Programs

SpaceX's fully reusable super heavy-lift system. Booster catch demonstrated three times. Upper stage development ongoing after back-to-back Block 2 losses on Flights 7 and 8. Flight 9 targeting mid-2026 with Ship catch attempt.

SpaceX's global broadband LEO constellation. Primary revenue engine funding Starship development. 7,000+ satellites, 4M+ subscribers. Gen 2 satellites and V3 with direct-to-cell capability in active deployment.

Human return to the Moon. Artemis 1 uncrewed success 2022. Artemis 2 crewed lunar flyby targeting late 2026. Artemis 3 first lunar landing since 1972 delayed to 2028. Gateway station development ongoing with international partners.

NASA's commercial Moon delivery program. Firefly Blue Ghost M1 (March 2025): first fully successful commercial lunar landing. IM-2 Athena: partial success (sideways). Astrobotic Griffin targeting late 2026 with VIPER rover. Multiple missions planned through 2030.

NASA's flagship Venus mission — orbiter + atmospheric descent probe targeting Alpha Regio tesserae. First Venus atmosphere entry since 1985. Budget at risk from Trump administration proposed cuts. Launch targeting early 2030s.

NASA's ISS crew transport program. SpaceX Crew Dragon is the sole active provider after Boeing Starliner retired in January 2025 following the stranded Butch/Suni situation. Crew-12 launching Feb 2026. Axiom private missions use same vehicles.

First ever private planetary mission series. VLF-1 missed January 2025 window; now targeting summer 2026 aboard Rocket Lab Neutron (not Electron as originally planned). Later missions would include cloud-sampling and possible atmospheric balloon concepts.

Blue Origin's heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle. Two flights, two orbital successes. NG-2 booster landing made Blue Origin only the second entity to recover an orbital-class booster. NSSL Phase 3 certification in progress. Blue Moon Mk1 lunar lander launch planned for 2026.

Blue Origin's NASA Artemis HLS alternate lander alongside SpaceX Starship. Mark 1 (uncrewed cargo) targeting NET 2026. Mark 2 (crewed) for Artemis 5+. Competes with SpaceX on future Artemis lunar missions.

Rocket Lab + MIT's Venus astrobiology probe. Missed January 2025 window due to Neutron schedule slip. Now targeting summer 2026 on Neutron (switched from Electron due to mass/trajectory requirements). Will sample Venus cloud deck for organic molecules during ~5.5-minute atmospheric descent.

Rocket Lab's Falcon 9 competitor. First launch targeting 2026. Critical path for Venus Life Finder mission. Archimedes engine test campaign ongoing. Unique carbon composite structures and fairing that opens like clamshell to retain first stage.

Commercial lunar lander achieving what others couldn't. Mission 1: flawless landing, 100% payload success, 346 hours surface operations. Mission 2 (late 2026): farside via Elytra dark orbital vehicle. Mission 3 (2028): Mons Gruithuisen dome. Mission 4 (2029): Haworth Crater south pole. Five CLPS task orders awarded.

Haven Demo (Nov 2025) proved out technologies on orbit. Haven-1 primary structure complete and in integration. Launch slipped to Q1 2027. Haven-2 targets $1.5B NASA CLD Phase 2 contract. With $1B+ private capital Vast is the most-funded commercial station company not relying on government Phase 1 funding.

Humanity's orbital outpost, 25 years operational. Planned deorbit 2030, Congressional pressure for 2032 extension. Continuous crew since Nov 2000. Starliner retirement means Dragon is now the sole US crew vehicle. Commercial successors (Axiom, Vast, Starlab) racing to fill the gap.

ESA's Venus orbiter with subsurface radar sounder and multiple spectrometers. Targets 2031 launch on Ariane 6. Part of the new wave of Venus exploration alongside DAVINCI and VLF. Maps tesserae, volcanic activity, atmospheric composition.

The space tug that cuts LEO-to-GEO from months to hours. First flight targeting 2026 on VICTUS SURGO Space Force demonstration. SES signed multi-launch commercial agreement 2025. GEO Rideshare Program opens access to smaller operators. $525M total raised.