Trace humanity's journey beyond Earth — from the first satellites and astronauts to the missions exploring the farthest reaches of our solar system and beyond.
Explore the missions, discoveries and moments that changed our understanding of the universe.
The first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, marking the beginning of the Space Age and a new era of exploration.
READ HISTORYThe mission that carried the first human into space, demonstrating that humans could survive and operate beyond Earth's atmosphere.
READ HISTORYHumanity's first crewed landing on the Moon, one of the most important milestones in the history of space exploration.
READ HISTORYTwo spacecraft launched to explore the outer planets, eventually continuing their journeys into interstellar space.
READ HISTORYA space-based observatory that transformed astronomy with detailed observations of distant galaxies, stars and nebulae.
READ HISTORYThe spacecraft that gave humanity its first close-up views of Pluto and later explored another distant object in the Kuiper Belt.
READ HISTORYA powerful infrared observatory designed to study the earliest galaxies, distant worlds and the formation of stars and planets.
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Space exploration is built one mission at a time. Every launch, discovery and unexpected result adds another chapter to humanity's understanding of the cosmos.
