No Man's Sky Expedition Rewards List: Every Expedition From 1 to 21

Over five years of seasonal events, No Man’s Sky expeditions have handed out some of the most desirable items in the game — exclusive starships, organic frigates, living ships, custom multitools, and cosmetics that never return to normal play. This No Man’s Sky expedition rewards list collects every expedition from 1 to 21 in one table, flags which ones have been re-run, and explains what to do when you miss one. Last updated: August 16, 2026 — verified against the official announcements and the community wiki; rerun status beyond the dates listed below is not guaranteed to be complete.

A note on accuracy: where a standout reward could not be verified, the cell describes the theme instead of inventing item names. Milestone-by-milestone payout lists (units, nanites, blueprints) are omitted deliberately — they shift between runs, and the in-game list is always authoritative.

How Expedition Rewards Work

Every expedition runs on its own save for a limited window, usually around six weeks. Completing enough milestones in each phase unlocks that phase’s reward, claimed at the Expedition Terminal. Claimed rewards unlock account-wide and are redeemed on your other saves through the Quicksilver Synthesis Companion aboard the Space Anomaly. Anything you claimed is permanent; anything you did not claim before the window closed is gone until a rerun.

Reward category	Examples	Carries to other saves?
Vehicles	Starships, multitools, frigates, exocraft parts	Yes, once claimed
Character cosmetics	Armor sets, helmets, jetpacks, capes, gestures	Yes, once claimed
Base and profile cosmetics	Posters, decals, titles, banners	Yes, once claimed
Functional unlocks	Blueprints, upgrade modules, companions	Yes, once claimed
Currencies and consumables	Units, nanites, quicksilver, crafting materials	No — stay in the expedition save

The Full List: Expeditions 1 to 21

#	Expedition (first run)	Theme	Standout rewards	Redux status
1	Pioneers (Mar 2021)	The original trailblazing run	Founding-run cosmetics, patches, and titles	No rerun confirmed
2	Beachhead (May 2021)	Mass Effect crossover	SFR Argantium frigate — the Normandy	Yes: Nov 7 to 18, 2025
3	Cartographers (Sep 2021)	Map a toxic hellcube world	Golden Vector starship	No rerun confirmed
4	Emergence (Oct 2021)	Halloween	Mask and spooky decor set	No rerun confirmed
5	Exobiology (Feb 2022)	Creature companions	Rideable diplos and companion cosmetics	No rerun confirmed
6	The Blighted (Apr 2022)	Pirate horror	Iron Vulture starship	No rerun confirmed
7	Leviathan (May 2022)	Star whale time loop	Leviathan organic frigate	No rerun confirmed
8	Polestar (Jul 2022)	Freighter voyage	Decals and voyage mementos	No rerun confirmed
9	Utopia (Oct 2022)	Rebuild a broken red planet	Utopia Speeder starship	No rerun confirmed
10	Singularity (Apr 2023)	AI narrative	Harmonic camping set and robot companion parts	No rerun confirmed
11	Voyagers (Jul 2023)	Deep exploration	Exploration helmet and decor	Yes: August 2025
12	Omega (Feb 2024)	Reimagined original journey	Starborn Runner starship and cape	No rerun confirmed
13	Adrift (May 2024)	Alone in an empty universe	Starship-wreckage base parts	No rerun confirmed
14	Liquidators (Jul 2024)	Exterminator bug hunt	Minotaur customization parts and exterminator gear	Earlier reruns referenced
15	Aquarius (Aug 2024)	Fishing	Fishing gear and aquatic cosmetics	Earlier reruns referenced
16	The Cursed (Oct 2024)	Halloween horror	Horror-themed cosmetics	No rerun confirmed
17	Titan (Jan 2025)	Water-world depths	Wraith living starship	Yes: Nov 19 to Dec 2, 2025
18	Relics (Mar 2025)	Fossil excavation	Basilisk Crown multitool and Living Stone jetpack	Yes: Dec 3 to 16, 2025
19	Corvette (Sep 2025)	Build a modular corvette	Corvette ship parts and the Vigilant jetpack	Yes: Dec 17 to 30, 2025
20	Breach (Oct 2025)	Worlds-era companion run	Posters, Atlas-themed modules, Atlantid drive	Yes: Dec 31, 2025 into Jan 2026
21	Remnant (Feb 2026)	Colossus waste hauling	Colossus Mechanical Legs, Heirloom armor set	Not yet re-run

Reading the Redux column: “No rerun confirmed” means no rerun was verifiable at the time of writing, not that one will never happen. Hello Games has re-run expeditions since the format’s first year, and the 2025 holiday season alone re-ran five of them back to back.

The Rewards Veterans Still Chase

Ask a longtime player which expedition rewards matter most and the same names come up. The Golden Vector from Cartographers remains a flex because it has never been re-run in a confirmed window. The Leviathan organic frigate is the only organic frigate most players ever own. The Wraith living ship from Titan and the Basilisk Crown multitool from Relics are recent standouts, and the Utopia Speeder and Starborn Runner still turn heads at every trade outpost. From the newest runs, Expedition 21’s Colossus Mechanical Legs are already the defining Colossus cosmetic.

Missed an Expedition? Your Options

Option	What it gets you	The catch
Wait for a Redux rerun	The full original reward list, occasionally with a bonus item added	Reruns are irregular; a specific expedition may wait years
Catch a holiday redux season	Back-to-back reruns, roughly two weeks each	Hard deadlines in the middle of the event calendar
Quicksilver Synthesis Companion	Anything you already unlocked but had not collected	Only works for rewards you actually earned
Anything else	Nothing — expedition rewards are never sold	Ignore any offer of account unlocks; they are scams

The honest summary: patience is the only recovery mechanism. The redux system has been generous lately — five reruns in ten weeks over the 2025 holidays — but there is no published roadmap, and no reward is guaranteed to return.

After 21: Expedition 22 and the Cosmos Question

Expedition 22, The Swarm, launched with the Swarm update in late May 2026 and ran for roughly eight weeks through the summer. Beyond that, the tenth-anniversary Cosmos update was announced in early August 2026, but Hello Games has not confirmed whether it ships a new expedition. When official details land, this list will be extended — until then, treat any Expedition 23 reward claim you see online as speculation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are expedition rewards ever sold or re-released outside of reruns?

No. Expedition rewards are only obtainable by completing the expedition while it is live, in the original run or a Redux. They are not sold for quicksilver, units, or real money, and they do not appear in Twitch drops.

Which expedition rewards are the rarest right now?

Rewards from expeditions with no confirmed rerun: the Golden Vector (Cartographers), the Leviathan organic frigate (Leviathan), the Iron Vulture (The Blighted), and the Utopia Speeder (Utopia) are among the rarest sights in the game.

What was the first No Man’s Sky expedition?

Expedition 1, Pioneers, ran in March 2021 alongside the update that introduced the entire expedition system. Beachhead, the Mass Effect crossover, followed in May of that year.

How do I check which expedition rewards I already own?

Check your ship, multitool, and freighter inventories plus the cosmetics and catalog menus on your main save, and speak to the Quicksilver Synthesis Companion on the Anomaly — anything you unlocked but have not redeemed shows up there.

Do rerun rewards differ from the originals?

Usually they are identical, which is what makes a Redux worth doing for players who missed out. Occasionally a rerun adds a small bonus reward — community reports from the Corvette rerun in December 2025 mention an extra companion item — but the bonus, if any, is announced with each rerun, so check the official post before committing a weekend.