The Interplanetary Spaceflight Calendar
Spacecraft

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OPERATIONAL MANNED ORBITAL SPACECRAFT
 
FUTURE MANNED ORBITAL SPACECRAFT

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Soyuz TMA
(Russia)

15 May 2012: Soyuz 30S launch to the ISS from Baikonur.
15 July 2012: Soyuz ISS 31S launch from Baikonur to the ISS.
15 Oct 2012: Soyuz ISS 32S launch from Baikonur to the ISS.
05 Dec 2012: Soyuz ISS 33S launch from Baikonur to the ISS.
2015:
Possible first tourist flight to orbit the Moon.
 

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ISS
International Space Station
(Alpha)
 

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Shenzhou
(China)
 

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Tiangong 1
space laboratory module
(China)
 

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Blue Origin New Shepard
Crew Transportation System
(USA)

   

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Lockheed MPCV (Orion)
Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle
(USA)
   

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Excalibur Almaz
(USA, Russia, UK)
   

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Tiangong 2 & 3
space laboratory modules
(China)

   

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Reaction Engines Skylon (with pax module)
(UK)

     
OPERATIONAL MANNED SUBORBITAL VEHICLES
 
FUTURE MANNED SUBORBITAL VEHICLES
   

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XCOR Lynx
(USA)
   

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Armadillo Aerospace
sub-orbital vehicle
(USA)
   

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Blue Origin
sub-orbital vehicle
(USA)
   

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Copenhagen Suborbitals Tycho Brahe
(Denmark)
   

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SpaceX Grasshopper
(USA)
     
OPERATIONAL ISS SUPPLY VEHICLES & REUSABLE SPACECRAFT
 
FUTURE ISS SUPPLY VEHICLES & REUSABLE SPACECRAFT

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Progress M
(Russia)
 

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ATV
Automated Transfer Vehicle
(Europe)
 

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HTV
H-II Transfer Vehicle
(Japan)
 

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HTV-R
H-II Returnable Transfer Vehicle
(Japan)

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X-37B
[launched on an Atlas V]
(USA)
   
     
OPERATIONAL LAUNCH VEHICLES
 
FUTURE LAUNCH VEHICLES

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Ariane 5
(Europe)
 

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Angara
(Russia)

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Athena
(USA)
 

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Atlas V
(USA)
 

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Epsilon
(Japan)

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Delta II
(USA)
 

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Delta IV
(USA)
 

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Dnepr
(Russia)
 

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Liberty
(USA & Europe)

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Falcon 1e
(USA)
 

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RBS
Reusable Booster System
(USA)

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Falcon 9
(USA)
 

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Skylon
(UK)

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GSLV
Geosynchrynous Satellite Launch Vehicle
(India)
 

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SLS
Space Launch System
(USA)

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H-IIA
(Japan)
 

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Stratolaunch
(USA)
first launch: 2016

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H-IIB
Japan
 

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Tsyklon-4
(Ukraine)

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Long March
(China)
   

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Proton
(Russia)
   

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PSLV
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
(India)
   

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Rokot
(Russia)
   

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Safir
(Iran)
   

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Shavit
(Israel)
   

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Soyuz
(Russia)
   

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Start-1
(Russia)
   

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Taurus
(USA)

   

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Vega
(Europe) 
   

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Volna
(Russia)
   

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Zenit
(Ukraine/Russia)
   
     
OPERATIONAL ASTRONOMY SATELLITES & SPACE PROBES
 
FUTURE ASTRONOMY SATELLITES & SPACE PROBES
EARTH ORBIT
   

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IRIS
(Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph)
solar observatory

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Cluster II
(Rumba,Salsa,Samba,Tango)
 

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NuSTAR
(Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array)
X-ray telescope

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Coriolis
military space & earth observation satellite
 

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RBSP
(Radiation Belt Storm Probes)

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COROT
(COnvection,ROtation and planetary Transits)
 

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Spektr-RG SXG
X-ray & gamma ray observatory

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Geotail
magnetosphere studies
   

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Hinode
X-ray telescope
   

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HST
(Hubble Space Telescope)
   

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IBEX
(Interstellar Boundary Explorer)
   

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INTEGRAL
(INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory)
   

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MOST
(Microvariability and Oscillations of STars)
   

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RHESSI
(Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager)
   

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Spektr R / RadioAstron
Space Radio Telescope
   

