Every journey into space is an act of collective courage. Here are the ones that define us.
Establishing the first permanent crewed outpost on the Martian surface. Phase 1 cargo drops are already complete; crew selection is underway.
A lander equipped with a thermal drill and micro-submarine will pierce Europa's 10 km ice shell to sample the subsurface ocean for biosignatures.
The third interstellar probe will carry a platinum record of Earth's biodiversity, advanced particle detectors, and a nuclear pulse drive for unprecedented velocity.
A constellation of heat-shielded microsatellites will orbit within 5 solar radii to study coronal mass ejections and magnetic reconnection in unprecedented detail.
Mapped water ice deposits at the lunar south pole covering over 3,200 km², identifying 12 priority sites for future habitat construction.
A balloon probe drifted through Titan's methane clouds for 14 months, sampling atmospheric chemistry and imaging river deltas of liquid hydrocarbons.