Historic Unofficial Constellation Missions Preliminary Flight Schedule

Essential Note: The Constellation project has been cancelled. This Historic Unofficial schedule is kept for reference (only).
Note: The schedule below is very preliminary as of late 2009. 
No.  Date          Mission   Pad Crew Dur. Notes


 2.  Aug 27, 2013  Ares I-Y  39B  -    8m  Suborbital test
 3.  Jan   , 2014  Orion 1   39B  -   14d  First flight of Orion; first orbital
 4.  Mar   , 2014  Orion 2   39B  2   14d  Orion-ISS Adapter 1
 5.  Jun   , 2014  Orion 3   39B  2   14d  Orion-ISS Adapter 2
 6.  Sep   , 2014  Orion 4   39B  3   90d  ISS Crew Rotation; first operational Orion
 7.  Mar   , 2015  Orion 5   39B  3  180d  ISS Crew Rotation
 8.  Sep   , 2015  Orion 6   39B  3   30d  ISS Crew Rotation
 9.  Mar   , 2016  Orion 7   39B  3   30d  ISS Crew Rotation
10.  Sep   , 2016  Orion 8   39B  3  180d  ISS Crew Rotation
11.  Mar   , 2017  Orion 9   39B  3   30d  ISS Crew Rotation
12.  Sep   , 2017  Orion 10  39B  3   30d  ISS Crew Rotation
13.  Mar   , 2018  Orion 11  39B  3   30d  ISS Crew Rotation
14.  Jun   , 2018  Ares V-Y  39A  -        Maiden Flight of Ares V 
15.  Sep   , 2018  Orion 12  39B  3   30d  ISS Crew Rotation
16.  Dec   , 2018  Altair 1  39A  -        Altair for Orion 13; Altair maiden flight
17.  Dec   , 2018  Orion 13  39B  -        Unmanned lunar fly-by; first Orion to Moon
18.  Mar   , 2019  Orion 14  39B  3    7d  ISS Crew Rotation
19.  Jun   , 2019  Altair 2  39A  -        Altair for Orion 15
20.  Jun   , 2019  Orion 15  39B  4   21d  Human lunar return; 1st lunar Constellation mission
21.  Sep   , 2019  Orion 16  39B  3   30d  ISS Crew Rotation
22.  Dec   , 2019  Altair 3  39A  -        Altair for Orion 17
23.  Dec   , 2019  Orion 17  39B  4   21d  2nd lunar Constellation mission
24.  Mar   , 2020  Orion 18  39B  3   30d  ISS Crew Rotation
25.  Jun   , 2020  Altair 4  39A  -        Altair for Orion 19
26.  Jun   , 2020  Orion 19  39B  4   21d  3rd lunar Constellation mission
27.  Sep   , 2020  Orion 20  39B  3   30d  ISS Crew Rotation
28.  Feb   , 2021  Orion 21  39B  4   28d  ISS Crew Rotation
29.  May   , 2021  Altair 5  39A  -        Altair for Orion 22
30.  May   , 2021  Orion 22  39B  4   21d  4th lunar Constellation mission
Historic missions: 
 1.  Oct 28, 2009  Ares I-X  39B  -    2m  Suborbital test of Ares I-X first stage
The Constellation missions, Ares rockets with Orion and Altair, are scheduled to be lauched from KSC/Florida, Pad 39A and 39B.

Two pad abort tests are scheduled for September 23, 2008 and May 2010, three ascent abort tests are planned for September 2009, August 2010, and February 2011.

Further missions to Earth orbit (ISS), Moon, and perhaps Mars are planned for later dates.

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