Forward-Looking Space Programs Catalog — 2026-06-09
Working reference for orrery's "what's planned through ~2035" data backlog. Compiled from 5 parallel research passes (NASA + US gov, US commercial, China CNSA, Russia Roscosmos, ESA + JAXA + ISRO + UAE + others) on 2026-06-09, the day NASA announces the Artemis III crew.
Confidence legend: A = officially announced + funded with hardware/schedule. D = in active development. P = proposed / study / paper. Slip warning: anything past ~2030 is aspirational.
Use this doc: as the source-of-truth backlog when slicing forward-looking missions + fleet additions into
static/data/missions/andstatic/data/fleet/. Cross-reference against the gap analysis at the bottom before opening a slice.
Architectural resets since mid-2025 (what's NEW vs orrery's current data)
These are the headline shifts the user asked about — none of them are reflected in static/data/missions/ or static/data/fleet/ today.
- Lunar Gateway cancelled (March 2026) — NASA Administrator Isaacman paused Gateway "in its current form" in favour of a lunar surface base. PPE bus repurposed for the new SR-1 Freedom Mars demo. HALO + Lunar I-Hab + Lunar View + Lunar Link all in redirection limbo pending June 2026 ESA Council decision.
- Artemis III demoted to LEO HLS-rendezvous demo (Feb 2026) — Artemis IV becomes the first crewed lunar landing of the program. Artemis V is now Blue Moon Mk2's inaugural crewed flight.
- Mars Sample Return effectively cancelled (Jan 2026) — House minibus zeroed funding. Rocket Lab + Lockheed commercial concepts halted. ESA Earth Return Orbiter formally proposed for cancellation March 2026; Airbus winding down.
- VIPER revived (Sep 2025) — reassigned to Blue Moon Mk1 commercial-risk delivery, NET late 2027 (was cancelled July 2024 from Astrobotic Griffin).
- New Glenn LC-36 loss (May 28 2026) — static-fire explosion destroyed vehicle + damaged pad; cascades into Blue Moon Mk1/Mk2 schedule, Kuiper deployment, DoD assured-access posture. NASA publicly pressuring Blue Origin to seek alternative launcher.
- HALO + Lunar I-Hab corrosion discovered at JSC late 2025 — Northrop's Gateway/Artemis assembly slips past 2030.
- Roman Space Telescope pulled forward to 30 Aug 2026 (was May 2027). On Falcon Heavy.
- SR-1 Freedom — new nuclear-electric Mars demo Dec 2028 (closed-Brayton HALEU reactor + 3 SkyFall helicopters); reuses Gateway PPE bus.
- Soyuz-5 (Irtysh) flew successfully 30 Apr 2026 from Baikonur Site 45.
- China Tianwen-2 rendezvous with Kamoʻoalewa literally today, 2026-06-07 (sample return 2027, then comet 311P/PanSTARRS by Jan 2035).
- Shenzhou-23 launched 24 May 2026 with the first Hong Kong astronaut; Shenzhou-24 in Oct 2026 with the first Pakistani astronaut.
- Bharatiya Antariksh Station — ISRO's own space station, first module on LVM3 in 2028, 5-module config by 2035.
NASA + US gov (Artemis + planetary + observatories)
Artemis crewed
| Mission | Date | Conf | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis II | 1 Apr 2026 | FLEW | Wiseman / Glover / Koch / Hansen lunar flyby. |
| Artemis III (LEO HLS-rendezvous demo) | NET late 2027 | A | No landing. Crew announce 9 Jun 2026. |
| Artemis IV (first crewed landing) | early 2028 | A | HLS provider TBD between SpaceX Starship / Blue Moon Mk2. |
| Artemis V (2nd crewed landing) | NET late 2028 | A | Inaugural crewed Blue Moon Mk2; annual cadence target from here. |
| Artemis VI / VII+ | 2029–2031 | P | Surface-base buildup; tied to $20B base plan 2029–2036. |
HLS
- Starship HLS (SpaceX) — uncrewed lunar landing demo NET June 2027 (SpaceX); independent estimate 2028. Crewed Artemis IV NET Sep 2028. Refueling cadence (~15+ tankers per mission) is the binding constraint.
- Blue Moon Mk2 (Blue Origin) — full crew-cabin mockup at JSC since late 2025. Artemis V inaugural ~2030 (NASA baseline) / 2031 (independent).
