The 21 most exciting space missions of 2024

Image caption: An uncrewed Starliner approaching the ISS in 2022. Image credit: Bob Hines / NASA. Article by Kristin Houser. Freethink – January 6, 2024.

From a myriad of moon missions to a record-breaking sun swoop, here’s what to expect from the space industry in 2024.

In 2023, NASA retrieved its first asteroid sample, SpaceX launched the world’s first “space factory,” and the biggest rocket ever made flew for the first time. This year is expected to be just as groundbreaking, so let’s take a look at the most exciting space missions planned for 2024. […]

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