Timeline · 8 events

Space Missions

Landmark crewed and robotic missions of the space age.

1969
Apollo 11 lands on the Moon
The first crewed lunar landing.
1977
Voyager 1 & 2 launch
Grand tour of the outer planets; both now in interstellar space.
1990
Hubble Space Telescope launched
Carried to orbit aboard Space Shuttle Discovery.
1997
Cassini–Huygens launched
An international mission to Saturn and Titan.
2006
New Horizons launched
Bound for the first close flyby of Pluto.
2012
Curiosity lands on Mars
Mars Science Laboratory touches down in Gale Crater.
2015
New Horizons flies past Pluto
The first close-up of the dwarf planet.
2021
James Webb Space Telescope launched
An international infrared observatory.

Sources & references

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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.

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