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To the moon, an asteroid and beyond: The biggest space missions ahead in 2025

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In the coming weeks or months , several robotic landers are expected to launch to the moon.

China and India are also each hoping to achieve new milestones in space later in the year .

NASA and commercial space companies in the U.S. aren't the only ones that will be busy — this year ’s slate of planned launches includes potential milestones for China , Japan and India .

A California -based startup called Vast is expected to launch a commercial space station into orbit this year .

The private outpost, dubbed Haven-1, is slated to launch no earlier than August aboard a SpaceX rocket.

The space station will at first function as an independent outpost, though Vast eventually intends to connect it to a larger module that is still under development.