Gateway (CANCELLED, redirected)
- PPE → repurposed as SR-1 Freedom bus.
- HALO (Northrop) → corrosion-flagged; future TBD.
- Lunar I-Hab (ESA/JAXA) → ESA Council June 2026 review.
- Lunar View / Lunar Link (ESA) → same redirection.
- Canadarm3 (MDA/CSA) → most-likely survivor, flexes to surface base.
CLPS deliveries (manifested)
| Mission | Provider / Lander | Site | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin-1 | Astrobotic Griffin | Nobile Crater (south pole) | NET Jul 2026 — carries Astrolab FLIP rover (VIPER reassigned). |
| IM-3 | Intuitive Machines Nova-C | Reiner Gamma magnetic swirl | H2 2026 — Lunar Vertex + JPL CADRE rovers + first NSNS relay sat. |
| Blue Ghost M2 + Lunar Pathfinder | Firefly | Far-side relay + lander | 2026. |
| APEX 1.0 | Draper / ispace-US | Schrödinger Basin (far side) | Late 2026 — 6 NASA payloads. |
| VIPER on Blue Moon Mk1 | Blue Origin | South pole | Late 2027 (revived Sep 2025). |
| IM-4 | Intuitive Machines | Mons Mouton (south pole) | Early 2027. |
| Blue Ghost M3 | Firefly | Gruithuisen Domes | 2027–2028. |
| IM-5 | Intuitive Machines Nova-D | Mons Malapert | NET 2028 ($180.4M task order). |
Moon-to-Mars architecture
- SR-1 Freedom — Dec 2028, nuclear-electric Mars demo + 3 SkyFall helicopters (reuses Gateway PPE bus).
- Lunar Reactor 1 (LR-1) — surface fission, 2030.
- Lunar Surface Base — $20B permanent outpost, 2029–2036.
- Crewed Mars — study target 2036.
Planetary science (active development)
| Mission | Target | Launch | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonfly | Titan rotorcraft | 5–25 Jul 2028 (Falcon Heavy) | A — in integration at APL. |
| VERITAS | Venus orbit / radar | NET 2031 (slipped from 2026) | D — funded but constrained. |
| DAVINCI | Venus descent probe | Dec 2030 | D — $99M FY26. |
| EnVision (ESA + NASA SAR) | Venus orbit | Nov 2031 | D — NASA SAR contribution at risk. |
| Uranus Orbiter & Probe | Uranus | early–mid 2030s | P — decadal #1 but unapproved, Pu-238 gated. |
| Enceladus Orbilander | Enceladus | late 2030s | P — decadal #2, concept only. |
Observatories
| Mission | Domain | Launch | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Space Telescope | wide-field optical/IR, L2 | 30 Aug 2026 (Falcon Heavy) | A — pulled forward 8 months. |
| NEO Surveyor | planetary-defense IR | NET Sep 2027 (Falcon 9) | A — ahead of schedule. |
| Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) | exoplanet flagship | 2040s | P — concept/tech-maturation. |
US commercial (SpaceX + Blue Origin + Sierra + Axiom + Vast + Voyager + emerging)
SpaceX
- Starship IFT-13 NET late 2026 (V3 stack); orbital propellant-transfer demo NET June 2026 SpaceX target (industry est. NET 2027); Starship HLS uncrewed demo NET June 2027.
- Starlink V3 (60 sats / Starship, 60 Tbps each) deploys H2 2026; FCC +7,500 Gen2 approval Jan 2026 (15,000 cap).
- Polaris III effectively paused per Isaacman conflict-of-interest pledge.
- Crew-Dragon-as-platform: Vast-1 (NET June 2026, slipping with Haven-1), Axiom Ax-5 (NET Jan 2027 — awarded Jan 2026).
Blue Origin
- New Glenn return-to-flight TBD post-incident; ~12-month rebuild.
- Blue Moon Mk1 Pathfinder pre-incident NET late 2026; now TBD. Carries VIPER.
- Blue Moon Mk2 (Artemis V crewed) ~2030 NASA baseline / 2031+ independent.
- Orbital Reef — no flight hardware, partnership with Sierra strained.
Sierra / Axiom / Vast / Voyager (commercial LEO stations + crew)
- Dream Chaser Tenacity (SSC Demo-1) — NET late 2026, descoped Sept 2025 (no longer dockings ISS).
- AxEMU — for HLS surface EVAs, tracks Artemis 3.
