2027 in spaceflight

2027 in spaceflight
Rendering of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO), a nuclear thermal rocket developed by DARPA for a demonstration mission in 2027.
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This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2027.

China plans to launch the eXTP X-ray observatory.[1]

A DARPA program aims to launch the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) nuclear thermal rocket.[2]

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aims to launch.[3]

NASA plans to launch the first two components of the Lunar Gateway,[4] a key part of its efforts to return to the Moon and a stepping stone for crewed missions to Mars in the 2030s.[5]

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  2. ^ "NASA, DARPA Will Test Nuclear Engine for Future Mars Missions - NASA". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ Eller, Cynthia; Technology, California Institute of. "Prepping for data from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope". phys.org. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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  5. ^ Gebhardt, Chris (6 April 2017). "NASA finally sets goals, missions for SLS – eyes multi-step plan to Mars". NASASpaceFlight. Retrieved 19 September 2018.