2 0 2 9
FEBRUARY:
* Planned INTEGRAL reentry.
APRIL 13:
- Asteroid Apophis close Earth flyby.
JULY:
> JAXA's MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) probe will return to Earth with samples of Phobos.
OCTOBER:
> JUICE (Jupiter Icy moons Explorer) will enter orbit around Jupiter to study its moons, atmosphere and the interactions of the Galilean moons with Jupiter.
2 0 2 9 - TBD:
> Refueling of the ascent element for Artemis 7.
> Refueling of the Transfer element for Artemis 7.
> Delivery of descent module for Artemis 7.
+> Artemis 7; SLS Block 1B crewed Orion and Logistics module launch to the Moon.
=* Planned launch of ESA's ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey) space observatory and the ESA Comet Interceptor on an Ariane 6-2 from Kourou to the L2 Lagrangian point.
> Planned launch of the NASA DAVINCI+ atmospheric probe to Venus.
> Planned launch of the NASA VERITAS surface mapper to Venus.