Space Missions of 2021
Aircraft / Drone
USA
Ingenuity (Mars Helicopter)
Target: Mars
The first powered flight on another planet.
Observatory
International
James Webb Space Telescope
Target: L2 Lagrange Point
The successor to Hubble and the most powerful telescope ever built.
Orbiter/Rover
China
Tianwen-1 / Zhurong
Target: Mars
China lands a rover on Mars.
Crewed / Private
USA
Inspiration4
Target: Low Earth Orbit
The first all-civilian orbital mission.
Testing / Prototype
USA
Experimental Starship SN15
Target: Boca Chica (Sub-orbital)
The first high-altitude Starship landing.
Testing / Prototype
USA
Experimental Starship SN10
Target: Sub-orbital
The Starship that landed... and then exploded.