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This is a list of spacecraft missions (including unsuccessful ones) to the planet Mars, such as orbiters, landers, and rovers.

Missions

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Mission Type Legend
  Mission to Mars
  Gravity assist, destination elsewhere
Mission Spacecraft Launch Date Operator Mission Type[1] Outcome[2] Remarks Carrier rocket[3]
1 1M No.1 1M No.1 10 October 1960 OKB-1
 Soviet Union 		Flyby Launch failure Failed to achieve Earth orbit Molniya
2 1M No.2 1M No.2 14 October 1960 OKB-1
 Soviet Union 		Flyby Launch failure Failed to achieve Earth orbit Molniya
3 2MV-4 No.1 2MV-4 No.1 24 October 1962  Soviet Union Flyby Launch failure Booster stage ("Block L") disintegrated in LEO Molniya
4 Mars 1 Mars 1
(2MV-4 No.2) 		1 November 1962  Soviet Union Flyby Spacecraft failure Communications lost before first flyby Molniya
5 2MV-3 No.1 2MV-3 No.1 4 November 1962  Soviet Union Lander Launch failure Never left LEO Molniya
6 Mariner 3 Mariner 3 5 November 1964 NASA
 United States 		Flyby Launch failure Payload fairing failed to separate Atlas LV-3 Agena-D
7 Mariner 4 Mariner 4 28 November 1964 NASA
 United States 		Flyby Successful First successful flyby of Mars on 15 July 1965 Atlas LV-3 Agena-D
8 Zond 2 Zond 2
(3MV-4A No.2) 		30 November 1964  Soviet Union Flyby Spacecraft failure Communications lost before flyby Molniya
9 Mariner 6 Mariner 6 25 February 1969 NASA
 United States 		Flyby Successful Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D
10 2M No.521 2M No.521

(1969A)[4]

27 March 1969  Soviet Union Orbiter Launch failure Failed to achieve Earth orbit Proton-K/D
11 Mariner 7 Mariner 7 27 March 1969 NASA
 United States 		Flyby Successful Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D
12 2M No.522 2M No.522

(1969B)[4]

