Space Missions of 2015
Flyby
USA
New Horizons (Pluto)
Target: Pluto
First close-up look at the ninth planet.
Rocket / Reusable
USA
Falcon 9 Flight 20 (Orbcomm)
Target: Low Earth Orbit
The first successful vertical landing of an orbital rocket.
Science
USA
DSCOVR
Target: Sun-Earth L1 Point
SpaceX's first mission to deep space.
Logistics / Failure
USA
SpaceX CRS-7
Target: ISS
An over-pressure event destroys the rocket.