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Selected by NASA, this planned mission will send an atmospheric probe and lander to Venus in 2029 to study the planet's atmospheric composition and surface conditions.

Planned for launch by NASA in 2027, this infrared space telescope is designed to detect and characterize potentially hazardous near-Earth objects and asteroids.

Tianwen-3 is an upcoming Chinese Mars sample return mission developed by CNSA, aiming to retrieve Martian soil and rock samples back to Earth by 2030.

Selected by the European Space Agency, this planned Venus orbiter will conduct radar imaging and atmospheric studies to understand the planet's geologic and climate history.

Planned by the Indian Space Research Organisation, this ambitious lunar mission aims to achieve a successful Moon landing and return surface samples back to Earth.

The Lunar Gateway is an under-development international space station orbiting the Moon, led by NASA, intended to support crewed Artemis missions and deep space research.

Gaganyaan is the Indian Space Research Organisation's first crewed orbital spacecraft mission, designed to carry three astronauts into low Earth orbit.

Tolyatti, Russia, was founded in 1964 as a planned city to house workers for the massive AvtoVAZ automobile factory and currently has a population exceeding 630,000 people.

This joint NASA and ESA campaign aims to retrieve soil and rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover and return them to Earth for detailed laboratory analysis.

Volzhsky is an industrial city in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, situated on the Volga River and primarily known for its petrochemical industry and port facilities.

MOM-2 is India's planned second interplanetary mission by ISRO to explore Mars, serving as the successor to the successful Mangalyaan orbiter launched in 2013.

Magnitogorsk, located in the Chelyabinsk Oblast of Russia, was founded in 1930 as a key industrial center and became renowned for its massive iron and steel production during Soviet industrialization.