Space Missions

In-depth, individual pages in this category.

• Apollo 11

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  The first crewed landing on the Moon, in 1969.

• Voyager 1

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  The most distant human-made object, now in interstellar space.

• Voyager 2

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  The only probe to visit all four giant planets.

• James Webb Space Telescope

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  The launch and operation of the great infrared observatory.

• Hubble Space Telescope

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  The launch and in-orbit servicing of Hubble.

• Cassini–Huygens

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  The mission that orbited Saturn and landed on Titan.

• New Horizons

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  The first spacecraft to fly past Pluto.

• Juno

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  NASA's mission probing Jupiter from orbit.

• Mars Science Laboratory

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  The mission that landed the Curiosity rover on Mars.

• Parker Solar Probe

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  The mission flying through the Sun's outer atmosphere.

Overview

Space missions are organized efforts to explore space using crewed or robotic spacecraft. They have visited every planet in the Solar System and continue to expand what we can study directly.

We continue to expand this category. Upcoming material includes:

• Planetary missions
• Crewed spaceflight
• Sample return
• Mission timelines

Frequently asked

What is Space Missions?

Space missions are organized efforts to explore space using crewed or robotic spacecraft. They have visited every planet in the Solar System and continue to expand what we can study directly.

Is Space Missions astronomy or astrology?

Space Missions is part of astronomy — the evidence-based, scientific study of the universe. On Asteria Star, astronomy is kept clearly separate from astrology.