This article lists planned future orbital and suborbital spaceflight launches and events. For an overview of spaceflight in the near future, see

2020s in spaceflight This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the 2020s. Overview The trend towards cost reduction in access to orbit is expected to continue. Vulcan is replacing its more expensive predecessors. Since 2023, SpaceX is ...

Orbital launches

2020s

2030

2031

2032

2033

2034 and later

Deep-space rendezvous

* The United Kingdom, Russia, South Korea and China plan to return samples from Mars by around 2031 or 2032. * A joint NASA/ESA project plans to return samples from Mars by 2033. *

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is expected to reach

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in 2036. * The

Solar Polar Orbit Observatory The Solar Polar Orbit Observatory (SPO) is a planned space probe aimed at studying the Sun at various latitudes. It will be operated by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) as part of their National Space Science Medium- and Long-Term D ...

is planned to have gravity assists off Earth and Jupiter throughout the decade.

Expected maiden flights

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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

Amur The Amur River () or Heilong River ( zh, s=黑龙江) is a perennial river in Northeast Asia, forming the natural border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China (historically the Outer Manchuria, Outer and Inner Manchuria). The Amur ...

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Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

* Tianwen 3 – CASC –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

* Tronador II-250 –

CONAE The National Space Activities Commission (Spanish language , Spanish: ''Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales'', CONAE) is the civilian agency of the government of Argentina in charge of the national space programme. History Sociedad ...

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Long March 9 Long March 9 (, LM-9 or Changzheng 9, CZ-9) is a Chinese Super heavy-lift launch vehicle, super-heavy carrier rocket that is currently under development. It is the ninth iteration of the Long March (rocket family), Long March rocket family, named ...

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* Ariel Space Mission –

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KSLV-III KSLV-III is a medium orbit geostationary launch vehicle currently under development in South Korea, with the goal of its first launch in 2030. History In February 2018, the Ministry of Science and ICT held a National Space Committee meeting and ...

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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

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ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO ) is India's national space agency, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It serves as the principal research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), overseen by the Prime Minister o ...

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