Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration (Future Missions)

Future Mission Timeline


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

| 2008
|-- Chandrayaan-1 - October 2008 - ISRO (India) Lunar Orbiter
| 2009
|-- Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - 27 February 2009 - Lunar Orbiter
|-- Kepler - 10 April 2009 - Extrasolar Terrestrial Planet Detection Mission
|-- Mars Scientific Laboratory - Late 2009 - Mars Rover
| 2010
|-- Planet-C - 2010 - ISAS Venus Orbiter
| 2011
|-- LADEE - September 2011 - Lunar Orbiter
|-- GRAIL - September 2011 - Lunar Orbiter
|-- Mars 2011 - 2011 - Scout Mission
| 2012
| 2013
|-- BepiColombo - August 2013 - ESA and ISAS Mercury Orbiters
| 2014
| 2015
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Other Missions

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Author/Curator:
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NASA Official: Ed Grayzeck, edwin.j.grayzeck@nasa.gov
Last Updated: 26 August 2008, DRW