NASA

Why NASA isn’t in the operator filter

The launch schedule filters by operator, meaning whoever owns the rocket and runs the countdown. NASA is usually the customer. It pays for the mission, builds the payload and buys the ride, so the flight is filed under the operator’s name. NASA’s missions are still on this site. NASA just isn’t the one flying them.

How this list is built: a scheduled launch counts as a NASA mission when “NASA” or “National Aeronautics and Space Administration” appears in its launch name, mission name, operator name or programme. Mission descriptions aren’t searched. The list only covers one batch of the next launches worldwide, running to 2026-12-31 00:00:00Z. A NASA payload filed under a mission name without the agency’s name won’t show up here, so the real number may be higher.

NASA missions on the schedule

NASA’s flight record

These are launches flown under NASA’s own name in The Space Devs’ Launch Library register. They aren’t a count of NASA missions. A payload that flew on a hired rocket is credited to the operator that flew it.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA feeds running on this site

Two NASA feeds update on EveryLaunch by themselves. One is the Astronomy Picture of the Day. The other is the NeoWs list of objects passing near Earth today. You can see both in full on the live console.

Common questions

Does NASA launch its own rockets?

Sometimes. The register credits NASA with 142 launches flown under its own name, so it's on record as a launch operator. A launch is filed under whoever owns the rocket and runs the countdown. So when NASA pays for a mission, builds the payload and buys a ride, the launch is filed under the company that flies it. No mission naming NASA is on the schedule we hold right now, so there's no current split to show.

When is NASA's next launch?

No launch naming NASA is on EveryLaunch's current schedule, which runs to 2026-12-31 00:00:00Z. The register lists 5 scheduled launches under NASA's own name, with dates further out or not filed yet.

Why is NASA missing from the launch operator filter?

That filter lists who flies each launch, meaning whoever owns the rocket and runs the countdown. NASA usually buys the launch instead of flying it, so the mission is filed under the operator's name and NASA never shows up in the filter. Its record is on this page and on NASA's register entry.

What is NASA's launch record?

142 launches flown under its own name: 122 successful and 20 failed, a lifetime success rate of 85.9%, with 5 scheduled. The figures are from The Space Devs' Launch Library register. They count launches filed under NASA's own name, and leave out missions or payloads it flew on someone else's rocket.

What is NASA's budget?

EveryLaunch doesn't give a figure for NASA's budget. It isn't in the launch data this page is built from, and we won't print a number we can't source. NASA publishes its budget requests and approved funding on nasa.gov. What this page can tell you from the register is the flight record above.

What NASA data does EveryLaunch show live?

Two NASA feeds run on the live console. One is the Astronomy Picture of the Day. The other is the NeoWs list of objects passing near Earth today, with their miss distances, sizes and speeds. Launch times come from The Space Devs' Launch Library, not from NASA.