Year of the Solar System
Planetary Science Mission Events (as of 03/07/11)
2010
| September 16 | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter | LRO transfer to Science Mission Directorate | Completed |
| November 4 | EPOXI | EPOXI encounters Comet Hartley 2 | Completed |
| November 19 | O/OREOS | Launch of O/OREOS | Completed |
| December 7 | Akatsuki: Venus Climate Orbiter | Venus Climate Orbiter (JAXA) arrives at Venus. (Note: Akatsuki did not achieve orbit insertion. Next opportunity is in 2016) | Completed |
2011
| February 14 | Stardust-NExT | Stardust NExT encounters comet Tempel 1 | Completed |
| March 7 | Planetary Decadel Survey | Planetary Science Decadal Survey released | Completed |
| March 17 | MESSENGER | MESSENGER orbit insertion at Mercury (8:45 pm Eastern) | Completed |
| July | Dawn | Dawn orbit insertion at asteroid Vesta | Completed |
| August 5 | Juno | Juno launch to Jupiter | Completed |
| September 8 | GRAIL | GRAIL launch to the Moon | Completed |
| November 25 | Mars Science Laboratory | MSL launch to Mars | |
2012