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Every launch, landing and milestone, with a link to where we found it. “No earlier than” means the date can only slip later.

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  1. no earlier than Nov 2026launchGriffin Mission One · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-13
  2. no earlier than Jan 2027launchBlue Ghost Mission 2 (with Elytra Dark and ESA Lunar Pathfinder) · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-13
  3. no earlier than Jan 2027launchBlue Moon Mark 1 Pathfinder ("Endurance") · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-13
  4. no earlier than Jan 2027launchIM-3 (Nova-C "Trinity") · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-13

2026

  1. 2026-04-11 00:07 UTCmilestoneArtemis II (Orion "Integrity", crewed) · Splashdown off San Diego (recovered by USS John P. Murtha)source · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 2026-04-06 23:01 UTCmilestoneArtemis II (Orion "Integrity", crewed) · Lunar far-side flyby, closest approach 8,282 km from Moon center (~6,545 km altitude); human distance recordsource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 2026-04-01 22:35 UTClaunchArtemis II (Orion "Integrity", crewed) · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

2025

  1. 2025-06-05 18:13 UTCmilestoneHAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE · Landing sequence commanded; telemetry lost during final descent, presumed hard landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 2025-05-06 20:41 UTCmilestoneHAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE · Lunar orbit insertion (05:41 JST 7 May)source · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 2025-03-16 23:15 UTCmilestoneBlue Ghost Mission 1 "Ghost Riders in the Sky" · Final data received after lunar sunset; mission completesource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 2025-03-07 06:15 UTCmilestoneIM-2 Athena · Intuitive Machines declares early end of missionsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 2025-03-06 17:30 UTClandingIM-2 Athena · Landing attemptsource · verified 2026-10-10
  6. 2025-03-02 08:34 UTClandingBlue Ghost Mission 1 "Ghost Riders in the Sky" · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  7. 2025-02-27 00:16 UTClaunchLunar Trailblazer · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  8. 2025-02-27 00:16 UTClaunchIM-2 Athena · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  9. 2025-02-14 01:51 UTCmilestoneBlue Ghost Mission 1 "Ghost Riders in the Sky" · Lunar orbit insertion burn beginssource · verified 2026-10-10
  10. 2025-01-15 06:11 UTClaunchHAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  11. 2025-01-15 06:11 UTClaunchBlue Ghost Mission 1 "Ghost Riders in the Sky" · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

2024

  1. 2024-08-23 13:40 UTCmilestoneSLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) · JAXA commands end of operationssource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 2024-06-25 06:07 UTCmilestoneChang'e 6 · Return capsule lands in Inner Mongolia (first far-side samples, 1,935.3 g)source · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 2024-06-01 22:23 UTClandingChang'e 6 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 2024-05-03 09:27 UTClaunchChang'e 6 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 2024-03-20 00:31 UTClaunchQueqiao-2 (relay satellite) · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  6. 2024-02-22 23:23 UTClandingIM-1 Odysseus · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  7. 2024-02-15 06:05 UTClaunchIM-1 Odysseus · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  8. 2024-01-19 15:20 UTClandingSLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  9. 2024-01-18 20:50 UTCmilestonePeregrine Mission One · Controlled reentry over the South Pacific (telemetry lost)source · verified 2026-10-10
  10. 2024-01-08 07:18 UTClaunchPeregrine Mission One · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
Earlier years (1966–2023)116 events since the first Moon missions

2023

  1. 2023-09-06 23:42 UTClaunchSLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 2023-09-04 02:30 UTCmilestoneChandrayaan-3 Vikram lander · Lander set to sleep mode after hop experimentsource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 2023-08-23 12:34 UTClandingChandrayaan-3 Vikram lander · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 2023-08-23 12:34 UTClandingChandrayaan-3 Pragyan rover · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 2023-08-19 11:58 UTCmilestoneLuna 25 · Impact during orbit-lowering burnsource · verified 2026-10-10
  6. 2023-08-19 11:58 UTClandingLuna 25 · Landing attemptsource · verified 2026-10-10
  7. 2023-08-10 23:10 UTClaunchLuna 25 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  8. 2023-07-14 09:05 UTClaunchChandrayaan-3 Vikram lander · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  9. 2023-07-14 09:05 UTClaunchChandrayaan-3 Pragyan rover · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  10. 2023-04-25 16:40 UTClandingHAKUTO-R Mission 1 · Landing attemptsource · verified 2026-10-10

2022

  1. 2022-12-11 17:40 UTCmilestoneArtemis I (Orion, uncrewed) · Orion splashdown, Pacific Oceansource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 2022-12-11 07:38 UTClaunchHAKUTO-R Mission 1 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 2022-11-16 06:47 UTClaunchArtemis I (Orion, uncrewed) · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 2022-08-04 23:08 UTClaunchDanuri (Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, KPLO) · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 2022-06-28 09:55 UTClaunchCAPSTONE · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