- Axiom Station — PPTM module NET 2027 (assembly order revised 2025), Hab One ~early 2028.
- Haven-1 (Vast) — Vast targets May 2026 / industry est. Q1 2027. Falcon 9.
- Haven-2 (Vast) — NET 2028+, competing for NASA CLD Phase 2.
- Starlab (Voyager + Airbus + MHI + MDA + Palantir + SAS) — CCDR Feb 2026; single-Starship launch NET 2028.
Debut flights / new launchers (all NET 2026)
- Stoke Nova — first flight late 2026, expendable; reuse demo later.
- Rocket Lab Neutron — first flight Q4 2026 (slipped from mid-2026).
- Relativity Terran R — H2 2026, 23.5 t reusable / 33.5 t expendable.
- Firefly Eclipse (rebrand of MLV) — 2026, 16t+, Wallops/MARS launch.
- Impulse Helios (kick stage) — Mira + GEO Express-1, NET 2026, Falcon 9.
- K2 Space Gravitas — Mar 2026 demo (20kW Hall thruster, LEO→MEO orbit raise); Trinity (3 sats) NET 2027.
- Vulcan Centaur 2026 cadence — ULA target 16–18 launches; Space Force paused NSSL after USSF-87 SRB anomaly Feb 2026.
Gateway-adjacent / cargo
- Cygnus XL — operational since NG-23 (April 2026).
- HALO module (Northrop) — corrosion-flagged, NET 2030+.
China (CNSA + CMS + commercial)
Tiangong expansion + crew
- 4th module (multifunctional 6-port node) 2027 — cross-config from current T-shape.
- 5th + 6th science modules by 2030 — final 6-cabin / 198 t.
- Xuntian (CSST) 2 m space telescope co-orbits Tiangong, 2027 (slipped from 2026).
- Shenzhou-23 in flight (launched 24 May 2026); Shenzhou-24 Oct 2026; -25/26/27 follow at ~6-month cadence with yearlong stays baselined.
- Tianzhou-10 flew May 2026; -11 / -12 in pipeline (7.4 t upgraded variant).
- Next-gen cargo (Haolong, others) — 2027–2028 commercial competition.
Crewed lunar Project 921 — target 2030
- Long March 10 (CZ-10) — uncrewed orbital w/ Mengzhou-1 late 2026; crewed lunar by 2030. Feb 2026 first-stage splashdown landed ~200m from target floating platform.
- Mengzhou (NGCS) crewed spacecraft — first orbital flight late 2026; lunar by 2030. Escape + parachute tests done.
- Lanyue lunar lander — integrated landing/ascent test article validated Aug 2025 (Huailai).
- Wangyu EVA suit + Tansuo crewed rover — prototypes complete per CMSA Oct 2025.
Lunar robotic + ILRS
- Chang'e-7 Aug 2026 — south pole (Shackleton rim), orbiter + lander + rover + LUWA hopping probe, 21 payloads.
- Chang'e-8 2028 (2029 fallback) — south pole ISRU demos (3D-printed lunar brick, mini-ecosystem, multitask robot), ILRS precursor.
- ILRS basic station ops 2035+; phase-2 modular expansion 2036–2045. Partners: Russia, UAE, Pakistan, Venezuela, S Africa, Nicaragua, APSCO, AUASS, 40+ institutions.
Mars + outer system
- Tianwen-2 — rendezvous w/ Kamoʻoalewa today 2026-06-07; sample return 2027; comet 311P/PanSTARRS Jan 2035.
- Tianwen-3 Mars sample return — two CZ-5 launches late 2028, Earth return 2031, ≥500 g target.
- Tianwen-4 Jupiter system (Callisto orbit) + Uranus piggyback flyby — launch ~Sep 2029, Jupiter Dec 2035, Uranus 2045.
- Venus atmosphere sample return — ~2033 launch, return ~2035 (P, in CAS 2050 roadmap).
Astrophysics
- Kuafu-2 — solar polar orbit, late 2020s (P).
- Earth 2.0 (ET) — exoplanet transit, ~2028 (D), 6-telescope Kepler-class.
- eXTP — X-ray timing & polarimetry, 2027–2028 (China-ESA).
- Taiji — heliocentric GW, ~2033 (P).
- TianQin — geocentric GW, ~2035 (P).
Launchers
- Long March 10/10A — late 2026 uncrewed; 2030 crewed lunar.
- Long March 9 — super-heavy 150 t LEO, maiden ~2030 (some sources 2033).
