Future Missions

  • Glory spacecraft

    Glory  →

    Observing the Earth's aerosols and solar irradiance.

  • Space Shuttle Discovery

    International Space Station

    Learn about the next mission to the International Space Station.

  • Artist concept of Juno. Image credit: NASA/JPL

    Juno

    Beneath its clouds, Jupiter holds secrets about our solar system’s early history. Juno will endeavor to unlock these secrets, while shedding light on how planet formation unfolds in other star systems.

  • Artist concept of SDO probe

    SDO: Solar Dynamics Observatory

    The Solar Dynamics Observatory 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.

  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

    Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer  →

    WISE will study the solar system, Milky Way and universe. Among the objects WISE will study are asteroids, the coolest and dimmest stars and the most luminous galaxies.