2020

  1. 2020-12-16 17:59 UTCmilestoneChang'e 5 · Return capsule lands in Inner Mongolia (1,731 g of samples)source · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 2020-12-01 15:11 UTClandingChang'e 5 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 2020-11-23 20:30 UTClaunchChang'e 5 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

2019

  1. 2019-09-06 20:08 UTCmilestoneChandrayaan-2 Vikram lander · Powered descent begins (contact lost at 2.1 km altitude)source · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 2019-07-22 09:13 UTClaunchChandrayaan-2 Vikram lander · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 2019-07-22 09:13 UTClaunchChandrayaan-2 Pragyan rover · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 2019-07-22 09:13 UTClaunchChandrayaan-2 orbiter · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 2019-04-11 19:23 UTClandingBeresheet · Landing attemptsource · verified 2026-10-10
  6. 2019-02-22 01:45 UTClaunchBeresheet · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  7. 2019-01-03 02:26 UTClandingYutu-2 rover (Chang'e 4) · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  8. 2019-01-03 02:26 UTClandingChang'e 4 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10

2018

  1. 2018-12-07 18:23 UTClaunchYutu-2 rover (Chang'e 4) · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 2018-12-07 18:23 UTClaunchChang'e 4 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 2018-05-20 21:28 UTClaunchQueqiao (relay satellite) · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

2013

  1. 2013-12-14 20:35 UTCmilestoneYutu (Chang'e 3 rover) · Drove off the lander onto the surfacesource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 2013-12-14 20:35 UTCmilestoneChang'e 3 · Yutu rover drove onto the surfacesource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 2013-12-14 13:11 UTClandingYutu (Chang'e 3 rover) · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 2013-12-14 13:11 UTClandingChang'e 3 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 2013-12-01 17:30 UTClaunchYutu (Chang'e 3 rover) · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  6. 2013-12-01 17:30 UTClaunchChang'e 3 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

2009

  1. 2009-06-23 09:43 UTCmilestoneLunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) · Lunar orbit insertionsource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 2009-06-18 21:32 UTClaunchLunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

2007

  1. 2007-02-17 23:01 UTClaunchARTEMIS-P2 (THEMIS-C) · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 2007-02-17 23:01 UTClaunchARTEMIS-P1 (THEMIS-B) · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

1976

  1. 1976-08-23 05:55 UTCmilestoneLuna 24 · Sample capsule landed in western Siberiasource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 1976-08-19 05:25 UTCmilestoneLuna 24 · Ascent stage lift-off from the Moonsource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 1976-08-18 06:36 UTClandingLuna 24 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 1976-08-09 15:04 UTClaunchLuna 24 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

1974

  1. no earlier than Nov 1974landingLuna 23 · Landing attemptsource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. no earlier than Oct 1974launchLuna 23 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

1973

  1. 1973-01-16 01:14 UTCmilestoneLunokhod 2 · Disembarked from the Luna 21 landersource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 1973-01-16 01:14 UTCmilestoneLuna 21 · Lunokhod 2 disembarked onto the surfacesource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 1973-01-15 22:35 UTClandingLunokhod 2 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 1973-01-15 22:35 UTClandingLuna 21 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 1973-01-08 06:55 UTClaunchLunokhod 2 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  6. 1973-01-08 06:55 UTClaunchLuna 21 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

1972

  1. 1972-12-19 19:24 UTCmilestoneApollo 17 · Splashdown in the Pacific Oceansource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 1972-12-14 22:54 UTCmilestoneApollo 17 · Lunar Module ascent stage lifted off from the Moonsource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 1972-12-11 19:54 UTClandingApollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 1972-12-11 19:54 UTClandingApollo 17 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 1972-12-07 05:33 UTClaunchApollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  6. 1972-12-07 05:33 UTClaunchApollo 17 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  7. 1972-04-27 19:45 UTCmilestoneApollo 16 · Splashdown in the Pacific Oceansource · verified 2026-10-10
  8. 1972-04-24 01:25 UTCmilestoneApollo 16 · Lunar Module ascent stage lifted off from the Moonsource · verified 2026-10-10
  9. 1972-04-21 02:23 UTClandingApollo 16 Lunar Roving Vehicle · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  10. 1972-04-21 02:23 UTClandingApollo 16 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  11. 1972-04-16 17:54 UTClaunchApollo 16 Lunar Roving Vehicle · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  12. 1972-04-16 17:54 UTClaunchApollo 16 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  13. 1972-02-25 19:12 UTCmilestoneLuna 20 · Sample capsule landed in Kazakhstansource · verified 2026-10-10
  14. 1972-02-21 19:19 UTClandingLuna 20 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  15. 1972-02-14 03:27 UTClaunchLuna 20 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

