Upcoming missions and documented developments

Recorded developments, not a live launch calendar. Planned dates are operator or agency targets and often slip. Year and half-year targets give only approximate order.

Routine record rechecks appear on the recently checked page and are not listed here as mission news.

Scheduled next

11 missions

Missions with a planned launch date, nearest first.

Mission	Operator	Target	Planned launch
Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1, NASA Moon Base II)In development	Astrobotic Technology	Moon	Planned 2026 H2 (target) Date details Announcement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25.
METAL multispectral camera (Interlune / NASA Ames) on Griffin-1Manifested	Interlune	Moon	Planned 2026 H2 (target) Date details Announcement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25.
DeepSpace-2In development	AstroForge	Near-Earth asteroid	Planned 2027 (target) Date details Announcement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-26.
Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2 (Riders 2 the Dark)In development	Firefly Aerospace	Moon	Planned, no earlier than 2027 Date details Announcement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25.
PROSPECT (Package for Resource Observation, in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Characterisation & Testing)Manifested	European Space Agency	Moon	Planned 2027 (target) Date details Announcement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25.
LUPEX / Chandrayaan-5 (Lunar Polar Exploration mission)In development	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Indian Space Research Organisation	Moon	Planned, no earlier than 2028 Date details Announcement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25.
Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) / MBR ExplorerIn development	UAE Space Agency	Main-belt asteroid	Planned 2028-03 (window) Date details Announcement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25.
Chang'e-8In development	China National Space Administration	Moon	Planned 2029 (target) Date details Announcement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25.
ispace Mission 4 (ULTRA lander; formerly Mission 6)In development	ispace, inc.	Moon	Planned 2029 (target) Date details Announcement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25.
MAGPIE (Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration) roverIn development	ispace EUROPE S.A.	Moon	Planned 2029 (target) Date details Announcement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25.
Intuitive Machines CLPS south-pole delivery (2026 award, 2030 target)Announced	Intuitive Machines	Moon	Planned 2030 (target) Date details Announcement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25.

Documented developments

18 events

Schedule changes, government awards, contracts, grants and agreements that name an active mission. Newest first. Full sources are on the timeline.

2026-08-07
Japan Space Strategy Fund grant to ispace for polar high-precision landing (Mission 4)
Grantispace, inc.JPY 11,600,000,000 (company announcement)
Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.
2026-07-24
ESA MAGPIE Phase 2 contract to ispace-EUROPE (EUR 65 million)
Contractispace EUROPE S.A.EUR 65,000,000 (company announcement)
2026-03-27
ispace ULTRA lander integration and mission renumbering
Schedule changeispace, inc., ispace technologies U.S., inc.
Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.
2026-03-27
NASA CLPS award to Intuitive Machines for a 2030 south-pole delivery ($180.4 million)
Government awardIntuitive MachinesUSD 180,400,000 (official award record)
2026-02-24
NASA SBIR Phase III contract to Interlune for Prospect Moon
Government awardInterluneUSD 6,893,204 (official award record)
2025-10-06
ispace-EUROPE - Magna Petra payload service agreement for NASA MSOLO (USD 22 million)
Contractispace EUROPE S.A., Magna Petra Corp.USD 22,000,000 (company announcement)
Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.
2025-09-19
NASA CLPS task order to Blue Origin for VIPER delivery
ContractBlue OriginUSD 190,000,000 (official award record)
2025-08-11
Safran to supply electric propulsion for AstroForge's Vestri mission
ContractAstroForge
Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.
2025-08-05
Interlune payload agreement with Astrolab (FLIP rover)
AgreementInterlune
Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.
2025-06-03
ESA MAGPIE pre-Phase A and Phase 1 contracts to ispace-EUROPE (EUR 2.695 million aggregate)
Contractispace EUROPE S.A.EUR 2,695,000 (company announcement)
Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.
2025-04-02
NASA Kennedy-Magna Petra Cooperative Research and Development Agreement for MSOLO
AgreementMagna Petra Corp.
2023-06
Australian Space Agency Moon to Mars Demonstrator grant to Fleet Space
GrantFleet Space TechnologiesAUD 4,000,000 (company announcement)
Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.
2020-12-03
NASA lunar regolith purchase contract to Lunar Outpost, $1
ContractLunar OutpostUSD 1 (official award record)
2020-12-03
NASA lunar regolith purchase contract to ispace Europe, $5,000
Contractispace EUROPE S.A.USD 5,000 (official award record)
2020-12-03
NASA lunar regolith purchase contract to ispace (Japan), $5,000
Contractispace, inc.USD 5,000 (official award record)
2020-06-11
NASA CLPS task order for Astrobotic to deliver VIPER ($199.5 million)
Government awardAstrobotic TechnologyUSD 199,500,000 (official award record)
2019-07-01
NASA selects Honeybee's PlanetVac for a CLPS flight
Government awardHoneybee Robotics
2015-09-30
Moon Express-Rocket Lab launch contract for three Electron launches
ContractMoon Express, Inc.
Company announcement. No counterparty or government record found.