2 April 1969  Soviet Union Orbiter Launch failure Failed to achieve Earth orbit Proton-K/D
13 Mariner 8 Mariner 8 9 May 1971 NASA
 United States 		Orbiter Launch failure Failed to achieve Earth orbit Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D
14 Kosmos 419 Kosmos 419
(3MS No.170) 		10 May 1971  Soviet Union Orbiter Launch failure Never left LEO; booster stage burn timer set incorrectly Proton-K/D
15 Mars 2 Mars 2
(4M No.171) 		19 May 1971  Soviet Union Orbiter Successful On November 27 it became in short sequence the second spacecraft to orbit another planet.[5] Operated for 362 orbits[6] Proton-K/D
Mars 2 lander
(SA 4M No.171) 		Lander Spacecraft failure First lander to impact Mars. Deployed from Mars 2, failed to land during attempt on 27 November 1971.[7]
PrOP-M Rover Failure
Lost with Mars 2 		First rover launched to Mars. Lost when the Mars 2 lander crashed into the surface of Mars.
16 Mars 3 Mars 3
(4M No.172) 		28 May 1971  Soviet Union Orbiter Successful On December 2 it became in short sequence the third spacecraft to orbit another planet.[5] Operated for 20 orbits[8][9] Proton-K/D
Mars 3 lander
(SA 4M No.172) 		Lander Partial success[10][11] First lander to make a soft landing on Mars. Landed on 2 December 1971. First partial image (70 lines) transmitted showing "gray background with no details".[8] Contact lost 20 seconds after transmission started, 110 seconds after landing.[12][13]
PrOP-M Rover Carrier vehicle failed before rover was deployed First rover to make a soft landing on another planet. 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) rover connected to the Mars 3 lander by a tether. Deployment status unknown due to loss of communications with the Mars 3 lander.[12]
17 Mariner 9 Mariner 9 30 May 1971 NASA
 United States 		Orbiter Successful[14] First spacecraft to orbit another planet, two weeks ahead of Mars 2 on November 14.[5] Deactivated 516 days after entering orbit. Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D
18 Mars 4 Mars 4
(3MS No.52S) 		21 July 1973  Soviet Union Orbiter Partial success[15] Failed to perform orbital insertion burn. Returned photographs of Mars during flyby. Proton-K/D
19 Mars 5 Mars 5
(3MS No.53S) 		25 July 1973  Soviet Union Orbiter Successful Contact lost after 9 days in Mars orbit. Returned 180 frames Proton-K/D
20 Mars 6 Mars 6
(3MP No.50P) 		5 August 1973  Soviet Union Flyby Successful Flyby bus collected data.[16] Proton-K/D
Mars 6 lander Lander Spacecraft failure Contact lost upon landing, atmospheric data mostly unusable.
21 Mars 7 Mars 7
(3MP No.51P) 		9 August 1973  Soviet Union Flyby Successful Flyby bus collected data. Proton-K/D
Mars 7 lander Lander Spacecraft failure Separated from coast stage prematurely, failed to enter Martian atmosphere.
22 Viking 1 Viking 1 orbiter 20 August 1975 NASA
 United States 		Orbiter Successful Operated for 1385 orbits. Entered Mars orbit on 19 June 1976. Titan IIIE Centaur-D1T
Viking 1 lander Lander Successful First successful Mars lander. Deployed from Viking 1 orbiter. Landed on Mars on 20 July 1976. Operated for 2245 sols.
23 Viking 2 Viking 2 orbiter 9 September 1975 NASA
 United States 		Orbiter Successful Operated for 700 orbits. Entered Mars orbit on 7 August 1976. Titan IIIE Centaur-D1T
Viking 2 lander Lander Successful Deployed from Viking 2 orbiter. Landed on Mars in September 1976. Operated for 1281 sols (11 April 1980).
24 Phobos 1 Phobos 1
(1F No.101) 		7 July 1988  Soviet Union Orbiter Spacecraft failure Communications lost before reaching Mars; failed to enter orbit Proton-K/D-2
DAS Phobos lander Failure
Lost with Phobos 1 		To have been deployed by Phobos 1
25 Phobos 2 Phobos 2
(1F No.102) 		12 July 1988  Soviet Union Orbiter Mostly successful Orbital observations successful, communications lost before lander deployment. Proton-K/D-2
Prop-F Phobos rover Failure
Lost with Phobos 2 		To have been deployed by Phobos 2
DAS Phobos lander Failure
Lost with Phobos 2 		To have been deployed by Phobos 2
26 Mars Observer Mars Observer 25 September 1992 NASA
 United States 		Orbiter Spacecraft failure Lost communications before orbital insertion Commercial Titan III
27 Mars Global Surveyor Mars Global Surveyor 7 November 1996 NASA
 United States 		Orbiter Successful Operated for ten years Delta II 7925
28 Mars 96 Mars 96
(M1 No.520) (Mars-8)[4] 		16 November 1996 Rosaviakosmos
 Russia 		Orbiter
Penetrators 		Launch failure Never left LEO Proton-K/D-2
Mars 96 lander Lander Launch failure
Lost with Mars 96 		Two Mars landers to have been deployed by Mars 96.
Mars 96 lander Lander Launch failure
Lost with Mars 96
Mars 96 penetrator Penetrator Launch failure
Lost with Mars 96 		Two Mars Penetrators to have been deployed by Mars 96.
Mars 96 penetrator Penetrator Launch failure
Lost with Mars 96
29 Mars Pathfinder Mars Pathfinder 4 December 1996 NASA
 United States 		Lander Successful Landed at 19.13°N 33.22°W on 4 July 1997,[17] Last contact on 27 September 1997 Delta II 7925
Sojourner Rover Successful First rover to operate on another planet. Operated for 84 days[18]
30 Nozomi Nozomi
(PLANET-B) 		3 July 1998 ISAS
 Japan 		Orbiter Spacecraft failure Performed a Mars flyby. Later contact lost due to loss of fuel. However provided crucial information about the deep space environment.[19] M-V
31 Mars Climate Orbiter Mars Climate Orbiter 11 December 1998 NASA
 United States 		Orbiter Spacecraft failure Approached Mars too closely during orbit insertion attempt due to a software interface bug involving different units for impulse and either burned up in the atmosphere or entered solar orbit Delta II 7425
32 Mars Polar Lander / Deep Space 2 Mars Polar Lander 3 January 1999 NASA
 United States 		Lander Spacecraft failure Failed to function after landing Delta II 7425
Deep Space 2 Penetrator Spacecraft failure No data transmitted after deployment from MPL.
Deep Space 2 Penetrator Spacecraft failure
33 Mars Odyssey Mars Odyssey 7 April 2001 NASA
 United States 		Orbiter Operational Expected to remain operational until 2025. Delta II 7925
34 Mars Express Mars Express 2 June 2003 ESA
 Orbiter Operational Enough fuel to remain operational until 2035 Soyuz-FG / Fregat
Beagle 2 Lander Lander failure No communications received after release from Mars Express. Orbital images of landing site suggest a successful landing, but two solar panels failed to deploy, obstructing its communications.
35 Spirit Spirit
(MER-A) 		10 June 2003 NASA
 United States 		Rover Successful Landed on 4 January 2004.
Operated for 2208 sols[20] 		Delta II 7925
36 Opportunity Opportunity
(MER-B) 		8 July 2003 NASA
 United States 		Rover Successful Landed on 25 January 2004.
Operated for 5351 sols 		Delta II 7925H
– Rosetta Rosetta 2 March 2004 ESA
 Flyby

