Future Missions

  • The Gamma-ray Large Space Telescope

    GLAST Set to Launch June 3

    The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope will answer questions about supermassive black hole systems, pulsars and the origin of cosmic rays.

  • Space Shuttle Discovery

    International Space Station

    Learn about the next mission to the International Space Station.

  • Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter

    LRO: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

    LRO will launch in late 2008 to find safe landing sites, locate potential resources and demonstrate new technology.

  • Artist concept of SDO probe

    SDO: Solar Dynamics Observatory  →

    The Solar Dynamics Observatory, scheduled for launch in 2008, will help us understand the sun's influence on Earth by studying the solar atmosphere at multiple wavelengths.

  • Space Shuttle Endeavour

    Space Shuttle

    The space shuttle is the most complex machine ever built and is helping build the International Space Station, the world's largest orbiting laboratory.