NASA has proposed a mission to Uranus with the goal of sending an orbiter to the ice giant planet. The proposed Uranus Orbiter mission would be the first dedicated study of Uranus since the Voyager 2 spacecraft's flyby in 1986. The mission was recommended as a priority in the Planetary Science Decadal Survey, a report produced every ten years by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which prioritizes scientific questions and objectives for planetary science missions over the next decade and provides recommendations to NASA and other funding agencies on how to achieve them. The Uranus Orbiter would study Uranus' atmosphere, magnetic field, and moons, providing scientists with valuable information about the planet's formation and evolution. The mission is currently in the concept phase and would require approval from NASA before moving forward with development and launch.

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The suggested launch date for the mission is 2031