(Gravity assist)

Successful Flyby in February 2007 en route to 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko[21] Ariane 5G+
Philae Flyby

(Gravity assist)

Successful
37 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 12 August 2005 NASA
 United States 		Orbiter Operational Entered orbit on 10 March 2006 Atlas V 401
38 Phoenix Phoenix 4 August 2007 NASA
 United States 		Lander Successful Landed on 25 May 2008.
End of mission 2 November 2008 		Delta II 7925
– Dawn Dawn 27 September 2007 NASA
 United States 		Flyby

(Gravity assist)

Successful Flyby in February 2009 en route to 4 Vesta and Ceres Delta II 7925H
39 Fobos-Grunt / Yinghuo-1 Fobos-Grunt 8 November 2011 Roscosmos
 Russia 		Orbiter
Phobos sample return 		Launch failure Never left LEO (intended to depart under own power) Zenit-2M
Yinghuo-1 CNSA
 China 		Orbiter Precluded
Lost with Fobos-Grunt 		To have been deployed by Fobos-Grunt
40 Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity
(Mars Science Laboratory) 		26 November 2011 NASA
 United States 		Rover Operational Landed on 6 August 2012 Atlas V 541
41 Mars Orbiter Mission Mars Orbiter Mission 5 November 2013 ISRO
 India 		Orbiter Successful Entered orbit on 24 September 2014. Mission extended to 2022, where the mission concluded on September 27, 2022 after contact was lost.[22] PSLV-XL
42 MAVEN MAVEN 18 November 2013 NASA
 United States 		Orbiter Operational Orbit insertion on 22 September 2014[23] Atlas V 401
43 ExoMars 2016 ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter 14 March 2016 ESA/Roscosmos
ESA/ Russia 		Orbiter Operational Entered orbit on 19 October 2016 Proton-M / Briz-M
Schiaparelli EDM lander ESA
 Lander Spacecraft failure Carried by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. Although the lander crashed,[24][25] engineering data on the first five minutes of entry was successfully retrieved.[26][27]
44 InSight InSight 5 May 2018[28][29] NASA
 United States 		Lander Successful Landed on 26 November 2018. Last contact 15 December 2022.[30] Atlas V 401
MarCO A Flyby Successful Flyby 26 November 2018. Last contact 29 December 2018.
MarCO B Flyby Successful Flyby 26 November 2018. Last contact 4 January 2019.
45 Emirates Mars Mission Hope 19 July 2020[31] MBRSC
 United Arab Emirates 		Orbiter Operational Entered orbit on 9 February 2021.[32][33][34] H-IIA
46 Tianwen-1 Tianwen-1 orbiter 23 July 2020[35][36] CNSA
 China 		Orbiter Operational Entered orbit on 10 February 2021 Long March 5
Tianwen-1 lander Lander Successful Landed on 14 May 2021
Zhurong rover Rover Successful Landed on 14 May 2021[37] Deployed by the Tianwen-1 lander on 22 May 2021. Became inactive on 20 May 2022.
Tianwen-1 Remote Camera Lander Successful Landed on 14 May 2021 Deployed by the Zhurong rover on 1 June 2021.[38]
Tianwen-1 Deployable Camera 2[39] Orbiter Successful Entered orbit on 10 February 2021, deployed 31 December 2021
47 Mars 2020 Perseverance 30 July 2020[40] NASA
 United States 		Rover Operational Landed on 18 February 2021[41] Atlas V 541
Ingenuity Helicopter Successful First aerodynamic flight on another planet. Landed with Perseverance rover on 18 February 2021.[42] Deployed from rover on 3 April 2021. First flight achieved on April 19, 2021.[43] Retired on 25 January 2024 due to sustained rotor blade damage.
– Psyche Psyche 13 October 2023 NASA
 United States 		Flyby
(Gravity assist) 		Enroute Gravity assist en route to 16 Psyche in May 2026[44] Falcon Heavy
– Hera Hera 7 October 2024 ESA
 European Union 		Flyby
(Gravity assist) 		Enroute Gravity assist en route to 65803 Didymos in March 2025 Falcon 9
– Europa Clipper Europa Clipper 14 October 2024 NASA
 United States 		Flyby
(Gravity assist) 		Enroute Gravity assist en route to Jupiter and Europa in February 2025 Falcon Heavy

