

Planned ~2028-29

Voyager/Airbus·International·Space stations

Planned2028

Tianwen-3

Planned ~2028-30, Mars sample return

CNSA·Chine·Mars

Planned2027

Axiom Station

Planned ~2027+, modules first attached to the ISS

Axiom·Privé (US)·Space stations

Planned2027

Gaganyaan habité

Planned ~2027, first Indian crewed flight

ISRO·Inde·Human spaceflight

Delayed2027

Luna-26/27

≥2027, uncertain, orbiter + lander

Roscosmos·Russie·Moon

Planned2027

NEO Surveyor

Planned ~2027-28, planetary defense, IR

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Planned2027

PLATO

Planned Jan 2027, rocky exoplanets in the habitable zone

ESA·Europe·Telescopes & observatories

Success2026

Artemis II

Successful · April 2026

NASA · ESA·International·Human spaceflight

Detailed page →

Planned2026

Blue Ghost Mission 2

Planned late 2026, lander, far side

Firefly/NASA·International·Moon

Planned2026

Blue Moon MK1 Pathfinder

Planned 2026, first Blue Moon lander, uncrewed

Blue Origin/NASA·International·Moon

Planned2026

Chang'e 7

Planned late 2026, south pole (orbiter, lander, rover, flying probe)

CNSA·Chine·Moon

Planned2026

CubeSpec

Planned mid-2026, asteroseismology

ESA·Europe·Telescopes & observatories

Planned2026

Gaganyaan-1

Planned 2026, uncrewed test flight

ISRO·Inde·Human spaceflight

Planned2026

Griffin Mission One

Planned 2026, CLPS lander, south pole

Astrobotic/NASA·International·Moon

Planned2026

Haven-1

Planned ≥mid-2026, first standalone private station

Vast·Privé (US)·Space stations

Planned2026

HENON

Planned late 2026, first ESA deep-space CubeSat, space weather

ESA·Europe·Sun & heliophysics

Planned2026

IM-3

Planned 2026, CLPS lander, Reiner Gamma

Intuitive Machines/NASA·International·Moon

Planned2026

Mengzhou 1 + programme lunaire habité

Test flight 2026 → crewed Moon landing ~2029-30 (Mengzhou + Lanyue lander)

CNSA·Chine·Human spaceflight

Planned2026

MMX

Planned Nov-Dec 2026, Phobos sample return (return 2031)

JAXA·Japon·Mars

Planned2026

Nancy Grace Roman

Planned ≥Sep 2026, 100× Hubble's field of view, exoplanets, dark energy

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2026

Pandora

Exoplanet atmospheres (+ CubeSats SPARCS, BlackCAT)

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2026

SMILE

Solar wind-magnetosphere interaction, science orbit since Jun 2026

ESA/CAS·International·Sun & heliophysics

Planned2026

Starliner-1

Planned 2026, ISS cargo (uncrewed flight)

Boeing/NASA·International·Human spaceflight

Planned2026

SunRISE (6 CubeSats)

Planned mid-2026, solar activity

NASA·États-Unis·Sun & heliophysics

Planned2026

Venus Life Finder

From 2026, organic molecules in the clouds

Rocket Lab/MIT·Privé (US)·Venus

Planned2026

Xuntian

Planned 2026-27, co-orbital telescope with Tiangong

CNSA·Chine·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2025

Biomass

Earth observation (science)

ESA·Europe·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing2025

ESCAPADE (2 sondes)

En route, Earth gravity assist Nov 2026, arrival 2027

NASA·États-Unis·Mars

Ongoing2025

IMAP

L1, mapping the heliosphere

NASA·États-Unis·Sun & heliophysics

Ongoing2025

NISAR

Earth observation (science)

NASA/ISRO·International·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing2025

PUNCH (4 sats)

Earth orbit, solar corona

NASA·États-Unis·Sun & heliophysics

Ongoing2025

Sentinel-6B

Earth observation (science)

ESA/NASA·International·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing2025

SPHEREx

All-sky spectral survey

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2025

Tianwen-2

Insertion at Kamoʻoalewa Jun 2026, sampling Jul 2026, then comet 311P

CNSA·Chine·Asteroids & comets

Ongoing2024

Einstein Probe

X-rays, transients

CAS/ESA·International·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2024

Europa Clipper

Ongoing · in transit

NASA·États-Unis·Jupiter

Detailed page →

Ongoing2024

Hera

Arrival at Didymos/Dimorphos November 2026

ESA·Europe·Asteroids & comets

Ongoing2024

Proba-3 (2 sats)

