List of proposed missions to the Moon
Appearance
There are several future lunar missions scheduled or proposed by various nations or organisations.
Under development
Country | Name | Launch due |
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(Private) | GLXP Barcelona Moon Team | June 2015[1] |
(Private) | GLXP Penn State Lunar Lion Team | July 2015[2] |
(Private) | GLXP Moon Express | 2015[3] |
(Private) | GLXP Astrobotic Technology | 2015[4] |
China | Chang'e 4 | 2015 |
Russia | Luna-Glob 1 | 2016[5][6] |
India | Chandrayaan-2 | 2017[7][8] |
China | Chang'e 5 | 2017[9] |
Russia | Luna-Glob 2 (Luna-Resurs) | 2018[10][11] |
USA | ILN Node 1 | 2018[12] |
China | Chang'e 6 | 2020 |
Proposed
Space probe missions
The following robotic space probe missions have been proposed:
Country | Name | Launch due |
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(Private) | Google Lunar X Prize | Some missions in 2015 |
Japan | SELENE-2[13] | 2017[14] |
USA | International Lunar Network[12] | 2018+ |
Russia | Luna-Grunt | 2020 and 2021 |
South Korea | Moon orbiter and lander[15][16] | 2020+ |
(Private) | OpenLuna | 2020+ |
UK | Lunar Mission One[17] | 2024 |
Manned missions
Country | Name | Proposed launch date |
Nature of proposed mission |
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(Private) | DSE-Alpha | 2018[18] | Mission to transport the first space tourists to fly around the Moon using Soyuz; proposed by Space Adventures (2005).[19][20][21] |
USA | EM-2 | 2021+ | Manned test of Orion spacecraft in Lunar orbit |
Europe | Aurora programme[22] | 2024+ | Manned moon landing; proposed by ESA.[23] |
China | CLEP | 2025+ | Manned moon landing; proposed by CNSA.[24][25] |
NB. Launch dates are aspirational and may change drastically as the planning and preparation progresses.
Cancelled or indefinitely postponed
Country | Name | Launch due | |
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Japan | Lunar-A | 2004 | Integrated into Russia's Luna-Glob 1 mission[26] |
Germany | LEO | 2012 | Mission postponed indefinitely due to budgetary constraints[27] |
UK | MoonLITE[28][29] | 2014 | |
USA | Constellation program | 2020 | Mission cancelled by Congress[30] |
Europe | Lunar Lander[31][32] | 2018 | Cancelled in 2012 |
USA | MoonRise[33] | 2018 | Not funded by NASA in 2011 funding competition |
See also
- Apollo program
- Exploration of the Moon
- Google Lunar X Prize
- List of lunar probes
- List of missions to Mars
- Luna programme
- Timeline of Solar System exploration
References
- ^ "Barcelona Moon Team shifts launch date for the lunar mission to June 2015 – Press Release". barcelonamoonteam.com. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
- ^ Nick Azer (2013-11-27). "Moon Roundup: Launch News & Plants on the Moon". googlelunarxprize.org. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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Hennigan, W.J. (2011-04-08). "MoonEx aims to scour moon for rare materials". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
MoonEx's machines are designed to look for materials that are scarce on Earth but found in everything from a Toyota Prius car battery to guidance systems on cruise missiles. ... The company is among several teams hoping to someday win the Google Lunar X Prize competition, a $30-million race to the Moon in which a privately-funded team must successfully place a robot on the Moon's surface and have it explore at least 1/3 of a mile. It also must transmit high definition video and images back to Earth before 2016. ... should be ready to land on the lunar surface by 2013
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"Lander & Rover Payload User's Guide Version 2.1". Mission manifest. Astrobotic Technology.
Mission Launch Date Vehicle(s) Landing Site Payload Moon Cruiser December 2013 Falcon 9 / Lander / Rover An Apollo Site 110 kg Polar Excavator July 2015 Falcon 9 / Lander / Rover South Pole 110 kg Customer Driven Q3 2016 Falcon 9 / Lander / [Rover] Customer Driven 210 [110] kg ... Actual launch dates and destinations are determined by customer demands; additional targets include lava tubes, circumnavigations, etc. Missions landing without a rover can deliver 210 kg of payload.
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the ... Russian space program cut a deal with Florida-based Space Adventures to send two tourists and a professional cosmonaut on a flyby mission around the Moon. The major hardware for the mission already exists; all that's needed now is to find two people willing and able to pony up $100 million each to pay for it.
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