MISSIONS

Flight programs and missions

Explore ANSA missions across human spaceflight, planetary science, Earth observation, heliophysics and aeronautics.

CURRENT & FUTURE

Mission directory

Search publicly listed flight, research and technology programs by domain and operating status.

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07RESULTS

01IN PREPARATION

HUMAN EXPLORATION

ALEP 15

LUNAR SOUTH POLE

Four-person expedition; two-person surface stay at DGR-2.

02IN FLIGHT

LUNAR EXPLORATION

ALEP 15-L

LUNAR POLAR ORBIT

Ardea lander Dawn is commissioned and awaiting Resolve.

03ACTIVE

EARTH SCIENCE

Pelagos-4

SUN-SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT

Ocean, cryosphere and coastal-change observatory.

04ACTIVE

PLANETARY SCIENCE

Farpoint Kestrel

MARS

Maps shallow subsurface ice and seasonal dust transport.

05ACTIVE

HELIOPHYSICS

Aurora-2

SUN–EARTH L1

Continuous solar-wind measurements and space-weather warning.

06IN FLIGHT

PLANETARY SCIENCE

Tern SR-1

ASTEROID 2016 QN8

Carbonaceous near-Earth asteroid sample-return mission.

07FLIGHT RESEARCH

AERONAUTICS

Swift X-2

MACH 1.6

Low-boom shaping and hydrogen-assisted turbine demonstrator.

NEXT LAUNCH

September 2026

ALEP 15 · Asteria-H Block 2
Cape Halcyon LC-3A

TARGET LIFTOFF11:16 UTC03:16 ASTBACKUP WINDOWS23 / 25 SEPSubject to range availability

092.4°INITIAL AZIMUTH

MISSION ARCHIVE

The ALEP flight record

The archive preserves successful missions, partial successes and flight decisions that changed subsequent designs.

MISSIONFLIGHT DATESPRIMARY OBJECTIVEOUTCOME

ALEP 118–20 JUL 1963Uncrewed Earth-orbit qualificationPARTIAL SUCCESS

ALEP 212 FEB 1964High-energy re-entry qualificationFLIGHT TERMINATED

ALEP 308–14 NOV 1964Uncrewed lunar free-returnCOMPLETED

ALEP 422–29 OCT 1965Complete vehicle orbital testCOMPLETED

ALEP 503–11 AUG 1966First crewed complete-vehicle missionCOMPLETED

ALEP 603–14 DEC 1967Crewed lunar-orbit landing rehearsalCOMPLETED

ALEP 719–29 DEC 1968First crewed lunar landingCOMPLETED

ALEP 806–17 NOV 1969Precision landing and science stationCOMPLETED

ALEP 912–20 SEP 1970Fra Mauro expeditionLANDING CANCELLED

ALEP 1002–15 AUG 1971Extended science and first roverCOMPLETED

ALEP 1110–24 NOV 1972Highland transition geologyCOMPLETED

ALEP 1217 APR–03 MAY 1974Aristarchus Plateau expeditionCOMPLETED

ALEP 1311 JUN–05 JUL 2023Uncrewed renewal-era flight testCOMPLETED

ALEP 1408–23 FEB 2025Crewed polar lunar-orbit missionCOMPLETED

ALEP 15-L28 MAY 2026–PRESENTPre-deployed lunar landing systemIN FLIGHT

ALEP 15NET 21 SEP 2026Crewed lunar south-polar expeditionIN PREPARATION

Archive dates use UTC. Mission classifications reflect the final program closeout report.