July 1, 2026 NET Jul — Hayabusa 2 Main Asteroid Belt Organizer: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Asteroid 98943 Torifune Flyby: JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to flyby S-type asteroid 98943 Torifune this month and rendezvous with asteroid...
July 4, 2026 Tianwen-2 Near-Earth Object (NEO) Organizer: China National Space Administration (CNSA) Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3) Rendezvous: China asteroid sample return mission, to arrive at Kamo’oalewa today to collect at least 100 grams...
September 1, 2026 NET Sep — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to perform flyby of Earth this month Jupiter Trajectory Organizer: European Space Agency (ESA) ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform its second flyby of Earth this month, arriving at Jupiter in...
September 14, 2026 Tentative Term End for Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Organizer: Canadian Space Agency (CSA-ASC) Campbell was first appointed in September 2020. She was reappointed for an additional year, 14 Sep 2025 - 14 Sep...
November 1, 2026 NET Nov — Chang’E-7 Attempts Lunar Landing Near Shackleton Crater Moon South Pole Organizer: China National Space Administration (CNSA) CNSA attempts to land its Chang’E-7 lander near Shackleton Crater, Moon South Pole region; craft launched with Relay Satellite, Orbiter,...
November 1, 2026 NET Nov — BepiColombo, Hermocentric Orbit Insertion at Mercury Mercury Orbit Organizer: ESA / JAXA NET Nov — BepiColombo, Hermocentric Orbit Insertion at Mercury, Mercury Orbit: European Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury...
April 24, 2027 Tianwen-2 Departs Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3) Earth Trajectory Organizer: China National Space Administration (CNSA) China Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission planned to depart Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3) today and return to Earth with least 100...