2022 Moon Missions Update
≥9 robotic expeditions to Luna are set to occur before years end: Artemis 1 EGS team performing Engineering Tests ahead of 1 April start of WDR with final countdown sequence 3 April at KSC pad 39B, launching to Moon orbit NET June; 2 additional orbiters from NASA (CAPSTONE) and KARI (KPLO) being prepped for 3-15 May and NET Aug launch time frame, S. Korea also plans lander NET 2030 per President Moon Jae-in statement; National flagship missions from India (Chandrayaan-3, NET Aug), Russia (Luna-25, NET July) and Japan (SLIM, NET Q4) aiming for Moon surface, as are 2 USA commercial missions (Intuitive Machines NET June, Astrobotic NET Nov) and 1 Japan commercial mission (ispace, NET Oct)
Recipients of first 3 CLPS Task Orders, scheduled to land on Moon within 2022, Astrobotic of Pittsburgh (TO-1 / Lacus Mortis / US$79.5M) and Intuitive Machines of Houston (TO-2 / Vallis Schröteri / $77M, TO-3 / MSP / $47M) leading effort to return USA robotic landers to Moon surface; Astrobotic awaiting flight readiness of ULA Vulcan Centaur, itself waiting on pair of Blue Origin BE-4 engines 
First space debris to strike Moon, likely upper stage of LM-3C used to deliver Chang’e-5 T1 to lunar free return trajectory, will “use its cameras to attempt to identify the impact site”; LRO 20x165km eccentric polar selenocentric orbit is calibrated to reach perilune over the Moon South Pole (now pinpointed to “halfway between 10 and 11 o’clock” of an imaginary clock superimposed over Shackleton Crater), requiring “weeks to months” to achieve favorable conditions; Impact may be visible in Release 50C (15 June) or 51A (15 July) 
SLS stacked with Orion Crew Capsule on KSC Launch Pad 39B awaiting Wet Dress Rehearsal, with NET May launch to orbit Moon; Rocket Lab Capstone rectilinear halo orbit pathfinder to launch between 3-15 May; Dubai Week reports Roscosmos and ISRO on track for August launch to Boguslavsky crater (Luna-25) and summer launch to a plain between Manzinus C and Simpelius N craters (Chandrayaan-3); ispace HAKUTO-R (NET Oct), Astrobotic Peregrine (NET Nov) landers to be powered by Agile Space Industries thrusters
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) VP Arnulf Kjeldsen tells 
Speaking to TOI, ISRO Chair S Somanath reiterates commitment to reaching lunar surface NLT year end, claiming place in history as 4th nation with a Moon landing mission after USSR, USA, China; “Final call” on launch date will depend on orbital parameters following craft testing, including drop test / landing simulation to be carried out at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota similar to testing of Chandrayaan-2 in Mahendragiri with 100-m crane / bungee cord used to simulate 1/6 Moon gravity, testing maneuvering; Somanath has also made clear that Chandrayaan-3 will include a stripped-down orbiter in addition to lander and rover, despite early reports that ISRO would forgo orbiter
Wet Dress Rehearsal (propellant loading, countdown sequencing) of flagship ‘Mega Moon Rocket’ SLS expected 17 March at KSC Launch Pad 39B pending NASA test readiness review / subsequent press conference March 14 and inaugural launch to Moon orbit NET May; Rocket Lab Capstone orbiter launch window now set for 3-15 May; Intuitive Machines IM-1 launching NET June; Roscosmos Luna-25 NET 23 July; ISRO Chandrayaan-3 NET Aug; Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter NET 1 Aug; ispace HAKUTO-R NET Oct, Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One NET Nov; IM-2 NET Dec, JAXA SLIM launching late 2022
Chief Designer Wu Weiren (TL) proceeding with phase 4 of China Lunar Exploration Program including Chang’e-6 MSP 1-2kg sample return; Chang’e-7 polar exploration mission may involve relay satellite, orbiter, lander, rover, hopper and possible coordination with RSC Luna-Resource-1 orbiter (Luna-27); Chang’e-8 establishment of robotic lunar station with ISRU; LM-5DY development will make Human landings possible prior to 2030 possible per CALT Designer Jiang Jie (BL) speaking at National People’s Congress in Beijing; Jielong-3 / Smart Dragon-3 commercial-focused solid rocket to launch from Shandong China Eastern Seaport NET September
2026 is realistic goal for First Woman on the Moon near MSP, per 
Astrodynamic