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From Gaganyaan to Artemis: Top 10 Upcoming Space Missions to Watch Out For

From Moon landings to deep space exploration, these ten upcoming space missions hold the promise of thrilling discoveries, major innovations, and bold steps in humanity’s quest beyond Earth.

Sheetal Kumari | July 08, 2025 / 13:08 IST
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Gaganyaan Mission: India's Gaganyaan mission, set to launch in early 2027, aims to send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit for up to seven days, marking a significant milestone in India's space exploration journey (Image: ISRO)
Gaganyaan Mission: India's Gaganyaan mission, set to launch in early 2027, aims to send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit for up to seven days, marking a significant milestone in India's space exploration journey. (Image: ISRO)
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NISAR: Planned for 2025, the NASA-ISRO NISAR mission will monitor Earth’s ecosystems, ice, biomass, hazards, sea level rise, and groundwater with global coverage every 6 days over three years. (Image: NASA)
NISAR: Planned for 2025, the NASA-ISRO NISAR mission will monitor Earth’s ecosystems, ice, biomass, hazards, sea level rise, and groundwater with global coverage every 6 days over three years. (Image: NASA)
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Artemis II: NASA's first crewed mission to orbit the Moon, testing the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System for future lunar landings, scheduled for April 2026. (Image: NASA/ESA)
Artemis II: NASA's first crewed mission to orbit the Moon, testing the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System for future lunar landings, scheduled for April 2026. (Image: NASA/ESA)
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ESCAPADE: Launching in Q3 2025, ESCAPADE’s twin orbiters will study Mars’ magnetosphere, space weather effects, and particle flows to understand atmospheric loss and solar wind interactions with the Red Planet. (Image: NASA)
ESCAPADE: Launching in Q3 2025, ESCAPADE’s twin orbiters will study Mars’ magnetosphere, space weather effects, and particle flows to understand atmospheric loss and solar wind interactions with the Red Planet. (Image: NASA)
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Europa Clipper: Launched in October 2024, Europa Clipper will reach Jupiter by April 2030, performing 49 flybys of Europa to study its ice shell, subsurface ocean, and potential habitability for life. (Image: NASA)
Europa Clipper: Launched in October 2024, Europa Clipper will reach Jupiter by April 2030, performing 49 flybys of Europa to study its ice shell, subsurface ocean, and potential habitability for life. (Image: NASA)
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Intuitive Machines IM-3 (PRISM): NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program mission to study lunar geology and test technologies for future human exploration, launching in 2026. (Image: NASA)
Intuitive Machines IM-3 (PRISM): NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services programme mission to study lunar geology and test technologies for future human exploration, launching in 2026. (Image: NASA)
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Dragonfly: NASA's rotorcraft mission to explore Titan's organic-rich surface, studying prebiotic chemistry and launching in July 2028. (Image: NASA)
Dragonfly: NASA's rotorcraft mission to explore Titan's organic-rich surface, studying prebiotic chemistry and launching in July 2028. (Image: NASA)
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Martian Moons eXploration (MMX): JAXA's mission to explore Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos, landing on Phobos to collect samples, launching in September 2026. (Image: ESA)
Martian Moons eXploration (MMX): JAXA's mission to explore Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos, landing on Phobos to collect samples, launching in September 2026. (Image: ESA)
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Space Rider: ESA's reusable, uncrewed spaceplane for microgravity experiments in low Earth orbit, launching in 2027. (Image: ESA)
Space Rider: ESA's reusable, uncrewed spaceplane for microgravity experiments in low Earth orbit, launching in 2027. (Image: ESA)
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SPHEREx: NASA's mission to map the universe in infrared, uncovering secrets of galaxy evolution and dark energy, launching in April 2025. (Image: NASA)
SPHEREx: NASA's mission to map the universe in infrared, uncovering secrets of galaxy evolution and dark energy, launching in April 2025. (Image: NASA)

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