Space Missions to Watch This Year

Space Missions To Watch This Year

2025 is packed with thrilling space missions. From the Moon to Mars and beyond, here’s what to look out for this year!

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NASA’s Artemis II will take astronauts around the Moon—the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.

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ISRO plans Chandrayaan-4 to advance lunar exploration after Chandrayaan-3’s success. A step closer to lunar sample return.

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NASA and ESA push forward with Mars Sample Return plans, aiming to bring back pieces of the Red Planet for the first time.

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China will expand Tiangong with new modules and crewed missions, strengthening its presence in low Earth orbit.

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SpaceX continues testing Starship—the rocket designed for Mars colonization. Each flight brings humanity closer to interplanetary travel.

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This year marks milestones in lunar, Martian, and orbital missions. The race for space is heating up like never before!

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