++ Planned first (demonstration) flight of the OSC Cygnus ISS re-supply ship on a Taurus
II rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia.
JULY
++ESA's Rosetta will be put in hibernation until January 2014.
AUGUST
++Dawn arrives at asteroid esta for 9 months of orbital operations.
++Launch of the Juno probe to Jupiter on an Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral.
SEPTEMBER
08Planned launch of NASA's GRAIL probe to the Moon on a Delta 2 from Cape Canaveral.
NOVEMBER
++NASA plans to launch the nuclear-powered Mars Science Laboratory (rover) on an
Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral. MSL 'Curiosity' will test soil and rock samples for traces of biological activity.
DECEMBER
++ Proton; Multipurpose Laboratory Module with European Robotic Arm (ERA) launch to the
ISS (3R).
Also in 2011
++ Ares Max Q Ascent Abort Test from White Sands, NM.
++Planned launch of NASA's OSIRIS probe to asteroid RQ36.
++ Possible launch of TerraSAR-X2.
++NASA plans to launch NuTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array).
++Launch of ESA's GAIA astronomy satellite to the L2 point.
++ OSC intends to start flying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the ISS.
++ China plans to launch the Tiangong-1 spacecraft into orbit on a Long March
2F rocket from the Jiuqan space center.
++ China plans to launch the first mission to its Tiangong-1 orbital spacecraft, the Shenzou
8 mission will be unmanned and test robotic docking systems.
++Russia plans to launch the Spektr-RG X-ray and gamma ray observatory.
++Possible launch of a Russian MKA FI satellite to study solar-terrestrial interactions
and the relationships between the sun and the small bodies in the solar system.
++Russia plans to launch the Phobos-Grunt (Phobos ground probe). An automatic spacecraft
will orbit Mars and a probe will land on Phobos, operate there for 3 years before returning to Earth. A Chinese mini-orbiter
(Yinghou-1) will be released near Mars, along with 1 or 2 Finnish MetNet meteorological stations to be deployed on the Martian
surface.
++ Minotaur 4; SBSS launch from Vandenberg SLC-8.
++First commercial launch of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo.
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MAY
++Planned
launch of NASA's LADEE probe to the Moon on a Minotaur 5 from Wallops Island.
++Dawn will leave Vesta orbit.
OCTOBER
++ Planned launch of DMSP F19.
Also in 2012
++ Planned launch of the Global Precipitation Measurement satellite (2).
++ Possible launch of Bigelow Aerospace's first full-scale inflatable commercial space
habitat, the BA 330.
++Virgin Galactic will now also be flying its suborbital Spaceship Two from the
new Spaceport Sweden at Kiruna.
++ Planned suborbital launch of the Italian Pollux FTB-X on a European Vega rocket.
++Planned launch of Russia's Moon-Globe orbiter and a Moon rover.
++Possible first tourist flight to orbit the Moon. The Deep Space Exploration
- Alpha mission will use a Soyuz TMA plus an additional Block DM propulsion module.
++ India hopes to begin demonstration flights of a reusable launch vehicle.
++Russia plans to launch Luna Glob (lunar orbiter, south-polar surface probe and
surface penetrators) on a Soyuz 2 Fregat.
++Russia plans to launch two Resonance magnetospheric observation satellites on a
Soyuz 2 Fregat from Baikonur.
++ Russia plans to launch the first OKA T microgravity laboratory on a Soyuz 2 from Baikonur.
Possible docking with the ISS.
++Planned lunar mission of the Odyssey Moon MoonOne (M-1), landing on the lunar equator.
++ Planned first (unmanned) test flight of a modern-day version of the Russian Almaz reusable
reentry vehicle.
++ Instead of the Ares I-Y test flight, NASA plans to launch the Ares I-X
Prime, from KSC pad 39B. It will feature a 5-segment SRB and possibly test the launch abort system.
++NASA's nuclear-powered MSL will land on Mars. The Mars Science Laboratory rover
'Curiosity' will test soil and rock samples for traces of biological activity.
++ Planned launch of the next-generation Landsat Data Continuity Mission.
++ (/2013) China plans to land a nuclear powered rover on the Moon.
