Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration

LunaH-Map was a 6U CubeSat that was intended to map hydrogen on the Moon, but failed to enter lunar orbit.

Q-PACE is a 3U CubeSat that would have studied the interactions of small particles in space in order to better understand early protoplanetary disks.

The mission launched on January 17, 2021 on Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne as part of NASA's ELaNa program.

[14][15] However, after it launched, the spacecraft’s propulsion system did not work properly, and it failed to enter lunar orbit.

The two identical spacecraft (Janus A and B) are being built by Lockheed Martin and are powered by solar panels and rechargeable batteries.

[20] The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter will study water ice on the Moon and determine how it formed, how common it is, and where it is.

[21][22] The spacecraft is scheduled to be completed in 2022 and will launch in January 2025 as a secondary payload on IM-2, Intuitive Machines' second lunar landing.

[12] EscaPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) will send two identical spacecraft to Mars.

[24][25][26] On February 9, 2023, NASA announced that Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket would launch EscaPADE in late 2024.