Landing locations

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Map of Mars
Interactive image map of the global topography of Mars, overlaid with the position of Martian rovers and landers. Coloring of the base map indicates relative elevations of Martian surface.
Clickable image: Clicking on the labels will open a new article.
(   Active •   Inactive •   Planned)
Bradbury Landing
Deep Space 2
Mars Polar Lander
Perseverance
Schiaparelli EDM
Spirit
Viking 1
Mars landing sites (16 December 2020)

In 1999, Mars Climate Orbiter accidentally entered Mars' atmosphere and either burnt up or left Mars' orbit on an unknown trajectory.[citation needed]

There are a number of derelict spacecraft orbiting Mars whose location is not known precisely. There is a proposal to use the Optical Navigation Camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to search for small moons, dust rings and old orbiters.[45] As of 2016, there were believed to be eight derelict spacecraft in orbit around Mars (barring unforeseen event).[46] The Viking 1 orbiter was not expected to decay until at least 2019.[47] Mariner 9, which entered Mars orbit in 1971, was expected to remain in orbit until approximately 2022, when it was projected to enter the Martian atmosphere and either burn up, or crash into the planet's surface.[48]

See also: List of Mars orbiters

Timeline

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Zhurong (rover)Tianwen-1Ingenuity (helicopter)Perseverance (rover)InSightCuriosity (rover)Phoenix (spacecraft)Opportunity (rover)Spirit (rover)Sojourner (rover)Mars PathfinderViking 2Viking 1PrOP-MMars 3


Missions to the moons of Mars

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Phobos' Stickney Crater
Deimos (lower left) and Phobos (lower right) compared with the asteroid 951 Gaspra
Phobos by Mars Global Surveyor in 1998[49]

There have also have been proposed missions dedicated to explore the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos. Many missions to Mars have also included dedicated observations of the moons, while this section is about missions focused solely on them. There have been three unsuccessful dedicated missions and many proposals. Because of the proximity of the Mars moons to Mars, any mission to them may also be considered a mission to Mars from some perspectives.

Past missions

Three missions to land on Phobos have been launched; the Soviet Phobos program in the late 1980s saw the launch of Phobos 1 and Phobos 2, while the Russian Fobos-Grunt sample return mission was launched in 2011. None of these missions were successful: Phobos 1 failed en route to Mars, Phobos 2 failed shortly before landing, and Fobos-Grunt never left low Earth orbit.

