List of proposed missions to the Moon

      There are several future lunar missions scheduled or proposed by various nations or organisations.

      Under development

      [1]

      Country Name Launch due
       USA LADEE[2] August, 2013[3]
       China Chang'e 3 Second half 2013[4]
      (Private) GLXP Moon Express 2015[5]
       Russia Luna-Glob 2 / Luna-Resurs 2014[6][7]
       China Chang'e 4 2015[4]
       Russia Luna-Glob 1 2015[8][9]
       India Chandrayaan-2 2016[10][11]
       China Chang'e 5 2017[12]
       USA ILN Node 1 2018[13]
       USA ILN Node 2 2018 ?[14]
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      Proposed

      Space probe missions

      The following robotic space probe missions have been proposed:

      Country Name Launch due
       UK MoonLITE[15] 2014
      MoonRaker[16] 2014
       Russia Luna-Grunt 1[17] 2015
      Luna-Grunt 2
       India Chandrayaan-3[18][19] 2015?[citation needed]
      (Private) Google Lunar X Prize Before 2016
      (Private) Astrobotic Technology Polar Excavator[20] 2015
      (Private) Astrobotic Technology (yet to be named)[20] 2016
       USA ILN Node 3[13] 2016
      (Private) Shackleton Energy Robotic precursor[21] 2016
       Japan SELENE-2[22] No earlier than 2016[23]
       USA ILN Node 4[14] 2017
       Europe MoonNext[24][25]
       Russia Luniy-Poligon 2020[citation needed]
       South Korea[26] Moon Orbiter 2020
      Moon Lander 2025
      (Private) OpenLuna 2015-2020+

      Manned missions

      Country Name Proposed
      launch date      		 Nature of proposed mission
      (Private) DSE-Alpha 2015 Mission to transport the first space tourists to fly around the Moon using Soyuz; proposed by Space Adventures (2005).[27][28]
       India 2020 Manned moon landing; proposed by ISRO (2009).[29]
       Japan 2020 Manned moon landing; proposed by JAXA (2006).[30]
       Europe Aurora programme[31] 2024 Manned moon landing; proposed by ESA.[32]
       China CLEP 2025+ Manned moon landing; proposed by CNSA.[33][34]
       Iran 2025 Manned moon landing; proposed by ISA (2010).[35]
       Russia 2025 and 2027–32 Manned moon landing; proposed by RFSA (2007).[36]
      (Private) 2019 Manned moon landing and operation of lunar surface mineral extraction equipment proposed by Shackleton Energy Company (2012).[21]
      (Private) 2020+ Manned moon landing proposed by Golden Spike Company (2012).[37]
      (Private) OpenLuna 2020+[citation needed]

      NB. Launch dates are aspirational and may change drastically as the planning and preparation progresses.

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      Cancelled or indefinitely postponed

      Country Name Launch due
       Japan LUNAR-A August 2004 Integrated into Russia's Luna-Glob 1 mission[38]
       Germany LEO 2012 Mission postponed indefinitely due to budgetary constraints[39]
       USA Constellation Program 2020 Mission cancelled by Congress[40]
       USA MoonRise[41] 2018 Not funded by NASA in 2011 funding competition
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      See also

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      References

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