Updated Dec 29, 2020 | 15:12 IST
2020 did turn out to be quite a significant year for space exploration and all signs point to 2021 being even busier. Representational image. | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Key Highlights
In the early months of next year, three spacecraft on individual Mars exploration missions – Mars 2020, Tianwen-1 and Hope – are all set to enter the Red Planet s orbit
In July next year, NASA plans to conduct a Double Asteroid Redirection Test – the Earth s first-ever planetary defence project
Russia is gearing up to launch its Luna-25 spacecraft next year to land a lunar vehicle on the surface of the moon making it the first Russian moon mission since 1976