1971

  1. 1971-09-02 13:40 UTClaunchLuna 18 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 1971-08-07 20:45 UTCmilestoneApollo 15 · Splashdown in the Pacific Oceansource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 1971-08-02 17:11 UTCmilestoneApollo 15 · Lunar Module ascent stage lifted off from the Moonsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 1971-07-30 22:16 UTClandingApollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 1971-07-30 22:16 UTClandingApollo 15 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  6. 1971-07-26 13:34 UTClaunchApollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  7. 1971-07-26 13:34 UTClaunchApollo 15 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  8. 1971-02-09 21:05 UTCmilestoneApollo 14 · Splashdown in the Pacific Oceansource · verified 2026-10-10
  9. 1971-02-06 18:48 UTCmilestoneApollo 14 · Lunar Module ascent stage lifted off from the Moonsource · verified 2026-10-10
  10. 1971-02-05 09:18 UTClandingApollo 14 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  11. 1971-01-31 21:03 UTClaunchApollo 14 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

1970

  1. 1970-11-17 06:27 UTCmilestoneLunokhod 1 · Rolled off the Luna 17 lander onto the surfacesource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 1970-11-17 06:27 UTCmilestoneLuna 17 · Lunokhod 1 rolled off the landersource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 1970-11-17 03:46 UTClandingLunokhod 1 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 1970-11-17 03:46 UTClandingLuna 17 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 1970-11-10 14:44 UTClaunchLunokhod 1 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  6. 1970-11-10 14:44 UTClaunchLuna 17 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  7. 1970-09-24 05:26 UTCmilestoneLuna 16 · Sample capsule landed in Kazakhstansource · verified 2026-10-10
  8. 1970-09-21 07:43 UTCmilestoneLuna 16 · Ascent stage lift-off from the Moonsource · verified 2026-10-10
  9. 1970-09-20 05:18 UTClandingLuna 16 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  10. 1970-09-12 13:25 UTClaunchLuna 16 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  11. 1970-04-17 18:07 UTCmilestoneApollo 13 · Splashdown in the Pacific Oceansource · verified 2026-10-10
  12. 1970-04-14 03:07 UTCmilestoneApollo 13 · Service module oxygen tank no. 2 exploded; landing abortedsource · verified 2026-10-10
  13. 1970-04-11 19:13 UTClaunchApollo 13 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

1969

  1. 1969-11-24 20:58 UTCmilestoneApollo 12 · Splashdown in the Pacific Oceansource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 1969-11-20 14:25 UTCmilestoneApollo 12 · Lunar Module ascent stage lifted off from the Moonsource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 1969-11-19 06:54 UTClandingApollo 12 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 1969-11-14 16:22 UTClaunchApollo 12 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 1969-07-24 16:50 UTCmilestoneApollo 11 · Splashdown in the Pacific Oceansource · verified 2026-10-10
  6. 1969-07-21 17:54 UTCmilestoneApollo 11 · Lunar Module ascent stage lifted off from the Moonsource · verified 2026-10-10
  7. 1969-07-20 20:17 UTClandingApollo 11 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  8. 1969-07-16 13:32 UTClaunchApollo 11 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  9. 1969-07-13 02:54 UTClaunchLuna 15 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

1968

  1. 1968-01-10 01:05 UTClandingSurveyor 7 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 1968-01-07 06:30 UTClaunchSurveyor 7 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

1967

  1. 1967-11-17 10:32 UTCmilestoneSurveyor 6 · Hop: vernier engines fired, relanded about 2.4 m westsource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 1967-11-10 01:01 UTClandingSurveyor 6 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 1967-11-07 07:39 UTClaunchSurveyor 6 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 1967-09-11 00:46 UTClandingSurveyor 5 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 1967-09-08 07:57 UTClaunchSurveyor 5 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  6. 1967-07-14 11:53 UTClaunchSurveyor 4 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  7. 1967-04-20 00:04 UTClandingSurveyor 3 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  8. 1967-04-17 07:05 UTClaunchSurveyor 3 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10

1966

  1. 1966-12-24 18:01 UTClandingLuna 13 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  2. 1966-12-21 10:17 UTClaunchLuna 13 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  3. 1966-09-20 12:31 UTClaunchSurveyor 2 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  4. 1966-06-02 06:17 UTClandingSurveyor 1 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  5. 1966-05-30 14:41 UTClaunchSurveyor 1 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10
  6. 1966-02-03 18:44 UTClandingLuna 9 · Landingsource · verified 2026-10-10
  7. 1966-01-31 11:41 UTClaunchLuna 9 · Launchsource · verified 2026-10-10