Launched mission Target Reference
Phobos 1 Phobos
Phobos 2 Phobos
Fobos-Grunt Phobos
Planned missions

In Japan, the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) is developing a sample return mission to Phobos.[50][51] This mission is called Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)[52] and is a flagship Strategic Large Mission.[53] MMX will build on the expertise the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would gain through the Hayabusa2 and SLIM missions.[54] As of December 2023, MMX is scheduled to launch in 2026.[55]

Planned mission Target Reference
Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) Phobos and Deimos [52]
Past proposals

There have been at least three proposals in the United States Discovery Program, including PADME, PANDORA, and MERLIN.[56] The ESA has also considered a sample return mission, one of the latest known as Martian Moon Sample Return or MMSR, and it may use heritage from an asteroid sample return mission.[57]

Osiris-Rex 2 was a proposal to make OR a double mission, with the other one collecting samples from the two Mars moons.[58] In 2012, it was stated that this mission would be both the quickest and least expensive way to get samples from the Moons.[59]

The 'Red Rocks Project,' a part of Lockheed Martin's "Stepping Stones to Mars" program, proposed to explore Mars robotically from Deimos.[60][61]

Proposal Target Reference
Aladdin Phobos and Deimos [62]
DePhine Phobos and Deimos [63]
DSR Deimos [64]
Gulliver Deimos [65]
Hall Phobos and Deimos [66]
M-PADS Phobos and Deimos [67]
Merlin Phobos and Deimos [68]
MMSR (2011 ver.) Phobos or Deimos [57]
OSIRIS-REx 2 Phobos or Deimos [59]
Pandora Phobos and Deimos [56]
PCROSS Phobos [69]
Phobos Surveyor Phobos [70]
PRIME Phobos [71]
Fobos-Grunt 2 Phobos [72]
Phootprint Phobos [73][74]
PADME Phobos and Deimos [75][76]

Statistics

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Summary

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Launches to Mars
Decade
1960s
12
1970s
11
1980s
2
1990s
7
2000s
8
2010s
6
2020s
4

Mission milestone by country

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Legend

  Achieved
  Failed attempt
† First to achieve

Mars missions
Country/Agency Flyby Orbit Impact Lander Rover Powered flight Sample return Crewed Landing
United States United States Mariner 4, 1965 † Mariner 9, 1971 † Mars Polar Lander, 1999 Viking 1, 1976 Sojourner, 1997 † Ingenuity, 2021 † — —
China China Tianwen-1, 2021 Tianwen-1, 2021 — Tianwen-1, 2021 Zhurong, 2021 — — —
Soviet Union Soviet Union Mars 2, 1971 Mars 2, 1971 Mars 2 Lander, 1971 † Mars 3, 1971 † PrOP-M, 1971 — — —
ESA Mars Express, 2003 Mars Express, 2003 Schiaparelli EDM, 2016 Schiaparelli EDM, 2016 — — — —
Russia Russia TGO, 2016 TGO, 2016 Mars 96, 1996 Mars 96, 1996 — — — —
India India MOM, 2014 MOM, 2014 — — — — — —
United Arab Emirates UAE Hope, 2021 Hope, 2021 — — — — — —
United Kingdom United Kingdom Beagle 2, 2003 — Beagle 2, 2003 Beagle 2, 2003[a] — — — —
Japan Japan Nozomi, 1998 Nozomi, 1998 — — — — — —
Phobos missions
Country/Agency Impact Lander Rover Sample return
Soviet Union Soviet Union Phobos 1, 1988 Phobos 1, 1988 Phobos 1, 1988 —
Russia Russia Fobos-Grunt, 2011 Fobos-Grunt, 2011 — Fobos-Grunt, 2011

Missions by organization/company

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Country Agency or company Successful Partial failure Failure Operational Gravity assist Total
 United States NASA 13 - 5 4 1 23
Soviet Union Soviet Union Energia 1 6 10 - - 17
Russia Russia Roscosmos - 1 2 - - 3
ESA ESA - 2 - - 1 3
 China CNSA 1 - 1 1 - 2
 India ISRO 1 - - - - 1
 United Arab Emirates UAESA 1 - - 1 - 1
 Japan ISAS - - 1 - - 1
 United Kingdom NSC - - 1 - - 1