- Long March 8A — flying 2026, primary Guowang lifter; CZ-8 family 15 flights planned.
- Long March 12/12A/12B — 12A flew Dec 2025 (recovery failed); 12B maiden 2026-06-01.
Commercial reusables (all flying 2026)
- Landspace Zhuque-3 (Dec 2025 maiden, recovery failed; Q2 2026 reflight target).
- Space Pioneer Tianlong-3 (2026 debut).
- Galactic Energy Pallas-1 (2026 debut).
- Deep Blue Aerospace Nebula-1A early 2026 / Nebula-2 (25 t) 2026.
- CAS Space Lijian-2 (2026 LOX/kerolox debut).
- Orienspace Gravity-2 (2026 debut).
- iSpace Hyperbola-3 (2026 debut).
Russia (Roscosmos)
Reality check: every flagship has slipped 3–7 years since 2022. Funding has shifted to military. Anything past 2030 is aspirational.
ROSS (Russian Orbital Service Station)
- NEM-1 (Science-Energy Module) 2029 — docks at ISS first, separates ~2030 before deorbit.
- UUM (Universal Node Module) 2030.
- Gateway Airlock (ShM) 2031.
- ROSS Phase 2 (3 add'l modules) 2032–2035 (P, funding unconfirmed).
Lunar program
- Luna 26 (polar orbiter) 2028 — slipped from 2027. Site scout + comms relay for Luna 27.
- Luna 27 (south polar lander) 2029–2030 — ESA PILOT precision-landing removed post-2022, solo.
- Luna 28 (sample return) 2034.
- Luna 29 (rover) ~2035.
- Luna 30 ~2036.
- ILRS participation — Russia rides Chinese cadence, contributes instruments to Chang'e-7 + 8.
Crewed deep-space
- Orel (PTK NP) uncrewed test March 2028 (slipped from 2023→2025→2027); crewed 2029–2030 on Angara A5P.
Launchers
- Soyuz-5 (Irtysh) — flew successfully 30 Apr 2026, Baikonur Site 45.
- Angara A5M — uprated, 2027–2028.
- Angara A5P — human-rated for Orel, 2028–2029.
- Angara A5V — hydrogen upper stage, "early 2030s" (P).
- Yenisei (STK-1) — super-heavy ~70 t LEO, 2032–2035, $15B cap. Restarted 2025, no hardware cut yet.
- Don (STK-2) — super-heavy ~140 t, post-2035 (paper).
Planetary
- Venera-D — Venus orbiter + lander + balloon, NET 2036, solo post-NASA partnership.
- Mars — none announced. Drought since Phobos-Grunt 2011.
Earth obs / nav
- GLONASS-K2 deployment with 100% domestic components from 2026.
- GLONASS-V high-orbit (6 sats 2026–2027, full ops 2030).
Commercial
- Effectively moribund (S7 Space, SR Space bankrupt).
ESA / JAXA / ISRO / UAE / Korea / Israel / Brazil
ESA
| Mission | Target | Launch | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argonaut (ArgoNET-1) | Lunar south pole logistics | end-2030 | D — consortium selection end-2026. |
| Lunar I-Hab + Lunar View + Lunar Link | Lunar base (post-Gateway pivot) | TBD | D-uncertain — June 2026 ESA Council. |
| Earth Return Orbiter (MSR) | Mars | CANCELLED | Mar 2026 — Airbus winding down. |
| EnVision | Venus orbit | Nov 2031 | D — Ariane 64. |
| Comet Interceptor | Pristine comet at L2 | 2029 (co-passenger w/ Ariel) | D. |
| Ariel | L2 / 1000+ exoplanets | 2029→2031 slipped | D. |
| Vigil | Sun-Earth L5 space weather | 2031 | D. |
| LISA | Heliocentric GW (2.5 Mkm triangle) | 2035 | A — adopted Jan 2024, on Ariane 6. |
| NewAthena | L2 X-ray | 2037 | D — adoption 2027. |
| TRUTHS | Earth climate calibration | 2030–31 | suspended — UK pulled funding end-2025. |
| Ariane 6 | LEO/GTO/lunar | 6–8 flights targeted 2026 | operational. |
| Vega-C | LEO/SSO | operational; Avio markets 2026 | operational. |
JAXA
| Mission | Target | Launch | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMX | Phobos sample return + Deimos flyby | Nov–Dec 2026 window | D-ready — at Tanegashima Mar 2026. Earth return 2031. |