Formation-flying coronagraph (anomaly Feb 2026, contact restored)

ESA·Europe·Sun & heliophysics

Ongoing2024

Queqiao-2

Next-generation comms relay

CNSA·Chine·Moon

Ongoing2024

SVOM

Gamma-ray bursts

CNES/CAS·International·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2023

Aditya-L1

L1, first Indian solar observatory

ISRO·Inde·Sun & heliophysics

Ongoing2023

Euclid

Dark matter/energy

ESA·Europe·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2023

JUICE

Ongoing · interplanetary cruise

ESA·Europe·Jupiter

Detailed page →

Ongoing2023

Psyche

En route to the metallic asteroid Psyche (2029)

NASA·États-Unis·Asteroids & comets

Ongoing2023

XRISM

X-ray spectroscopy

JAXA/NASA·International·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2022

ASO-S / Kuafu-1

Earth orbit

CAS·Chine·Sun & heliophysics

Ongoing2022

CAPSTONE

Validating the Gateway's NRHO orbit

NASA·États-Unis·Moon

Ongoing2022

Danuri (KPLO)

Orbiter, extended mission

KARI·Corée du Sud·Moon

Success2021

DART

First demonstrated asteroid deflection (Dimorphos, -32 min)

NASA·États-Unis·Asteroids & comets

Ongoing2021

IXPE

X-ray polarimetry

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2021

JWST

Infrared, flagship

NASA/ESA/CSA·International·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2021

Lucy

Ongoing · en route to the Trojans

NASA·États-Unis·Asteroids & comets

Detailed page →

Ongoing2020

Chang'e 5 (orbiteur)

Extended mission

CNSA·Chine·Moon

Success2020

Demo-2 / Crew Dragon

First commercial crewed flight, end of the Soyuz monopoly

SpaceX/NASA·International·Human spaceflight

Ongoing2020

Hope (EMM)

Atmosphere

UAE·Émirats·Mars

Ongoing2020

Perseverance (rover)

Jezero crater, samples cached

NASA·États-Unis·Mars

Ongoing2020

Solar Orbiter

Progressive orbital inclination (5th Venus flyby: Dec 2026)

ESA/NASA·International·Sun & heliophysics

Ongoing2020

Tianwen-1 (orbiteur)

Zhurong rover dormant, presumed lost

CNSA·Chine·Mars

Ongoing2019

Chandrayaan-2 (orbiteur)

Mapping

ISRO·Inde·Moon

Ongoing2019

Cheops

Exoplanet characterization

ESA·Europe·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2019

Spektr-RG

X-rays (eROSITA in standby since 2022)

Roscosmos/DLR·International·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2018

Chang'e 4 + rover Yutu-2

Far side (reduced activity, status to be confirmed)

CNSA·Chine·Moon

Success2018

InSight

Mars seismology, Mars interior structure

NASA·États-Unis·Mars

Ongoing2018

Parker Solar Probe

Ongoing · close orbits around the Sun

NASA·États-Unis·Sun & heliophysics

Detailed page →

Ongoing2018

Queqiao-1

Far-side comms relay

CNSA·Chine·Moon

Ongoing2018

TESS

Exoplanets (transits)

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2017

HXMT / Insight

X-rays

CAS·Chine·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2017

NICER

Aboard the ISS, neutron stars

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2016

ExoMars TGO

Trace gases + relay

ESA/Roscosmos·International·Mars

Ongoing2016

OSIRIS-APEX

En route to Apophis (arrival 2029)

NASA·États-Unis·Asteroids & comets

Success2016

OSIRIS-REx

Bennu sample return

NASA·États-Unis·Asteroids & comets

Ongoing2015

Astrosat

Multi-wavelength

ISRO·Inde·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2015

DAMPE

Dark matter

CAS·Chine·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2015

DSCOVR

NOAA/NASA·États-Unis·Sun & heliophysics

Ongoing2014

Hayabusa2

Extended mission, Torifune flyby Jul 2026

JAXA·Japon·Asteroids & comets

Success2013

Chang'e 3

China's return to the Moon, first Moon landing since 1976

CNSA·Chine·Moon

Completed2013

Gaia

Ended (2025), mapping of ~2 billion stars

ESA·Europe·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2013

IRIS

Earth orbit

NASA·États-Unis·Sun & heliophysics

Ongoing2013

MAVEN

Atmosphere

NASA·États-Unis·Mars

Ongoing2012

NuSTAR

Hard X-rays

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2011

Curiosity (rover)