Future missions

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Under development

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Name Proposed
launch date 		Type Status Reference
United States EscaPADE NET Spring 2025 Two orbiters under development [77]
JapanGermany Martian Moons eXploration 2026 Phobos sample return mission under development [55]
China Tianwen-3 2028 Mars sample return mission planned [78]
Japan TEREX Mid 2020s Orbiter planned [79]
Europe Rosalind Franklin 2028 Rover under development
India Mars Lander Mission 2031 Orbiter, lander, rover, aircraft planned [80]

Proposed missions

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Mission Organisation Proposed
launch 		Type
First Commercial Mission to Mars United States Relativity Space, Impulse Space 2026 Lander[81]
SpaceX Uncrewed Landing United States SpaceX 2026 Uncrewed lander[82] (SpaceX Mars colonization program)
SpaceX First Crewed Landing United States SpaceX 2028/2029 Crewed lander[83]
NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return United States NASA/ESA NET 2030[84][85] Orbiter/Lander/Return vehicle
Large Inflatable Fabric Environment United States Sierra Nevada Corporation TBD Orbital habitat in Low Mars Orbit (LMO)[86]
International Mars Ice Mapper Mission United States NASA (withdrawn)[87]
CanadaCanadian Space Agency
ItalyItalian Space Agency
Japan JAXA 		2030s[88] Orbiter
Fobos-Grunt 2 and Mars-Grunt Russia Roscosmos 2030s[89] Orbiter, lander, ascent vehicle, sample-return
MAGGIE United States NASA Aircraft
M-MATISSE Europe ESA Two orbiters[90]

Unrealized concepts

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1970s

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  • Mars 4NM and Mars 5NM – projects intended by the Soviet Union for heavy Marsokhod (in 1973 according to initial plan of 1970) and Mars sample return (planned for 1975). The missions were to be launched on the failed N1 rocket.[91]
  • Mars 5M (Mars-79) – double-launching Soviet sample return mission planned to 1979 but cancelled due to complexity and technical problems
  • Voyager-Mars – USA, 1970s – Two orbiters and two landers, launched by a single Saturn V rocket.

1990s

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  • Vesta – the multiaimed Soviet mission, developed in cooperation with European countries for realisation in 1991–1994 but canceled due to the Soviet Union disbanding, included the flyby of Mars with delivering the aerostat and small landers or penetrators followed by flybys of 1 Ceres or 4 Vesta and some other asteroids with impact of penetrator on the one of them.
  • Mars Aerostat – Russian/French balloon part for cancelled Vesta mission and then for failed Mars 96 mission,[92] originally planned for the 1992 launch window, postponed to 1994 and then to 1996 before being cancelled.[93]
  • Mars Together, combined U.S. and Russian mission study in the 1990s. To be launched by a Molniya with possible U.S. orbiter or lander.[94][95]
  • Mars Environmental Survey – set of 16 landers planned for 1999–2009
  • Mars-98 – Russian mission including an orbiter, lander, and rover, planned for 1998 launch opportunity as repeat of failed Mars 96 mission; cancelled due to lack of funding.[96]

2000s

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2010s-2020s

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  • Mars One - announced in 2012, planned to land a demo lander on Mars by 2016, with a crewed landing to follow by 2023. These dates were delayed multiple times, and the project was eventually cancelled, with the company going bankrupt in 2019
  • Sky-Sailor – 2014 – Plane developed by Switzerland to take detailed pictures of Mars surface
  • Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher – 2018 rover concept, cancelled due to budget cuts in 2011. Sample cache goal later moved to Mars 2020 rover.[99]
  • Red Dragon – Derivative of a Dragon 2 capsule by SpaceX, designed to land by aerobraking and retropropulsion. Planned for 2018, then 2020. Canceled in favor of the Starship system.
  • Tumbleweed rover, wind-propelled sphere[100]
NASA missions to Mars (28 September 2021)
(Perseverance rover/Ingenuity Mars Helicopter; InSight lander; Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter; Odyssey orbiter; Curiosity rover; MAVEN orbiter)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ While Beagle 2 had landed intact, it failed to establish communication.

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