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AUGUST
++Bepi-Colombo
(ESA) spacecraft (2 orbiters) launch to Mercury. Using solar-electric propulsion the journey will take about 6 years.
NOVEMBER
++Planned launch of NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) probe to
Mars.
Also in 2013
++India hopes to launch a small Mars orbiter on a GSLV.
++NASA's OSIRIS probe will acquire a sample of asteroid RQ36, for return to Earth
in 2017.
++Planned launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to the L2 point, on an
Ariane 5 ECA. The infrared observatory is built by Northrup Grumman Space Technology.
++Planned launch of NASA's next Mars Scout mission.
++ Possible first flight of Starchaser Industries Thunderstar rocket from Spaceport America
(the Southwest Regional Spaceport).
++China plans to launch the Chang'e 3 lunar lander/rover to the Moon.
++ Planned test launch of the Starchaser Nova 2 rocket from the UK.
++ Possible first flight of EADS Astrium's suborbital tourist Space Plane.
++Possible launch of the Russian Gamma 400 space observatory.
++Possible launch of a Russian MKA FKI satellite to study solar-terrestrial interactions
and the relationships between the sun and the small bodies in the solar system.
++Planned first revenue flight of the Excalibur Almaz, a manned modern-day version
of the Russian Almaz reusable reentry vehicle.
++GSLV; Chandrayaan 2 launch; Indian lunar probe & Russian lander/rover.
++Juno - Earth flyby.
++ Planned launch of ESA's EarthCARE satellite, possibly on a Soyuz rocket.
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JANUARY
++ESA
will wake up its Rosetta probe, en-route to comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
MAY
22Rosetta rendezvous with comet Churmuyov-Gerasimenko. A lander (Philae) will be
dropped on the comet in November 2014.
++ Planned launch of DMP F20.
SEPTEMBER
16NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) will enter Mars orbit.
NOVEMBER
++ESA's Rosetta, in orbit around Churmuyov-Gerasimenko, will drop a small lander
(Philae) on the comet.
Also in 2014
++ Ares I; Orion 1 launch from KSC pad 39B. First flight of the Orion
spacecraft, in an unmanned orbital flight with a splashdown of Australia.
++ Possible launch of Prometheus 1 on a short-duration mission to test space-nuclear power
and propulsion.
++ China plans to fly the new heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket.
++ Russia plans to launch the 2nd OKA T microgravity laboratory on a Soyuz 2 from Baikonur.
Possible docking with the ISS.
++Planned sample-return to Earth of the Russian Phobos-Grunt mission.
++Sierra
Nevada Corp. / SpaceDev Dream Chaser could be ready for launch (on an Atla 5 rocket), under NASA's CCDev plan.
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FEBRUARY
++Dawn
will enter orbit around Ceres.
MARCH
++Ares I; Orion 2 launch from KSC pad 39B. First manned Orion test
flight, includes demonstration of rendezvous and proximity operations with the ISS. First docking with the ISS. Leaves an
adapter on the ISS.
JULY
14New Horizons - Pluto flyby.
Also in 2015
++Ares I; Orion 3 launch from KSC pad 39B. Second manned
Orion test flight. Leaves a second adapter on the ISS.
++According to its Aurora program, ESA is planned to make a decision to go ahead
with an international human mission to Mars and, possibly, the Moon.
++Planned launch of the NASA/ESA LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna).
++Planned launch of ESA's Solar Orbiter.
++ SIM PlanetQuest (Space Interferometry Mission) planned launch to the L-2 point.
The NASA probe will use 3 pairs of small telescopes to measure the wobbling of stars.
++ Planned first launch from the new Russian Vostochny cosmodrome. The first manned
launch is planned for 2018.
++Planned launch of the NASA/US DoE Joint Dark Energy Mission. The satellite aims
to measure the expansion of the universe precisely by observing about 2300 supernovae.
++India plans to launch its first manned capsule into orbit atop a GSLV Mark
3.
++Ares I; Orion 4 launch from KSC pad 39B. ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
First operational Orion flight.
++Possible launch of a Russian MKA FKI satellite to study solar-terrestrial interactions
and the relationships between the sun and the small bodies in the solar system.
++ Planned launch of NASA's ICESat 2.
