Artemis II Test Flight
Artemis II test flight: NASA’s first crewed Space Launch System (SLS) mission with Orion spacecraft Launch date NET (No Earlier Than) April 2026
Artemis II test flight: NASA’s first crewed Space Launch System (SLS) mission with Orion spacecraft Launch date NET (No Earlier Than) April 2026
Chang'e 7 robotic lunar exploration mission featuring an orbiter, a lander, a mini-hopping probe, and a rover. Launch date: August 2026
Demonstration of large-scale orbital refueling of SpaceX's Starship, a precursor to SpaceX's travel beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO). Launch date: Not yet scheduled; may occur in 2026
Test flight of SpaceX Starship Version 3 Launch date: Not yet scheduled; expected to occur in 2026
Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 will deliver science and technology to the lunar South Pole Launch date: Not yet scheduled but may occur in 2026
Test flight of Rocket Lab's Neutron rocket Launch date: Not yet scheduled but may occur in 2026
Inaugural flight of Stoke Space's Nova reusable rocket Launch date: Not yet scheduled but may occur in 2026
Inaugural launch of China's Long March 10A rocket with their larger, lunar-capable Mengzhou spacecraft which has flown before and is intended to replace the Shenzhou spacecraft. Launch date: Unknown, but may launch in 2026
Launch of the first crewed habitat of the world's first commercial space station prior to the International Space Station's retirement in 2030 Launch date: Not scheduled, but may occur in 2026
Named in honor of NASA's first chief astronomer, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will have a field of view over 100x larger than the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and it will perform wide-area surveys of the universe. Launch date: Not yet scheduled but may occur in 2026