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LANDING SITE

The Atlas Crater, 47.5°N and 44.4°E

LAUNCH DATE

December 11, 2022

SpaceX Falcon 9

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Rashid Rover

ispace Mission 1

Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), UAE

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

To Be Announced

LAUNCH DATE

Q3/Q4 2024

SpaceX Falcon 9

LAUNCH VEHICLE

ispace rover

ispace Mission 2

ispace, inc., Japan

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Sinus Viscositatis, adjacent to the Gruithuisen Domes

LAUNCH DATE

May 4, 2023

Vulcan Centaur, United Launch Alliance

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Asagumo Rover

Peregrine Mission One

Spacebit, UK

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Sinus Viscositatis, adjacent to the Gruithuisen Domes

LAUNCH DATE

May 4, 2023

Vulcan Centaur, United Launch Alliance

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Iris Lunar Rover

Peregrine Mission One

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Sinus Viscositatis, adjacent to the Gruithuisen Domes

LAUNCH DATE

May 4, 2023

Vulcan Centaur, United Launch Alliance

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Yaoki Lunar Rover

Peregrine Mission One

Dymon Co., Ltd., Japan

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Sinus Viscositatis, adjacent to the Gruithuisen Domes

LAUNCH DATE

May 4, 2023

Vulcan Centaur, United Launch Alliance

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Unity Rover (cancelled)

Peregrine Mission One

Team AngelicvM, Chile

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Sinus Viscositatis, adjacent to the Gruithuisen Domes

LAUNCH DATE

May 4, 2023

Vulcan Centaur, United Launch Alliance

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Colmena

Peregrine Mission One

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
(UNAM) & Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM), Mexico

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Nobile Region - Lunar South Pole,
89.5°S and 1°E

LAUNCH DATE

November 2024

Falcon Heavy, SpaceX

LAUNCH VEHICLE

VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)

Griffin Mission One (GM1)

NASA, USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Between Mare Serenitatis and Mare Crisium

LAUNCH DATE

Q3 2023

SpaceX Falcon 9

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Spacebit Rover (Spacebit Mission Two)

Intuitive Machines Mission 1 (IM-1)

Spacebit, UK

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Lunar South Pole

LAUNCH DATE

Late 2023

SpaceX Falcon 9

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Micro Nova hopping Lander (µNova)

Intuitive Machines Mission 2 (IM-2)

Intuitive Machines & Arizona State University (ASU), USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Lunar South Pole, 89.4°S and 2°E

LAUNCH DATE

November 2023

SpaceX Falcon 9

LAUNCH VEHICLE

MoonRanger

Xelene

Astrobotic Technology
& Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Lunar South Pole (70.9°S of the Lunar Equator)

LAUNCH DATE

2023

GSLV Mark III, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Chandrayaan-3 Rover

Chandrayaan-3

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Mare Imbrium, 29.52º N and 25.68º W
(Just North of Annegrit Crater)

LAUNCH DATE

Q3 2020 (cancelled)

SpaceX Falcon 9

LAUNCH VEHICLE

ECA Rover (Ek Choti si Asha)

To Be Announced

Axiom Research Labs (TeamIndus), India

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Marius Hills Hole

LAUNCH DATE

2022 (cancelled)

H-IIA 202, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

LAUNCH VEHICLE

SLIM rover

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) Mission (Possibly cancelled)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Schrödinger Crater, Near the Lunar South Pole on the far side of the Moon.

LAUNCH DATE

2027

Ariane 64

LAUNCH VEHICLE

CSA Rover

HERACLES (Human-Enhanced Robotic Architecture and Capability for Lunar Exploration and Science)

ESA & JAXA & CSA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Tranquillitatis Pit in Mare Tranquillitatis

LAUNCH DATE

Proposed for 2025 (cancelled)

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Axel rover

Moon Diver (Cancelled)

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

CubeRover payloads are requested 8-12 months in advance of launch to integrate the payload with the CubeRover.

LAUNCH VEHICLE

2U Cuberover

Available for future missions

Astrobotic Technology, USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

CubeRover payloads are requested 8-12 months in advance of launch to integrate the payload with the CubeRover.

LAUNCH VEHICLE

4U Cuberover

Available for future missions

Astrobotic Technology, USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

CubeRover payloads are requested 8-12 months in advance of launch to integrate the payload with the CubeRover.

LAUNCH VEHICLE

6U Cuberover

Available for future missions

Astrobotic Technology, USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

To Be Announced

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Polaris Rover

Available for future missions

Astrobotic Technology, USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

October 2021 (cancelled)

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Audi Lunar quattro Rover

Potentially available for future missions

PTS - Audi & Team of German engineers & PTScientists, Germany

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

2023, 2026, 2030 and further

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Asagumo Rover

Available for future missions

Spacebit, UK

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

To Be Announced

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Puli Space Rovers

Potentially available for future missions

Puli Space Technologies Ltd, Hungary

COMPANY

MISSION

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