Space Missions
Landmark crewed and robotic missions of the space age.
1969
Apollo 11 lands on the MoonThe first crewed lunar landing.
1977
Voyager 1 & 2 launchGrand tour of the outer planets; both now in interstellar space.
1990
Hubble Space Telescope launchedCarried to orbit aboard Space Shuttle Discovery.
1997
Cassini–Huygens launchedAn international mission to Saturn and Titan.
2006
New Horizons launchedBound for the first close flyby of Pluto.
2012
Curiosity lands on MarsMars Science Laboratory touches down in Gale Crater.
2015
New Horizons flies past PlutoThe first close-up of the dwarf planet.
2021
James Webb Space Telescope launchedAn international infrared observatory.
Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.