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Swift
GRB mission

   

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THEMIS
5 auroral observatories
   

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XMM-Newton
X-ray space observatory
   
MOON
   

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ARTEMIS
Sun-Moon interaction observations
 

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Luna-Resurs &
Chandrayaan-2
polar lander, rover & orbiter

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Chang'e 2
orbiter
 

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Chang'e 3
lander & rover

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GRAIL 'Ebb & Flow'
(2 Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites)
 

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International Lunar Network
seismological landers

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LRO
(Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)
 

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LADEE
(Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer)
orbiter
   

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Luna-Glob
lunar orbiter & 4 seismic penetrators
   

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ESA Lunar Lander
(Moon Next)
(proposed)
   

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Odyssey Moon MoonOne
(M-1 robotic lander)
LAGRANGIAN POINTS
   

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ACE
(Advanced Composition Explorer)
 

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Euclid
dark matter / energy
space telescope

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ARTEMIS
Sun-Moon interaction observations
 

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Gaia
astrometry mission

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Herschel
infrared Space Observatory
 

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JWST
James Webb Space Telescope

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Planck
CMB observatory
 

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LISA Pathfinder
(Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)

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SOHO
(Solar & Heliospheric Observatory)
 

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TPF
(Terrestrial Planet Finder)

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WIND
solar wind observatory
   

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Chang'e 2
orbiter
   
HELIOCENTRIC
   

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Kepler
exoplanet search
 

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LISA
(Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)

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Spitzer
(Space Infrared Telescope Facility)
 

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STEREO
(2 Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatories)
 

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MARS
   

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EDM lander & TGO
(Trace Gas Orbiter &
Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module)

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Mars Exploration Rovers
(Opportunity & Spirit)
 

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ExoMars
rover

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Mars Express
Orbiter
 

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MAVEN
(Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN)
orbiter

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MRO
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
   

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MSL 'Curiosity'
(Mars Science Laboratory rover)
   
VENUS
   

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Venera-D
orbiter, balloons & lander

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MERCURY
   

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MESSENGER
orbiter
 

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BepiColombo
orbiter
ASTEROIDS & COMETS
   

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Dawn
multi-target probe

launched 27 September 2007
Mars gravity assist 17 February 2009
Vesta arrival 16 July 2011
Vesta departure July 2012
Ceres arrival February 2015

 

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Hayabusa 2
sample return mission

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Deep Impact / EPOXI
fly-by mission
 

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OSIRIS-REx
sample return mission

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Rosetta & Philae
orbiter &
lander

Launched 02 March 2004
First Earth flyby 04 March 2005
Mars flyby 25 February 2007
Second Earth flyby 13 November 2007
Flyby of asteroid 2867 Šteins 05 September 2008
Third Earth flyby 13 November 2009
Flyby of asteroid 21 Lutetia 10 July 2010
Deep-space hibernation June 2011 - January 2014
Comet approach January–May 2014
Comet mapping / Characterisation August 2014
Philae landing on the comet 10 November 2014
   
JUPITER
   

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Juno
orbiter

launched 05 August 2011
Earth flyby October 2013
Jupiter arrival July/August 2016

 

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JUICE
Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer
SATURN
   

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Cassini
orbiter
launched 15 October 1997
Venus flyby 26 April 1998
Venus flyby 24 June 1999
Moon/Earth flyby 18 Aug 1999
asteroid Masursky flyby 23 January 2000
Jupiter flyby 30 December 2000
Saturn arrival 01 July 2004

Huygens probe separation 25 Dec 2004
                                               Huygens probe landng on Titan 15 January 2005

   
PLUTO
   

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New Horizons
fly-by probe

launched 19 January 2006
flew by asteroid 132524 APL 13 June 2006
flew by Jupiter 28 February 2007
Pluto flyby 14/15 July 2015

   
INTERSTELLAR
   

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Voyager Interstellar Mission
2 deep-space fly-by probes;
Voyager 1 & Voyager 2


launched September & August 1977
flew by Jupiter March & July 1979
flew by Saturn November 1980 & August 1981
flew by Uranus January 1986 (Voyager 2)
flew by Neptune August 1989 (Voyager 2)
crossed termination shock December 2004 & August 2007
 

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Icarus Pathfinder
technological demonstrator
design study
   

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Icarus Starfinder
Mk I & II
precursor missions
design studies
   

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Daedalus
interstellar probe
design study