Space Missions of 2023
Lander / Rover
India
Chandrayaan-3
Target: Moon
India becomes the first to land near the Lunar South Pole.
Lander
Russia
Luna 25
Target: Moon
Russia's first lunar mission in 47 years.
Safety Test
India
Experimental TV-D1 (Gaganyaan)
Target: Sub-orbital
Testing the Crew Escape System (CES).
Heavy Lift / Test
USA
Experimental Starship IFT-1
Target: Sub-orbital
The first flight of the most powerful rocket ever built.
Logistics / Satellite
USA
Starlink 6-1
Target: Low Earth Orbit
SpaceX launches its 4,000th Starlink satellite.