3 Spaceflight Milestones for 2018

[AshVX220]

On the news over the weekend they mentioned what's upcoming in 2018 for spaceflight.

The 3 major milestones that stuck in my mind are;
Falcon Heavy (which has been discussed at length on here already.

A manned flight of a Dragon Capsule scheduled for August - didn't know this was on the cards but I believe will be a major milestone for SpaceX, NASA, the ISS and so many other interested parties.

And also a full un-manned test of the manned capsule for the SLS.

I think these are all pretty major goals for 2018, which proves to be an amazing year if they all happen. What are other peoples thoughts, or what other milestones are due to take place that get you excited?

[AshVX220]

Eric Mc said:

I don't think they will build a direct replacement for the JWST if it fails.

But there will be other space telescopes in the future. I'm fully expecting a lunar far side telescope at some time in the not too distant future.

We'd need some relay satellites in permanent orbit around the moon for that though.

[AshVX220]

Eric Mc said:

AshVX220 said:

Eric Mc said:

I don't think they will build a direct replacement for the JWST if it fails.

But there will be other space telescopes in the future. I'm fully expecting a lunar far side telescope at some time in the not too distant future.

We'd need some relay satellites in permanent orbit around the moon for that though.

Chinese are doing that this year.

Ah OK, so long as they let other projects piggyback of their bandwidth.