The Interplanetary Spaceflight Calendar
Spacecraft

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   OPERATIONAL MANNED ORBITAL SPACECRAFT

 
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Soyuz TMA (Russia)
  • 30 MAR: Soyuz 30S launch from Baikonur to the ISS.
  • 30 MAY: Soyuz 31S launch from Baikonur to the ISS.
  • 26 SEP: Soyuz 32S launch from Baikonur to the ISS.
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    ISS International Space Station (Alpha)
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    Shenzou (China)
  • China plans to launch 2 manned flights, Shenzou 9 and Shenzou 10, to the Tiangong 1 space module for temporary stays.
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    Tiangong 1 space laboratory module (China)
  • China plans to launch 2 manned flights, Shenzou 9 and Shenzou 10, to the Tiangong 1 space module for temporary stays.
  • China plans to launch the Tiangong 2 space station module.
  • China will possibly launch the Tiangong 3 space station module.


    •    FUTURE MANNED ORBITAL SPACECRAFT

     
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  • Possible first flight of a crewed SpaceX Dragon capsule.
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  • MAR: Possible first orbital flight test of Boeing's CST-100 reusable capsule. The unmanned launch will be on an Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral Complex 41.
  • DEC: Possible first manned launch of a Boeing CST-100 capsule on an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Complex 41. The flight will rendezvous with the ISS.
  • /2016: Possible unmanned transonic abort test launch of a Boeing CST-100 capsule on an Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral Complex 41.
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  • Sierra Nevada Corp. / SpaceDev Dream Chaser could be ready for a first test launch  (on an Atlas 5 rocket), under NASA's Commercial Crew plan.
  • Possible first manned launch of the Sierra Nevada DreamChaser, a 7-seat reusable winged lifting-body spacecraft, on an Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral.
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    Blue Origin New Shepard
    Crew Transportation System
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  • Possible first flight of the Blue Origin New Shepard CTS, a reusable manned biconic-shaped capsule, on an Atlas 5 rocket.
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    Lockheed MPCV (Orion)
    Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle
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  • DEC: Planned first (unmanned) test flight (OFT-1) of the new Lockheed Orion/MPCV spacecraft, on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket, into HEO.
  • MAR: Planned flight test (AA2) of the Orion/MPCV abort system from Cape Canaveral Complex 46 on a converted Peacekeeper missile.
  • Planned unmanned Exploration Flight Test of the US Orion MPCV spacecraft. Launched on a Delta 4 Heavy from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 37, the EFT-1 mission will fly 2 high-apogee orbits followed by a high-energy re-entry and a water landing.
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  • DEC: Possible first launch of NASA's new heavy-lift SLS (Space Launch System), from KSC Pad 39A. The unmanned SLS-1 flight will launch an Orion MPCV around the Moon.
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  • Planned launch from KSC Pad 39A of the SLS-2 mission, carrying a manned Orion MPCV around the Moon.
  • AUG: Possible launch from KSC Pad 39A of the SLS-3 mission, carrying a manned Orion MPCV into space.
  • AUG: Possible launch from KSC Pad 39A of the SLS-4 mission, carrying a manned Orion MPCV into space.
  • AUG: Planned launch from KSC Pad 39A of SLS-6, possibly carrying a manned Orion MPCV on an exploration mission to an asteroid.
  • AUG: Possible launch from KSC Pad 39A of the manned SLS-8 / Orion MPCV mission.
  • AUG: Possible launch from KSC Pad 39A of the manned SLS-10 / Orion MPCV mission.
  • AUG: Possible launch from KSC Pad 39A of the manned SLS-12 / Orion MPCV mission.
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  • Planned launch of 2 Bigelow Aerospace 'Sundancer' human-rated orbital habitats on Atlas 5 rockets from Cape Canaveral. After launching the larger BA 330, the three inflatable modules will be combined to form an orbital space complex.
  • Planned launch of Bigelow Aerospace's full-scale inflatable commercial space habitat, the BA 330. This module will be combined with the two Sundancer modules to form an orbital space complex.
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    Excalibur Almaz
    (USA, Russia, UK)
  • Excalibur Almaz plans to test launch an unmanned RRV reusable capsule.
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  • Planned first manned test flight of the Excalibur Almaz RRV manned reusable capsule.
  • Excalibur Almaz plans to fly the first commercial mission of the RRV manned reusable capsule.
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    Tiangong 2 & 3
    space laboratory modules
    (China)
  • China plans to launch the Tiangong 2 space station module.
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    Reaction Engines Skylon (with pax module)
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  • Planned first flight of the Reaction Engines Skylon.
    Service entry of the British spaceplane is expected to take place in 2020.
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