| HTV-X | ISS cargo | HTV-X1 flew Oct 2025, re-entered May 2026 | operational. |
| LUPEX (Chandrayaan-5) | Lunar south pole | NET 2028 | D — H3-24L. JAXA rover (350 kg) + ISRO lander. |
| DESTINY+ | Asteroid 3200 Phaethon | FY2028 launch, flyby FY2030 | D — migrated Epsilon S → H3. |
| Lunar Cruiser (LCR) | Lunar surface pressurised rover (Artemis) | delivery ~2031, ops ~2032 | D — Toyota / JAXA / NASA. Japan's marquee Artemis contribution. |
| iSpace Hakuto-R M3 | Lunar surface | 2027 | D — uses APEX 1.0 lander on Falcon 9. |
ISRO
| Mission | Target | Launch | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaganyaan G1 | LEO uncrewed (Vyommitra) | H2 2026 (likely slipped from Mar 2026) | D. |
| Gaganyaan G2/G3 | LEO uncrewed (abort scenarios) | 2026–2027 | D. |
| Gaganyaan H1 (crewed) | LEO 3 astronauts ~7 days | Q1 2027 | A — first Indian-vehicle crewed flight. |
| Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS-01) | LEO 400–450 km | first module 2028 on LVM3 | A — 5-module station by 2035, NGLV for modules 2–5. |
| Chandrayaan-4 | Lunar sample return (~3 kg) | Oct 2027 | D — approved Sept 2024 (₹2,104 cr). 2× LVM-3, orbit assembly. |
| Chandrayaan-5 (LUPEX) | Lunar south pole | NET 2028 | D — see JAXA. |
| Shukrayaan-1 | Venus orbit | 2028 | A. |
| Mangalyaan-2 | Mars orbiter+lander+rover | 2028–2030 | D. |
| NGLV "Soorya" | 30 t LEO expendable / 20–23 t reusable | D1–D3 2032–2035 | A — ₹8,240 cr approved Sept 2024. |
| Skyroot Vikram-1 | LEO smallsat | maiden ~June 2026 | D-ready. |
| Agnikul Agnibaan | LEO smallsat | orbital TBD post-2026 | D. |
UAE
| Mission | Target | Launch | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rashid Rover 2 | Lunar far side (on Blue Ghost 2) | 2026 | D-ready — dev complete Nov 2025. |
| MBR Explorer (EMA) | 6 main-belt asteroid flybys + 269 Justitia rendezvous | Mar 2028 | A — H3 from Tanegashima. Justitia arrival 2034. |
Korea / Israel / Brazil
| Mission | Target | Launch | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|
| KSLV-III (Korea) | LEO / lunar | maiden 2030; lunar 2032 | D — Hanwha lead. |
| Korean Lunar Lander + 20 kg rover | Lunar surface | 2032 on KSLV-III | A. |
| Beresheet 2 (Israel) | Lunar orbiter + 2 micro-landers | suspended Apr 2025 | suspended — funding gap. |
| VLM-1 (Brazil) | LEO 50–150 kg | maiden 2026 | D — AEB/DLR. |
Gap analysis vs orrery's current data
What's already in static/data/missions/index.json and static/data/fleet/index.json for forward-looking entries (as of 2026-06-09):
Missions: artemis3, blue-moon-mk1, mmx, starship-demo, starship-mars-crew. Fleet: axemu, gaganyaan, htv-x, sokol-m, exomars-rosalind-franklin.
Approximate gap from the catalog above: ~100+ unique entries across forward-looking missions + fleet assets. The biggest underrepresented buckets:
- Artemis IV/V/VI/VII — none in data.
- Tiangong expansion + Shenzhou-23/24/25 — none.
- China crewed lunar 2030 (Long March 10, Mengzhou, Lanyue, Wangyu, Tansuo) — none.
- Tianwen-2/3/4 + Chang'e-7/8 — none.
- CLPS deliveries (Griffin, IM-3/4/5, Blue Ghost 2/3, APEX) — none.
- ROSS modules + Orel + Luna 26-30 — none.
- SR-1 Freedom, Lunar Reactor 1, Lunar Surface Base — none.
- Roman + NEO Surveyor + Dragonfly + DAVINCI + VERITAS + EnVision — none.
- ESA Argonaut + Comet Interceptor + Ariel + Vigil + LISA + NewAthena — none.