Gale crater, 14+ years on the surface

NASA·États-Unis·Mars

Ongoing2010

SDO

Geosynchronous Earth orbit

NASA·États-Unis·Sun & heliophysics

Success2009

Herschel

Infrared, star formation

ESA·Europe·Telescopes & observatories

Success2009

Kepler

~2,700 confirmed exoplanets, statistical revolution

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2009

LRO

Orbiter, mapping

NASA·États-Unis·Moon

Success2009

Planck

Precise age and composition of the Universe

ESA·Europe·Telescopes & observatories

Success2008

Chandrayaan-1 & 3

Detection of lunar water; first south pole landing

ISRO·Inde·Moon

Ongoing2008

Fermi

Gamma rays

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2007

ARTEMIS P1 & P2

Former THEMIS, repositioned into lunar orbit

NASA·États-Unis·Moon

Success2007

Dawn

First orbiter of two bodies (Vesta then Ceres)

NASA·États-Unis·Asteroids & comets

Ongoing2006

Hinode

Earth orbit

JAXA/NASA·International·Sun & heliophysics

Ongoing2006

New Horizons

Ongoing · Kuiper Belt

NASA·États-Unis·Interstellar space

Detailed page →

Ongoing2006

STEREO-A

Heliocentric orbit

NASA·États-Unis·Sun & heliophysics

Ongoing2005

MRO

Orbiter, HiRISE imaging

NASA·États-Unis·Mars

Success2004

MESSENGER

First Mercury orbiter

NASA·États-Unis·Mercury

Success2004

Rosetta / Philae

First comet orbiter and landing (67P)

ESA·Europe·Asteroids & comets

Ongoing2004

Swift

Gamma-ray bursts (orbit boost planned mid-2026)

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Success2003

Hayabusa

First asteroid sample return

JAXA·Japon·Asteroids & comets

Ongoing2003

Mars Express

Orbiter

ESA·Europe·Mars

Success2003

Shenzhou 5

China becomes the 3rd crewed spaceflight power

CNSA·Chine·Human spaceflight

Success2003

Spirit & Opportunity

Opportunity: 15 years, evidence of past liquid water

NASA·États-Unis·Mars

Success2003

Spitzer

Infrared, star formation

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing2001

Mars Odyssey

Oldest active Mars orbiter

NASA·États-Unis·Mars

Success2001

WMAP

Precise age and composition of the Universe

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing1999

Chandra

X-rays (budget under threat)

