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Cosmic Vision

ESA's space-science planning cycle created in 2005 and known as Cosmic Vision 2015–2025 follows Horizon 2000 and Horizon 2000 Plus. Its portfolio spans large, medium, small, fast, and collaborative missions addressing planetary formation and life, Solar System processes, fundamental physics, and the origin and composition of the Universe. Missions include Solar Orbiter, Cheops, Euclid, and Juice alongside future observatories such as LISA. The planning-cycle dates do not delimit the operational lifetimes of its missions.

Identity

Aliases
Cosmic VisionCosmic Vision 2015-2025ESA Cosmic Vision
Domains
spaceflight
Name
Cosmic Vision
Status
active
Types
explorationscience

Details

Description
ESA's space-science planning cycle created in 2005 and known as Cosmic Vision 2015–2025 follows Horizon 2000 and Horizon 2000 Plus. Its portfolio spans large, medium, small, fast, and collaborative missions addressing planetary formation and life, Solar System processes, fundamental physics, and the origin and composition of the Universe. Missions include Solar Orbiter, Cheops, Euclid, and Juice alongside future observatories such as LISA. The planning-cycle dates do not delimit the operational lifetimes of its missions.
Leads
Participants
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Start Date
2005

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Creation Time
July 29, 2026 at 07:59:01 UTC
Updated Time
October 17, 2026 at 14:03:14 UTC

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