- JAXA Lunar Cruiser + DESTINY+ — none.
- ISRO BAS-01, Chandrayaan-4/5, Shukrayaan-1, Mangalyaan-2, NGLV — none.
- UAE MBR Explorer + Rashid Rover 2 — none.
- Commercial LEO stations (Haven-1/2, Starlab, Axiom Station, Orbital Reef) — none.
- 2026 launcher debuts (Neutron, Terran R, Nova, Eclipse, Soyuz-5, CZ-12B, Vikram-1, VLM-1, Pallas-1, Tianlong-3, Lijian-2, Hyperbola-3, Nebula-2, Zhuque-3) — none.
- Architectural cancellations / pivots (Gateway cancelled, MSR cancelled, Artemis III demoted, Dream Chaser descoped) — not reflected in existing entries.
Suggested slicing plan
Each slice is independent, can land as a single PR, and follows the "Significant work blocks need doc updates + GH issue" pattern from CLAUDE.md memory.
- Slice 1 — Artemis architecture reset. Update artemis3 to "LEO HLS-rendezvous demo"; add Artemis IV/V/VI/VII; cancel/redirect Gateway entries; mark Mars Sample Return cancelled; add SR-1 Freedom + Lunar Reactor 1.
- Slice 2 — CLPS lunar deliveries. Add Griffin-1, IM-3/4/5, Blue Ghost M2/M3, APEX 1.0, Blue Moon Mk1 VIPER mission. Fleet entries for any new lander variants.
- Slice 3 — China crewed lunar 2030. Long March 10 (launcher), Mengzhou (crewed spacecraft), Lanyue (lander), Wangyu (suit), Tansuo (rover). Single program block.
- Slice 4 — China Tiangong expansion + Shenzhou. 4th–6th modules, Xuntian co-orbiter, Shenzhou-23/24/25, Tianzhou-10/11/12.
- Slice 5 — China deep-space. Tianwen-2 (in flight), Tianwen-3 (MSR), Tianwen-4 (Jupiter+Uranus), Chang'e-7/8.
- Slice 6 — Russia roadmap. ROSS modules, Orel, Luna 26–30, Yenisei, Soyuz-5 (operational), Venera-D.
- Slice 7 — ESA roadmap. Argonaut, EnVision, Comet Interceptor, Ariel, Vigil, LISA, NewAthena. Mark ERO cancelled.
- Slice 8 — JAXA + ISRO + UAE. Lunar Cruiser, DESTINY+, BAS-01, Chandrayaan-4/5, Shukrayaan-1, Mangalyaan-2, NGLV, MBR Explorer, Rashid Rover 2, LUPEX.
- Slice 9 — Commercial LEO stations. Haven-1/2, Starlab, Axiom Station modules, Orbital Reef (low-confidence).
- Slice 10 — 2026 launcher debut wave. Neutron, Terran R, Nova, Eclipse, Vikram-1, VLM-1, CZ-12B, Pallas-1, Tianlong-3, Lijian-2, Hyperbola-3, Nebula-2, Zhuque-3 reflight.
- Slice 11 — NASA planetary + observatories. Roman, NEO Surveyor, Dragonfly, DAVINCI, VERITAS, EnVision contribution, Uranus Orbiter & Probe, Enceladus Orbilander (proposed).
Recommended order: 1 → 3 → 5 → 6 → 7 → 8 → 2 → 4 → 11 → 9 → 10. Architectural resets (slice 1) unblock everything else; the big-program slices (3, 5, 6, 7, 8) carry the bulk of the new fleet entries; CLPS / Tiangong / observatories / stations / launchers can follow at lower priority.
Sources
Per-agency citation lists live in the original research-agent outputs (5 separate runs on 2026-06-09). NASA: NASA mission pages, NASA OIG IG-26-004 HLS audit, GAO-24-106878, SpaceNews, Spaceflight Now, Wikipedia mission articles. US commercial: company press, FCC filings, SpaceNews, Ars Technica, Eric Berger. China: SpaceNews (Andrew Jones), CMSA / CNSA English, NASA Spaceflight forum, China in Space newsletter, Planetary Society explainers. Russia: Roscosmos.ru, TASS, Anatoly Zak / RussianSpaceWeb, NASASpaceflight Russia threads, Meduza. Europe + Japan + India + UAE: ESA news, JAXA press, ISRO press, SpaceNews international, European Spaceflight newsletter.