Even though 2025 won’t see astronauts return to deep space as NASA had planned, the launchpads will still be busy with robotic spacecraft attempting to land on the moon.
There will be numerous moon landings in 2025, with many of them succeeding. The number of successful landings might surpass the two from the previous year.
In addition to moon landings, commercial rockets like SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn will conduct uncrewed orbital test launches to test their hardware. There will also be probes sending close-up pictures of planets as they utilize gravitational boosts from flybys.
Here is a summary of upcoming space missions and cosmic events. Stay tuned for updates from Mashable!
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BepiColombo makes final Mercury flyby: Jan. 8
Mercury, often overlooked in the solar system, will receive a final flyby from the BepiColombo spacecraft. The spacecraft aims to study the planet in detail before entering orbit around it in late 2026.
Blue Origin’s first flight for New Glenn: January
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company attempted its first New Glenn rocket launch but faced delays due to technical issues. The company aims to achieve orbit and land the booster on a barge for reusable flights.
SpaceX tests upgraded Starship: Jan. 15
SpaceX plans to launch an upgraded Starship for a test mission with mock satellites to practice payload deployment in space.
Two moon landers on one rocket: Jan. 15
Two spacecraft, including one with NASA instruments, will attempt to land on the moon using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission.
