List of current and future lunar missions
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Currently, there are several future lunar missions scheduled by various nations and organisations.
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[edit] Robotic
[edit] In Flight
| Country | Name | Launch date |
|---|---|---|
 Japan |
Kaguya(Selene) | 14 September 2007 |
 China |
Chang'e-1 | 24 October 2007 |
[edit] Under Development (Funded)
| Country | Name | Launch due |
|---|---|---|
 India |
Chandrayaan | July 2008 |
 USA |
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter | November 2008 |
| USA |
LCROSS | November 2008 |
 Russia |
Luna-Glob | 2009 |
| China |
Chang'e-1 duplicate[1] | 2009 |
| India |
Chandrayaan II | 2010 / 2011 |
| USA |
GRAIL | October 2011 |
| USA |
LADEE | October 2011 |
[edit] Under Development (Proposal Phase)
| Country | Name | Launch due |
|---|---|---|
 UK |
MoonLITE[2] | 2013 |
| China |
Chang'e-2 (lander) | 2012 |
 Germany |
LEO | 2012 |
| Japan |
Selene-2 | 2012 / 2013 |
| n/a (private) | Google Lunar X Prize | before 2015? |
[edit] Proposed By Private Organization
[edit] Cancelled
| Country | Name | Launch due | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
Lunar-A | 2010 | To be integrated with another mission |
[edit] Human
| Country | Name | Launch due |
|---|---|---|
| USA |
Project Constellation | by 2018 |
| Japan |
c.2020; moonbase c.2030[3] | |
 Europe (ESA) |
Aurora Programme | by 2024 |
| China |
(CLEP) | by 2020 |
| Russia |
by 2025 | |
| India |
by 2030[4] |
[edit] Notes
- ^ China to launch Chang'e-1 duplicate in 2009 - china.org.cn
- ^ Craig Brown. "British scientists shoot for the moon", The Scotsman, 11 January 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
- ^ Staff writers. "Japan Plans Moon Base By 2030", Moon Daily, Spacedaily.com, 3 August 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.
- ^ Perhaps as part of joint mission or earlier program.
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