Space Exploration Missions

Exploring the history, milestones, and future of orbital and deep-space research.

Apollo 11: The Moon Landing

Apollo 11: The Moon Landing

1969

The first mission to land humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969.

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Voyager 1: Beyond the Solar System

Voyager 1: Beyond the Solar System

1977

Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA in 1977. Part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere.

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Curiosity: Exploring Gale Crater

Curiosity: Exploring Gale Crater

2011

Curiosity is a car-sized Mars rover designed to explore the Gale crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission.

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Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble Space Telescope

1990

Launched into low Earth orbit in 1990, Hubble is one of the largest and most versatile space telescopes, renowned as both a vital research tool and a public relations boon for astronomy.

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Artemis I: Returning to the Moon

Artemis I: Returning to the Moon

2022

Artemis I was an uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission, the first spaceflight in NASA's Artemis program and the first flight of the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.

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