Missions
Spacecraft, payloads and instruments with a resource objective, with their schedule, outcome and evidence. Each kind is counted separately.
25 spacecraft · 9 payloads · 2 instruments. Plus 4 science missions listed for context and not counted as resource missions.
40 of 40 shown
| Mission | Kind | Operator | Target | Launch | Phase | Outcome | Highest evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Machines CLPS south-pole delivery (2026 award, 2030 target)Prospecting | Spacecraft | Intuitive Machines | Moon | Planned 2030 (target)Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25. | Announced | Not applicable | Targeted |
| Chang'e-8ISRU demonstration | Spacecraft | China National Space Administration | Moon | Planned 2029 (target)Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25. | In development | Not applicable | Targeted |
| ispace Mission 4 (ULTRA lander; formerly Mission 6)Prospecting | Spacecraft | ispace, inc. | Moon | Planned 2029 (target)Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25. | In development | Not applicable | Targeted |
| MAGPIE (Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration) roverProspecting | Payload | ispace EUROPE S.A. | Moon | Planned 2029 (target)Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25. | In development | Not applicable | Targeted |
| Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) / MBR ExplorerProspecting | Spacecraft | UAE Space Agency | Main-belt asteroid | Planned 2028-03 (window)Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25. | In development | Not applicable | Targeted |
| LUPEX / Chandrayaan-5 (Lunar Polar Exploration mission)Prospecting | Spacecraft | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Indian Space Research Organisation | Moon | Planned, no earlier than 2028Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25. | In development | Not applicable | Targeted |
| DeepSpace-2Prospecting | Spacecraft | AstroForge | Near-Earth asteroid | Planned 2027 (target)Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-26. | In development | Not applicable | Targeted |
| Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2 (Riders 2 the Dark)Prospecting | Spacecraft | Firefly Aerospace | Moon | Planned, no earlier than 2027Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25. | In development | Not applicable | Targeted |
| PROSPECT (Package for Resource Observation, in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Characterisation & Testing)Prospecting | Payload | European Space Agency | Moon | Planned 2027 (target)Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25. | Manifested | Not applicable | Targeted |
| Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1, NASA Moon Base II)Prospecting | Spacecraft | Astrobotic Technology | Moon | Planned 2026 H2 (target)Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25. | In development | Not applicable | Targeted |
| METAL multispectral camera (Interlune / NASA Ames) on Griffin-1Prospecting | Instrument | Interlune | Moon | Planned 2026 H2 (target)Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25. | Manifested | Not applicable | Targeted |
| TransAstra 1-meter Capture Bag ISS demonstrationTechnology demonstration | Payload | TransAstra | Other | 2025-09 | Ended | Success | No level assigned |
| Intuitive Machines IM-2 (Athena lander)Prospecting | Spacecraft | Intuitive Machines | Moon | 2025-02-26 | Ended | Partial | Targeted |
| Lunar Outpost Lunar Voyage 1 (MAPP rover on IM-2)Resource purchase demonstration | Payload | Lunar Outpost | Moon | 2025-02-26 | Ended | Failure | Targeted |
| Lunar TrailblazerProspecting | Spacecraft | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Moon | 2025-02-26 | Ended | Failure | Targeted |
| OdinFlyby | Spacecraft | AstroForge | Near-Earth asteroid | 2025-02-26 | Ended | Failure | Targeted |
| PRIME-1 (Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1)Technology demonstration | Payload | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Moon | 2025-02-26 | Ended | Partial | Targeted |
| Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 (Ghost Riders in the Sky)Technology demonstration | Spacecraft | Firefly Aerospace | Moon | 2025-01-15 | Ended | Success | Sampled |
| SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon (ispace Mission 2, RESILIENCE lander)Resource purchase demonstration | Spacecraft | ispace, inc. | Moon | 2025-01-15 | Ended | Failure | Targeted |
| TENACIOUS micro-rover (ispace-EUROPE)Resource purchase demonstration | Payload | ispace EUROPE S.A. | Moon | 2025-01-15 | Ended | Failure | Targeted |
| Chang'e-6 Science contextSample return | Spacecraft | China National Space Administration | Moon | 2024-05-03 | Ended | Success | Sampled |
| Astrobotic Peregrine Mission OneProspecting | Spacecraft | Astrobotic Technology | Moon | 2024-01-08 | Ended | Failure | Targeted |
| Masten Mission One (XL-1 lander, NASA CLPS task order TO19C)Prospecting | Spacecraft | Masten Space Systems, Inc. | Moon | Former plan: 2023-11Date detailsHistorical. The mission was cancelled. | Cancelled | Not applicable | Targeted |
| Brokkr-1Technology demonstration | Spacecraft | AstroForge | Other | 2023-04-15 | Ended | Partial | Claimed |
| HAKUTO-R Mission 1 (ispace M1 lander)Resource purchase demonstration | Spacecraft | ispace, inc. | Moon | 2022-12-11 | Ended | Failure | Targeted |
| Lunar FlashlightProspecting | Spacecraft | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Moon | 2022-12-11 | Ended | Failure | Targeted |
| Chang'e-5 Science contextSample return | Spacecraft | China National Space Administration | Moon | 2020-11-24 | Ended | Success | Sampled |
| Mars 2020 Perseverance roverTransport | Spacecraft | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Mars | 2020-07-30 | Surface operations | Not applicable | No level assigned |
| MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment)ISRU demonstration | Instrument | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Mars | 2020-07-30 | Ended | Success | Processing demo |
| Arkyd-6Technology demonstration | Spacecraft | Planetary Resources | Other | 2018-01-12 | Ended | Success | Claimed |
| OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer)Sample return | Spacecraft | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Near-Earth asteroid | 2016-09-08 | Ended | Success | Sampled |
| Arkyd-3 Reflight (A3R)Technology demonstration | Spacecraft | Planetary Resources | Other | 2015-04-14 | Ended | Unknown | No level assigned |
| LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) Science contextProspecting | Spacecraft | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Moon | 2009-06-18 | Ended | Success | Detected |
| Chandrayaan-1 Science contextProspecting | Spacecraft | Indian Space Research Organisation | Moon | 2008-10-22 | Ended | Success | Detected |
| Blue Moon Mark 1 (second lander) - VIPER deliveryProspecting | Spacecraft | Blue Origin | Moon | Not recorded | In development | Not applicable | Targeted |
| Chang'e-7Prospecting | Spacecraft | China National Space Administration | Moon | Not recorded | Manifested | Not applicable | Targeted |
| Magna Petra HALO (Helium Availability of Lunar Origin) reconnaissance payloadProspecting | Payload | ispace EUROPE S.A. | Moon | Not recorded | In development | Not applicable | Targeted |
| Moon Express MX-1E first lunar mission (Google Lunar XPRIZE attempt)Technology demonstration | Spacecraft | Moon Express, Inc. | Moon | Not recorded | Stalled | Not applicable | No level assigned |
| Prospect Moon (Interlune payload suite)Prospecting | Payload | Interlune | Moon | Not recorded | In development | Not applicable | Targeted |
| VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)Prospecting | Payload | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Moon | Not recorded | In development | Not applicable | Targeted |
| No mission matches these filters. | |||||||