2024 to Witness Significant Advances in Lunar Missions and Spaceflight

Multiple space agencies and companies, including JAXA, NASA, SpaceX, and Astrobotic Technology, are set to launch crucial missions in the coming year.

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is set to land its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission on Jan. 19, marking the first-ever soft lunar landing for a Japanese spacecraft.
Astrobotic Technology plans to launch its first lunar lander on Jan. 8, with a landing attempt on Feb. 23, carrying 20 commercial and government payloads.
NASA's Artemis 2 lunar mission, scheduled for November 2024, will send the first astronauts around the moon in nearly 50 years.
The United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket is scheduled for its first flight on Jan. 8, carrying multiple payloads, including Astrobotic Technology's Peregrine lunar lander.
SpaceX's Starship rocket is preparing for its third flight, IFT-3, within the first quarter of 2024, aiming to validate critical technologies essential for future lunar and interplanetary missions.