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing1999

XMM-Newton

X-rays

ESA·Europe·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing1997

ACE

L1, solar wind

NASA·États-Unis·Sun & heliophysics

Success1997

Cassini-Huygens

13 years around Saturn, Titan landing, Enceladus geysers

NASA/ESA·International·Saturn & Titan

Success1996

Mars Pathfinder / Sojourner

First Mars rover

NASA·États-Unis·Mars

Ongoing1995

SOHO

L1, longest-serving still active

ESA/NASA·International·Sun & heliophysics

Ongoing1994

Wind

NASA·États-Unis·Sun & heliophysics

Ongoing1990

Hubble

Visible/UV/near-IR

NASA/ESA·International·Telescopes & observatories

Success1989

COBE

Cosmic microwave background anisotropies, 2 Nobel Prizes

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Success1989

Galileo

Jupiter orbiter, discovery of Europa's ocean

NASA·États-Unis·Jupiter

Success1989

Magellan

Complete radar mapping of Venus

NASA·États-Unis·Venus

Completed1986

Mir

Ended (2001), first modular station, duration records

URSS/Russie·URSS/Russie·Space stations

Completed1981

Navette spatiale

Ended (2011), 135 flights; Challenger and Columbia accidents

NASA·États-Unis·Human spaceflight

Ongoing1977

Voyager 1

Ongoing · interstellar space

NASA·États-Unis·Interstellar space

Detailed page →

Ongoing1977

Voyager 2

Ongoing · interstellar space

NASA·États-Unis·Interstellar space

Detailed page →

Success1976

Viking 1 & 2

First Mars landers, in situ search for life

NASA·États-Unis·Mars

Success1974

Mariner 10

First Mercury flyby

NASA·États-Unis·Mercury

Success1973

Skylab

First American station

NASA·États-Unis·Space stations

Success1972

Apollo 17

Last crewed Moon landing before Artemis

NASA·États-Unis·Human spaceflight

Success1972

Pioneer 10 & 11

First flybys of Jupiter and Saturn

NASA·États-Unis·Jupiter

Success1971

Saliout 1

First space station

URSS·URSS/Russie·Space stations

Success1970

Apollo 13

Rescue that became a benchmark in crisis management

NASA·États-Unis·Human spaceflight

Success1970

Venera 7 & 13

First landings and images of the surface of Venus

URSS·URSS/Russie·Venus

Success1969

Apollo 11

First steps on the Moon

NASA·États-Unis·Human spaceflight

Success1968

Apollo 8

First humans in lunar orbit, 'Earthrise' photo

NASA·États-Unis·Human spaceflight

Success1966

Luna 9

First soft landing on another body

URSS·URSS/Russie·Moon

Success1965

Mariner 4

First close-up images of Mars

NASA·États-Unis·Mars

Success1961

Vostok 1

Gagarin, first human in space

URSS·URSS/Russie·Human spaceflight

Success1959

Luna 2 & 3

First lunar impact, first images of the far side

URSS·URSS/Russie·Moon

Success1957

Spoutnik 1

First artificial satellite, dawn of the space age

URSS·URSS/Russie·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing

Aqua

Earth observation (science)

NASA·États-Unis·Satellites (Earth)

In development

Artemis III

In development · orbit demo ~2027

NASA·États-Unis·Human spaceflight

Detailed page →

Ongoing

BepiColombo

En route, orbit insertion on November 21, 2026

ESA/JAXA·International·Mercury

In development

Dragonfly

In development · launch ~2028

NASA·États-Unis·Saturn & Titan

Detailed page →

Ongoing

EarthCARE

Earth observation (science)

ESA/JAXA·International·Satellites (Earth)

Delayed

ExoMars Rosalind Franklin

Postponed, relaunch targeted around 2028

ESA·Europe·Mars

Detailed page →

Delayed

Gateway

Postponed · program paused (2026)

International·Autre·Space stations

Detailed page →

Ongoing

GPM

Earth observation (science)

NASA/JAXA·International·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing

GRACE-FO

Earth observation (science)

NASA/GFZ·États-Unis·Satellites (Earth)

Planned

Habitable Worlds Observatory

The 2040s, successor to Hubble/JWST

NASA·États-Unis·Telescopes & observatories

Ongoing

ICESat-2

Earth observation (science)

NASA·États-Unis·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing

ISS

Continuously crewed since 2000, retirement planned ~2030-31

NASA/Roscosmos/ESA/JAXA/CSA·International·Space stations

Ongoing

Juno

Jupiter orbit, extended mission, continuation to be confirmed

NASA·États-Unis·Jupiter

Ongoing

Landsat 8

Earth observation (science)

NASA·États-Unis·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing

Landsat 9

Earth observation (science)

NASA·États-Unis·Satellites (Earth)

Delayed

Mars Sample Return

Postponed · program unfunded (2026 budget)

NASA · ESA·International·Mars

Detailed page →

Ongoing

PACE

Earth observation (science)

NASA·États-Unis·Satellites (Earth)

Delayed

Programme Mars SpaceX

Postponed, pushed back 5-7 years in favor of the Moon (Feb 2026)

SpaceX·Privé (US)·Mars

Ongoing

Sentinel-1

Earth observation (science)

ESA·Europe·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing

Sentinel-2

Earth observation (science)

ESA·Europe·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing

Sentinel-3

Earth observation (science)

ESA·Europe·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing

Sentinel-5P

Earth observation (science)

ESA·Europe·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

Earth observation (science)

ESA/NASA·International·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing

SMAP

Earth observation (science)

NASA·États-Unis·Satellites (Earth)

Planned

Starship HLS

Schedule TBD, tied to Starship flights, Artemis lander

SpaceX/NASA·International·Human spaceflight

Ongoing

SWOT

Earth observation (science)

NASA/CNES·International·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing

Terra

Earth observation (science)

NASA·États-Unis·Satellites (Earth)

Ongoing

Tiangong

Continuously crewed, Shenzhou 23 aboard (May 2026)

CNSA·Chine·Space stations

Delayed

Uranus Orbiter & Probe

Decadal Survey priority, unfunded

NASA·États-Unis·Uranus & beyond