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++Ares I; Orion 5 launch from KSC pad 39B. ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
++ Planned launch of NASA's Constellation-X satellites.
++TPF-C (Terrestrial Planet Finder coronograph) possible launch. [will possibly be
delayed due to NASA's budget]
++Ares I; Orion 6 launch from KSC pad 39B. ISS Crew Rotation
Flight.
++Possible launch of the Russian Venera-D mission (orbiter, balloons and lander)
to Venus.
++ Russia plans to launch the Vozvrat-MKA microgravity satellite, equipped with an Earth
return/landing vehicle.
++NASA's Juno probe will reach the Jupiter system.
++Possible launch of the International Lunar Network; a series of seismological lunar
landers.
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++Ares I; Orion 7 launch from KSC pad 39B. ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
++China plans to launch a lunar sample return mission.
++Planned return of NASA's OSIRIS probe with samples of asteroid RQ36.
++South Korea hopes to launch a lunar orbiter on a rocket developed from homegrown
technology.
++Ares I; Orion 8 launch from KSC pad 39B. ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
++NASA will possibly fly a manned Orion spacecraft around the
Moon.
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++Ares I; Orion 9 launch from KSC pad 39B. ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
++ Planned launch of an ESA Aurora technology precursor mission to demonstrate aerobraking/aerocapture,
solar electric propulsion and soft landing.
++ Ares V-Y; first launch of the Ares V cargo launch vehicle, from KSC pad
39A. The Ares V-1 will carry ballast instead of an EDS (Earth Departure Stage).
++Ares I; Orion 10 launch from KSC pad 39B. ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
++Planned launch of ESA's Aurora Flagship ExoMars mission on an Ariane 5. The robotic
rover, deployed from a Mars orbiter, will search for traces of life and characterize the nature of the surface environment.
++Russia plans to launch the Spektr M (Millimetron) space observatory.
++Possible launch of the Russian Astrometriya space astrometry spacecraft.
++Possible launch of the Russian Terion F2 satellite to observe the Earth's ionosphere
and thermosphere.
++ ESA will possibly test its new Advanced Re-entry Vehicle, which will be able to bring
cargo back from the ISS.
++Planned first manned launch from the new Russian Vostochny cosmodrome.
++ 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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AUGUST
++ ESA's Bepi-Colombo
mission (2 orbiters) is expected to arrive at Mercury.
Also in 2019
++Ares V; Altair 1 launch from KSC pad 39A. First flight of the
Altair LSAM (Lunar Surface Access Module), launched on an Ares V vehicle with an EDS. This flight is in conjunction with Orion
11.
++Ares I; Orion 11 launch from KSC pad 39B. This (manned) flight
is in conjunction with the first flight of the Altair 1 LSAM. The CEV will dock with the EDS and LSAM and enter low lunar
orbit (LLO). The LSAM will perform an uncrewed lunar descent and landing, and then launch to rendezvous with the CEV.
++Ares I; Orion 12 launch from KSC pad 39B. ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
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++Ares I; Orion 14 launch from KSC pad 39B. ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
++Ares V; Altair 2 launch from KSC pad 39A. This flight is in conjunction
with Orion 13.
++Ares I; Orion 13 launch from KSC pad 39B. Planned first manned
lunar-landing flight of the Project Constellation Orion CEV. Orion 13 will be combined with an Earth Departure Stage (EDS)
to get to the moon. The Altair 2 Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM) will be used to carry 2 astronauts to the the surface,
leaving 1 astronaut in the CEV in lunar orbit.
++TPF-I (Terrestrial Planet Finder interferometer) possible launch, provided it isn't
cancelled or delayed by NASA's budget.
++China plans to launch a lunar sample return mission.
++Possible launch of the US/international Space Ultraviolet Observatory (SUVO).
++Possible launch of Europe's Darwin project, a formation flying astronomical mission.
++ China plans to launch a space station into orbit on Long March 5 boosters.
++Planned launch of a NASA Jupiter Europa orbiter and an ESA Jupiter Ganymede orbiter
on two separate launch vehicles from different launch sites.
++Ares I; Orion 16 launch from KSC pad 39B. ISS Crew Rotation
Flight.
