Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration (Future Missions)

Future Mission Timeline


| 1957 - 1964
| 1965 - 1969
| 1970 - 1979
| 1980 - present

| 2009
| 2010
|-- Planet-C - 2010 - ISAS Venus Orbiter
| 2011
|-- GRAIL - September 2011 - Lunar Orbiter
|-- LADEE - October 2011 - Lunar Orbiter
|-- Mars Science Laboratory - Fall 2011 - Mars Rover
|-- Mars 2011 - 2011 - Scout Mission
| 2012
| 2013
|-- BepiColombo - August 2013 - ESA and ISAS Mercury Orbiters
| 2014
| 2015
|

Other Missions

If you don't see a mission listed here, you may wish to query the NSSDC Master Catalog by typing in a name in the space below.

Spacecraft Name:

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Author/Curator:
Dr. David R. Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov
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Greenbelt, MD 20771
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NASA Official: Ed Grayzeck, edwin.j.grayzeck@nasa.gov
Last Updated: 22 June 2009, DRW